Episode 31 (2003 Anime)

Sin
Japan airdate	2004 May 8
USA airdate	2005 October 15
Series Information
Series	Fullmetal Alchemist (2003 anime)
◄ Previous	Assault on South Headquarters
Next ►	Dante of the Deep Forest

Sin is the 31st episode of the Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 anime series.

Synopsis

Envy reveals the truth to the homunculus child, and with Izumi's secrets exposed as well, the Elric brothers try to stop their teacher's plan of atonement.

Full Synopsis

At Central City, a huge military force including the Mustang Unit is being deployed to head to the Southern Slums to apprehend Scar. While waiting for the train to leave, Sgt. Fuery questions about the use of force against the Ishvalan refugees. While Colonel Mustang verifies their mission is to catch only Scar, Officer Falman reminds them that given the recent mercenary incident against the refugees, the refugees might have trouble trusting the State Military.

Rick and Leo, under the orders of Scar's master, search for him, and upon returning to his tent, the Ishvalan exile is nervous around Scar until noticing his tattoo.

Back at the Southern Command building, Major Armstrong and Lt. Colonel Archer recognize and identify Kimbley, the former Crimson Alchemist. Ed and Al hold off Izumi, which allows for Envy--disguised as Führer Bradley--to make off with the boy. Izumi tries to attack Armstrong with alchemy, but he, thinking that it's the real Führer, counters her attack. While Armstrong and Izumi continue fighting, the Elrics face against Bido and Kimbley. As Ed recognizes the secret to Kimbley's alchemic abilities, Archer is overhearing their conversation.

Taking him to a small storage area, Envy reveals to the boy the truth about his arm and leg and gives him red stones to eat, explaining that homunculi are required to eat them to survive and also learns of his alchemic abilities, due to Ed's arm and leg in his possession. The boy, who is Wrath, regains his memories about the gate.

As he and Bido are leaving, Kimbley encounters Archer, who asks if the Führer or Basque Grand are responsible for him still being alive. While Kimbley doesn't know, Archer also mentions that he is capable of getting him exonerated for his past crimes and allow him to be reinstated back into the military.

As the Elrics find the defeated Armstrong, Izumi finds the boy and notices his bodily changes, while Archer learns the Führer is actually at Central Command and had no plans to travel south. The Elrics realize Izumi is gone and decide to leave too, knowing it is more important to find her first, since they'll only be questioned.

Back at the Curtis' shop, the Elrics ask Sig where Izumi has gone. While Sig refuses to answer, Winry tells the Elrics about Izumi's human transmutation and they realize she left to where she performed it: Yock Island.

While with Wrath, Izumi remembers the day of the transmutation. She then prepares to snap his neck with her own bare hands but is hesitant in doing so. With a menacing grin, he demands her to hurry up and kill him or he will kill her. The Elrics and Winry arrive in time by boat on the island and, as Envy watches on, save Izumi from being strangled to death by Wrath. Stopping Ed from attacking Wrath, Izumi sorrowfully explains to the Elrics and Winry that she only brought Wrath here because she was planning on killing him. She reveals she created Wrath as a result of the failed human transmutation on her dead son and placed him within the gate while there. Izumi admits she tried to kill Wrath to make up for her sin, but couldn't bring herself to do so. With Ed still naively believing that homunculi are just simply artificial products by alchemy, Wrath informs Ed about Envy telling him that homunculi are born as a result of a failed human transmutation.

Mustang's group arrive at the Southern Slums, which Yoki is happy with. However, unknown to everyone present at the slums, Lust and Gluttony are nearby in disguise.

Meanwhile, Sloth travels to Yock Island. Greed and his group travel to Yock Island as well and are greeted by Envy, who points out to him that it's too late to recruit Wrath. Greed faces Envy, whom Greed suspects is hiding the skull that imprisoned him in the fifth laboratory somewhere. Sloth arrives and deals with the chimeras and Kimbley. After Envy introduces Sloth, Greed retreats with his group, not wishing to deal with two homunculi at once. Sloth then asks Envy about Wrath's whereabouts, but Envy says that he already met him and that he should be with Edward by now. Sloth reminds Envy about their plan of using Wrath as bait to put the Elrics back on the trail of the Philosopher's Stone. Envy apologizes but gleefully states that he only set Edward up with Wrath just to see him suffer.

Back at Yock Island, Wrath reveals that during his time in the gate, his body grew for quite some time. As years passed, when Wrath claimed Ed's arm and leg for himself, he was able to break out. Wrath declares that he will steal the rest of Ed's body and become fully human. Knowing Ed is unwilling to fight, Al decides to fight Wrath in Ed's place, determined to get his brother's missing limbs back.

Trivia

• This episode has the first appearance of The Eye of God, with it looking the same as it's manga counterpart but being purple in color while in the manga is a reddish shade of pink (or a pinkish shade of red).