Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (イノセンス)

If our gods and our hopes are nothing but scientific phenomena,

then it must be said that our love is scientific as well - "L'Eve Future"

Repo 202 calling air traffic control.

We've arrived over the site.

Now starting data-relay.

what's the situation?

52 Minutes ago, the suspect killed the owner of an apartment.

That's the first murder site. Then, the suspect ran away.

The suspect then killed two cops in this unregistered alley,

which is the second murder site, and is now hiding there.

We've sealed all exits and we're planning on going in in two minutes.

That's a cyborg from Section 9.

Nothing good ever comes from messing with those guys.

Seems like Denkei wants to get involved. They're asking for a data link.

First the police, then the Denkei...

Politely ask them to leave.

Help me.

So far there have been eight murders by robots.

In each case, after killing their owners,

the robots erased their own brains and destroyed themselves.

The body in question is made by Locus Solus Company. Type 2050 Hadaly.

It's a beta mass production model for an evaluation test.

It seems it was loaned to the beta testers under contract for free.

But now all the machines have been recalled.

According to the latest report submitted to us,

There is no problem in the hardware, nor in the software.

You got all that?

The new robots go out of control without any known reason,

and attack their owners. The manufacturer recalled these machines in a panic.

What's left is: the usual lawsuit from the victim's families;

Long civil suits over how much of the responsibility is actually theirs.

And how much compensation they might have to fork out.

I think I understand everything, except why Section 9 is getting involved in this.

What do you mean, 'understand'?

People can't ever know they understand something.

They can only hope that they understand.

Now there are 2 reasons for Section 9's intervention:

First, none of the victims' families have taken any legal action thus far.

They've always opted to settle out of court.

Second, one of the victims is a politician,...

...and one a retired police officer.

As long as there's a possibility that this is a terrorist act,

it's our job to investigate whether Section 9 should get involved.

Ishikawa and Azuma are in charge of investigating the victims.

You two investigate the robots.

No questions, just go.

I want to tell you, I did not volunteer for this job.

I know that I'm not as good as the Major.

It's not like that.

They've still got her listed as Missing In Action.

All she ever possessed were her brains and her ghost anyway.

Even if she doubted either one ever existed.

Her body and brain just belonged to the government.

Even the classified information in her memory

belonged to the government.

All they want is to reclaim her memory,

regardless of whether she's dead or not.

So, where shall we start?

Locus Solus is located to the far north,

But let's start our investigation in the precinct,

since it's nearby.

3014, we have a code 208.

Please provide back up for 2033...

It's you...

About the robot this guy destroyed yesterday...

Two of our young men got killed,

Don't tell me you're taking over this case.

We're here to decide whether or not Section 9 will take over.

Forensics is on the right side at the end of the 19th floor hallway.

Need me to show you the way?

No, thanks. It's not like I'm a tourist here.

An unripe fruit attracts no birds...

they only come when it becomes sweet.

When you were a cop,

didn't you also talk back to guys Who came out of nowhere

and tried to take over this case?

That's why I lost it. It was like looking back at a younger me.

"What's the point of blaming the mirror if you don't like what you see?"

"The mirror is not a tool for realizing the truth, but for obscuring it."

Both our faces aren't meant for mirrors.

Why do you keep coming back? I'm not going to cooperate.

I'll have you detained if you persist.

I am Togusa from Section 9 of the police. This scary looking man here is...

The guy who blasted this girl with a double-nought buck.

If only you had used a .50 caliber hollow point,

we could have recovered the robot easily.

Two of the three victims were police officers.

She tried to commit suicide before getting shot...

...didn't she?

What was that about suicide, uh...?

Halloway

Miss Halloway, what was that about a suicide?

The robots somehow gained permission to hurt people.

Therefore, they must end their lives as a result of conflicts with the third law.

Protect your own existence,

as long as such protection does not harm humans.

Technically, I think you should call it self-destruction.

If you wish to underline the difference between human and machines.

Is the self-destruction phenomena particular to a specific model?

I can't say that's completely correct.

These last few years,

the number of robot-related incidents has been rising sharply.

Most noticeably in PetBot models.

What's the cause?

Viral or micro organism infection in the nervous system,

man-made mistakes during production,

ageing parts...

It could be many reasons, but...

But what?

People throw robots away when they don't need them anymore.

They keep buying new products every time a new model comes out.

Some of the scrapped ones become vagrant

and they deteriorate without maintenance.

The only thing a robot desires is not to be disposed of.

No way...

When people think, 'Humans are different from robots',

it is no more profound than thinking 'white is not black'.

While this may not be the case for industry robots,

the androids and gynoids as PetBots, at least,

were built free from utilitarianism and pragmatism.

Why are they human-shaped?

Why did they need to be made in the image of the ideal human body?

I wonder why humans devote so much effort

into making something similar to themselves.

Have you got any kids?

One daughter

Children stray from the human norms.

That is, if you call 'human' the thing that has established a self,

and that acts according to its conscience.

What is a child? An initial phase of human being

who loves without any concept of human norms?

Obviously the content of a child is different from that of a human,

and yet children are human shaped.

The doll a girl uses to play house with

is not a substitute for an actual baby,

nor is it a tool for practicing parenting.

Playing with dolls and parenting might just be similar.

What are you talking about?

In other words, parenting is a quick method to realize

the ancient human dream: to create an android.

Mind you, that's just my opinion.

Kids are... not dolls!

Descartes didn't distinguish between humans and machines

or the organic world and the inorganic world.

when his daughter died at the age of five, he found a doll that looked just like her.

He named her Francine, and he doted on her.

That's the way the story goes.

Why don't we talk about something more concrete?

What can you tell me about that robot from Locus Solus,

the Type 2052 'Hadaly'?

Well...

It's a high quality product.

I hear that the body is a mass produced beta version,

but it seems to have received a special configuration.

Special configuration?

It's equipped with organs that are not necessary for the maid functions.

What do you mean?

It's a sexdroid.

It's not an option most people want to publicize,

but it's not illegal.

No wonder the families settled out of court.

The memory is reformatted when the robot stops functioning.

This is a normal procedure by the manufacturer

to protect the technical information of the software.

But...

But what?

A file was left in the sound buffer. Do you want me to play it?

Help me...

Thanks a lot.

Hey...

I hesitate to ask such a thing, but...

I have never given birth, nor raised a child...

...and I'm not registered with an ovum bank.

Thank you very much, Miss...

Halloway. You don't need to add 'Miss' or 'Mrs'.

That woman didn't seem like the technical type.

She's the type who would add her opinions in the 'Extra Info' fields.

I used to do that often too.

That's why you didn't get promoted.

Anyway, we'll get that robot's brain at Section 9's laboratory.

We're not going to see her again?

Is she your type?

To tell you the truth, I happen to like older women. What's next?

Let's just stick to the routine.

Starting with the shipment inspector?

09 calling 907. We have a 602 at the boathouse in area 201.

The victim is a Locus shipment inspector.

The site was secured 2 minutes after the precinctís arrival.

907 roger.

What good timing. "Spring Day. Taking the carriage back and forth,

Between this world and hereafter."

What? Just you?

Koga brought the stiff to the coroner

after 're-encountering' his tuna-sandwich dinner.

That wuss...

That's the situation 22 minutes ago.

You made the new guys clean this up?

They've got to learn one day.

Letís go over the situation.

We've identified the victim's brain.