The murder mystery movie Where the Crawdads Sing ended with Kya Clark and Tate Walker ending up together. They studied and collected samples of various wildlife for decades in their home in the marsh. In the final moments of the film, Kya passes away from old age after having one final vision of her mother. Tate went through Kya's possessions after she passed away and discovered the shell necklace and a drawing of Chase Andrews. Tate made the decision to toss it into the water in order to hide the truth.