Home and Away Spoilers: A fire started by Eliza when Roo and Harper rejected her.

Eliza was placed with Roo last month as an emergency placement, after a fire destroyed her previous foster home. She arrived with nothing but a small, tightly-clutched music box—the only item she managed to save from the blaze and said to hold her most treasured belongings.

However, as Eliza looked through it that evening, it soon became apparent to viewers that the box contained some unsettling items—including a lock of blonde hair, a photo with two faces scratched out, and, most notably, a lighter.

As Roo took on the responsibility of home-schooling Eliza, she noticed the teen developing an intense interest in medical procedures whilst studying science, particularly surgical techniques.

Eliza began researching various operations and watching related videos, which Roo found somewhat unsettling.

Alf (Ray Meagher) and Marilyn (Emily Symons) both went on to express concern about Eliza’s behaviour, but an annoyed Roo reminded them of their prior commitment to support her efforts in fostering, pointing out Eliza’s recent trauma.

When Eliza spent an afternoon with Alf in the bait shop, she seemed particularly taken by his collection of fishing knives, later swiping one of them to put amongst her other keepsakes.

Eliza then developed a sudden fascination with Harper’s (Jessica Redmayne) pregnancy, and during an encounter at the surf club—despite being complete strangers—she startled Harper by placing a hand on her stomach in an attempt to feel the baby.

At her first youth program session, Eliza stole an ultrasound image of the baby from Tane’s (Ethan Browne) bag, sparking a clash with fellow attendee Scott (Finnian James).

When he told her to return it, she punched him. Though she later apologised, she became aggressive again when Scott took her phone to enter his number, smashing a bottle and threatening him.

Deciding to try and get to the bottom of Eliza’s behaviour, Roo asked Cash to look into Eliza’s background and learned she was removed from her parents and raised by her grandmother, who died after falling down the stairs when Eliza was 10.

Concerned, Marilyn posed as Roo to contact Eliza’s former carers, and was alarmed to hear they believed Eliza had started the fire that destroyed their home after new foster children arrived.

Eliza was placed with Roo last month as an emergency placement, after a fire destroyed her previous foster home. She arrived with nothing but a small, tightly-clutched music box—the only item she managed to save from the blaze and said to hold her most treasured belongings. However, as Eliza looked through it that evening, it…