Eve was assigned to be a double agent inside the Ring. She placed most of her findings in a CIA lockbox, which wouldn't be opened until 2010. However, the CIA uncovered evidence that she had been turned by the Ring. Therefore, CIA Director Langston Graham gave the red test order for Sarah Walker to eliminate her. Walker achieved this in Paris by quickly shooting Eve before she could presumably pull a gun out of her purse. Sarah didn't have time to ID her target, as she wasn't given any information, and had to flee before the police could arrive. Daniel, who presumed that Ring killed her, dedicated five years of his life to taking down the Ring. He eventually learned from the Ring Director about the true circumstances of Eve's death and turned rogue, focusing his anger on Sarah and later Ch