All My Children - 2000 - Church Confrontation

All My Children, 2000, In their office at Tempo, Edmund's blooded knuckles worried Brooke. She urged him to have his hand examined, but Edmund insisted that he was okay. When Brooke learned that Edmund had injured his hand on a punching bag, Brooke muttered that she'd love to have a chance to take out her anger on an inanimate object. Brooke told Edmund that she had "made a fool" of herself at the community center. She continued on, saying that she was furious that Eliot was going to tuck his tail between his legs and flee Pine Valley. Brooke fumed that Eliot would have the chance to start anew somewhere and not suffer any sort of repercussions for what he'd done to Laura. Edmund reminded Brooke that Eliot had served his time in jail and urged her to let him leave. Brooke fielded a call from a reporter, but said that she had no comment on Eliot or his situation. During the course of the call, Brooke learned that Eliot was preparing for his final sermon. She looked at Edmund, her face dripping with fury. She told Edmund that her "pain is never, ever going to go away" and snarled that she could "make sure that [Eliot's] never does, either." Edmund told Brooke that he wanted to be in on whatever it was she had planned. At the church, Ricky confronted Eliot about the rumors he'd heard. When Eliot confirmed that everything he'd heard was true, Ricky wasn't sure how to react. He blasted the minister for having had his father hauled into court. "At least he never killed anybody," Ricky snapped. Eliot nodded and explained that he'd never claimed to be better than anyone; he'd had Hank taken to court because he was hurting Ricky. Ricky became silent, sort of nodding his head. Church began, with Becca and Ricky among those in attendance. At the conclusion of the service, Eliot addressed the congregation and informed them that he would be leaving Pine Valley. As he spoke, Brooke and Edmund arrived --- with Brooke take a seat in the front pew. Eliot's voice cracked and he tried to hold back tears as he revealed that he had taken the life of a young girl. Throughout his confession, he didn't reveal that identity of the child he'd killed. He explained that during his time in jail time, he had found his calling to the Lord. Then, as he looked in Brooke's eyes, he recalled the emotional encounter he'd had when he'd told Brooke the truth. Suddenly, he realized that Brooke was right; running away would not solve anything. He looked at Brooke and told her, "I am leaving you with an open wound that I caused. If I run away now, I'm a coward." Brooke did not appear relieved and told Edmund that she needed to go home and make sure that Jamie was okay. Ricky later walked up to Eliot and told him that he was glad that he wasn't going to leave town. Julia Barr, Brooke English, David Beecroft, Elliot Freeman, John Callahan, Edmund Grey

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EDMUND DID HE SAY ANYTHING TO JOSH AFTER BROOKE LEFT ?