Winry goes to Hughes' grave again and happens to meet Sheska there who has also come to pay respects to him. Meanwhile, Ed and Al are wondering how they should go to Isbal since the tractor that Winry got for them crashes into a cliff. As there are no trains going there and the roads are closed from public access, the brothers have no choice but to walk there. Al is worried for Ed because he will not be affected at all by the journey but Ed says that they don't have an alternative.Ed and Al finally reach a town where Ed remarks that things will work out somehow since they can rent a vehicle to get themselves to Isbal. Al is not optimistic about this and reminds Ed that they are just ordinary children without the millitary's influence behind them. Al tells Ed to think of the consequences before he does anything and questions whether they should stop Scar because the purpose of their journey is to obtain Kenja no Ishi. He feels that they should settle the Homculus first but Ed thinks that Al is the one who should think clearly as to whether they are doing the right thing. The two of them get into an argument which results in the use of alchemy to outdo each other. In the end, Ed flares up at the mention of their father and walks away to cool down while leaving Al behind.
Winry and Sheska have a chat over tea where the latter reveals that she has been investigating Hughes' murder and finds that there are some puzzling points. However, Sheska does not believe in anyone within the millitary and asks Winry to listen to her or she might blow up from keeping it to herself.
Ed is having lunch in a restaurant and he subconsciously calls out to Al. However, Al is nowhere to be seen since Ed left him behind after their quarrel. Ed decides that it's time to end the quarrel and goes to look for Al.
Sheska brings Winry to her home where she reveals that Hughes was checking on what happened in the 5th laboratory and the Isbal war before he was murdered. As such, the reason why Hughes was killed could be due to him knowing something which he wasn't supposed to.
Al is roaming the streets and thinks about how Ed would react when he meets Sloth. Suddenly, someone stops him and Al is surprised to see Martel in this town.
Sheska shows Winry a picture of Juliet Douglas' grave which states clearly that she died two years before the Isbal war. This was sent from her hometown and Hughes had put it inside his file. As such, Sheska believes that the Juliet Douglas in the millitary i.e. Sloth should be an imposter. Besides, the real Douglas should be in her 50s if she was still alive but the current President's secretary looks like she's in her 30s. Winry believes that they might find out more on Hughes' murder if they follow up on this lead. As such, Winry suggests planting a bug to eavesdrop on Douglas' telephone conversations since they cannot get close to her.
Martel reveals that she has been following Ed and Al as she wants to take revenge for Greed against the Homculus. As such, she asks Al to tell her where she can find them...
Winry enters the millitary office while wearing Sheska's uniform which does not fit her. Just then, they happen to meet Ross and Brosh along the corridor where Winry tries to avoid them from seeing her. Ross senses that something is not right but does not think of going to check further.
Sheska brings Winry to the place where the telephone connections are at where the latter breaks the locks easily. They enter the narrow and dark tunnel and Winry plants a bug in the telephone line.
Al refuses to tell Martel about the whereabouts of the Homculus since this would defeat the purpose of Greed and his gang saving Martel's life. However, she reminds Al that she cannot lead a normal life anymore since she's a kimera. With Greed's death, she doesn't have a place to go thus she has nothing to lose in this revenge attempt. Al states that he will not help Martel to take revenge and plans to stop her. It is now that Al realises that Scar is like Martel where he will have to stop them from doing such things.
Ed searches for Al but to no avail. When he sees a river in the distance, he remembers that when he was a child, Al would always go to the riverside after a fight with Ed without fail.
Sloth receives a phone call and hears that there are interferences during the conversation. She realises that her phone line has been bugged and ends the call from Envy quickly. Sloth then proceeds to look for the culprit behind this matter.
Sheska and Winry prepare to leave but they are shocked to see Sloth in her liquid state. As they try to run away from her, Ross realises that she had seen Winry with Sheska just now and runs to look for them with Brosh. Just then, Sloth shows her face to Winry who murmurs that she is Ed and Al's mother. Ross and Brosh appear in the nick of time to save them as Sloth runs away at the sight of them.
Ed comes to the riverside and finds Al sitting there. Al tells Ed that he has no more doubts about going to stop Scar first and asks why he knew his whereabouts. Ed says that Al has remained the same all these years as he would always go to the riverside when they quarrel. Just as they are pondering over how to go to Isbal, Martel appears with a vehicle and offers to drive them there. Upon hearing that she is an acquaintance of Al, Ed hops on while Al tells Martel that he will stop her from taking revenge for sure...
Actually, Winry and Sheska are quite rash to plant a bug just like that. Their enemies are not human and it's hard to deal with them. As such, they could do with more planning but at the heat of the moment, I doubt they will take the time to be patient. If not for Sloth's hesitance when Winry murmured that she resembled Ed and Al's mother, Tricia and Ross & Brosh's timely appearance, the two of them could have been killed.
For Ed and Al, it's an ironic situation for them. On one hand, they want Kenja no Ishi but they have to stop Scar from making it by sacrificing Rioru's people. Next episode looks exciting as the millitary will also go to Rioru. Whenever the millitary gets involved, it will always seem to involve bloodshed.
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