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The ending of Echo Valley dealt with Kate framing Jackie for Greg's death and preventing the drug dealer from extorting her. Kate's daughter, Claire, and her boyfriend, Ryan, were in cahoots with Jackie. While supposedly messing around with Ryan's things, Claire had accidentally dumped $10,000 worth of drugs into the river. Claire came to Kate for help. Kate had that kind of money, thanks to her ex-husband, Richard, but she needed it to fix up the ranch that gave the book its name. So she refused to part with her money to help her daughter with a problem of her own making.  A few days later, Claire showed up with a body in her car: Ryan's body. After Claire confessed to murdering Ryan, Kate disposed of the body in Marsh Creek Lake and told her daughter to stick to a narrative that didn't place her at the crime scene. Kate and Claire believed that chapter of their lives was over, but Jackie continued to threaten him because he still hadn't received his money. Kat...