Episode
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: C: The Inviting Bird will Chant; DECOY
Overview
The Laughing Man, having returned after a six-year absence, threatens to assassinate the Superintendent-General of the police. Aramaki, however, thinks it's a cover-up. He briefs Section 9 on the prime suspect, Nanao=A, an incredibly gifted programmer who developed the micro-machines that are currently the foundation of Serano Industries.
Details
- Series
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2002-12-01
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
C: The Inviting Bird will Chant; DECOY is Episode 5 in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. It aired on 2002-12-01. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 4: C: The Visual Device will Laugh; INTERCEPTER
While working late, Togusa gets a call from one of his colleagues from his days on the police force. It seems that he's uncovered something strange happening with the investigators in the Laughing Man Unit, a special task force formed to catch the infamous cyber criminal known only as the Laughing Man. But before he can meet with Togusa, he's killed in a car accident.
Episode 6: C: The Copycat will Dance; MEME
As Togusa and Bato track down Nanao, Motoko and Paz are attempting to protect the Superintendent-General at a press conference about the police misuse of interceptors. When the virus does hit, Motoko and Paz have to act fast to save the intended victim. Meanwhile, the road to Nanao=A hits a dead end.
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Episode 2: SA: Proof of Recklessness; TESTATION
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Episode 8: SA: The Fortunate Ones; MISSING HEARTS
Motoko's friend Courtin asks her to come to the hospital where she works. It seems a little girl just received a heart transplant, but the donor's family doesn't remember ever agreeing to donate the heart. When Motoko mentions this story to Aramaki, he tells them to determine if this is tied to a ring of black-market organ smugglers supposedly run by the mafia.
Episode 1: SA: Public Security Section 9; SECTION-9
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Episode 9: C: The Man Who Lurks in the Darkness of the Net; CHAT! CHAT! CHAT!
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Episode 10: SA: A Perfect Day for a Jungle Cruise; JUNGLE CRUISE
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Togusa goes undercover at a hospital for patients with Closed Cyberbrain Syndrome, a hospital completely cut off from communication with the outside world.
Episode 12: SA: Tachikoma Runaway, The Movie Director's Dream; ESCAPE FROM
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Episode 13: SA: Unequal Terrorist; NOT EQUAL
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