"The priest of the Church of Leto deceived the people of Lior using the Philosopher's Stone and alchemy." "Ed and Al stormed the church and put an end to the priest's evil plot." "But the Philosopher's Stone was a fake." ""Stand up and walk." "Move forward."" "Ed's words struck home in Rose's heart, after she had lost all hope, but these words were also aimed at Al and himself." "Episode 4" "An Alchemist's Distress" "Hm?" "You are the Steel Blood Alchemist, Basque Gran, are you not?" "Who are you?" "Alchemist who has strayed from the path of God, you must perish." "So you are the serial killer who only goes after State Alchemists." "But..." "You picked the wrong opponent!" "You are fast!" "But..." "Then..." "Childish games." "Wha-What the...?" "!" "Perish." "Another State Alchemist..." "His opponent sure was a tough one..." "Major, you be careful, too." "You might be the next target." "Yes." "Your Excellency the Fuhrer!" "Why are you here?" "I heard the news." "Lieutenant Colonel Hughes, are you the one in charge of this case?" "Yes, sir." "Should you require any personnel, make a formal request." "Rebels must face the hammer of justice." "Yes, sir!" "Lieutenant Breda." "Yes." "Dammit, the Colonel's letting his work pile up again..." "Hey, Havoc, help me do half of this." "I got my hands full, too, you know!" "Hey, who's this?" "Ah, that's First Lieutenant Yoki." "He's a lowly crook who was enriching himself with the interests in the Youswell mines." "His evil deeds were exposed by the Elric Brothers, and he is currently a fugitive." "Sergeant Fury, how is the radio doing?" "The receptor seems hosed..." "Unless we change the parts..." "Ah, Edward!" "Alphonse!" "Welcome back, you two." "The colonel is expecting you." "It is thanks to you that the Lior case could be settled." "Let me express my thanks." "It's not like we did it for you." "And, the Philosopher's Stone was a dud this time, too?" "The stone was a fake." "It did have tremendous power, though." "He managed to transmute a damn huge chimera, too." "I wonder how you'd have to use the stone to be able to do that." "I don't know much about biological transmutation, so it's beyond me, but..." "But I'm interested." "Maybe there'll be something that would help us regain our bodies if we research properly." "Yeah." "Then, how about asking a specialist for help?" "The Life Binding Alchemist, Shou Tucker." "A researcher in chimera transmutation." "I'll introduce you to him." "Colonel, you would do that for us?" "You..." "You must have something in mind for this!" "Don't look at me with those questioning eyes!" "Now we're even for the Lior case!" "It gives me the creeps to be indebted to you." "Two years ago, Tucker succeeded in the transmutation of a chimera that could understand human words and obtained the qualification of State Alchemist." ""Could understand human words?" A speaking chimera?" "Yeah, it seems it did speak." "Only a few words." ""I want to die."" "I heard it didn't eat anything after that and died." "That's a big house." "B-Brother?" "A lot of guests!" "Nina, you must keep the dog on his leash." "Ah, I'm sorry." "Ever since my wife ran away, the house has been like this..." "Once again, nice to meet you, Edward." "I am the Life Binding Alchemist, Shou Tucker." "He is interested in biological transmutations, you see, so he would like to take a look at your research, if you would allow it." "Oh, that's not a problem at all." "But..." "If you insist on seeing a person's true colors, you must first reveal your own." "This is how we alchemists make deals, right?" "Why are you interested in biological transmutation?" "Er..." "He..." "Colonel." "You transmuted your mother?" "!" "A 10-year-old child..." "I see." "So that is why you are the Fullmetal Alchemist." "It must have been a horrible experience." "I don't know if it will be of any use to you, but I will show you my laboratory." "Ah, how embarrassing." "In the field, I am said to be the authority figure when it comes to chimeras, but actually, it's not going that well." "Oh, wow!" "This is my reference room." "You can check whatever you want." "Okay, I'll start from this shelf." "Then, I'll start over there." "I'll be going back to my work." "I'll send someone to pick you up in the evening." "His concentration is impressive." "He's not even hearing the voices around him." "Prodigies do exist." "It's high, it's high!" "Watch it!" "Al!" "What are you doing?" "Well, it looked like Nina wanted to play, so..." "Hey..." "Why do you think we came" "Alexander says he wants to play, too." "You sure have guts." "They say a lion still uses his full strength to hunt even a rabbit." "I, Edward Elric, shall be your opponent with all my body and soul!" "Damn dog!" "Hey there, boss." "I came to pick you up." "What are you doing?" "Ah, just taking a break from researching documents." "Did you find any good documents?" "Please come again tomorrow." "Will you come again?" "Let's play again tomorrow, Nina!" "Yeah!" "Ah, Mr. Tucker, a message for you from the colonel." "He says, "The evaluation day is close." "Don't forget it."" "Yes, I know." "Well, then..." "Daddy?" "What's an evaluation?" "Once a year, State Alchemists have to show the results of their research." "And last year, Daddy didn't get a good evaluation." "If I fail this year, I'll stop being a State Alchemist." "What?" "!" "You'll be fine, Daddy!" "You're always studying lots and lots!" "You're right." "I have to do my best." "I don't have any other option..." "Your mom left two years ago?" "Daddy said she went back to her family." "I see..." "It must be lonely, living in such a big house with just your father." "No, it's fine." "Daddy's really nice, and Alexander's here too." "But lately, Daddy's been locked up in his lab, so it's a bit lonely." "Ah, my shoulders feel sore." "How about working out a bit, Brother?" "That's a good idea." "Hey, dog!" "You're gonna help me work out." "You too, Nina." "Wait!" "Hey, wait up!" "Wait up!" "Alexander, do your best!" ""The evaluation day is close." "Don't forget it."" "Still, why is it that he's only going after State Alchemists?" "If he's after the army, he could just attack any soldiers without discrimination." "Alchemists, who possess special abilities, aren't opponents one can kill easily." "Especially if they have a State qualification." "Wouldn't that qualification be the cause?" "Huh?" "Incredible wages and various privileges." "Many would be most envious of this." "And, they say, "Alchemist, serve thy people."" "Alchemists, who should have only been researchers of the Truth, turn into human weapons the very instant they obtain the State qualification." "After this Ishbal civil war, there are countless people who would hate us." "Reporting." "Yesterday, 9:30 PM, on the premises of the Central City train station, a man with a huge scar on his face was witnessed by several employees." "The station?" "!" "So the bastard ran away?" "!" "Our life before I had my State qualification was horrible..." "We were poor, you see." "My wife couldn't stand that type of life anymore, and she left." "I must pass the evaluation no matter what..." "I don't want to return to those times again." "You'll do fine, Daddy!" "If they say you failed, me and Alexander will go yell at the higher-ups!" "Nina sure is a strong girl!" "Nina..." "How about you and Daddy play tomorrow?" "Really?" "Yeah." "Yay!" "Alexander!" "Daddy says he's gonna play with us!" "Hello, Mr. Tucker!" "Thanks for letting us come again today!" "Huh?" "Mr. Tucker?" "Hey!" "Nina?" "Mr. Tucker?" "Ah, there you are." "Hi." "I did it." "She's perfect." "A chimera that can understand human words." "Just look." "See?" "This person is Edward." "Ed... ward..." "Yes." "You said it!" "Wow!" "It's really speaking!" "Phew..." "With this, I won't lose my State qualification." "Ed... ward..." "Ed... ward..." "Ed... ward..." "Big... brother..." "Mr. Tucker..." "When did you receive your State qualification?" "Er..." "That would be two years ago." "When did your wife disappear?" "Two years ago." "May I ask you one more question?" "Where did Nina and Alexander go?" "!" "I hate kids like you with a sharp intuition!" "Brother!" "So that's how it really is!" "You did it!" "Two years ago, you used your wife!" "And this time, you used your daughter and your dog to transmute a chimera!" "It's because there are limits to experiments with animals, right?" "!" "It sure gets easier when you use a human being!" "What..." "What are you getting angry for?" "Humanity has always progressed thanks to countless human experiments, hasn't it?" "As a fellow scientist, you..." "How dare you?" "!" "Do you really think you'll be forgiven for that?" "You..." "Toying around with a human life!" "A human life?" "Yes, a human life!" "Fullmetal Alchemist!" "Your limbs, and your brother..." "These are the results of you fooling around with "human lives," you know?" "It's not the same!" "We are the same, you and I!" "We're not!" "Yes, we are!" "You had the possibility before your eyes, so you tried it, even knowing it was a taboo!" "No!" "I..." "Alchemy... isn't meant for..." "I..." "I...!" "Brother!" "If you keep going at him, he'll die!" "Daddy..." "It hurts?" "Daddy..." "It hurts?" "Sorry..." "We don't have the power to bring you back to normal..." "Sorry..." "I'm sorry..." "Let's play..." "Let's play..." "I made it in time..." "Now I can still be a State Alchemist..." "What do you mean, "State Alchemist?"" "What do you mean?" "!" "Let's... play..." "Dammit!" "If there is such a thing in this world as an act of the Devil, the case this time really is one." "The Devil..." "But, State Alchemists, when ordered to, must act and take human lives without faltering." "As far as dealing with human lives is concerned, Mr. Tucker's actions and our standpoint aren't that different." "And, you have chosen this path, being fully aware of this." "Right, Fullmetal?" "You will come upon cases like this in the future." "You might even have to dirty your own hands." "Will you stand still like this every single time?" "Even if I would be called a dog of the army, or a devil, Al and I are getting our original bodies back." "But still, we're not devils, let alone gods!" "We're humans..." "We're humans!" "We're just ridiculously small humans who can't even save one little girl..." "Why can't anyone understand?" "Nina..." "Shou Tucker, right?" "Who are you?" "You're not from the military!" "How did you get in?" "There should have been military police at the front door!" "Alchemist who has strayed from the path of God..." "You must perish." "Daddy..." "Daddy..." "Daddy..." "Poor creature..." "Transformed as you are, there is no way for you to return to a normal state." "May you at least die in peace." "God..." "Two souls have now returned to you." "May you welcome them into your bosom and give them salvation and repose." "Struck by Nina's death, Ed and Al are attacked by the mysterious Scar." "Next time, Fullmetal Alchemist, Episode 5:" "The Rain of Sadness." "Episode 5" "The Rain of Sadness"