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"I'm with public security!"
That's an understatement, also Togusa seems to find himself in these kind of situations.
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Oh, and they have a laughing logo.

So, Togusa goes undercover as a journalist to see if they and the Laughing Man are connected.

Oh, and if you wonder what the government's response was: "Screw you, Micro Machines make us mon---we mean work!" #GhostInTheShell #StandAloneComplex

Togusa's research REEKS of the complexities of insurance companies, big pharma and the rich secretly hoarding cures to terminal diseases.
(Like say recent events involving an immortal turtle...if you know, YOU KNOW)
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Fast forward a few years and the vaccine got speed tracked to approval...just for a few "Special" (Rich, connected, government) patients. This is where the Sunflower Society comes in as they've been fighting for info on who got the vaccine and who was left out... #GhostInTheShell #StandAloneComplex

...mainly because it happened by accident. Yes, the reverse Rogaine effect, instead of an accidental hair restorer coming out of heart meds, this is an accidental healthy thing. But since "It just works" isn't justified, Murai had to find out why and modify it. #GhostInTheShell #StandAloneComplex

So, here's the gist of it: The brain? Yeah, don't like being in a metallic box for some people, so it creates an effect similar to MS in those, even hardening some parts of the brain. Enter the Murai Vaccine that wasn't approved for medical use... #GhostInTheShell #StandAloneComplex

Togusa gets the OK to search records tied to this and finds the book is missing...it's the list of the Murai Vaccine recipients.

BOY...I CAN'T THINK OF...ANYTHING IN REAL LIFE...WHERE THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE INVOLVED IN VACCINES... #GhostInTheShell #StandAloneComplex

Since I have the Bandai Anime Legends DVD release I'm gonna be doing a disc change between episodes.
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It looks like a legal paper pusher was hacked to mess up the paperwork on Nano Ai and all sings point to it being part of a cover up...meaning Section 9 has to be a bit on the careful side on the grounds that...well...if the government hack their own people... #GhostInTheShell #StandAloneComplex

How do you catch a criminal that you cannot see? Join the beautiful cyborg Motoko Kusanagi in a world of high technology and deadly conspiracies as she searches for these answers and more.
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We open on a cleaning lady taking a book from an office and walking out to the park...only to find she didn't know she did it as she was ghost hacked by whoever took the book. #GhostInTheShell #StandAloneComplex

Up next, Togusa is back on the Laughing Man case...but there might be more to it than what it appears to be. "Vanish Medication-RE-VIEW!" #GhostInTheShell #StandAloneComplex

Around an hour from now, straight shot of the main story as we start the final disc. #GhostInTheShell #StandAloneComplex

Tomorrow, we start the final disc as we start with Togusa seeking the only lead he has on The Laughing Man. "Vanished Medication – RE-VIEW!" #GhostInTheShell #StandAloneComplex

Oh, and if you're wondering who's writing the English version of this, it's the Major's turn. #Digimon #DigimonTamers #GhostInTheShell #StandAloneComplex

Y'know...this episode makes me think of the whole Vivi situation in One Piece and yeah...you don't screw with public political figures and their offspring!
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