- A girl that was kidnapped 16 years ago, suddenly appears in public again. Meanwhile, a sophisticated boats gets lost. Does the girl, one of the first cybernized people ever, have something to do with it?
- Section 9 are meeting to disuss Eka Turkuro, the daughter of a pioneering cyber company CEO, who was kidnapped 16 years ago by a group opposed to cyberization. The girl's whereabouts remained a mystery until she was spotted by members of the Maritime Safety Team aboard an abandoned radiation scrubbing platform off the coast of Okinawa. Four SST members were sent to find the girl and rescue her, but the team vanished without a trace. They managed to recover some DNA proof that the girl was Eka Turkuro although she hasn't appeared to have aged in the 16 years. Aramaki sends the team to "find out what the hell is going on"
Motoko, Togusa, Batou and Saito enter the facility by scuba and split up, Motoko and Togusa go one way and the other two go the opposite way. The place looks deserted and in ruins. Ishikawa is in the VTOL above and a submarine enters the facility from below letting the rest of the team and a couple of Tachikomas off. Motoko, Togusa and a Tachikoma work their way upwards and discuss the case. They suspect Eka may be a clone.
The upper deck of the platform is a swarming shanty town with many people and shops. Batou buys a snack. They talk about how the platform survives by the salvage trade. Batou finds a member of the missing SST team on his knees ready to shoot himself in the head, Batou stops him just in time. They sedate him and ask what happened. The other three are dead and the leader of the attackers is the girl. A unknown soldier observes from above.
Motoko disarms an armed guard and hears a single shot above. They rush up a stairs and see the girl Eka arguing with an older woman. Batou reports the SST survivor has a cyber virus. Major Kusanagi approaches and disarms the girl in stealth mode. The Major checks the girl's neck and see's something surprising, the old woman says they have the wrong girl. Meanwhile down below the Tachikoma is in a firefight, as are Batou and his squad outside. The VTOL lands and Ishikawa and two others jump out to join the battle.
Section 9 wipes out many soldiers with their automatic weapons. The girl is placed inside the Tachikoma and Motoko takes the old lady. The attackers keep coming and Section 9 evacuates by VTOL. In the airplane the girl tells S9 not to touch her mother, Batou checks the woman's neck and sees the old style ports.
Back at home base the old woman is taken away by ambulance. Batou wonders how Eka Turkuro aged so much in 16 years and how the 10 year old girl became the leader of the army group. Motoko says he could link with the girl to find out but he passes, as the SST had done so and had their minds wiped.
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