They are trapped. If they move forward, Annie will see them through the hole she created and if they stay still, she could stomp down again and kill them. With no other choice, Eren decides to transform and fight Annie himself. He grabs his hand and bites down, but nothing happens. Armin tells him to focus on his goal, but it's no use. Mikasa wonders if Eren doubts that it's actually Annie and reminds him of all of their comrades that she killed.

Eren thinks back to a couple of days earlier. He and Levi sit at a table together and after light conversation, Eren apologizes again for the decision he made. Levi tells him that there was no way they could have predicted that outcome. Soon after, Commander Erwin walks in with Mikasa, Armin and few other scouts. He tells the two that they know who the female Titan is and states their plan to capture her. In order to draw her out, they will hand Eren over. Though the plan is risky, it's the only move they have left. Erwin tells Eren that it was Armin who discovered her identity. She was the one who killed the Titans used for research and she is a member of the 104th Trainees Squad. The information triggers a memory of fighting her in the Forest of Giant Trees and then of hand-to-hand combat training with Annie.

Shocked, Eren can't believe that Armin would accuse Annie. Armin solemnly gives his reasons: she knew what Eren's face looked like, as she was actively looking at people's faces before she killed them and she reacted to his nickname of "Death-Seeker," a name no one outside of their class would know; he states further that, when everyone's 3-D maneuver gear was inspected after the Titan specimens were killed, Annie turned in Marco's instead of her own. Levi, seemingly unconvinced, asks for more proof. Mikasa says that their faces look similar, causing Eren to question the decision even more. In the end, Armin says that if they don't act on this information, Eren will just become a sacrifice for the capital. Still in disbelief, Mikasa tells Eren to think back to his fight with her and to note the similiarities causing Eren to finally concede.