Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

After Cyborg Maj. Kusanagi and her Section 9 team jump into action to free hostages from a Tokyo Geisha house, they unmask a foreign minister's plot.

When a multi-ped tank guided by a hijacker goes wild, Kusanagi and Section 9 discover a mysterious connection to the tank's late designer.

Following a number of Jeri android suicides, Aramaki questions the Genesis plant manager, while Kusanagi uncovers the truth about the suicides.

Togusa's work turns personal when he must investigate the murder of his old friend Yamaguchi, a police detective within the Laughing Man task force.

As the Laughing Man case continues, Section 9 suspects the police of covering up high level corruption while Kusanagi uses an external memory device.

Section 9 must thwart a secret virus inserted by the Laughing Man into police units guarding the Superintendent-General's press conference.

After revolutionary leader Jarti survives several assassination attempts in Tokyo, Section 9 is called in to discover just how Jarti has eluded death.

When Kurutan becomes suspicious of the source of a heart transplant, she asks for help from Kusanagi, who is shaken by painful memories of her past.

In a Laughing Man chat room where Kusanagi exchanges facts and theories with others, she begins to question an older man who seems too knowledgeable.

Section 9 uncovers the real motivation of American CIA operatives who purportedly were sent to Tokyo to capture a naval officer turned serial killer.