Season 1, Episode 43: Norainu wa nigedashita
Original Air Date—31 July 2004
In the aftermath of the Philosopher’s Stone creation, Ed and Al embark on a dangerous journey home. The Fuhrer declares the Elrics to be fugitives of the state, responsible for the deaths of nearly a thousand soldiers, and wants them captured– dead or alive. Can Mustang’s troops intercept the boys before they fall into the wrong hands?

Season 1, Episode 42: Kare no na o shirazu
Original Air Date—24 July 2004
Scar emerges from the grisly battle, determined to create the Philosopher’s Stone using Archer’s soldiers as the final ingredients. Desperate to stop the massacre, Ed continues his underground fight in hopes of reaching the surface in time. And Lust follows Scar through Liore’s war-torn streets, seeking the final truths about Scar’s origin before he performs his ultimate transmutation.

Season 1, Episode 41: Seibo
Original Air Date—24 July 2004
Massive bloodshed seems inevitable in the mounting stand-off between Scar and the military. As Ed tries to get the Liore people out of the city before the destructive alchemic reaction begins, he is confronted by Wrath and Sloth. And back in the heart of Liore, Scar, Kimbley and Al are enmeshed in a climactic battle that none of them may survive.

Season 1, Episode 40: Kizuato
Original Air Date—10 July 2004
Marta has found Kimbley, whose betrayal led to the death of her friends. Realizing revenge is pointless, Al tries to stop Marta, and jumps into the fight. In Liore, Ed goes head to head with Scar, and uncovers the full truth behind his past. Finally, in a heart-wrenching exchange, the identity of the Seventh Sin will be revealed, and a friend of the Elrics will die.

Season 1, Episode 39: Tôhô naisen
Original Air Date—10 July 2004
With the half-snake, half-woman Marta as their guide, Ed and Al arrive at the ruins of Ishbal. Their shock at the devastation is magnified as Marta divulges the real cause of the Ishbalan war, and the dark series of events that led to her transformation into a chimera. Once again, Ed and Al must question everything they believed.