Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – The Laughing Man S01

In 2024, a terrorist incident known as the "Laughing Man Incident" occurs, in which Ernest Serano, the head of the micromachine pioneer company "Serano Genomics", is kidnapped and a ransom is demanded in exchange for his freedom. Six years after the case goes unsolved, a message is sent to detective Yamaguchi, who has been investigating the Laughing Man incident, requesting a meeting with Togusa from the Public Security Section 9. However, after sending this message, Yamaguchi, who plays a crucial role in the success of the case, dies in an accident. After several days and during a police interview about the suspects behind the act, a prior warning from the Laughing Man about his next crime is received. The ghostly hacker begins to move again...