Air date: September 2003
Aramaki attempts to trap the mastermind of the Laughing Man case. But unidentified arm suits enter Section 9 facilities to take control. Kusanagi abandons the facilities and orders all members to get away and go into hiding. But the hunters were already reaching their hideouts.

Script: Yoshiki Sakurai
Storyboard: Masaki Tachibana
Director: Yasuhiro Geshi
Animation Director: Kyoji Asano