Elly has no idea that she is pregnant until she is rushed to hospital after suffering a nasty snake bite.
The
drama plays out after a mystery enemy releases a snake on the Rebecchi
family's front lawn, leading to a worrying close call as the dangerous
animal nearly bites Toadie and Sonya's young daughter Nell.
It's
Elly to the rescue when she spots the danger and scoops Nell up, but
her heroics come at a cost as she ends up being bitten herself.
When Elly is rushed to
hospital, routine tests reveal that she is pregnant and her uncle Karl
Kennedy is forced to break the news that any treatment
for the snake venom may put the baby at risk.
Elly
is adamant that she doesn't want to jeopardise her pregnancy, but Karl
convinces her to change her mind as she could die without the antivenin
that she urgently needs.
It's
a devastating time for Elly as she later learns that her baby didn't
survive, but an emotional Susan tries her best to
offer as much support as possible.
As the tragedy sinks in,
the big question is who could have released the snake in the first place
and the prime suspect is Clive West, a vocal opponent of bike paths
which have just been green-lit by Sonya in her role as mayor.
However,
when Karl seems more focused on his animosity with Clive than Elly
herself, Susan blasts him for taking the bike path debate too far and
warns him to sort out his priorities immediately.
Has the snake incident triggered a rift in the Kennedys' marriage?