Episode 4696

Extended Summary

Aden is ecstatic now that he and Belle have finally got together, however, a call from the bank soon wipes the smile from his face. They haven’t received any repayments since Larry went missing and are arranging a mortgagee sale of his property. This soon finds Belle helping Aden clean the house ready for the valuation which sparks a great idea – she will lend Aden her four thousand dollars’ savings for repayments. That way he could keep the house a little longer, and who knows what could happen in that time. Aden is overjoyed that she would help him like this but as they seal the deal with a kiss, they are unaware that Larry is hiding out in the house – and has heard everything.

Later, back at the townhouse, Belle and Aden head upstairs, leaving the money Belle has just withdrawn from the bank in her bag on the table. When they come back down they find the bag open and the money gone. Elliot is their obvious suspect – he’s the only person with access to the house who would do such a thing. Aden angrily confronts Elliot who strongly denies it.

Back at the Bait Shop, more bad news awaits Elliot. Alf’s suspicions that he has been pilfering from the shop have been confirmed. Elliot is fired – effective immediately. The final blow for Elliot comes when Nicole calls off their relationship. She has recently been seeing a side to him that has totally freaked her out and even she can’t be sure he wouldn’t have taken Belle’s money. Angry and upset, Elliot storms off, clears out his van and seems to skip town.

Aden is still convinced that Elliot took Belle’s money and sees his disappearance as dashing any last hopes of getting it back. But little does he know that once again it is his father who is to blame. Back at the house Larry is in his hiding place getting stuck into a large bottle of whisky with an envelope full of Belle’s money by his side.