Although it seems like everything is resolved, on the way to the Oscars everything starts to weigh on Juliette. The one last thing her attorney does is convince Kate to keep her mouth shut about the payment and issue a retraction. Juliette agrees to pay millions to Jeff's sister and then fires her attorney, because that's how Juliette rolls. Read More: ABC Boss Explains Why 'Castle' and 'Nashville' Were Canceled It turns out it's Jeff's sister, Kate - a reference to the actor's sister, Kate Hudson - is suing her for wrongful death. But the question remains why did they find out and why now? Juliette did Layla, but that feels low, even for her. Juliette comes clean to her manager about what happened on the roof that night and her struggle with postpartum depression. Even months and months and months after his sudden death, Nashville's arguably best villain rises from the ashes to wreak havoc on what is supposed to be Juliette's big week. Before one event, she asks if she can do it in her pajamas, but then her world is rocker when a random photographer asks her about whether she was on the hotel roof with her manager Jeff Fordham (Oliver Hudson) the night he died. That's because she's in Los Angeles doing press ahead of the Oscars to push hard for the win. The final episode opens with Juliette far from her home city and very unhappy about it.