Keith Morrison

Then Michelle jumped into Jennifer's family Ford Taurus station wagon and they hit the road.

Michelle turned on her favorite radio station, Kiss FM, flew down Highway 14 out of the mountains to the City of Angels lying at their feet.

The shoot location was in the heart of downtown L.A., the grand old Olympic Auditorium, where once upon a time, way back in the 1920s, they put on boxing matches.

But today, they'd be shooting a music video with none other than Kid Rock.

The agent who had booked them had two words for the kind of wardrobe she wanted them to wear for the shoot.

That's Michelle's best friend, Jennifer Peterson.

Kid Rock strode out on stage and gripped his mic.

It was the first take of one of his latest hits, Bawitaba.

Michelle and Jennifer were right in front, loving it and looking good.

Jennifer again about Michelle.

The shoot went late, but before it wrapped, a crew member offered to walk Michelle and Jennifer to their car.

They politely declined.

It wasn't the first time they'd been hit on, and if they ever had to defend themselves, Michelle was ready anyway.

More than ready, Jennifer figured.

So, happy and unscathed, they headed back up the highway toward Palmdale.

Here's what her mom, Pat, heard later.

It was after 9 for the time they turned into the Palmdale Park and Ride.

Michelle was on the phone calling into Kiss FM trying to win free concert tickets.

As she was pulling away, Jennifer looked in her rearview mirror and saw the Mustang's headlights flash on and Michelle begin to back up.

No way of knowing, that carefree trip was the last time she would ever see her friend alive.