Not the final scene but the end of the second act. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-act_structure "The three-act structure is a model used in narrative fiction that divides a story into three parts (acts), often called the Setup, the Confrontation and the Resolution." I have heard it said that narratives are served up to us as though we are watching a movie and that may be true. We can't be present at all the events that are relayed to us via the media so there is no way to truly know. If this is a movie, Ashli Babbitt would be played by the girl next door like Sandra Bullock. Her death at the climax of the second act would be intended to provide the darkest moment in the narrative when the audience is made to believe that all hope is lost.