Summit Lake

On December 21, 2010, 14 months before her death, Becca Eckersley jogs to her final exam, thinking about a secret love affair she has maintained for three years.

Later that day, she and her friends (Brad, Jack, and Gail) celebrate the end of the semester at a local bar. Jack expresses concern that Brad shared their stolen exam with too many people. After Jack and Gail leave, Brad walks Becca to her apartment and attempts to confess his feelings for her but loses his nerve. Becca asks him about some notes he mentioned, implying that she isn’t the one who has been writing them. Becca falls asleep, and Brad resolves to tell her how he feels after Christmas break.

On March 8, 2012, Kelsey arrives at the home of Mildred “Millie” Mays, looking for her daughter, Livvy, a potential witness. Livvy, who used to babysit Becca, isn’t home, but Millie agrees to speak with Kelsey, inviting her in and making sweet tea. When Kelsey asks if she shares her recipe, Millie holds up her recipe binder but says it’s “off limits,” adding that she does make small batches of the tea for the coffeehouse.

Millie says Livvy saw Becca at the coffeehouse on the day she died, appearing worried and excited about a boy.