Ellie is one lady with no street smarts, the way she reacted when Steph asked her to get Ned to leave for his own safety was based purely on what she wanted totally ignoring the fact Ned could be badly hurt or even her family too. But then Ellie is a bunny boiler, boyfriend sealer, jealous unit and huge narcissist.
But then this plot that Jacko is let out of clink is balderdash anyway, his actions killed and he would be a flight risk, not to mention him visiting the scene of his crime before being punished, its like its some kinda soap.