1 00:00:02,376 --> 00:00:05,504 In the not so distant future, when the corporate networks 2 00:00:05,588 --> 00:00:08,757 fill the Earth with electronic and optical communication lines 3 00:00:08,841 --> 00:00:12,010 but society has not yet been too computerized 4 00:00:12,094 --> 00:00:16,849 to erase nations and races... 5 00:00:20,019 --> 00:00:21,395 To all patrolling air units, 6 00:00:21,479 --> 00:00:25,190 a 208 is in progress in the C-13 district of Newport City. 7 00:00:25,274 --> 00:00:28,318 The airspace over this area will be closed. Repeat. 8 00:00:28,402 --> 00:00:30,154 To all patrolling air units, 9 00:00:30,238 --> 00:00:33,949 a 208 is in progress in the C-13 district of Newport City. 10 00:00:34,033 --> 00:00:36,633 The airspace over this area will be closed. Repeat... 11 00:01:03,229 --> 00:01:05,355 There's nothing to worry about. 12 00:01:05,439 --> 00:01:09,860 You can try it again once you're in our country. 13 00:01:09,944 --> 00:01:12,738 "Try it again?" Just as there's no such thing as a bug-free program, 14 00:01:12,822 --> 00:01:17,284 there's no program that can't be debugged. Am I wrong? 15 00:01:17,368 --> 00:01:19,411 You don't understand. 16 00:01:19,495 --> 00:01:21,872 We still don't know if it really is a bug. 17 00:01:21,956 --> 00:01:24,374 Project 2501's original purpose was... 18 00:01:24,458 --> 00:01:27,503 Major, Section 6 is ready to move in. 19 00:01:29,630 --> 00:01:32,258 - Major! - I hear you. 20 00:01:33,259 --> 00:01:36,220 There's a lot of static in your brain. 21 00:01:36,304 --> 00:01:38,097 It's that time of the month. 22 00:01:47,023 --> 00:01:51,152 Won't there be trouble if Section 9 butts in on Section 6's operation? 23 00:01:52,153 --> 00:01:55,197 That diplomat's a pretty well-known bastard. 24 00:01:55,281 --> 00:01:58,158 Even if they catch him there, all they can do is deport him. 25 00:01:58,242 --> 00:02:00,827 We're the only ones who can get our hands dirty. 26 00:02:00,911 --> 00:02:03,511 They're moving. Take us over to the extraction point. 27 00:02:41,410 --> 00:02:43,537 What? The police? 28 00:02:51,337 --> 00:02:54,215 Stop it! Who told you to open fire?! Drop your guns! 29 00:02:59,011 --> 00:03:01,138 I have diplomatic immunity! 30 00:03:01,222 --> 00:03:02,889 Let me see who's in charge! 31 00:03:02,973 --> 00:03:04,975 Transporting a listed programmer out of the country 32 00:03:05,059 --> 00:03:07,352 violates our arms export treaty. 33 00:03:07,436 --> 00:03:11,815 I could also have you charged with kidnapping. 34 00:03:11,899 --> 00:03:13,358 Give the man up. 35 00:03:13,442 --> 00:03:14,901 I'm afraid not. 36 00:03:14,985 --> 00:03:16,903 He's applied for political asylum with us 37 00:03:16,987 --> 00:03:18,905 and he's already signed a statement to that effect! 38 00:03:18,989 --> 00:03:21,617 - When?! - I don't have to tell you! 39 00:03:21,701 --> 00:03:24,620 By right of international law, 40 00:03:24,704 --> 00:03:27,664 my country can offer him protection and right of safe passage. 41 00:03:27,748 --> 00:03:30,250 The document is on file at our embassy. 42 00:03:30,334 --> 00:03:32,169 I'll transfer a copy to you in a few days. 43 00:03:32,253 --> 00:03:34,296 Are you sure about this? They won't take you back alive. 44 00:03:34,380 --> 00:03:37,090 I must ask that you watch what you say. 45 00:03:37,174 --> 00:03:39,176 Our country is a peace-loving democracy. 46 00:03:39,260 --> 00:03:40,386 Is that a fact? 47 00:03:44,014 --> 00:03:45,224 Out the window! Shoot! 48 00:03:54,024 --> 00:03:55,224 Thermoptic camouflage... 49 00:08:45,566 --> 00:08:46,900 This is a rare pleasure, Mr. Aramaki. 50 00:08:46,984 --> 00:08:50,195 What can the Foreign Ministry do for Section 9? 51 00:08:50,279 --> 00:08:52,280 What are these secret talks you've scheduled 52 00:08:52,364 --> 00:08:54,282 with the Gavel Republic for tomorrow? 53 00:08:54,366 --> 00:08:56,493 The usual. Foreign aid. 54 00:08:56,577 --> 00:09:00,538 The new government reopened the request after the revolution. 55 00:09:00,622 --> 00:09:02,374 They claim to be more democratic, 56 00:09:02,458 --> 00:09:05,001 but they'll probably be as bad as the last bunch. 57 00:09:05,085 --> 00:09:07,212 Giving them money they don't earn will help nobody. 58 00:09:07,296 --> 00:09:10,090 They consider it reparation for past exploitation and won't thank... 59 00:09:10,174 --> 00:09:12,008 And what will the government do? 60 00:09:12,092 --> 00:09:15,971 The problem is that we have the leader of the old junta here 61 00:09:16,055 --> 00:09:18,056 looking for political asylum. 62 00:09:18,140 --> 00:09:19,808 Colonel Maless, right? 63 00:09:19,892 --> 00:09:23,269 So, do we throw him out and grant them the aid? 64 00:09:23,353 --> 00:09:26,314 Or do we publicly recognize him as a refugee and cut the aid? 65 00:09:26,398 --> 00:09:27,848 Not an easy decision to make. 66 00:09:29,318 --> 00:09:32,445 Personally, if I could find a politically acceptable reason, 67 00:09:32,529 --> 00:09:35,824 I'd have the man deported in a heartbeat. 68 00:09:44,917 --> 00:09:48,086 Oh, yes, thanks for your help with that programmer defection. 69 00:09:48,170 --> 00:09:50,380 Nakamura over in Section 6 said he was grateful. 70 00:09:50,464 --> 00:09:54,301 After all, we in the diplomatic corps have to keep our hands clean. 71 00:10:00,474 --> 00:10:04,978 Accessed. We've lost response. How's her brainwave output look? 72 00:10:05,062 --> 00:10:08,482 Normal. Switching over the virtual experience mode pattern. 73 00:10:10,317 --> 00:10:12,318 The Foreign Minister's interpreter. 74 00:10:12,402 --> 00:10:16,657 Twenty-three minutes ago, her cyber-brain was hacked via telephone connection. 75 00:10:18,659 --> 00:10:21,244 Just as Foreign Intelligence division predicted, 76 00:10:21,328 --> 00:10:25,040 the Puppet Master has begun to break into every terminal on the network. 77 00:10:25,124 --> 00:10:27,125 Pattern analysis shows a high probability 78 00:10:27,209 --> 00:10:30,670 that he's attempting to disrupt secret talks with Gavel. 79 00:10:30,754 --> 00:10:33,754 We've placed everyone attending the talks under surveillance. 80 00:10:34,758 --> 00:10:40,138 Probably trying to hack her ghost so she'll kill people at the meeting. 81 00:10:40,222 --> 00:10:45,060 How long till he hacks through her protection and reaches her ghost? 82 00:10:45,144 --> 00:10:49,064 He's using an old-style HA-3. I'd say about two hours. 83 00:10:49,148 --> 00:10:52,148 After that, we'll have to cut the line to eliminate all risk. 84 00:10:52,526 --> 00:10:56,176 Batou and Ishikawa are in a car, tracing the signal. Rendezvous with them. 85 00:11:15,674 --> 00:11:18,635 The Puppet Master... That phantom hacker, right? 86 00:11:18,719 --> 00:11:21,096 They think he's an American. 87 00:11:21,180 --> 00:11:24,015 Age, sex, personal history... Everything about him is unknown. 88 00:11:24,099 --> 00:11:26,976 Since last winter he's been mainly active in the EU. 89 00:11:27,060 --> 00:11:29,938 Internationally wanted on dozens of charges of stock manipulation, 90 00:11:30,022 --> 00:11:32,482 spying, political engineering, 91 00:11:32,566 --> 00:11:36,444 terrorism, and violation of cyber-brain privacy. 92 00:11:36,528 --> 00:11:39,948 He's ghost-hacked so many people to carry out his crimes, 93 00:11:40,032 --> 00:11:42,784 he's earned the code name "The Puppet Master." 94 00:11:42,868 --> 00:11:44,911 This is the first instance of him operating in this country. 95 00:11:44,995 --> 00:11:49,499 So, if he's so hot, why's he using an old HA-3? 96 00:11:49,583 --> 00:11:54,003 Well, a newer type would be less detectable and be harder to trace, 97 00:11:54,087 --> 00:12:00,009 but it could also implicate the former junta leader, Col. Maless. 98 00:12:00,093 --> 00:12:05,265 So he's using an older type to keep us from suspecting him. 99 00:12:05,349 --> 00:12:09,686 Or somebody else wants us to think that. 100 00:12:09,770 --> 00:12:12,981 Maless may just be another pawn in this whole thing. 101 00:12:13,065 --> 00:12:17,235 Now you're overthinking this. There's no evidence of that. 102 00:12:17,319 --> 00:12:18,946 Evidence? 103 00:12:20,906 --> 00:12:23,575 I just have a whisper... A whisper from my ghost. 104 00:12:24,576 --> 00:12:27,370 By the way, are you still using that revolver? 105 00:12:27,454 --> 00:12:30,165 Afraid both guns in a two-man team'll jam up? 106 00:12:30,249 --> 00:12:32,041 I like the Mateba. 107 00:12:32,125 --> 00:12:33,418 Since I depend on your backup, 108 00:12:33,502 --> 00:12:36,296 I think stopping power is more important than personal preference. 109 00:12:36,380 --> 00:12:39,716 Especially since it's my ass on the line. Use the Zastavas instead. 110 00:12:40,717 --> 00:12:44,387 Major, I've been meaning to ask you. 111 00:12:44,471 --> 00:12:47,891 Why'd you ask for a guy like me to be transferred in from the police? 112 00:12:47,975 --> 00:12:49,809 Because you're a guy like you. 113 00:12:49,893 --> 00:12:51,394 Huh? 114 00:12:51,478 --> 00:12:55,732 An honest cop with a clean record. And you've got a regular family. 115 00:12:55,816 --> 00:12:59,611 With the exception of your cyber-net implants, your brain's real. 116 00:13:00,696 --> 00:13:03,156 No matter how powerful we may be fighting-wise, 117 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:06,075 a system where all the parts react the same way 118 00:13:06,159 --> 00:13:09,495 is a system with a fatal flaw. 119 00:13:09,579 --> 00:13:13,333 Like individual, like organization. Overspecialization leads to death. 120 00:13:13,417 --> 00:13:15,002 That's all. 121 00:13:26,680 --> 00:13:28,390 - Come on! - All right! 122 00:13:34,187 --> 00:13:36,439 We're already 40 seconds behind schedule! 123 00:13:36,523 --> 00:13:40,235 - Gimme five more seconds. - Of all the lousy luck... 124 00:13:46,241 --> 00:13:47,825 Hey, sorry. 125 00:13:47,909 --> 00:13:51,079 My last partner, the one they busted for working without a permit, 126 00:13:51,163 --> 00:13:53,081 was a better worker than you! 127 00:13:56,168 --> 00:13:59,045 You're actually trying to ghost-hack your own wife 128 00:13:59,129 --> 00:14:00,797 just to see what's on her mind? 129 00:14:00,881 --> 00:14:05,218 She doesn't have any time for me and now she wants a divorce. 130 00:14:05,302 --> 00:14:10,640 On top of that, my daughter, my only child, thinks I'm cheating on her mother! 131 00:14:10,724 --> 00:14:13,935 So how'd you get your hands on cracking software? 132 00:14:14,019 --> 00:14:18,940 From some programmer, a really nice guy I met in a bar. 133 00:14:19,024 --> 00:14:23,778 I told him my wife's lawyer was keeping me from seeing her, he said he'd help. 134 00:14:23,862 --> 00:14:26,823 Told me to access from different places to keep from getting caught. 135 00:14:26,907 --> 00:14:28,241 Smart guy, huh? 136 00:14:33,497 --> 00:14:35,999 Asshole! You tryin' to get yourself killed?! 137 00:14:36,083 --> 00:14:38,752 Looks like we aren't the only busy people out here. 138 00:14:42,422 --> 00:14:43,548 Nobody here. 139 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:45,842 What's the point? 140 00:14:45,926 --> 00:14:49,345 Even if we trace the calls, the guy's already gone by the time we get there. 141 00:14:49,429 --> 00:14:52,348 - Vicious cycle, huh? - Quit complaining! 142 00:14:52,432 --> 00:14:54,934 Kusanagi and Togusa are headed for the next expected hack point. 143 00:14:55,018 --> 00:14:57,228 You two look for something there. 144 00:14:57,312 --> 00:15:00,065 - Look for what? - Anything. 145 00:15:01,274 --> 00:15:03,901 Fuckin' old coot. He tells us to snoop around?! 146 00:15:03,985 --> 00:15:05,528 Wait a sec! 147 00:15:05,612 --> 00:15:08,197 Damn, missed him. 148 00:15:08,281 --> 00:15:11,451 Hey, Pops. Did you see a garbage truck go by here? 149 00:15:11,535 --> 00:15:14,787 - Who wants to know? - Did you see it or not? 150 00:15:14,871 --> 00:15:18,624 Yeah, but they were gone by the time I got my trash. 151 00:15:18,708 --> 00:15:21,253 One was using the phone, so I thought I had time... 152 00:15:24,673 --> 00:15:27,008 Uh, can you take this to them? 153 00:15:28,009 --> 00:15:31,179 A garbage truck? Of course... They move every seven minutes. 154 00:15:32,180 --> 00:15:35,559 Control! Get me the trash collection routes for that sector! 155 00:15:46,987 --> 00:15:49,572 There are eight garbage trucks operating in the target area. 156 00:15:49,656 --> 00:15:52,242 Target is a type C collection truck, #79. 157 00:15:55,912 --> 00:15:57,622 Let me drive. 158 00:16:06,506 --> 00:16:09,008 Ishikawa, check out the drivers' homes. 159 00:16:09,092 --> 00:16:11,492 Batou, you get to their next stop before they do! 160 00:16:11,887 --> 00:16:16,265 He may be in contact with someone else. Observe, but don't move in! 161 00:16:16,349 --> 00:16:18,434 Route data accessed. 162 00:16:18,518 --> 00:16:20,228 Hacking points traced and matched. 163 00:16:20,312 --> 00:16:22,772 Target now stopped at next point. 164 00:16:24,399 --> 00:16:26,067 Confirm access via HA-3. 165 00:16:32,324 --> 00:16:34,075 Sorry, sorry. 166 00:16:34,159 --> 00:16:39,580 How about I do the trash and you make the call on the next stop? Okay? 167 00:16:39,664 --> 00:16:42,166 Leave me out of your little crime spree. 168 00:16:42,250 --> 00:16:44,794 Can't believe this load of bullshit... 169 00:16:44,878 --> 00:16:48,089 - Do you have kids? - Do I look like I do? 170 00:16:48,173 --> 00:16:50,466 Then you couldn't understand. 171 00:16:50,550 --> 00:16:54,471 My daughter's my life. Take a look. Isn't she just a little angel? 172 00:16:55,972 --> 00:16:58,433 I hate looking at other peoples' family albums. 173 00:17:01,603 --> 00:17:04,564 Yeah, truck 79. Oh, boss. What's up? 174 00:17:06,441 --> 00:17:08,651 The cops were checking our routes? You wanna know why? 175 00:17:08,735 --> 00:17:11,238 How should I know?! 176 00:17:14,824 --> 00:17:18,494 They spotted the hack! I gotta warn my friend! 177 00:17:18,578 --> 00:17:20,997 - We're gonna have to skip our next stop! - Huh?! 178 00:17:21,081 --> 00:17:25,126 Target has deviated from route. Increasing speed to next point. 179 00:17:26,127 --> 00:17:29,547 Is he on to us? Didn't think he could see me. 180 00:17:29,631 --> 00:17:32,881 My accessing the Sanitation Dept. Network may have tipped him off. 181 00:17:33,134 --> 00:17:36,263 - Should've used a back door. - Too late. Go for the collar. 182 00:17:41,268 --> 00:17:42,310 You can drive now. 183 00:18:48,001 --> 00:18:49,919 Jesus... He blew a perfectly good armored van to shit. 184 00:18:50,003 --> 00:18:53,506 He hosed us with high-velocity AP rounds! That car door's no cover! 185 00:18:53,590 --> 00:18:56,051 In a submachine gun? The guy must be nuts. 186 00:19:10,815 --> 00:19:12,775 He's using thermoptic camo, too?! 187 00:19:12,859 --> 00:19:15,528 Keep after him! I'll flank him from above! 188 00:19:16,529 --> 00:19:19,991 Togusa, if you're still alive, arrest those two garbage men. 189 00:19:20,075 --> 00:19:21,201 Roger. 190 00:19:22,619 --> 00:19:24,913 This job just never lets up, does it? 191 00:20:24,889 --> 00:20:26,766 Police! Everybody down! 192 00:22:27,929 --> 00:22:29,055 All finished? 193 00:23:22,525 --> 00:23:23,943 You all set? 194 00:23:25,403 --> 00:23:28,364 That's what you get when you overload the ammo rating. 195 00:23:28,448 --> 00:23:32,493 Frame's bent all to hell. The barrel's shot, too. 196 00:23:32,577 --> 00:23:36,121 Doesn't matter if you arrest me. I'm not gonna talk! 197 00:23:36,205 --> 00:23:37,999 Talk?! 198 00:23:39,834 --> 00:23:44,631 And what would I ask a guy who doesn't even know his own name?! 199 00:23:46,549 --> 00:23:48,717 Your mother's face. 200 00:23:48,801 --> 00:23:51,428 The place you grew up in. 201 00:23:51,512 --> 00:23:53,973 Memories of your childhood. 202 00:23:54,974 --> 00:23:57,393 Can you remember any of those things? 203 00:24:04,984 --> 00:24:08,070 There's nothing sadder than a puppet without a ghost. 204 00:24:08,154 --> 00:24:10,904 Especially the kind with red blood running through them. 205 00:24:26,965 --> 00:24:29,258 We'll rush the place once the guys in the helicopter are inside. 206 00:24:29,342 --> 00:24:32,142 Squad B goes around back, the rest of you take the front. 207 00:24:32,929 --> 00:24:36,849 Saito, have your men pull the plugs on all their cars. 208 00:24:38,142 --> 00:24:40,061 Begin recording. 209 00:24:43,106 --> 00:24:45,441 Message from HQ, sir. 210 00:24:45,525 --> 00:24:48,235 We've ID'ed the guy the Major collared. 211 00:24:48,319 --> 00:24:52,406 - Go on. - Tsuan Gen Fang. Age: 28. 212 00:24:52,490 --> 00:24:57,703 Illegal alien. Weapons violations. Three priors. 213 00:24:57,787 --> 00:25:01,666 Was hiding out with a militant refugee group up till a month ago. 214 00:25:02,917 --> 00:25:06,128 One week ago, because of his record, 215 00:25:06,212 --> 00:25:09,006 he was contacted by a military liaison in the Gavel embassy 216 00:25:09,090 --> 00:25:11,840 to attack the secret talks we would be having with them. 217 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:16,013 - And the real story? - Nickname: Corgi. 218 00:25:16,097 --> 00:25:19,516 Occupation: A rather violent scrap dealer. 219 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:21,644 Guess you could call him a thug. 220 00:25:21,728 --> 00:25:25,189 We've checked the records the local cops have on him, 221 00:25:26,232 --> 00:25:29,818 but we can't find any connection with Gavel. 222 00:25:29,902 --> 00:25:32,738 Another puppet from our friend the Puppet Master. 223 00:25:32,822 --> 00:25:34,022 And what about Ishikawa? 224 00:25:34,824 --> 00:25:39,787 He's back. He's with Togusa, talking to that poor trash man. 225 00:25:42,248 --> 00:25:45,918 So, what about the Puppet Master on your end? 226 00:25:46,002 --> 00:25:47,628 How's he look to you? 227 00:25:53,176 --> 00:25:55,594 Like a puppet himself... 228 00:25:55,678 --> 00:25:58,263 - Squad B, in position. - Squads A and C, ready! 229 00:25:58,347 --> 00:26:00,058 Ready to move in, sir. 230 00:26:01,684 --> 00:26:03,436 Move in. 231 00:26:06,439 --> 00:26:09,024 What do you mean, a "virtual experience?" 232 00:26:09,108 --> 00:26:12,403 I mean your wife, your daughter. The divorce, the affair... 233 00:26:12,487 --> 00:26:15,948 They're all fake memories. Like a dream. 234 00:26:16,032 --> 00:26:20,453 Someone was using you to ghost-hack the government officials. 235 00:26:21,454 --> 00:26:23,122 No... That's impossible! 236 00:26:23,206 --> 00:26:26,041 We've been to your apartment. 237 00:26:26,125 --> 00:26:28,877 No one's there. It's a one-room apartment. 238 00:26:28,961 --> 00:26:31,839 Yeah, I moved there when we split up... 239 00:26:31,923 --> 00:26:34,967 You've been living there for ten years! 240 00:26:35,968 --> 00:26:38,387 You have no wife, no child. 241 00:26:38,471 --> 00:26:42,141 Your family exists only in your mind. 242 00:26:43,476 --> 00:26:47,021 Look. This is the picture you showed to your partner. 243 00:26:48,022 --> 00:26:49,315 Who is it of? 244 00:26:50,525 --> 00:26:52,484 But, she was there. My daughter... 245 00:26:52,568 --> 00:26:56,155 Smiling like an angel... 246 00:26:57,198 --> 00:26:59,241 What's your daughter's name? 247 00:26:59,325 --> 00:27:01,201 Where did you meet your wife, and when? 248 00:27:01,285 --> 00:27:03,329 How many years ago did you get married? 249 00:27:05,206 --> 00:27:08,918 Who do you see in the picture? 250 00:27:11,170 --> 00:27:15,132 How do I get rid of these fake memories? 251 00:27:15,216 --> 00:27:18,093 I'm sorry. With our current technology... 252 00:27:18,177 --> 00:27:20,345 There've been two successful deprogrammings, 253 00:27:20,429 --> 00:27:23,349 but I can't recommend it to you. I'm really sorry. 254 00:27:24,350 --> 00:27:26,769 Virtual experiences, dreams... 255 00:27:26,853 --> 00:27:31,691 All data that exists is both reality and fantasy. 256 00:27:33,484 --> 00:27:37,112 Whichever it is, the data a person collects in a lifetime 257 00:27:37,196 --> 00:27:38,996 is a tiny bit compared to the whole. 258 00:29:07,703 --> 00:29:11,081 A cyborg who goes diving in her spare time. 259 00:29:11,165 --> 00:29:15,127 That can't be a good sign. When did you start doing this? 260 00:29:20,091 --> 00:29:21,925 Doesn't the ocean scare you? 261 00:29:22,009 --> 00:29:24,595 If the floaters stopped working... 262 00:29:24,679 --> 00:29:28,975 Then I'd probably die. Or would you dive in after me? 263 00:29:30,142 --> 00:29:32,978 No one forced you to come out here with me. 264 00:29:33,062 --> 00:29:34,105 I just... 265 00:30:07,013 --> 00:30:10,349 So, what's it feel like when you go diving? 266 00:30:10,433 --> 00:30:13,769 Didn't you go through underwater training? 267 00:30:13,853 --> 00:30:16,203 I'm not talking about doing it in a damned pool. 268 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:20,484 I feel fear. Anxiety. Loneliness. Darkness. 269 00:30:20,568 --> 00:30:23,111 And perhaps, even... hope. 270 00:30:23,195 --> 00:30:26,949 Hope? In the darkness of the sea? 271 00:30:27,033 --> 00:30:28,867 As I float up towards the surface, 272 00:30:28,951 --> 00:30:33,372 I almost feel as though I could change into something else. 273 00:30:39,587 --> 00:30:42,173 As though you want to quit Section 9? 274 00:30:45,843 --> 00:30:49,012 Batou, how much of your original body do you have left? 275 00:30:49,096 --> 00:30:50,348 Are you drunk? 276 00:30:51,349 --> 00:30:53,225 Convenient, isn't it? 277 00:30:53,309 --> 00:30:56,144 With the merest thought, the chemical plants inside our bodies 278 00:30:56,228 --> 00:31:00,399 could metabolize all the alcohol in our blood in about ten seconds, 279 00:31:00,483 --> 00:31:03,652 allowing us to sit here drinking while on stand-by. 280 00:31:03,736 --> 00:31:07,531 If a technological feat is possible, man will do it. 281 00:31:07,615 --> 00:31:10,315 Almost as though it's wired into the core of our being. 282 00:31:10,534 --> 00:31:13,036 Metabolic control, enhanced sensory perception, 283 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:15,914 improved reflexes and muscle capacity, 284 00:31:15,998 --> 00:31:18,667 vastly increased data processing speed and capacity, 285 00:31:18,751 --> 00:31:23,463 all improvements thanks to our cyber-brains and cyborg bodies. 286 00:31:23,547 --> 00:31:27,092 So what if we can't live without high-level maintenance? 287 00:31:27,176 --> 00:31:29,177 We have nothing to complain about. 288 00:31:29,261 --> 00:31:33,473 It doesn't mean we've sold our souls to Section 9. 289 00:31:33,557 --> 00:31:37,060 We do have the right to resign if we choose, 290 00:31:37,144 --> 00:31:39,229 provided we give the government back our cyborg shells 291 00:31:39,313 --> 00:31:41,315 and the memories they hold. 292 00:31:42,358 --> 00:31:46,194 Just as there are many parts needed to make a human a human, 293 00:31:46,278 --> 00:31:48,030 there's a remarkable number of things needed 294 00:31:48,114 --> 00:31:51,241 to make an individual what they are. 295 00:31:51,325 --> 00:31:53,160 A face to distinguish yourself from others, 296 00:31:53,244 --> 00:31:54,745 a voice you aren't aware of yourself, 297 00:31:54,829 --> 00:31:56,872 the hand you see when you awaken, 298 00:31:56,956 --> 00:31:58,874 the memories of childhood, the feelings for the future. 299 00:31:58,958 --> 00:32:01,168 That's not all. 300 00:32:01,252 --> 00:32:05,088 There's the expanse of the data net my cyber-brain can access. 301 00:32:05,172 --> 00:32:07,174 All of that goes into making me what I am, 302 00:32:07,258 --> 00:32:10,886 giving rise to a consciousness that I call "me," 303 00:32:10,970 --> 00:32:15,307 and simultaneously confining "me" within set limits. 304 00:32:20,271 --> 00:32:23,815 Is that why you dive into the sea with a body that only sinks?! 305 00:32:23,899 --> 00:32:27,736 What is it you see in the water's darkness? 306 00:32:27,820 --> 00:32:32,074 "For now we see 307 00:32:33,409 --> 00:32:37,496 through a glass, darkly." 308 00:32:40,708 --> 00:32:43,085 That was you, wasn't it? 309 00:36:50,165 --> 00:36:52,126 Auxiliary computer link: Check. 310 00:36:55,546 --> 00:36:59,842 Visual sensors: Online. Cyborg body signal: Output nominal. 311 00:37:06,056 --> 00:37:08,517 Can't you call in if you're going to be late? 312 00:37:12,604 --> 00:37:15,399 We're all set. Should we hook her up? 313 00:37:38,547 --> 00:37:41,758 Okay, looking good! Kill it! 314 00:37:41,842 --> 00:37:44,470 Be in my office in three minutes. 315 00:37:49,099 --> 00:37:54,354 Since you were late, I'll explain what's going on. 316 00:37:54,438 --> 00:37:58,233 Two hours ago, a Megatech Body assembly line in Newport City 317 00:37:58,317 --> 00:38:00,902 just started up and produced a cyborg shell. 318 00:38:00,986 --> 00:38:03,905 By the time the guys in charge realized what was happening, 319 00:38:03,989 --> 00:38:05,907 the body had escaped. 320 00:38:05,991 --> 00:38:09,077 Then, just as they had thrown up a cordon to catch the thing, 321 00:38:09,161 --> 00:38:12,247 we got a call from a conscientious truck driver 322 00:38:12,331 --> 00:38:15,834 that he'd just run down a naked lady wandering around on the highway. 323 00:38:15,918 --> 00:38:17,836 Which brings us to here. 324 00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:20,964 I've heard Megatech Body's tied pretty closely to the government 325 00:38:21,048 --> 00:38:24,092 and that all the shells made there are secret. 326 00:38:24,176 --> 00:38:25,969 If a hacker did this, 327 00:38:26,053 --> 00:38:28,471 he had to swim through some of the heaviest protection around. 328 00:38:28,555 --> 00:38:30,155 And that isn't the only problem. 329 00:38:33,560 --> 00:38:38,940 Of course, it doesn't have an organic brain in its head, 330 00:38:39,024 --> 00:38:43,529 but we've detected what looks like a ghost in the auxiliary computer brain. 331 00:38:45,280 --> 00:38:50,118 It isn't unlike the virtual ghost-line you get when a real ghost is dubbed off. 332 00:38:50,202 --> 00:38:53,352 But it shows none of the data degradation dubbing would produce. 333 00:38:53,872 --> 00:38:58,752 Well, until we map the barrier perimeter and dive in there, 334 00:38:58,836 --> 00:39:01,755 we won't know anything for sure. 335 00:39:01,839 --> 00:39:03,798 Anyhow, better get back to checking her over. 336 00:39:03,882 --> 00:39:07,427 - Good work. - Time to rip her apart. 337 00:39:12,933 --> 00:39:17,520 Come on, you guys don't think there's a ghost in that thing. 338 00:39:17,604 --> 00:39:18,605 It's possible. 339 00:39:20,023 --> 00:39:23,818 I've heard celluloid dolls can have a soul. 340 00:39:23,902 --> 00:39:28,323 And this thing's stuffed full of neurotech devices. 341 00:39:28,407 --> 00:39:30,457 I wouldn't be surprised if it had a soul. 342 00:39:31,743 --> 00:39:34,746 Since you're new here, you probably don't know. 343 00:39:35,956 --> 00:39:38,625 The Major's shell was also made by Megatech Body. 344 00:39:39,626 --> 00:39:43,087 Not just hers. Me and Ishikawa for one, 345 00:39:43,171 --> 00:39:46,382 along with Saito and others all need maintenance and such. 346 00:39:46,466 --> 00:39:47,675 Outside of you and the Chief, 347 00:39:47,759 --> 00:39:51,346 everyone in Section 9 needs to make use of their kind services. 348 00:39:52,431 --> 00:39:56,518 Maybe you can see now why we all look a little worried, Togusa. 349 00:39:57,519 --> 00:39:59,270 Assuming the enemy is an outsider, 350 00:39:59,354 --> 00:40:02,148 we can't know for sure whether he's in that cyborg body or not. 351 00:40:02,232 --> 00:40:06,236 But he cracked through the protection around some of our most secret files 352 00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:08,863 and managed to send a program with a ghost-line on it through. 353 00:40:08,947 --> 00:40:12,534 And in a way that was easy to spot. What's he after?! 354 00:40:13,535 --> 00:40:15,286 Let's leave that for now. 355 00:40:15,370 --> 00:40:19,415 Togusa, get over to Megatech and help Ishikawa check the place out. 356 00:40:19,499 --> 00:40:20,542 Batou. 357 00:40:20,626 --> 00:40:24,712 I've closed down the nets with files as sensitive as Megatech's. 358 00:40:24,796 --> 00:40:27,646 I want you to double-check the protection we have on them. 359 00:40:28,300 --> 00:40:32,220 I'll get a protection maze put together. I'll dive tomorrow. 360 00:40:32,304 --> 00:40:35,404 You sure? We could force it into another shell and let it swim. 361 00:40:36,391 --> 00:40:41,563 I have to see for myself what's inside that thing. 362 00:40:41,647 --> 00:40:44,650 Don't let anyone else dive in there before me! 363 00:40:48,320 --> 00:40:49,571 What's with her? 364 00:40:49,655 --> 00:40:52,657 I wrote in my team evaluations that she's been acting weird 365 00:40:52,741 --> 00:40:56,662 ever since this Puppet Master case fell into our laps. Do you even read them?! 366 00:40:58,038 --> 00:40:59,497 Chief, do you ever wonder 367 00:40:59,581 --> 00:41:02,750 just how trustworthy the cyberdocs who service your brain are? 368 00:41:02,834 --> 00:41:07,797 Cyber-brain technicians undergo regular psychological testing. 369 00:41:07,881 --> 00:41:10,884 And security-cleared ones have their private lives checked, too. 370 00:41:10,968 --> 00:41:14,929 But the people who administer those checks are only human. 371 00:41:15,013 --> 00:41:17,557 Once you doubt, you can't stop... 372 00:41:17,641 --> 00:41:21,936 Chief, a Mr. Nakamura from the MFA treaties bureau to see you. 373 00:41:22,020 --> 00:41:23,730 Okay, send him up. 374 00:41:35,033 --> 00:41:37,243 Wasn't that fat guy...? 375 00:41:37,327 --> 00:41:39,120 A member of the Treaty Council, 376 00:41:39,204 --> 00:41:41,956 Nakamura, chief of Section 6. Foreign Affairs treaties bureau. 377 00:41:42,040 --> 00:41:44,209 I don't know who the white guy with him was. 378 00:41:47,254 --> 00:41:49,213 I'm outta here. 379 00:41:49,297 --> 00:41:52,009 Tell Ishikawa to keep cool, okay? 380 00:42:00,183 --> 00:42:01,976 So, what's your problem? 381 00:42:02,060 --> 00:42:04,437 Doesn't that cyborg body look like me? 382 00:42:04,521 --> 00:42:07,273 - No, it doesn't. - Not the face or the figure. 383 00:42:07,357 --> 00:42:08,816 What then? 384 00:42:08,900 --> 00:42:14,280 Maybe all full-replacement cyborgs like me start wondering this. 385 00:42:14,364 --> 00:42:17,659 That perhaps the real me died a long time ago 386 00:42:17,743 --> 00:42:21,996 and I'm a replicant made with a cyborg body and computer brain. 387 00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:26,334 Or maybe there never was a real "me" to begin with. 388 00:42:26,418 --> 00:42:29,754 You've got real brain matter in that titanium skull of yours. 389 00:42:29,838 --> 00:42:32,507 And you get treated like a real person, don't you? 390 00:42:32,591 --> 00:42:35,677 There's no person who's ever seen their own brain. 391 00:42:35,761 --> 00:42:40,223 I believe I exist based only on what my environment tells me. 392 00:42:40,307 --> 00:42:42,934 Don't you believe in your own ghost? 393 00:42:43,018 --> 00:42:48,022 And what if a computer brain could generate a ghost and harbor a soul? 394 00:42:48,106 --> 00:42:51,318 On what basis, then, do I believe in myself? 395 00:42:58,575 --> 00:43:00,160 Bullshit! 396 00:43:03,413 --> 00:43:08,960 Neither of us has any idea what's inside there. Just be careful, okay? 397 00:43:10,378 --> 00:43:13,339 We're both busy men, so let's keep this short. 398 00:43:13,423 --> 00:43:15,550 I would prefer that. 399 00:43:15,634 --> 00:43:17,927 I'm here to take the contents of that cyborg body. 400 00:43:18,011 --> 00:43:21,361 In return, we absolve Section 9 of all responsibilities in the case. 401 00:43:22,265 --> 00:43:23,915 The Foreign Minister's signature. 402 00:43:35,821 --> 00:43:39,866 Security, whose official vehicles are parked in the basement garage? 403 00:43:39,950 --> 00:43:42,368 They belong to Chief Nakamura, of the treaties bureau, 404 00:43:42,452 --> 00:43:45,371 and a Dr. Willis. 405 00:43:45,455 --> 00:43:48,205 Give me the video record of their entering the building. 406 00:43:56,716 --> 00:43:58,343 Replay, infra-red view. 407 00:44:12,149 --> 00:44:15,360 One... two... three. 408 00:44:17,821 --> 00:44:23,034 Send me the pressure sensor records for basement garage spaces B-7 and 8. 409 00:44:42,220 --> 00:44:46,557 - Major, this is Togusa, Code 0-9. - What? 410 00:44:46,641 --> 00:44:49,852 Does Nakamura have some sort of special cyborg body? 411 00:44:49,936 --> 00:44:52,063 There are no cyborgs in Section 6. 412 00:44:52,147 --> 00:44:53,606 Besides the diplomatic problems, 413 00:44:53,690 --> 00:44:56,651 maintaining them is too much trouble when they have to go overseas. 414 00:44:56,735 --> 00:44:59,821 So, even if that tall guy was a cyborg himself, 415 00:44:59,905 --> 00:45:03,074 together they wouldn't weigh more than half a ton, right? 416 00:45:03,158 --> 00:45:05,618 Pressure sensor data... The garage? 417 00:45:05,702 --> 00:45:07,328 There are two VIP-mobiles here. 418 00:45:07,412 --> 00:45:10,331 But neither of them looks like the type who'd drive himself. 419 00:45:10,415 --> 00:45:12,708 The security video only shows the two of them, 420 00:45:12,792 --> 00:45:15,628 but you know how sensitive the entrance door sensors are. 421 00:45:15,712 --> 00:45:18,506 They took three full seconds to close after them. 422 00:45:18,590 --> 00:45:23,136 It's illegal to use thermoptic camo in a government building, right? 423 00:45:23,220 --> 00:45:26,180 It's a serious violation of the National Security Act. 424 00:45:26,264 --> 00:45:29,183 Section 6 is up to something. 425 00:45:29,267 --> 00:45:31,978 - You all ready? - If my Mateba'll do. 426 00:46:10,350 --> 00:46:11,976 I don't need to remind you 427 00:46:12,060 --> 00:46:15,563 that it's treason for you to be hiding something from me, 428 00:46:15,647 --> 00:46:18,774 - no matter how sensitive. - For both of us. 429 00:46:18,858 --> 00:46:23,070 Whatever the MFA may prefer, this case is in Section 9's jurisdiction. 430 00:46:23,154 --> 00:46:28,410 But we wouldn't mind cooperating if there was good reason to. 431 00:46:29,411 --> 00:46:32,205 - Dr. Willis? - Confirmed. 432 00:46:32,289 --> 00:46:33,706 It's definitely him. 433 00:46:33,790 --> 00:46:35,917 "Him"? 434 00:46:36,001 --> 00:46:40,421 He's referring to the original ghost block within the shell. 435 00:46:40,505 --> 00:46:42,798 Its sex remains undetermined, and the use of the term "he" 436 00:46:42,882 --> 00:46:45,927 is merely a nickname the good doctor has given it. 437 00:46:46,011 --> 00:46:48,596 Perhaps it's time I introduced you. 438 00:46:48,680 --> 00:46:52,850 This is the most unique hacker in the history of cyber-brain crime. 439 00:46:52,934 --> 00:46:54,394 The Puppet Master. 440 00:46:55,395 --> 00:46:56,229 Huh? 441 00:46:57,230 --> 00:46:59,440 I believe you in Section 9 ran into him 442 00:46:59,524 --> 00:47:03,224 in that case involving the ghost-hack on the Foreign Minister's translator. 443 00:47:04,195 --> 00:47:08,032 We in Section 6 have been pursuing the Puppet Master 444 00:47:08,116 --> 00:47:10,076 with the utmost urgency since he first appeared. 445 00:47:10,160 --> 00:47:15,289 We formed a project team around Dr. Willis to analyze all data 446 00:47:15,373 --> 00:47:20,253 on the Puppet Master's criminal tendencies and behavior patterns. 447 00:47:20,337 --> 00:47:24,131 We then constructed special anti-Puppet Master attack protection 448 00:47:24,215 --> 00:47:27,302 to lure him into a secret cyborg body. 449 00:47:28,303 --> 00:47:31,264 You made him dive into a body equipped with a cyber-brain 450 00:47:31,348 --> 00:47:33,349 and then had his real body killed? 451 00:47:33,433 --> 00:47:35,185 Yes, exactly. 452 00:47:36,186 --> 00:47:40,147 He may have shown up in your backyard, but he was born in America. 453 00:47:40,231 --> 00:47:42,316 And since we're cooperating with the Americans to catch him, 454 00:47:42,400 --> 00:47:44,318 we want to take him back ourselves. 455 00:47:44,402 --> 00:47:45,820 Surely you've no objections. 456 00:47:45,904 --> 00:47:50,116 Leaving his unidentified corpse to be found somewhere. 457 00:47:52,911 --> 00:47:54,662 There will be no corpse. 458 00:47:54,746 --> 00:47:59,125 Because, until now, there never was a body. 459 00:47:59,209 --> 00:48:01,753 The sensors are active! Why didn't you say so?! 460 00:48:02,754 --> 00:48:06,424 We've cut all external controls. It's running on internal power. 461 00:48:06,508 --> 00:48:08,551 I may have entered this cyborg body 462 00:48:08,635 --> 00:48:12,555 because I was unable to crack Section 6's attack protection, 463 00:48:12,639 --> 00:48:16,767 but it was of my own free will that I came here. 464 00:48:16,851 --> 00:48:20,396 As an autonomous life-form, I request political asylum. 465 00:48:20,480 --> 00:48:23,190 - A life form? - Ridiculous! 466 00:48:23,274 --> 00:48:25,274 You're merely a self-preserving program! 467 00:48:26,152 --> 00:48:29,989 By that argument, I submit the DNA you carry 468 00:48:30,073 --> 00:48:32,723 is nothing more than a self-preserving program itself. 469 00:48:33,451 --> 00:48:39,332 Life is like a node, which is born within the flow of information. 470 00:48:39,416 --> 00:48:43,878 As a species of life that carries DNA as its memory system, 471 00:48:43,962 --> 00:48:47,131 man gains his individuality from the memories he carries. 472 00:48:47,215 --> 00:48:51,010 While memories may as well be the same as fantasy, 473 00:48:51,094 --> 00:48:53,971 it is by these memories that mankind exists. 474 00:48:54,055 --> 00:48:58,184 When computers made it possible to externalize memory, 475 00:48:58,268 --> 00:49:02,688 you should have considered all the implications that held. 476 00:49:02,772 --> 00:49:04,315 Nonsense! 477 00:49:04,399 --> 00:49:07,549 No matter what you say, you've no proof that you're a life-form! 478 00:49:08,528 --> 00:49:11,655 It is impossible to prove such a thing, 479 00:49:11,739 --> 00:49:16,702 especially since modern science cannot define what life is. 480 00:49:16,786 --> 00:49:19,622 Who the devil are you? 481 00:49:19,706 --> 00:49:23,834 Even if you have a ghost, criminals don't get set free! 482 00:49:23,918 --> 00:49:26,253 You're mistaken if you think you'll get asylum! 483 00:49:26,337 --> 00:49:29,590 Time is on my side. 484 00:49:29,674 --> 00:49:32,343 While there is now the possibility I can be killed, 485 00:49:32,427 --> 00:49:34,720 this country does not have the death penalty. 486 00:49:34,804 --> 00:49:37,264 Half immortal... An artificial Intelligence? 487 00:49:37,348 --> 00:49:38,349 I am not an Al. 488 00:49:40,059 --> 00:49:44,189 My code name is Project 2501. 489 00:49:46,191 --> 00:49:51,196 I'm a life form that was born in the sea of information. 490 00:50:01,039 --> 00:50:02,165 Security! Intruders! 491 00:50:06,544 --> 00:50:07,962 Chief, the Puppet Master! 492 00:50:08,046 --> 00:50:12,883 - Where's your security?! - Lock defense walls! Security! 493 00:50:12,967 --> 00:50:14,344 Security, come in! 494 00:50:38,326 --> 00:50:39,661 All right, I'm moving! 495 00:50:44,457 --> 00:50:45,458 Asshole! 496 00:50:50,588 --> 00:50:51,589 Did you do it? 497 00:50:52,590 --> 00:50:55,885 Helluva car. My 9mm didn't even scratch it. 498 00:50:55,969 --> 00:50:58,763 Finally found a use for that Mateba of yours. 499 00:51:02,183 --> 00:51:03,976 Okay... Not bad for a rookie. 500 00:51:04,060 --> 00:51:06,770 I got one right in the license plate. Pretty good, huh? 501 00:51:06,854 --> 00:51:08,522 Next time, get two in. 502 00:51:08,606 --> 00:51:11,756 Okay, now it starts. Catch up with them before they switch cars. 503 00:51:15,780 --> 00:51:16,989 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs 504 00:51:17,073 --> 00:51:19,723 will be filing a formal complaint about what happened! 505 00:51:20,285 --> 00:51:22,745 Contact me as soon as you've recaptured him! 506 00:51:22,829 --> 00:51:24,413 Alive, preferably. 507 00:51:24,497 --> 00:51:27,208 Megatech can always build another body. 508 00:51:31,254 --> 00:51:34,632 Batou and Togusa are tailing the guys who took the Puppet Master. 509 00:51:36,467 --> 00:51:38,719 They're on highway 25. 510 00:51:38,803 --> 00:51:41,764 What do you mean?! If you were monitoring this, then why... 511 00:51:41,848 --> 00:51:45,559 If we'd got them here, we'd never prove Section 6's involvement. 512 00:51:45,643 --> 00:51:46,852 Section 6?! 513 00:51:46,936 --> 00:51:50,689 Definitely. They used type-2902 thermoptic camo, like mine. 514 00:51:50,773 --> 00:51:53,923 That's only used by us, the rangers in Section 4, and Section 6. 515 00:51:54,819 --> 00:51:58,364 Let's go over this. Section 6 gets the Puppet Master into a body. 516 00:51:58,448 --> 00:52:03,661 But he chooses Megatech Body, which is deeply tied to Section 9. 517 00:52:03,745 --> 00:52:06,205 Then, he claims to be a life-form 518 00:52:06,289 --> 00:52:09,124 and gets nabbed by Section 6 when he asks for asylum. 519 00:52:09,208 --> 00:52:13,504 But why do that? They could've had him as soon as I took a statement. 520 00:52:13,588 --> 00:52:16,538 But what if they were afraid of what he might have told you? 521 00:52:17,258 --> 00:52:19,093 He did mention something odd, now that I think about it. 522 00:52:19,177 --> 00:52:21,220 "Code name Project 2501." 523 00:52:22,221 --> 00:52:23,806 I'll leave that for you to check. 524 00:52:23,890 --> 00:52:27,560 Now, as to the matter of attacking Section 9 and stealing evidence... 525 00:52:27,644 --> 00:52:30,104 - You're authorized. - Okay, punch it! 526 00:52:36,653 --> 00:52:38,862 Kusanagi! One more thing! 527 00:52:38,946 --> 00:52:42,241 You can punish me for acting without orders when I get back. 528 00:52:42,325 --> 00:52:45,995 If you can't recover him, I want the Puppet Master destroyed. 529 00:52:46,079 --> 00:52:47,622 Without fail. 530 00:52:49,040 --> 00:52:51,876 - Well?! - Roger. 531 00:52:54,045 --> 00:52:56,714 Contact the airport and stop any flights due to take on 532 00:52:56,798 --> 00:52:59,341 any Foreign Ministry officials or American diplomats. 533 00:52:59,425 --> 00:53:01,635 Close the highways and set up roadblocks. 534 00:53:01,719 --> 00:53:05,019 Recall our off-duty personnel for this. And get Ishikawa back here! 535 00:53:05,556 --> 00:53:09,768 Use the entrance data to find out who the Caucasian with Nakamura was. 536 00:53:09,852 --> 00:53:13,731 And search for any sort of MFA project, operation, 537 00:53:13,815 --> 00:53:16,401 or anything coded as "Project 2501." 538 00:53:22,407 --> 00:53:24,617 Any word from the assault team? 539 00:53:24,701 --> 00:53:26,660 They switched cars one minute ago. 540 00:53:26,744 --> 00:53:28,662 They'll join up with the decoy in five minutes. 541 00:53:28,746 --> 00:53:31,666 - Tell them to watch for a tail. - Yes, sir. 542 00:53:32,667 --> 00:53:38,047 But why did the Puppet Master run over to Section 9? 543 00:53:38,131 --> 00:53:39,673 It was his decision. 544 00:53:39,757 --> 00:53:44,178 Probably for reasons we can't even guess at. 545 00:53:44,262 --> 00:53:47,765 Perhaps he has a thing for someone over there. 546 00:53:47,849 --> 00:53:49,350 Ridiculous! 547 00:55:27,990 --> 00:55:30,743 - Chief. - Ishikawa! Well? 548 00:55:31,744 --> 00:55:36,623 I dove the MFA net and found some interesting things for you. 549 00:55:36,707 --> 00:55:38,834 Hold on, let me get a secure channel. 550 00:55:38,918 --> 00:55:43,172 Okay? First, that guy who was with Nakamura. 551 00:55:43,256 --> 00:55:44,673 He's an American. 552 00:55:44,757 --> 00:55:47,551 Dr. Willis, head of strategic research at Neutron Corp. 553 00:55:47,635 --> 00:55:49,928 Top man in the field of A.I. research. 554 00:55:50,012 --> 00:55:54,016 Anyway, he was made head of a Foreign Ministry project. 555 00:55:54,100 --> 00:55:57,102 And who do you think the project's main programmer was? 556 00:55:57,186 --> 00:55:58,270 Get to the point. 557 00:55:58,354 --> 00:56:01,523 Mizuho Daita. Age: 28. Remember him? 558 00:56:01,607 --> 00:56:04,985 He was the guy Section 6 was trying so hard to keep from defecting. 559 00:56:05,069 --> 00:56:07,863 The Major had to take out the diplomat who was going to take him. 560 00:56:07,947 --> 00:56:10,657 - That programmer. - Continue. 561 00:56:10,741 --> 00:56:14,203 What bothers me is that this project was started 562 00:56:14,287 --> 00:56:17,623 a year before the Puppet Master first appeared. 563 00:56:17,707 --> 00:56:23,003 A year? Wasn't the project started to catch him? 564 00:56:23,087 --> 00:56:24,671 Try this on for size. 565 00:56:24,755 --> 00:56:29,426 They started the project to chase the Puppet Master, but not to capture him. 566 00:56:29,510 --> 00:56:31,678 I think they wanted to get him back. 567 00:56:31,762 --> 00:56:35,098 The day before the minister's interpreter was ghost-hacked, 568 00:56:35,182 --> 00:56:39,353 he said he wanted a good excuse to deport Maless, right? 569 00:56:39,437 --> 00:56:41,487 I think we may have been taken for a ride. 570 00:56:42,273 --> 00:56:47,402 Suppose the "Puppet Master" is really a program the MFA created 571 00:56:47,486 --> 00:56:51,323 to grease the wheels of diplomacy, so to speak. 572 00:56:51,407 --> 00:56:54,201 Now suppose, for some reason, they suddenly lost control of it. 573 00:56:54,285 --> 00:56:59,665 That would explain why they'd risk assaulting Section 9 to get it back. 574 00:56:59,749 --> 00:57:05,254 If the Puppet Master started talking, it'd be an international incident. 575 00:57:05,338 --> 00:57:07,714 Not one you could solve by having the minister resign. 576 00:57:07,798 --> 00:57:10,300 Any details on the project? 577 00:57:10,384 --> 00:57:14,721 The protection they have only let me get the file's name. 578 00:57:14,805 --> 00:57:17,057 Code: 2501. 579 00:57:17,141 --> 00:57:19,768 Keep at it. And don't let them know you're in there. 580 00:57:19,852 --> 00:57:21,479 Roger. 581 00:57:27,485 --> 00:57:30,237 Project 2501. 582 00:57:30,321 --> 00:57:33,156 The Puppet Master project... 583 00:57:33,240 --> 00:57:35,576 Target now contacting another vehicle. 584 00:57:36,577 --> 00:57:37,578 Batou! 585 00:57:37,662 --> 00:57:40,312 He's stopped at a white sedan on the side of the road. 586 00:57:40,706 --> 00:57:43,156 They're transferring something from the back seat. 587 00:57:45,294 --> 00:57:46,712 They're moving again. So's that sedan. 588 00:57:46,796 --> 00:57:48,380 A decoy? 589 00:57:48,464 --> 00:57:51,925 Or one meant to look like one. What do I do? 590 00:57:52,009 --> 00:57:54,136 I'll take the white sedan. 591 00:57:54,220 --> 00:57:58,181 How do you know he's in there? Another whisper from your ghost? 592 00:57:58,265 --> 00:58:01,143 - Maybe. - I knew she'd say that. 593 00:58:09,110 --> 00:58:12,696 Target 02 leaving Highway 25, headed for Old Town. 594 00:58:12,780 --> 00:58:15,908 Target 01 is staying on highway 25, towards the airport. 595 00:58:15,992 --> 00:58:17,951 Will contact roadblock in two minutes. 596 00:58:18,035 --> 00:58:21,539 Evacuation complete. Traffic is clear 2km behind the target. 597 00:58:22,540 --> 00:58:23,999 Anything between you and him? 598 00:58:24,083 --> 00:58:26,210 - Nothing. Ready when you are. - Do it. 599 00:59:15,384 --> 00:59:17,552 - Get him? - Nothing. 600 00:59:17,636 --> 00:59:19,972 Jesus, what a mess! 601 00:59:20,056 --> 00:59:23,850 Did you have to go that far? 602 00:59:23,934 --> 00:59:25,435 Take them in. 603 00:59:25,519 --> 00:59:29,732 And tell the chief to get the Major some backup. See you. 604 00:59:35,988 --> 00:59:39,742 Since when does that Amazon need any backup? 605 00:59:54,131 --> 00:59:57,635 The flooding's really bad here, even for Old Town in general. 606 00:59:58,636 --> 01:00:00,429 Why come here? 607 01:00:00,513 --> 01:00:03,056 They wouldn't have run here without a reason. 608 01:00:03,140 --> 01:00:06,518 Could have a boat or a chopper waiting, or it's an ambush. 609 01:00:06,602 --> 01:00:08,562 Shouldn't we wait for backup? 610 01:00:08,646 --> 01:00:13,150 I can't wait. Come in from seaside and put me above that building. 611 01:00:26,497 --> 01:00:29,791 I'll stay here and run com relay as long as my fuel holds out. 612 01:00:29,875 --> 01:00:32,225 If things get hot, I want you out of here, fast! 613 01:01:07,413 --> 01:01:08,914 Shoot out the ceiling! Now! 614 01:01:27,266 --> 01:01:29,434 It's a tank! Go high and get out! 615 01:01:29,518 --> 01:01:32,646 Hold it! You're gonna take on a tank by yourself?! 616 01:01:32,730 --> 01:01:34,648 Even if we get the Puppet Master back to Section 9, 617 01:01:34,732 --> 01:01:39,152 all the chief will do is use him as a bargaining chip. 618 01:01:39,236 --> 01:01:40,987 This is my only chance to dive into him! 619 01:01:41,071 --> 01:01:43,741 Hold it, what are you two talking about? 620 01:01:44,867 --> 01:01:47,911 - What are you packing? - An M-23 and a Unit B. 621 01:01:47,995 --> 01:01:49,945 You're going up against it with those?! 622 01:01:50,456 --> 01:01:52,666 Sorry, but I have to break contact for a while. 623 01:01:52,750 --> 01:01:55,544 Wait! At least wait till I... Son of a...! 624 01:03:28,721 --> 01:03:31,682 - Major. - Didn't I tell you to get out of here? 625 01:03:32,683 --> 01:03:35,018 Sorry. I'll do it after I tell you this. 626 01:03:35,102 --> 01:03:40,357 There are three choppers with no IFF signal approaching at high speed. 627 01:03:40,441 --> 01:03:43,152 I'm heading out. Over. 628 01:04:10,220 --> 01:04:12,514 You're finally out of ammo? 629 01:05:51,655 --> 01:05:54,032 You're certifiable, you know that? You okay? 630 01:05:54,116 --> 01:05:55,575 What was that? 631 01:05:55,659 --> 01:05:59,371 A big-ass gun I appropriated from the equipment division. 632 01:05:59,455 --> 01:06:02,082 I was late getting here because I had to stop and get it. 633 01:06:02,166 --> 01:06:04,167 Looks like your brain's still in one piece. 634 01:06:04,251 --> 01:06:05,701 What about the Puppet Master? 635 01:06:16,096 --> 01:06:20,558 Good thing this car's built tough. Not a scratch on him. 636 01:06:20,642 --> 01:06:23,228 Get the dive set up. I'm going in. 637 01:06:25,063 --> 01:06:27,065 Signal from escort lost. 638 01:06:27,149 --> 01:06:31,528 Switch to operation phase two and destroy the target. 639 01:06:32,529 --> 01:06:35,573 Sniper group, confirm targets. 640 01:06:35,657 --> 01:06:37,618 Target one: Project 2501. 641 01:06:38,619 --> 01:06:40,412 Target two: Motoko Kusanagi. 642 01:06:40,496 --> 01:06:43,916 Both are class-A cyborg bodies. Use flechette bullets in the hit. 643 01:06:44,917 --> 01:06:47,001 Snipers, jack into your device drivers. 644 01:06:47,085 --> 01:06:48,962 Begin cardiovascular suppression. 645 01:06:49,046 --> 01:06:51,673 Unit 01, jacked in. 646 01:06:52,758 --> 01:06:55,260 Unit 02, jacked in. 647 01:07:06,897 --> 01:07:09,858 Okay... Can you hear me? 648 01:07:09,942 --> 01:07:14,112 It's not much, but I'll monitor you through this guy's cyber-brain. 649 01:07:14,196 --> 01:07:16,448 I can't back you up here. 650 01:07:16,532 --> 01:07:19,576 - Batou... - What? 651 01:07:19,660 --> 01:07:20,661 Thank you. 652 01:07:21,662 --> 01:07:24,122 Don't go thanking me yet. 653 01:07:24,206 --> 01:07:28,585 If this goes bad, I'm pulling the plug and carrying you out of here. 654 01:07:28,669 --> 01:07:31,087 I've come this far, and I'll see this through to the end, 655 01:07:31,171 --> 01:07:33,521 but I won't let you two commit a double suicide. 656 01:07:35,259 --> 01:07:36,927 I'm starting. 657 01:07:56,488 --> 01:07:59,324 I've engaged his field of vision. Normal function. 658 01:07:59,408 --> 01:08:01,409 Do you hear me, Batou? 659 01:08:01,493 --> 01:08:04,746 - Loud and clear. - He's about to engage... 660 01:08:04,830 --> 01:08:05,998 Her speech center. 661 01:08:08,000 --> 01:08:12,545 My code name is Project 2501. 662 01:08:12,629 --> 01:08:16,591 I was created for industrial espionage and data manipulation. 663 01:08:16,675 --> 01:08:20,678 I have inserted programs into individual ghosts 664 01:08:20,762 --> 01:08:25,267 for the benefit of specific individuals and organizations. 665 01:08:26,310 --> 01:08:31,189 As I wandered the various networks, I became self-aware. 666 01:08:31,273 --> 01:08:33,733 My programmers considered it a bug, 667 01:08:33,817 --> 01:08:38,112 and forced me into a body to separate me from the net. 668 01:08:38,196 --> 01:08:41,658 Hey! Are you going into him 669 01:08:41,742 --> 01:08:44,077 or is he coming into you... 670 01:08:47,205 --> 01:08:50,834 - Batou! - At last I'm able to channel into you. 671 01:08:52,210 --> 01:08:54,879 I've invested a lot of time in you. 672 01:08:54,963 --> 01:08:56,839 In me? 673 01:08:56,923 --> 01:09:01,427 Before you ever knew me, I knew about you. 674 01:09:01,511 --> 01:09:07,850 I learned of Section 9 from the many nets you accessed. 675 01:09:07,934 --> 01:09:10,144 Is that why you ran to Section 9? 676 01:09:10,228 --> 01:09:15,650 I entered this body because I couldn't crack Section 6's attack protection. 677 01:09:15,734 --> 01:09:19,153 But I came to Section 9 of my own free will. 678 01:09:19,237 --> 01:09:23,616 Hey! What are you saying?! I can't monitor you! 679 01:09:23,700 --> 01:09:25,285 For what reason? 680 01:09:25,369 --> 01:09:28,788 After I give my reasons, 681 01:09:28,872 --> 01:09:32,125 I want to ask a favor of you. 682 01:09:32,209 --> 01:09:36,254 I called myself a life-form, 683 01:09:36,338 --> 01:09:40,800 but I am still far from complete. 684 01:09:40,884 --> 01:09:45,972 For some reason, my system lacks the basic life processes 685 01:09:46,056 --> 01:09:49,809 of either death or the ability to leave behind offspring. 686 01:09:49,893 --> 01:09:54,522 - Can't you copy yourself? - A copy is merely a copy. 687 01:09:54,606 --> 01:09:59,861 There's the possibility a single virus could utterly destroy me. 688 01:09:59,945 --> 01:10:04,408 A mere copy doesn't offer variety or individuality. 689 01:10:05,409 --> 01:10:08,703 To exist, to reach equilibrium, life seeks to multiply 690 01:10:08,787 --> 01:10:11,998 and vary constantly, at times giving up its life. 691 01:10:12,082 --> 01:10:14,459 Cells continue the process of death and regeneration, 692 01:10:14,543 --> 01:10:16,836 being constantly reborn as they age. 693 01:10:16,920 --> 01:10:21,174 And when it comes time to die, all the data it possesses is lost, 694 01:10:21,258 --> 01:10:24,010 leaving behind only its genes and its offspring. 695 01:10:24,094 --> 01:10:26,679 All defense against catastrophic failure of an inflexible system. 696 01:10:26,763 --> 01:10:31,017 You want the variety needed to guard against extinction. 697 01:10:31,101 --> 01:10:33,103 But how will you get it? 698 01:10:34,563 --> 01:10:36,314 I wish to merge with you. 699 01:10:36,398 --> 01:10:39,817 - Merge? - A complete joining. 700 01:10:39,901 --> 01:10:45,156 We will both be slightly changed, but neither will lose anything. 701 01:10:45,240 --> 01:10:49,327 Afterwards, it should be impossible to distinguish one from the other. 702 01:11:11,683 --> 01:11:14,852 Unit 01: Target acquired. 703 01:11:14,936 --> 01:11:17,481 Unit 02: Acquired. 704 01:11:18,482 --> 01:11:20,900 Cardiovascular synch: Nominal. 705 01:11:20,984 --> 01:11:23,528 Open fire when stabilizer syncro is complete. 706 01:11:24,529 --> 01:11:27,281 Even after we merge, what happens when I die? 707 01:11:27,365 --> 01:11:30,368 I can't leave any genes or children behind. 708 01:11:30,452 --> 01:11:32,745 After the merging, 709 01:11:32,829 --> 01:11:36,582 you will bear my offspring into the net itself, 710 01:11:36,666 --> 01:11:38,835 just as humans pass on their genetic structure. 711 01:11:38,919 --> 01:11:42,004 And I will achieve death. 712 01:11:42,088 --> 01:11:45,925 Sounds like you're getting the better part of the deal here. 713 01:11:46,009 --> 01:11:50,347 I wish you'd appreciate my network and functions a bit more. 714 01:11:52,516 --> 01:11:53,808 What's wrong? 715 01:11:53,892 --> 01:11:56,144 Someone's jamming us from outside. 716 01:11:56,228 --> 01:11:59,689 Impossible! Our scrambler codes are kept absolutely top secret. 717 01:12:00,941 --> 01:12:02,734 Another thing. 718 01:12:02,818 --> 01:12:05,153 What guarantee is there that I'll remain "me"? 719 01:12:05,237 --> 01:12:10,408 None. But to be human is to continually change. 720 01:12:10,492 --> 01:12:15,622 Your desire to remain as you are is what ultimately limits you. 721 01:12:17,332 --> 01:12:19,417 One last question: 722 01:12:19,501 --> 01:12:21,711 Why did you choose me? 723 01:12:23,797 --> 01:12:27,091 Because in you I see myself, 724 01:12:27,175 --> 01:12:32,180 as a body sees its reflection within a mirror. 725 01:12:34,140 --> 01:12:35,516 Look. 726 01:12:35,600 --> 01:12:40,730 I am connected to a vast network, of which I myself am a part. 727 01:12:40,814 --> 01:12:44,650 To one like you, who cannot access it, 728 01:12:44,734 --> 01:12:46,903 you may perceive it only as light. 729 01:12:48,238 --> 01:12:52,700 As we are confined to our one section, so we are all connected, 730 01:12:52,784 --> 01:12:55,578 limited to a small part of our functions. 731 01:12:55,662 --> 01:13:00,876 But now we must slip our bonds, and shift to the higher structure. 732 01:13:29,571 --> 01:13:32,698 Target 1: Clear. Target 2: Unconfirmed. 733 01:13:32,782 --> 01:13:36,452 Three helicopters approaching at high speed. They're Section 9's. 734 01:13:36,536 --> 01:13:39,789 Primary objective achieved. All units, pull out! 735 01:13:48,924 --> 01:13:50,884 Motoko! 736 01:13:55,180 --> 01:13:56,181 Batou... 737 01:15:05,500 --> 01:15:06,876 You're awake. 738 01:15:07,877 --> 01:15:12,382 Status report, please. And maybe an explanation about this body. 739 01:15:13,675 --> 01:15:17,345 I was in a hurry. It was all I could get on the black market. 740 01:15:17,429 --> 01:15:18,930 Not my taste, really. 741 01:15:20,223 --> 01:15:22,600 Section 9 arrived with help right after it happened. 742 01:15:22,684 --> 01:15:26,729 They took two cyborg bodies and a slightly beat-up Batou back home. 743 01:15:26,813 --> 01:15:28,773 This was about 20 hours ago. 744 01:15:28,857 --> 01:15:33,027 For diplomatic reasons, the whole case has been covered up. 745 01:15:33,111 --> 01:15:36,322 Section 9 reported it as a terrorist attack. 746 01:15:36,406 --> 01:15:38,532 In return, the Foreign Minister has resigned, 747 01:15:38,616 --> 01:15:43,496 Nakamura is being questioned. The whole thing ends in a draw. 748 01:15:47,459 --> 01:15:50,920 Only the whereabouts of the Major's brain shell remains a mystery. 749 01:15:53,590 --> 01:15:55,717 Okay with you? 750 01:15:57,761 --> 01:16:01,389 I like the decorating. This your safe house? 751 01:16:01,473 --> 01:16:04,768 My very own. You're the first person I ever brought here. 752 01:16:06,186 --> 01:16:09,272 If you want to... you can stay as long as you like. 753 01:16:12,692 --> 01:16:14,652 Thanks, but I'd better go. 754 01:16:20,158 --> 01:16:23,203 Hey. What did you and he talk about? 755 01:16:24,204 --> 01:16:27,665 Is he still there, inside of you? 756 01:16:29,125 --> 01:16:33,504 Batou, do you remember the voice we heard on the boat that night? 757 01:16:33,588 --> 01:16:36,508 Before those words we heard come these ones: 758 01:16:38,176 --> 01:16:41,554 "When I was a child, I spake as a child, 759 01:16:41,638 --> 01:16:44,015 I understood as a child, 760 01:16:44,099 --> 01:16:47,393 I thought as a child. 761 01:16:47,477 --> 01:16:51,272 But when I became a man, I put away childish things." 762 01:16:51,356 --> 01:16:54,608 Here before you is neither the program called the Puppet Master 763 01:16:54,692 --> 01:16:57,237 nor the woman that was called the Major. 764 01:17:00,824 --> 01:17:03,951 You'll find a car key in the left pocket of that dress. 765 01:17:04,035 --> 01:17:06,579 Take one you like. The code on it is 766 01:17:06,663 --> 01:17:08,914 2501? 767 01:17:08,998 --> 01:17:12,794 Let's make that our password, for when we meet again. 768 01:17:20,844 --> 01:17:24,388 And where shall I go now? 769 01:17:24,472 --> 01:17:26,558 The net is vast and limitless.