The episode (Season 3, Episode 3) of Attack on Titan is a pivotal chapter that shifts the focus from Titan combat to intense political intrigue and the dark history of the Reiss family. Plot Summary

Following the kidnapping of Eren and Historia, the Scouts find themselves branded as criminals by the Royal Government. The episode delves deep into the backstory of , revealing her neglected childhood on a farm and her first meeting with her father, Rod Reiss, which ended in the tragic death of her mother at the hands of Kenny the Ripper.

In the present, Hange and Levi orchestrate a plan to expose the corruption of the Interior Police. They successfully capture and torture Djel Sannes, a high-ranking official, who eventually breaks and reveals that the , meaning the current King sitting on the throne is a mere puppet. Key Revelations

: The Fritz family currently in power is a front; the Reiss family holds the actual divine right and "power" of the walls.