Meanwhile, after dreaming of her parents, Winry Rockbell visits Maes Hughes' grave with Gracia and Elicia, with Gracia encouraging her to visit it more often. On her way back, Winry overhears in the marketplace that Ed and Al are fighting Scar, and noticing their departure from the hotel was similar to the last time she saw her parents, Winry becomes worried. As the Elrics continue fighting against Scar with their alchemy, including Ed almost getting killed when the pipe he was climbing was destroyed by Scar had Al not intervened, Al notices that Ed is getting tired. Hoping to buy time for Ling's signal, Al asks Scar why he is killing State Alchemists. As Scar states how Alchemists are a sin against god, Al states that he uses his god's name to justify his killing, like what he did to Shou Tucker and Nina. Surprised that they knew that Chimera, Scar states it was the byproduct of the same kind of alchemy they use and he only killed Nina because there was no other way to return her to normal since she would only become a lab experiment. As Ed and Al bitterly reflect they did nothing to help Nina when it happened, unknown to them, Winry has arrived at their location.

Ed mentions that despite the mistakes alchemists make, he cannot condone on what Scar is doing. As Al notices Winry and orders Ed to stop talking, Ed unknowingly brings up the subject of the Ishval Civil War in front of her, and her parents who aided the Ishvalans even when the order of genocide against them was declared, as well as despite their first aid that saved his life, he killed them. Ed then quickly realizes Winry heard them. Winry collapses in grief now knowing her parents were murdered by a man they helped and that they did nothing to deserve it either. Noticing that Winry is going for an MP's gun after the nearby MPs were knocked out earlier during their fight, Ed orders her to stop. But Winry picks it up and bitterly aims it towards Scar. Recognizing who she is, Scar states she has a right to shoot him, as he recalls the day he visited his brother during the war. In the past, during that day, he noticed the tattoo's on his brother's arms. Scar's brother explained that he studied the mystery behind alchemy and that using the information on what he learned from alkahestry, he was able to create tattoos on both arms for both decomposition and reconstruction. While Scar was determined for everyone to flee, several Ishvalans however remained unconvinced, and pointed out to Scar that his brother's research will save Ishval by defeating the State Alchemists. Scar can only see that this research is going to be used for revenge and slaughter, and fought against the soldiers before reuniting with his family. Scar's brother gives him his research notes in case something were to happen to him, knowing that Scar has a better chance of surviving due to his training as a warrior monk. That was when the alchemist Solf J. Kimblee attacked and killed almost everyone, leaving Scar as the only survivor due to his brother giving him his right arm through alchemy to replace his original severed arm so he could live.

Scar woke up later in the hospital managed by Mr. and Mrs. Rockbell. However recognizing them as Amestrians and that all he had left was his brother's research notes and right arm, in a fit of rage, Scar killed the Rockbells in front of the other recovering Ishvalan who were in shock and then walked outside and saw how ravaged Ishval had become from the war. Back in the present, Scar asks for Winry to shoot him before he considers her as an enemy as the Elrics beg her to stop. Scar also dares them to kill him or else the chain of hatred will be repeated since it was the Amestrians that started the war. As Scar resumes his attack asking a hesitant Winry if she'll shoot, Ed moves in to protect her, and Scar stops when he recognizes the protective stance Ed is using is the same one his brother used to protect him from Kimblee's attack. Al uses this lapse in concentration to attack, forcing Scar to dodge his attacks. Al orders Ed to take Winry someplace safe before heading after Scar. Confronting a depressed Winry, Ed is able to convince her that it was a good thing she didn't shoot Scar, since she was able to do the kind things of helping Satella LeCoulte give birth in Rush Valley and helped provide him with his automail arm and leg. Once she drops the gun, Ed states that Winry is too kind for this kind of thing. Ed then holds Winry as she begins to cry.