The flight from New York to Los Angeles landed at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank where Christine disembarked from the plane.
She went to a car rental agency which did not have a Mazda Miata convertible in candy-apple red, so she opted for a metallic-red 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray convertible. It was stylish, sleek, and sporty, just the way she liked it.
Christine drove to a small, nondescript motel on Cahuenga Boulevard West in Studio City. After she checked in, she looked up pawn shops on her smartphone. The closest one was on Van Nuys Boulevard in Sherman Oaks. She drove there and purchased a used black Ruger LCP .380 and a package of bullets.