Yeah, I go back and forth on whether or not she was killed. I'm rewriting some of what I wrote in another thread.
Evidence/Logic for Her Being Killed:
--Pruitt going after her and stopping her as she is driving away.
--Eden's line about seeing her soon.
--When things get nasty it's evident that Pruitt wants to kill everyone, caring less about his own "transcendence" or having it be peaceful.
--Wouldn't want to risk her bringing attention to what is happening in the house.
--Pruitt is a big guy. If Claire stopped the car and had it in park, I can believe that he could seriously injure her with just one well-place strike, even through a car window. Moving her car a few feet forward would put it out of sight of the house, and then her body could be stashed in the trunk. None of that would take very long.
Evidence/Logic for Her Not Being Killed:
--Claire was in her car. Pruitt would be taking some risks attacking her in that position because if she flailed around at all she could easily hit the horn, knock the car into drive, or take her foot off the brake and crash the car.
--Pruitt could have simply apologized to her. Taking some of the edge off would mean Claire would be less likely to go to the police or take any action.
--Again, Claire was in her car already. If Pruitt failed in his initial attack, she could easily drive away and alert the authorities.
--None of the characters ever allude to Claire again, not even something as simple as Will catching sight of her car parked somewhere.
--From Will's point of view we are able to hear when Pruitt calls after Claire. If she had cried out, I think Will would have heard it.
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