“For some reason, I can t help but think: That old man, I think what he wanted…was to be judged by someone.” That is what Bertholdt thought of the old man that he, Annie, and Reiner saw kill himself in the village all those years ago, and it is the chief thought on Reiner s mind when he confronts Eren in the basement that lies within earshot of Willy Tybur s call to arms. When Falco realizes that this is not the reunion of old friends that Mr. Kruger promised him it would be, he tries to take his leave, but Reiner, at Eren s insistence, bids him to stay. He wants Falco to see this through to the end, too.