All language subtitles for Ghost in the Shell (S.A.C) - S01 E05

Angely i demony kruzhili nado mnoj,
Angels and demons circle above me,

rassykhali ternii i vechnye puti.
through the thorns to the stars.

Ne znaet shast'je tol'ko tot,
Only those unable to perceive its call...

kto jevo zova ponjat' ne smog.
...do not know happiness.

Naljubuites', naljubuites'.
Watch in awe, watch in awe.

Aeria gloris, aeria gloris.

Naljubuites', naljubuites'.
Watch in awe, watch in awe.

Aeria gloris, aeria gloris.

I am calling, calling now,

spirits rise and falling.

Soboj ostat'sja dol'she.
To remain myself longer.

Calling, calling, in the depths of longing.

Soboj ostat'sja dol'she.
To remain myself longer.

Naljubuites',
Watch in awe,

aeria gloris.

Home

Affairs

Ministry

I believe you understand
the situation.

As you know, hostility directed
towards the police because of...

...the suspicion of improper usage
of audiovisual devices is on the rise.

And now a warning hinting
at the assassination of the...

...Superintendent-General of the Metropolitan
Police was carried live on the media.

This is a serious problem that will affect
the prestige of the police as a whole.

That would seem to be
a reasonable opinion.

Police headquarters is working with
the utmost resolution to solve this case.

I want Section 9 to work in close
cooperation with the police.

Practice self-restraint and
don't rush into anything reckless.

Moderation in all things, you see.

I understand.

The Chief sure is taking
a long time...

He sure is.

Here he comes.

Now that is the face of a man
who just got screwed over.

Did something he said
get to you, Chief?

By the Minister of Home Affairs?

Good or bad, he's nothing
but a public servant.

The problem is with police HQ, which is
leisurely conducting a steamroller operation...

...while the Superintendent-General's life
was threatened with everyone watching.

We're just going to be spectators
and watch it unfold on TV?

I'm going to work you like dogs
and make you earn your pay.

In regards to the criminal announcement
made at the press conference last night...

...by a terrorist who has resurfaced after six
years and is believed to be the Laughing Man,

I believe it to be a farce which was written
and staged by the Metropolitan Police.

Hey, now!

I'll admit that last night's incident put the
Interceptor misuse issue on the back burner,

but isn't your reasoning
a bit farfetched?

True. It's not like you to be so imprudent.
What are you basing this on?

Togusa.

Yes, sir.

Nanao=A.

He's a material witness in the Laughing Man case
who has been under surveillance...

...by the Metro Police's Special Investigations
Unit for the past three months.

Him? Looks like a plain old
office worker to me.

Yeah, I pictured the Laughing Man as having
more of a Peter Pan feel to him, too.

According to the SIU's records,
he is 36 years of age.

He is the son of a police officer,
and had a perfectly normal childhood.

After entering college, he joined the "Green
Tower," a part of the Human Liberation Front.

They championed a direct action policy
while working with the "New World Brigade,"

a powerful ultra left-wing
group of the time.

He was involved in armed conflicts,
and has an arrest record.

But after he was released, he hid
his entire history as an activist,

and nonchalantly joined Serano Genomics
as an agent programmer.

A year later, though, a tip exposed
his past as an activist, and he was let go.

That's a pretty
straightforward résumé...

And now, Special Investigations HQ has
suddenly started turning up more and more...

...circumstantial evidence that makes
them think Nanao is their man.

The SIU is focusing their investigation
on the "grudge against Serano" angle.

They're currently
tailing Nanao.

Once they get to the bottom of this
death threat, they'll move in and arrest him.

Are they idiots?!

There's no way a guy like that
could be the Laughing Man!

He's so guilty
he's gotta be innocent!

I think so, too.

But why would Special
Investigations swallow bait...

...that you can easily tell is a decoy
if you look at the big picture?

Setting aside the Interceptor incident,
wouldn't you say that the police conspiracy...

...is still being continued for some reason
in the Laughing Man case?

Yamaguchi died when he got
caught in the crossfire.

Probably.

I don't have any
hard evidence, either.

But if we catch both this "something"
that's managed to fool the SIU...

...and Nanao=A, who's been playing
the role of the Laughing Man,

the answer should
surface on its own.

We'll find that "something" before the crime
is committed the day after tomorrow!

See if I care. We're opening up
a big can of worms here...

Batou and Togusa, begin 24-hour
surveillance on Nanao.

Yes, sir.

Don't screw up.

And I don't wanna see you
getting bored and walking out.

The rest of you, follow
the Major's instructions...

...and learn the real story behind
this man who's fooled the SIU.

- Yes, sir!
- Yes, sir!

What is it, Major?

Nothing.

Again, detectives?

I wish you'd
give it a rest.

Look, I admit we went
to the same school...

...and were involved in
some activist stuff together,

but that guy is way
scarier than I ever was.

We're talking
dyed-in-the-wool.

He's tenacious like you
wouldn't believe.

Once he started a plan, he'd see
it through, no matter how long it took.

I think it's a bad idea
to overestimate him,

but back in school, nobody
was as worldly as that guy.

Yeah, and that's a fact.

If I was asked if Nanao had
a grudge against the company,

I'd have to say yes.

The reason being that the basic systems
for the micromachine design line...

...here at Serano were pretty much
assembled by Nanao himself.

The company used his past
as an excuse to dismiss him,

and they got all
the rights to his work.

You'd have to be crazy
not to be angry.

Didn't he claim his rights
to his work in court?

Forget about it. We've got a
powerful defense counsel here.

But just between you and me, Detective,
I for one have the urge to cheer Nanao on.

And that's a fact.

Yeah!

You detectives are persistent,
I'll give you that.

This really brings me back, though,
so I don't mind telling you about him.

The financial yakuza back then
were already controlled by eggheads.

That Nanao kid was
a pretty sharp customer,

and was always doing or saying
antiestablishment stuff.

I don't think the last detective
who was here...

...could understand why Nanao
would work with the yakuza,

but that whole "social provocation equals
left wing" idea is so last century.

There ain't no left or right when it comes
to making money, and that's a fact.

Just to be on the safe side, this is the
Nanao=A you're talking about, right?

Yeah...

His hairline's receded
a lot, though.

Ishikawa here.

I'm amazed SIU did such a thorough job
using six-year-old records.

Even restricting it to Level D-class,
I pulled up 1023 records.

I'm checking them in order,
starting from Level E-class,

but it looks like it'll take a long time
just to clear the decks.

Here you are, sir.

That's all right.
I'll be leaving now.

34 hours to go until the crime
will be committed...

There has to be some clue.
Find it, no matter what it takes.

Roger.

Chief, why not let us give up
on this dull-ass investigation,

grab Nanao,
and make him talk?

Section 9's specialties are playing rough
and cyber warfare.

SIU has the manpower and resources, so let's
let them handle the routine snooping.

Don't be so hasty.

If our timing is off when Nanao is arrested,
we may end up in hot water.

Any change in his behavior?

He's just been sending out short e-mails
from his apartment at regular intervals all day.

We've checked the contents,
but most are spam,

and there's no sign of virus data
in any of the outgoing mail.

Hey, we can wait here
for as long as you want...

Good work, fellas.

Well, if anything happens,
we'll bust our way in.

- I'm sorry for the trouble.
- Not at all. Any time.

By the way, Ishikawa,
where's the Major?

Now that you mention it, I haven't
heard from her since she left.

She said she was gonna check on something
with her own external memory device.

What's she up to?

Don't they have those records
at your work?

Yes. I was out of the country
at the time of the incident,

so I want to hear the gossip about it
that was going around at the time.

Gossip, huh?

I can't get a feel for it
from the police records.

Thanks.

But it's been so long
since you've stopped by...

Sorry, I'll make
it up to you.

Hey, you said
Motoko's here?

It's 7:20 on February 3rd,
and it's time for Drive Time Weather.

Good luck with
your commute, everyone.

The weather won't be perfect today,
but it looks like it will be fair.

Apparently, a micromachine dispersal will
accompany this afternoon's CO2 cleanup.

Those of you with throat trouble
might want to wear a mask.

And do you remember, everyone?

Today marks 100 days before the
opening of the World's Exposition.

With that in mind, we've come up
with the following questionnaire.

The topic is, at the expo...

That's no fair!

Look into that camera
and tell them the truth!

Stop it.
You won't shoot me.

Are you sure?

If your word is any good, tell...

I can't, not right now!
Why don't you tell them?

It wouldn't mean anything!

Mr. Serano, if you don't
tell them the truth, I'll...

I...can't do that.

Why not?!

February 3, 2024.

Serano's kidnapping had
occurred two days earlier,

but no announcements had been
made due to press control.

Investigators hadn't found
a single clue in this difficult case,

and then, ironically, it suddenly
broke with this leak to the media.

This was where
it all began,

the theatrical crime commonly known
as "The Laughing Man Incident."

According to the
police reports back then,

Metro P.D. Directive
A.P.B. 081

According to the
police reports back then,

Ernest Serano had received
warnings prior to the incident...

...via the mouths of people around him
whose cyberbrains had been hacked,

so this kidnapping happened because
he didn't take the situation seriously.

Immediately after Mr. Serano himself was
hacked and kidnapped from his residence,

an enormous ransom of 10 billion yen
and 100 kilos of gold bullion was demanded.

After that, however, all contact was lost,
and until they appeared on that TV monitor,

there had been no news
of Mr. Serano whatsoever.

And then, while he threatened
Mr. Serano on live TV,

the Laughing Man wrote his logo
over not only the TV camera's Al,

but the eyes of nearby passersby, and even
those of the TV station's staff, all in real time.

Despite the fact that many people
saw the Laughing Man after the incident...

...when he fled from policemen
who had rushed to the scene,

the only people who were able
to see the man's real face...

...were two homeless men
who had no cyber implants.

There's a famous story that most of the people
who testified that they saw the man's real face...

...drew this mark when the police artists
were working up a composite sketch.

That pop-culture logo that bears no
resemblance to that shocking incident...

...gained popularity among some young
people and subculture commentators.

The M.O. resembles the death threat
against the Superintendent-General.

If he really did all this by himself,
he must be a super-class-A hacker.

But this anachronistic kidnapping case
is beneath his abilities...

After his shocking debut,
he avoided the public eye...

...and went on to blackmail the Serano Corp.
by planting the "Virus Program Unto Death"...

...into their micromachine
production line.

Sales of their main product,
medical micromachines, slowed,

the price of Serano stock
took a nose dive,

and the blackmail against them stopped,
as if that was the goal all along.

The Laughing Man
went on to blackmail...

...six other micromachine manufacturers
one after another using the same M.O.

This continued for about three months
after this incident...

...that made one wonder
if blackmail itself were the goal.

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What was his true objective?
What's his criminal profile?

Did he act alone
or as part of a group?

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What's his race?
His age?

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Was there something hidden
in his criminal ideology?

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He left these and many other
riddles unanswered.

Just when the government decided to
allocate public funds to the victim companies,

the Laughing Man suddenly vanished
into the shadows of the Net.

But why would he start off by doing
something as risky as appearing in public...

...and try to make Mr. Serano
disclose some fact or other?

That's one thing
I just can't understand.

It's almost as if the criminal's
message was secretly switched...

...from 1st person to
3rd person halfway through.

So he's saying that that
is just wishful thinking.

All-Night Debate TV

"Why Did the Laughing Man Appear Again?"

This incident
isn't that simple.

Personally, I believe
that the culprit is a life form...

...that was spontaneously generated
in the shadows of Net society.

In other words, I believe that
this is a complex incident...

...caused by completely
standalone conspirators.

I also have to wonder if this Laughing Man
ever existed in the first place.

Chief, I'm taking myself off
the Nanao investigation.

Also, I need you to assign
Paz and Saito to me.

What do you
have in mind?

I'm going to guard
the Superintendent-General.

I think your reasoning
is on the money, Chief,

but I can't shake the feeling that
there's one piece that doesn't fit.

My Ghost is telling me to tail the
Superintendent-General to find out what it is.

It's whispering to me.

All right. We don't have convenient excuses
like team plays here at Section 9.

There's just teamwork that comes about
as a result of a grandstand play.

I'm out of here!

Get the word out
to Saito and Paz, okay?

Did you copy that? I'm sending
Paz and Saito to back up the Major.

Be my guest.

We're done with our inquiries, so Borma
and I can manage by ourselves from here on.

Borma, mobilize all
the A.I. ladies.

Also, get authorization to use the
Sci-Tech Bureau's Hekatoncheir.

We'll check 'em all out,
one by one.

Yes, sir...

It's me.
What's Nanao's status?

Still no sign
of any activity.

He's still sending out
e-mails by fits and starts.

Yes. Thank you
for all your help.

Hm? Oh, that?

Yes, that's right.

As you say, the reaction was
even better than expected.

That was just one of the plans
I had worked out in advance.

Well, then, I hope
you'll look forward to it.

Right. If you'll
excuse me, then.

I wasn't the one who issued
that threat, but no matter.

Oh, well.
It'll all be over soon.

Major, the Superintendent-General
has entered the building.

Can I get you anything?

I'm fine.

Regular check-in. Superintendent-General
has entered the building.

Take assigned positions
and stay on alert.

Batou, what's Nanao doing?

No change. We have verification of
short e-mails being sent and received,

but we haven't netted anything
that looks like a virus.

I see.

Major, I tapped the SIU's radio.

They sound
pretty impatient.

Why aren't we moving in?
He's right under our damn noses!

The unfortunate thing is...

...that we couldn't pinpoint Nanao's location
when he threatened the Superintendent-General.

We have you bums at HQ
to thank for that, too!

Thanks to that Interceptor mess, those of
us out here in the field got screwed over!

Chief, how are things
on your end?

Got it.

Like it says in the SIU's report,
Nanao's activities at the time of the crimes...

...substantiate the possibility
that he's the Laughing Man, all right.

There's a lot of strange stuff in the testimony
of the people who knew Nanao, though.

Based on my investigation
of the 43 files in question,

I noticed a definite trend
of admiration for Nanao.

I believe this trend may be the result of
a forced language recognition program.

And then there's the descriptions
of Nanao mentioned in the testimony.

It's subtle, but they don't
appear to be the same person.

I've determined that it's a composite
of several different personalities.

And despite the fact that the content
of the testimony itself is in the 1st person,

all the witnesses confirmed that Nanao
was the man in the picture showed to them.

I can tell you that these are
clearly manufactured records.

Or rather, records that
were overwritten.

Not even the Cybercops
could see through these.

This document falsification
is so skillfully done...

...that not even Special Investigations
could tell they were fakes.

Good work.
Batou, apprehend Nanao immediately!

Roger!

There's more to this case
than I ever imagined.

Saito, Paz, are you getting
any static in our signal...

...from the jamming barrier
put up by the police?

No, it's loud and clear.

Same here.

Really?

Regular check-in. All personnel,
go from security level B to level C.

Hey! Who are
you people with?!

Public Security!

Hey! Stop that!

Nanao=A, we're taking you in for threatening
to kill the Superintendent-General!

Hey! What the hell does
Public Security want with...

- What the hell?
- What's going on?!

I was never there
in the first place!

Now I'll go down in the history books
as the Laughing Man.

That static, it's...

That's...Interceptors!

The static in the regular check-ins
was a modular delayed-action virus!

He's out there somewhere,
peeking through the SIU's eyes!

Batou, Nanao's been sending out
a modular virus via that room.

I'll trace the point of origin!

Send

Send

Send

She's so cold and human

It's something humans do

She stays so golden solo

She's so number nine

She's incredible math

Just incredible math

And is she really human?

She's just so something new

A waking lithium flower

Just about to bloom

I smell lithium now

Smelling lithium now

How is she when she doesn't surf?

How is she when she doesn't surf?

How is she when she doesn't surf?

I wonder what she does when she wakes up?

When she wakes up?