Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex · SEASON 1

C: The Inviting Bird will Chant; DECOY

Episode 5 · 2002-12-01

★ 7.1
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Episode overview

The Laughing Man, having returned after a six-year absence, threatens to assassinate the Superintendent-General of the police. Aramaki, however, thinks it's a cover-up. He briefs Section 9 on the prime suspect, Nanao=A, an incredibly gifted programmer who developed the micro-machines that are currently the foundation of Serano Industries.

25 minutes

Season 1 episodes

1. SA: Public Security Section 9; SECTION-92002-10-01 2. SA: Proof of Recklessness; TESTATION2002-10-01 3. SA: A Modest Rebellion; ANDROID AND I2002-11-01 4. C: The Visual Device will Laugh; INTERCEPTER2002-11-01 5. C: The Inviting Bird will Chant; DECOY2002-12-01 6. C: The Copycat will Dance; MEME2002-12-01 7. SA: Idolatry; IDOLATOR2003-01-01 8. SA: The Fortunate Ones; MISSING HEARTS2003-01-01 9. C: The Man Who Lurks in the Darkness of the Net; CHAT! CHAT! CHAT!2003-02-01 10. SA: A Perfect Day for a Jungle Cruise; JUNGLE CRUISE2003-02-01 11. C: Inside the Forest of the Sub-Imagoes; PORTRAITZ2003-03-01 12. SA: Tachikoma Runaway, The Movie Director's Dream; ESCAPE FROM2003-03-01 13. SA: Unequal Terrorist; NOT EQUAL2003-04-01 14. SA: Automated Capitalism; ¥€$2003-04-01 15. SA: Time of the Machines; MACHINES DÉSIRANTES2003-05-01 16. SA: Chinks in the Armour of the Heart; Ag2O2003-05-01 17. SA: The True Reason for the Unfinished Love Affair; ANGELS' SHARE2003-06-01 18. SA: Assassination Duet; LOST HERITAGE2003-06-01 19. SA: Embraced by a Disguised Net; CAPTIVATED2003-07-01 20. C: Vanished Medication; RE-VIEW2003-07-01 21. C: Left-Behind Trace; ERASER2003-08-01 22. C: Corporate Graft; SCANDAL2003-08-01 23. C: The Other Side of Good and Evil; EQUINOX2003-09-01 24. C: Sunset in the Lonely City; ANNIHILATION2003-09-01 25. C: Smoke of Gunpowder, Hail of Bullets; BARRAGE2003-10-01 26. C: Public Security Section 9, Once Again; STAND ALONE COMPLEX2003-10-01