Togusa finds himself in the hospital after
being shot, but is desperate to impart what he’s learned to the rest of the
group. It seems other clandestine groups have become aware of Section9’s investigations and are determined to make their move against them. Major Kusanagi seeks to repair her prosthetic body after
incurring severe damage in a battle against the government’s latest prototype weapon. When she discovers that someone is out to get her, Aramaki learns
that this conspiracy goes deeper than even he
expected. Mean while, the cyber-terrorist known as "TheLaughing Man"re-emerges and abducts the president
of Serano Genomics just as he’d done six
years earlier. Is history about to repeat
itself?