Ghost In The Shell
Season 02
S02E17 - DI: Mother and Child – RED DATA
Following Ishikawa’s intelligence report, Kusanagi heads to [[Republic of China|Taiwan]] to investigate a lead on Kuze. She learns that Kuze’s presence had a powerful effect on the refugees, and that people believe this has encouraged the formation of a smuggling ring for narcotics and explosives. As she prepares to leave the [[police station]], the detective discloses that her plane will not leave until tomorrow, giving Kusanagi some much-needed free time. While on the street, Kusanagi meets a [[Street children|street kid]] named Chai with aspirations of make it big in the drug trade. Chai is already in trouble for stealing cocaine from a rival gang called the Xiaojie, and reveals to Kusanagi that he and his friends intend to pressure-mold the drugs into animal figurines for shipment overseas. At the end of the day, Kusanagi heads for her hotel, and Chai spends the night with her, but at dawn Kusanagi discovers he has left. On her way to the airport, Kusanagi discovers a bathhouse key in her pocketbook, and follows it to its source to recover the remaining cocaine from a locker there. Deducing that Chai has gone to the Huanlong yakuza headquarters, Kusanagi storms the building, catching both the Xiaojie and the three yakuza heads off guard. With two separate weapons pointed at the yakuza heads and the Xiaojie, Kusanagi discloses her terms: in exchange for Chai’s safety and a promise from the yakuza not to retaliate against the refugees in Taiwan, she will hand over the Xiaojie’s stolen cocaine. The yakuza agree to her terms, and force the Xiaojie gang to let Chai and the Major escape from the building unharmed. At the airport, Kusanagi suggests that he create a future for himself rather than getting caught up in a pointless gang war.
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