Annie has a dream of being trained by her father before waking up. In the Stohess District, the Military Police Regiment are ordered to escort the Scout Regiment convoy once they enter the capital. Annie's colleagues Hitch Dreyse and Marlo Sand joined the Military Police Regiment for opposite reasons, one for its current corruption and the other its possible reformation. After the convoy has entered the Stohess District, Annie is secretly called by Armin in the alleyways. Armin begs for her help, as he is helping Eren escape the capital, and the one riding in the convoy is actually Jean in disguise. Although declining at first, she finally agrees when Armin believes that she is a good person. Armin leads Eren, Mikasa and Annie to a tunnel, but Annie refuses to enter. Armin finally reveals his suspicion that Annie is the Female Titan, noting that she used Marco's omni-directional mobility gear to kill Sawney and Beane and that the Female Titan did not kill him during the 57th Expedition. After Eren and Armin beg Annie to prove them wrong by following them, she laughs and soon transforms using the spike hidden inside her ring.
Tropes:
- A Day in the Limelight: Annie Leonhart receives some focus this episode in anticipation of the episode's reveal.
- Big Bad Friend: Though she acted as Eren's mentor, and is on good terms with others such as Armin... ultimately Annie is revealed as the Female Titan responsible for the slaughter during the 57th Expedition. Armin himself has a shocked expression when she reveals herself, despite the fact that he was the first to suspect it.
- Chekhov's Gun: Annie slips on a plain metal ring as she agrees to help Armin smuggle Eren out of the capital. When this turns out to be a ruse and the Survey Corps tries to apprehend her and prevent her from biting herself, she whips out a barb in the ring and cuts herself to transform.
- Foreshadowing: At the beginning of the episode, Annie can be seen laying in her bed with her hair down (whereas she normally keeps it up) The appearance of her hair makes her look almost identical to the Female Titan
- Laughing Mad: Annie outright cackles once Mikasa drops all pretenses and calls her out as the Female Titan.
- The Mole: The episode reveals that Annie Leonhart is a titan shifter like Eren and is The Female Titan.
- The Reveal: The Female Titan is finally revealed to be none other than Annie Leonhart.
- Spotting the Thread: Multiple characters do this throughout the episode:
- Armin does this during his speech to Annie explaining his suspicions of her as the Female Titan, noting Annie's use of Marco's ODM gear and the fact that she didn't kill him during her assault on the 57th Expedition.
- Annie does this in the present when she observes that the area is conveniently abandoned and the three of them are leading her underground...
