Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society

In 2034, two years after the events of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG, Public Security Section 9 is investigating a string of mysterious suicides by refugees from the Siak Republic, which leads to a terrorist plot using children as vectors for a cybernetic virus. A series of complex incidents unfolds as Section 9 deals with the assassination of Ka Rum, a former dictator of the Siak Republic, and the emergence of a hacker nicknamed "The Puppeteer." As Major Motoko Kusanagi reenters the picture to help unravel the mystery, she confronts her own past in a battle against an enemy that blurs the lines between human and machine.