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Little Boy Sold Father's Harley for Mom's Medicine Hours Later, 200 Hells Angels Roared the Street — Transcript

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  1. 0:0010-year-old Leo traded his dead father's
  2. 0:03prized Harley-Davidson
  3. 0:05to a ruthless mechanic for a handful of
  4. 0:07crumpled bills. It was just enough to
  5. 0:10keep his mother alive for one more
  6. 0:12month. He thought he'd saved her. He
  7. 0:16never expected the roaring vengeance
  8. 0:18that would arrive when the sun went
  9. 0:20down. The Mojave Desert heat baked the
  10. 0:24aluminum siding of the dilapidated
  11. 0:26single wide trailer, turning the small
  12. 0:28home into a sweltering oven. Inside the
  13. 0:32rhythmic wet coughs of Evelyn Rossy,
  14. 0:34echoed through the narrow hallway, a
  15. 0:37sound that drove a spike of sheer terror
  16. 0:40into the heart of her 11-year-old son,
  17. 0:42Leo. Basto, California, was a town that
  18. 0:46chewed up the weak and spat them out
  19. 0:48into the dust. For Leo, childhood had
  20. 0:51ended entirely three years ago when his
  21. 0:54father, Jimmy Ghost Rossy, suffered a
  22. 0:56massive heart attack on the living room
  23. 0:58floor. Jimmy had been a giant of a man,
  24. 1:01a heavily tattooed, bearded titan who
  25. 1:05once rode at the front of the pack for
  26. 1:07the San Bernardino chapter of the Hell's
  27. 1:10Angels.
  28. 1:11He had been a man of violence and
  29. 1:14loyalty. But when Evelyn was diagnosed
  30. 1:17with a severe autoimmune disease, Jimmy
  31. 1:20had done the unthinkable. He had walked
  32. 1:22away. He retired in good standing,
  33. 1:25trading his leather cut for a pair of
  34. 1:27mechanics overalls to spend his
  35. 1:29remaining years taking care of his
  36. 1:31fragile wife and young son. When Jimmy
  37. 1:35died, the money stopped. The medical
  38. 1:37bills didn't.
  39. 1:39Leo stood on a wobbly plastic step stool
  40. 1:42in the cramped kitchen, counting the
  41. 1:44crumpled dollar bills and handfuls of
  42. 1:46quarters spread across the faux wood
  43. 1:49laminate counter. $32.40.
  44. 1:53From the bedroom, Evelyn let out another
  45. 1:56ragged gasp.
  46. 1:58Leo, honey. Her voice was paper thin,
  47. 2:02trembling like a dry leaf in the wind.
  48. 2:06Can you Can you get me a glass of water?
  49. 2:10Coming, Mom? Leo shouted back quickly,
  50. 2:13sweeping the pathetic pile of money into
  51. 2:15a coffee can. He poured a glass of tap
  52. 2:18water, his hands shaking.
  53. 2:21Earlier that morning, Leo had made the
  54. 2:24agonizing two-mile trek in the
  55. 2:27blistering heat to the only pharmacy in
  56. 2:29town. The pharmacist, a weary man named
  57. 2:33Mr. Higgins had looked at Leo with deep
  58. 2:36pity over the rim of his glasses.
  59. 2:39Evelyn's specialized immunosuppressant.
  60. 2:42The only thing keeping her lungs from
  61. 2:44filling with fluid was out of refills.
  62. 2:47Her insurance had lapsed completely. The
  63. 2:50out-ofpocket cost was $1,850.
  64. 2:54Without it, the doctor had quietly
  65. 2:56warned Leo the week before, Evelyn
  66. 2:59wouldn't survive the month. She might
  67. 3:01not even survive the week.
  68. 3:04Leo brought the water to his mother. She
  69. 3:07lay on the faded mattress, her skin
  70. 3:09dangerously pale, dark circles bruised
  71. 3:13beneath her sunken eyes. She tried to
  72. 3:16smile at him, a ghost of the vibrant
  73. 3:18woman she used to be. "Thank you, my
  74. 3:20brave boy," she whispered, taking a tiny
  75. 3:24sip before collapsing back against the
  76. 3:26pillows, her eyes sliding shut as
  77. 3:29exhaustion pulled her under. Leo walked
  78. 3:33out the back door of the trailer and
  79. 3:35stood in the weed choked dirt of the
  80. 3:37carport. In the center of the shadows
  81. 3:39sat a massive object covered by a heavy
  82. 3:43dustcaked canvas tarp. Leo approached it
  83. 3:46slowly. He grabbed the corner of the
  84. 3:49heavy canvas and pulled it back. The
  85. 3:52chrome gleamed even in the dim light. It
  86. 3:55was a 1993 Harley-Davidson FXR painted a
  87. 3:59flawless, menacing matte black. The
  88. 4:02exhaust pipes were custom machined. The
  89. 4:05engine a massive powerhouse that Jimmy
  90. 4:07had built with his own two hands.
  91. 4:10Embossed subtly into the leather of the
  92. 4:12custom saddle was the winged death head,
  93. 4:15the eternal symbol of the Hell's Angels.
  94. 4:17It was Jimmy's pride and joy. The club
  95. 4:20had allowed him to keep the bike when he
  96. 4:23left a rare sign of immense respect.
  97. 4:26Jimmy had once sat a six-year-old Leo on
  98. 4:28the gas tank, wrapping his massive,
  99. 4:31calloused hands around the boy's tiny
  100. 4:33ones. This isn't just a machine, Leo.
  101. 4:37Jimmy had rumbled his voice, vibrating
  102. 4:40through the boy's chest. This is
  103. 4:42freedom. This is my soul. Promise me
  104. 4:46you'll never let anyone take it.
  105. 4:49Leo rested his forehead against the cold
  106. 4:51leather of the seat. Hot tears tracked
  107. 4:54through the dust on his cheeks.
  108. 4:57"I'm sorry, Dad," he whispered into the
  109. 5:00silence of the carport. "I'm so sorry. I
  110. 5:03have to break my promise." He knew what
  111. 5:06the bike was worth. Even to an untrained
  112. 5:09eye, the vintage, perfectly maintained
  113. 5:12FXR was a masterpiece. To a collector or
  114. 5:16a club member, it was easily worth
  115. 5:19$20,000.
  116. 5:21But Leo didn't have time to find a
  117. 5:23collector. He didn't have a phone. He
  118. 5:26didn't have internet. And his mother was
  119. 5:28dying today. He needed cash immediately
  120. 5:32with no questions asked. There was only
  121. 5:34one man in Basto who bought vehicles for
  122. 5:37cold, hard cash on the spot. Victor
  123. 5:40Ganon. Leo threw the tarp entirely off
  124. 5:43the bike, wiped his tears, and ran out
  125. 5:46of the trailer park, his sneakers
  126. 5:48pounding a desperate rhythm into the
  127. 5:50sunscorched pavement.
  128. 5:53Victor Ganon was a sleazy, opportunistic
  129. 5:55scavenger who ran Ganon Salvage and
  130. 5:58Auto, a chop shop, pretending to be a
  131. 6:00legitimate mechanic's garage on the edge
  132. 6:02of the Basto County line. Victor was a
  133. 6:0550-year-old man with a greasy combo
  134. 6:07over, a permanent cigar hanging from his
  135. 6:10yellowed teeth, and a deep festering
  136. 6:13hatred for the local motorcycle clubs.
  137. 6:16Years ago, Victor had tried to hang
  138. 6:18around the Hell's Angels, desperate for
  139. 6:21their protection and brotherhood.
  140. 6:24Instead, Jimmy Ghost Rossy had seen
  141. 6:26right through his cowardly nature and
  142. 6:29physically thrown him out of a local
  143. 6:30bar, publicly humiliating him. Victor
  144. 6:34had never forgotten it when a panting,
  145. 6:36sweat-drenched 11-year-old boy walked
  146. 6:39into the oil stained office of the
  147. 6:41salvage yard. Victor barely looked up
  148. 6:43from his racing forms. "Beat it, kid. We
  149. 6:46don't sell bicycle tires," Victor
  150. 6:49grunted, taking a slow drag of his
  151. 6:52cigar. "I'm not here to buy," Leo said,
  152. 6:55forcing his voice to stay steady despite
  153. 6:58the terror twisting his stomach. "I'm
  154. 7:00here to sell. I have a motorcycle, a
  155. 7:031993
  156. 7:05Harley-Davidson FXR.
  157. 7:08Victor froze. He slowly lowered his
  158. 7:10racing form, his eyes narrowing at the
  159. 7:13boy. He recognized the kid. He knew
  160. 7:16exactly who Jimmy Rossy was, and he knew
  161. 7:18exactly what bike was sitting in that
  162. 7:20trailer park. Ghost Rossy's kid. Victor
  163. 7:24sneered a cruel smile stretching across
  164. 7:27his face. Your old man's bike. You ain't
  165. 7:30got the title for that. I have the keys,
  166. 7:34Leo said fiercely. And my mom is sick.
  167. 7:38She's dying. I need $2,000
  168. 7:41today. Right now, if you give me the
  169. 7:44money, I'll take you to the trailer and
  170. 7:45give you the keys. You can take it.
  171. 7:49Victor's heart pounded with dark, greedy
  172. 7:52excitement.
  173. 7:55Ghost's FXR was legendary. It was a
  174. 7:58flawless piece of machinery. He could
  175. 8:01strip it down, sell the custom parts
  176. 8:04across state lines, and make 20, maybe
  177. 8:0730 grand. And the best part, he would
  178. 8:10finally get to destroy the legacy of the
  179. 8:12man who had humiliated him. Victor
  180. 8:15leaned over the counter, blowing a cloud
  181. 8:17of cheap cigar smoke into Leo's face.
  182. 8:212,000 for that old rust bucket. You're
  183. 8:23out of your mind, kid. I'll give you
  184. 8:26500.
  185. 8:27It's worth 20,000 and you know it. Leo
  186. 8:31shouted his fists clenching at his
  187. 8:33sides. I need 1,800 for her medicine. I
  188. 8:37want 2,000 or I'll go to the pawn shop
  189. 8:39in Victorville. Victor laughed a dry
  190. 8:43hacking sound. You ain't got a ride to
  191. 8:45Victorville, kid. And no porn shop is
  192. 8:48taking a bike without a signed title
  193. 8:50from a dead man. I'm the only game in
  194. 8:52town. Victor reached into his greasy
  195. 8:55overalls and pulled out a thick wad of
  196. 8:58cash. He peeled off $2000 bills and
  197. 9:02slapped them onto the counter. Two
  198. 9:04grand, but I'm taking it right now. And
  199. 9:08if the cops come knocking, I bought it
  200. 9:10from your mother. Understand?
  201. 9:12Leo stared at the money. It was the
  202. 9:15difference between life and death. He
  203. 9:18felt sick to his stomach, a deep, heavy
  204. 9:21guilt washing over him. He had betrayed
  205. 9:24his father, but as he pictured his
  206. 9:26mother's pale face, he snatched the
  207. 9:28money off the counter. "Follow me," Leo
  208. 9:32spat. 45 minutes later, Victor's flatbed
  209. 9:36tow truck pulled away from the trailer
  210. 9:38park. The magnificent black Harley
  211. 9:41strapped to the back like a captured
  212. 9:43beast. Leo didn't stay to watch it
  213. 9:46leave. The moment the truck was out of
  214. 9:48sight, he sprinted toward the pharmacy,
  215. 9:50the $2,000 burning a hole in his pocket.
  216. 9:54Back at the salvage yard, Victor was
  217. 9:56practically foaming at the mouth with
  218. 9:58excitement. He directed his mechanic, a
  219. 10:02dim-witted, heavy set man named Pete, to
  220. 10:05roll the Harley into the deepest bay of
  221. 10:08the garage.
  222. 10:09Get the grinders, Pete. Victor barked,
  223. 10:12his eyes gleaming with malicious joy.
  224. 10:15We're chopping this beauty tonight. I
  225. 10:17want the engine out. I want the serial
  226. 10:20numbers filed off. And I want that
  227. 10:22custom paint job sanded down to the bare
  228. 10:25metal. Victor walked around the bike,
  229. 10:28running his greasy hands over the
  230. 10:30pristine leather seat. He popped the
  231. 10:32heavy leather saddle bags open, tossing
  232. 10:34out a few old tools and a rag. Then he
  233. 10:37noticed a false bottom in the left
  234. 10:40saddle bag. The stitching was thick,
  235. 10:42heavyduty leather work. Curiosity
  236. 10:45getting the better of him, Victor
  237. 10:47grabbed a box cutter from his belt and
  238. 10:49slashed the beautiful leather open.
  239. 10:52Inside, wrapped carefully in a
  240. 10:54waterproof canvas roll, was a heavy
  241. 10:56black leather vest. Victor pulled it out
  242. 11:00and let it unroll. The air in the garage
  243. 11:03seemed to grow suddenly cold. Stitched
  244. 11:06onto the back of the vest was the
  245. 11:07massive iconic Death Head logo. Above
  246. 11:11it, the top rocker read Hell's Angels
  247. 11:15and the bottom rocker proudly displayed
  248. 11:17San Bernardino. On the front, a small
  249. 11:21rectangular patch read ghost. It was
  250. 11:24Jimmy Rossy's original club cut, a
  251. 11:27sacred relic. To a hell's angel, the cut
  252. 11:30is their life, their honor, and their
  253. 11:33blood. It is never to be touched by an
  254. 11:35outsider.
  255. 11:37Victor stared at it, a wicked, dangerous
  256. 11:40idea forming in his mind. "Well, well,
  257. 11:43well," he chuckled, holding the
  258. 11:46legendary vest up to the harsh
  259. 11:48fluorescent lights. "A genuine angel's
  260. 11:51cut. Do you know what those rich fake
  261. 11:54weekend bikers in Los Angeles would pay
  262. 11:56for a real piece of club history, Pete?
  263. 12:00We just hit the jackpot."
  264. 12:02Victor tossed the sacred vest onto a
  265. 12:04dirty workbench right next to a puddle
  266. 12:06of spilled transmission fluid. "Cut the
  267. 12:10bike up," Victor ordered. "I'm going to
  268. 12:13make a few phone calls."
  269. 12:15What Victor didn't know was that the
  270. 12:17garage door facing the alleyway had been
  271. 12:20left wide open to vent the oppressive
  272. 12:23afternoon heat. And he didn't know that
  273. 12:25just across the narrow alley sitting at
  274. 12:28the red light of the intersection was a
  275. 12:30man named Buster Hayes.
  276. 12:34Buster was a hulking, heavily bearded
  277. 12:36man riding a roaring Harley Road Glide.
  278. 12:41He was a fully patched member of the San
  279. 12:43Bernardino Hell's Angels. He had been
  280. 12:46riding back from a run in Nevada and had
  281. 12:48stopped in Basau for gas. Over the low,
  282. 12:51rhythmic thumping of his own engine,
  283. 12:54Bast happened to glance to his right,
  284. 12:56peering into the open bay of Ganon's
  285. 12:58salvage, his eyes locked instantly onto
  286. 13:01the matte black FXR.
  287. 13:04He knew that bike. Every angel in the
  288. 13:06state knew that bike. It was ghosts.
  289. 13:10Buster killed his engine, letting the
  290. 13:13bike coast silently into the shadows of
  291. 13:15the alley. He stepped off, walking
  292. 13:18quietly toward the chainlink fence,
  293. 13:20separating the alley from Victor's yard.
  294. 13:23He peered through the diamond-shaped
  295. 13:25wire. He watched in rising boiling
  296. 13:28horror as Victor Ganon dragged a box
  297. 13:31cutter through the custom leather saddle
  298. 13:33bags. He watched as Victor pulled out
  299. 13:35Jimmy Ross' sacred cut, and he watched
  300. 13:38as the filthy mechanic casually tossed
  301. 13:40the bloodned colors onto a greasy, oil
  302. 13:43sllicked workbench. Buster's jaw clamped
  303. 13:46shut so hard his teeth groaned. His
  304. 13:49blood ran instantly cold. This wasn't
  305. 13:52just theft. This was the ultimate
  306. 13:55disrespect. It was an act of war against
  307. 13:58the legacy of a brother. Buster didn't
  308. 14:02shout. He didn't run in and start
  309. 14:04swinging. A lone angel didn't start a
  310. 14:07war. He brought the army. Buster pulled
  311. 14:10out a thick black smartphone and dialed
  312. 14:13a number he knew by heart. The phone
  313. 14:15rang twice before a deep grally voice
  314. 14:19answered. "Yeah," the voice said. It was
  315. 14:22Iron Mike Sullivan, the president of the
  316. 14:25San Bernardino chapter. Mike, it's
  317. 14:28Buster, the biker said, his voice a low,
  318. 14:32lethal whisper. I'm in Basto at a chop
  319. 14:35shop called Ganons.
  320. 14:37What's in Bas, Buster? Mike asked,
  321. 14:41hearing the deadly serious tone in his
  322. 14:43brother's voice. It's Ghost, Buster
  323. 14:46said, his eyes locked on Victor, who was
  324. 14:48now laughing and pointing at the FXR.
  325. 14:51Some just bought Ghost's bike
  326. 14:54from his kid. looked like he ripped the
  327. 14:56kid off. But that ain't the worst of it.
  328. 14:58Mike, spit it out. They got ghosts cut.
  329. 15:02They just ripped it out of a hidden
  330. 15:04compartment and they're throwing it
  331. 15:06around in the oil. They're getting ready
  332. 15:08to chop the bike. There was a long,
  333. 15:11terrifying silence on the other end of
  334. 15:14the line. When Iron Mike finally spoke,
  335. 15:17his voice was chillingly calm,
  336. 15:19completely devoid of emotion. That was
  337. 15:21the voice Mike used just before the
  338. 15:24world caught fire. "Hold your position,
  339. 15:26Buster. Don't let them move that bike."
  340. 15:30"How many guys are you bringing?" Buster
  341. 15:33asked. "All of them," Mike replied. The
  342. 15:37line went dead. "7 miles away in the
  343. 15:40clubhouse of the San Bernardino, Hell's
  344. 15:43Angels." Iron Mike Sullivan stood up
  345. 15:46from the heavy oak table. He looked
  346. 15:48around the room at the two dozen patched
  347. 15:50members drinking beers and playing pool.
  348. 15:53Mike raised his hand. The room fell
  349. 15:56instantly, deathly silent.
  350. 16:00Ghost's kid is in trouble. Mike's voice
  351. 16:03boomed through the smoky room and a chop
  352. 16:06shop in Basto is disrespecting his
  353. 16:08colors. Chairs scraped violently against
  354. 16:11the floorboards. Pool cues were dropped.
  355. 16:15Mount up, Mike ordered. Call the nomads.
  356. 16:18Call the prospects. We ride for Basto.
  357. 16:22Within 20 minutes, the deafening
  358. 16:24thunderous roar of 200 V twin engines
  359. 16:27shattered the quiet California evening.
  360. 16:30A massive, impenetrable wave of leather
  361. 16:33chrome and fury pulled out onto
  362. 16:35Interstate 15. The sun began to set over
  363. 16:39the Mojave Desert, casting long, blood
  364. 16:42red shadows across the asphalt as the
  365. 16:44convoy accelerated. The hell's angels
  366. 16:47were coming and hell was riding with
  367. 16:50them. The desert sun dipped lower,
  368. 16:52painting the basto sky in bruised shades
  369. 16:56of purple and burnt orange. Inside the
  370. 16:59small, suffocating trailer, Leo tore
  371. 17:02open the pristine white pharmacy bag
  372. 17:04with trembling fingers. The glass vial
  373. 17:07of medication inside felt heavier than a
  374. 17:10gold brick. It was salvation. He had
  375. 17:13sprinted the entire 2 mi back from town,
  376. 17:16his lungs burning and his legs cramping,
  377. 17:19but none of that mattered now. He
  378. 17:22carefully measured the exact dosage of
  379. 17:23the clear liquid into the small plastic
  380. 17:26syringe Mr. Higgins had provided. Evelyn
  381. 17:29lay motionless, her breaths coming in
  382. 17:32terrifyingly shallow rasps. Leo sat on
  383. 17:35the edge of the mattress, gently lifting
  384. 17:37her head.
  385. 17:40Mom, wake up." He whispered, his voice
  386. 17:42cracking with emotion. "I got it. I got
  387. 17:46the medicine." Evelyn's eyelids
  388. 17:49fluttered. She looked at the syringe
  389. 17:51confusion clouding her feverish gaze.
  390. 17:55"Leo,
  391. 17:56how did you?" We didn't have the money.
  392. 18:00"Don't worry about that right now," Leo
  393. 18:03said carefully, administering the liquid
  394. 18:05into her mouth. Just swallow, please.
  395. 18:09She swallowed weakly. Almost
  396. 18:11immediately, the tension in her face
  397. 18:13began to ease. The medicine was fast
  398. 18:16acting, designed to quickly reduce the
  399. 18:18deadly inflammation in her lungs. Within
  400. 18:21minutes, her breathing deepened, losing
  401. 18:24that awful wet, rattling sound. She fell
  402. 18:28into a genuine restful sleep. Leo
  403. 18:31slumped against the wall, sliding down
  404. 18:33to the lenolium floor. He buried his
  405. 18:36face in his knees and finally allowed
  406. 18:38himself to cry. He had saved her, but
  407. 18:41the heavy suffocating guilt of betraying
  408. 18:44his father's legacy threatened to crush
  409. 18:46his chest. The beautiful black
  410. 18:48Harley-Davidson was gone sold to a
  411. 18:51monster, and Leo knew Jimmy's ghost
  412. 18:55would never forgive him. Meanwhile, on
  413. 18:58the desolate edge of the county line,
  414. 19:00Victor Ganon was oblivious to the
  415. 19:02catastrophic storm he had just summoned.
  416. 19:05The harsh fluorescent lights of the
  417. 19:06garage buzzed loudly, casting long, ugly
  418. 19:10shadows across the concrete floor. Pete,
  419. 19:12the hulking, slow-witted mechanic, was
  420. 19:15wiping grease off his massive hands with
  421. 19:17a dirty rag.
  422. 19:19All right, boss. Pete grunted, staring
  423. 19:23at the flawless black motorcycle sitting
  424. 19:25on the center lift. I got the battery
  425. 19:28disconnected. You want me to take the
  426. 19:30angle grinder to the frame numbers
  427. 19:32first, or start stripping the exhaust?
  428. 19:35Victor took a long, arrogant drag from
  429. 19:38his cheap cigar, blowing a toxic cloud
  430. 19:41into the humid air. Start with the
  431. 19:44custom exhaust. Victor ordered his eyes
  432. 19:47gleaming with malicious greed. Those
  433. 19:50pipes alone will fetch 800 bucks from a
  434. 19:53buyer I know in Reno. Then take the
  435. 19:56grinder to the engine block. I don't
  436. 19:58want a single serial number left
  437. 20:00legible. We are going to erase Jimmy
  438. 20:02Rossy from the face of the earth piece
  439. 20:04by piece. Victor chuckled darkly,
  440. 20:08walking over to the greasy workbench
  441. 20:10where Jimmy's sacred leather vest lay
  442. 20:13discarded like common trash. The iconic
  443. 20:17winged death head stared up at him.
  444. 20:19[clears throat] Victor picked up a heavy
  445. 20:21steel wrench and casually tossed it
  446. 20:23directly onto the patch, further
  447. 20:25staining the leather with grease. Across
  448. 20:28the narrow trash alleyway, Buster
  449. 20:31remained perfectly still behind the
  450. 20:33chainlink fence. His massive hands
  451. 20:36gripped the metal wire so tightly his
  452. 20:38knuckles had turned bone white. He
  453. 20:41watched the wrench hit the sacred
  454. 20:43colors. A low, feral growl vibrated in
  455. 20:47the back of his throat. He checked his
  456. 20:49phone. The GPS tracker showed a massive
  457. 20:52cluster of dots moving up Interstate 15
  458. 20:56at a terrifying speed. They were close.
  459. 21:00Out on the highway, the Mojave Desert
  460. 21:02trembled. A staggering unbroken column
  461. 21:06of 200 heavily modified motorcycles
  462. 21:09roared through the fading daylight. The
  463. 21:11sheer volume of their engines was a
  464. 21:13physical force, a localized earthquake
  465. 21:16vibrating through the asphalt and
  466. 21:18shaking the desert brush. At the head of
  467. 21:21this mechanical beast rode Iron Mike
  468. 21:23Sullivan, his face a mask of cold,
  469. 21:27unyielding wroth. Behind him, men clad
  470. 21:31in heavy leather armor rode too ab
  471. 21:33breast their faces hardened by years of
  472. 21:36violence and unwavering loyalty. A
  473. 21:40California Highway Patrol cruiser parked
  474. 21:43on the shoulder of the interstate radar
  475. 21:44gun out saw the convoy approaching.
  476. 21:48Officer Miller, a 20-year veteran of the
  477. 21:50force, lowered his radar gun. He watched
  478. 21:53the endless wave of black leather and
  479. 21:56chrome thunder passed his vehicle. The
  480. 21:59wind off their bikes rocked his heavy
  481. 22:01cruiser violently.
  482. 22:03Miller didn't turn on his sirens. He
  483. 22:06didn't pick up his radio to call for
  484. 22:07backup. He knew the unwritten rules of
  485. 22:10the desert. When the San Bernardino
  486. 22:13chapter rode with their full military
  487. 22:15strength, you turned off your lights and
  488. 22:18looked the other way. Trying to stop
  489. 22:21them would be like trying to arrest a
  490. 22:23huracan. Back at Ganon's salvage, Pete
  491. 22:26plugged the heavyduty angle grinder into
  492. 22:28the wall socket. The cord trailed across
  493. 22:31the concrete like a yellow snake. He
  494. 22:34flipped his welding mask down over his
  495. 22:36face and stepped up to the beautiful
  496. 22:38black motorcycle. The grinding wheel
  497. 22:41spun to life with a high-pitched
  498. 22:43agonizing whine. "Make it quick, Pete!"
  499. 22:47Victor shouted over the noise. Cut deep.
  500. 22:51Pete lowered the spinning blade toward
  501. 22:54the pristine matte black frame. He never
  502. 22:57made the cut. It started as a low and
  503. 23:00ominous vibration in the soles of Victor
  504. 23:02Ganon's worn leather boots. A strange
  505. 23:06and rhythmic thumping seemed to rise
  506. 23:08from the very core of the earth. Victor
  507. 23:10frowned and looked down at his feet. The
  508. 23:13dirty coffee mug sitting on his
  509. 23:15cluttered desk began to rattle
  510. 23:17aggressively and dark liquid spilled
  511. 23:20over the chipped brim. [clears throat]
  512. 23:22The sound grew louder, shifting from a
  513. 23:24mild vibration to a deafening mechanical
  514. 23:27roar. It sounded like a squadron of
  515. 23:30heavy bomber planes flying directly over
  516. 23:33the rusted aluminum roof of the isolated
  517. 23:35garage. Victor screamed at Pete and
  518. 23:38waved his arms frantically. He demanded
  519. 23:40that the large mechanic turned the
  520. 23:42grinder off immediately.
  521. 23:45Pete released the trigger of the heavy
  522. 23:46tool. The agonizing whine died, but the
  523. 23:50thunderous roar outside only magnified.
  524. 23:54It aggressively rattled the siding of
  525. 23:56the building and threatened to
  526. 23:58completely shatter the frosted windows.
  527. 24:00Suddenly, the bright headlights of 200
  528. 24:03motorcycles flooded the dirt lot of the
  529. 24:05salvage yard. They cut through the
  530. 24:07gathering dusk like military search
  531. 24:09lights. The overwhelming roar was
  532. 24:12absolute, drowning out every single
  533. 24:15other sound in the world. As the angry
  534. 24:17bikers quickly arrived, the massive pack
  535. 24:20poured into the yard, completely
  536. 24:22surrounding the small building and
  537. 24:24blocking every possible exit or road.
  538. 24:27They killed their powerful engines in
  539. 24:29perfect and terrifying unison. The
  540. 24:31sudden silence that followed the
  541. 24:33deafening roar was infinitely worse than
  542. 24:36the noise itself. Victor stumbled
  543. 24:39backward, dropping his burning cigar
  544. 24:41onto the concrete floor. His heart
  545. 24:44hammered wildly against his ribs. He
  546. 24:47watched in paralyzed horror as 200
  547. 24:51heavily tattooed men dismounted their
  548. 24:53bikes. They formed a solid and
  549. 24:56impenetrable wall of leather and muscle
  550. 24:58around his shop, trapping him inside
  551. 25:01with nowhere to run or to hide. The
  552. 25:04intimidating crowd parted and Iron Mike
  553. 25:06Sullivan walked slowly into the open bay
  554. 25:09doors of the garage. Buster stepped out
  555. 25:12from the adjacent alleyway and quickly
  556. 25:14joined his club president. The sheer
  557. 25:17menace radiating from these two men
  558. 25:20dropped the temperature in the room
  559. 25:21drastically. Victor felt his knees
  560. 25:24buckle beneath his weight. He recognized
  561. 25:27the famous winged patches. He knew the
  562. 25:30faces of these dangerous men. He knew he
  563. 25:33was standing on the precipice of his own
  564. 25:36grave. He raised his trembling hands
  565. 25:38defensively and tried to speak, but
  566. 25:41extreme panic completely paralyzed his
  567. 25:44dry vocal cords. Now Mike did not say a
  568. 25:48single word. He walked slowly past the
  569. 25:50trembling scavenger, his heavy boots
  570. 25:52echoing loudly in the completely silent
  571. 25:55garage. He stopped at the center lift
  572. 25:58and looked at the beautiful motorcycle.
  573. 26:01He saw the sharp grinder resting
  574. 26:03dangerously close to the frame. He
  575. 26:05reached out and gently traced his finger
  576. 26:08along the custom handlebars Jimmy had
  577. 26:10built. Then Mike turned his head and saw
  578. 26:13the extremely dirty workbench. He saw
  579. 26:16the sacred leather vest covered in
  580. 26:18spilled oil. He saw the heavy steel
  581. 26:21wrench tossed carelessly onto the famous
  582. 26:24patch of his fallen club brother. The
  583. 26:27tension in the garage snapped. Mike
  584. 26:30moved with terrifying and explosive
  585. 26:32speed. He crossed the concrete floor in
  586. 26:35two massive strides. His enormous hand
  587. 26:38shot out and tightly wrapped around
  588. 26:41Victor Ganon's throat. With a loud and
  589. 26:43guttural roar, Mike lifted the terrified
  590. 26:46man completely off his feet and
  591. 26:49violently slammed him against the solid
  592. 26:51brick wall. Victor choked loudly his
  593. 26:54face, turning instantly purple as his
  594. 26:56legs kicked uselessly in the empty air.
  595. 27:00Pete took one step forward, but 30
  596. 27:02bikers instantly drew heavy steel knives
  597. 27:05and chains. Pete threw his hands up and
  598. 27:08dropped down, completely defeated. Mike
  599. 27:11released his crushing grip just enough
  600. 27:13to let Victor pull in a ragged and
  601. 27:15agonizing breath of air. He whispered
  602. 27:18into the ear of the terrified scavenger
  603. 27:20with a cold and lethal tone. He
  604. 27:23condemned Victor for stealing from a
  605. 27:25desperate child and disrespecting a
  606. 27:28fallen legend. Victor cried frantically
  607. 27:31and begged for his miserable life. He
  608. 27:34wildly pointed toward his office, and
  609. 27:37screamed about the hidden cash inside
  610. 27:39his safe. Buster walked into the office,
  611. 27:42kicked the wooden door completely off
  612. 27:44its hinges, and pried the heavy metal
  613. 27:46safe wide open with a massive steel
  614. 27:49crowbar very quickly. Buster pulled out
  615. 27:52thick stacks of cash, easily $50,000, in
  616. 27:56illegal earnings, and shoved it all into
  617. 27:59a sturdy canvas bag.
  618. 28:02Mike finally dropped Victor to the hard
  619. 28:04floor. The sleazy mechanic collapsed
  620. 28:07into a pathetic and weeping pile. Mike
  621. 28:10warned Victor to never return to the
  622. 28:12town again, promising a brutal burial if
  623. 28:14he ever did. Victor scrambled
  624. 28:17frantically to his feet and ran blindly
  625. 28:20into the dark desert night. He abandoned
  626. 28:23his entire business and his stolen money
  627. 28:26forever. Mike walked over to the dirty
  628. 28:29workbench, picked up the ruined vest,
  629. 28:31and carefully wiped the oil. Mike
  630. 28:34ordered his men to roll the floorless
  631. 28:36motorcycle out of the garage. An hour
  632. 28:38later, the exhausted silence of the
  633. 28:41trailer park was completely shattered.
  634. 28:43Leo jolted awake on his floor, his heart
  635. 28:46leaping into his throat as a deafening
  636. 28:48rumble shook the thin walls. He stood up
  637. 28:52and slowly pushed the front door open.
  638. 28:55He saw a massive sea of chrome and
  639. 28:57leather parked in a huge circle around
  640. 29:00his home. Iron Mike Sullivan walked up
  641. 29:03the wooden steps and looked down at the
  642. 29:06extremely terrified boy. Mike spoke
  643. 29:09softly, telling Leo that they were his
  644. 29:11true family. Buster rolled the perfect
  645. 29:14motorcycle up to the wooden porch. Leo
  646. 29:17let out a strangled gasp and began
  647. 29:20sobbing uncontrollably.
  648. 29:22He apologized for selling the bike,
  649. 29:24explaining his desperate situation.
  650. 29:27Mike knelt down and placed a heavy hand
  651. 29:30on the shoulder of the crying boy. He
  652. 29:33assured Leo that his father would be
  653. 29:35incredibly proud of his brave sacrifice.
  654. 29:39Mike handed the carefully folded vest to
  655. 29:41the child. Buster dropped the bag of
  656. 29:43cash onto the porch for the medical
  657. 29:45bills. The massive bikers started their
  658. 29:47loud engines immediately and rode away,
  659. 29:51leaving the brave boy totally safe and
  660. 29:54protected.
  661. 29:55If Leo's harrowing journey and the
  662. 29:58club's roaring loyalty kept you on the
  663. 30:00edge of your seat, smash that like
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