Eliza Starts a Fire After Harper’s Rejection | Home and Away Spoilers
- Posted on 18 May, 2025
She shared what she’d learned with Leah (Ada Nicodemou) and Justin (James Stewart), who agreed that if the story was true, Roo may be in over her head—but if it wasn’t, the accusation could cause serious harm to an already vulnerable teen.
After hearing what Marilyn had discovered, Roo dismissed the idea that Eliza could be responsible, but agreed to speak with the former carers directly to hear their account. However, the conversation only left Roo with her own doubts about Eliza.
In the meantime, Eliza’s behaviour towards Marilyn had taken a strange shift, with veiled threats causing Marilyn to feel concerned for her own safety.
As the comments stepped up, Marilyn took up Irene’s offer to stay at the Beach House for the time being, telling Roo what had been occurring.
Alone in the house, Roo finally looked inside Eliza’s music box—finding the photo with scratched-out faces, a bloodied bandage, cash, the lighter… and Alf’s knife.
Next week as we return to the scene, Roo is blindsided by what she’s found, but is interrupted when she hears Eliza returning.
She quickly returns the box to its hiding place as Eliza enters the room, and explains her presence by saying she was dropping off some textbooks. Having taken the knife, Roo conceals it in the pantry.
With tension simmering under the surface, Roo becomes increasingly short with Eliza, especially as she repeatedly asks about visiting Harper after hearing she’s back from the city.
The next morning, Roo finds Eliza studying a book about ancient Egypt, and whilst Eliza is fascinated by the gruesome process of mummification, Roo sees an opportunity for a subtle interrogation.
Casually starting a discussion on the countless possessions that the pharaohs would be buried with, Roo asks Eliza why she thought that was, and what sort of treasures she would choose for herself.
“I would want things that make me happy,” Eliza tells her.
“Like memories?” Roo queries.
“No. Like trophies,” Eliza responds, leaving Roo further unsettled.
When Eliza later notices that the key has fallen out of her music box, she goes to inspect the contents, and is quick to realise that the knife is missing.
Roo is shaken as Eliza’s aggression boils over, and as she tries to question what Eliza was doing with the knife, she exclaims that it’s none of her business.
Tane is shocked when he hears Eliza tell Roo that the bloodied bandage was the one they used on Scott, and as Eliza storms off with Roo hurrying after her, he stops Harper from getting involved.
Outside, Eliza accuses Roo of betraying her trust once again by going through her belongings. Roo tries to explain that she’s only looking out for her, and genuinely wants to help her, but Eliza isn’t buying it.
Convinced Roo is no different from the other carers, Eliza believes this is just another attempt to find a reason to get rid of her.
As Eliza marches off, Roo is left reeling from the fiery encounter, prompting a nearby Mali (Kyle Shilling) to ask if she’s okay.
By the time Roo returns home, Eliza has all her belongings packed up in a backpack as she heads out the door. Roo admits that she’s let her down, but pleads with Eliza to help her do better, suggesting they go through the things in her music box so that she can better understand why she shouldn’t be worried.
Eliza is dubious that Roo will understand, but agrees to sit down and talk things through.
Going through her belongings, Eliza explains that there’s a sentimental reasons attached to all the items. As it comes to the more concerning artifacts, Eliza tells Roo that the scratched out photo is of her as a youngster with her parents, the first people she felt let her down.
Scott’s bloodied bandage, she claims, is a reminder to herself that she shouldn’t lose her temper, whilst the lighter was her late gran’s, who was a smoker.
When it comes to Alf’s knife, Eliza states that the day she spent with him talking about fishing was a special moment for her.
For a time, Alf had felt like a grandfather to her, and she always wanted to remember that.
She shared what she’d learned with Leah (Ada Nicodemou) and Justin (James Stewart), who agreed that if the story was true, Roo may be in over her head—but if it wasn’t, the accusation could cause serious harm to an already vulnerable teen. After hearing what Marilyn had discovered, Roo dismissed the idea that Eliza could…