Ep. 2: Alice claims Lain visited Cyberia, prompting Lain to investigate the club and its dangerous drug culture.
Alice Mizuki, Julie, and Reika inform Lain that they saw her at the Cyberia techno club, describing a vigorous personality unlike her own. To disprove this, Lain has Yasuo configure her NAVI system and visits the club that night. There, she encounters a man who purchased the nanomachine drug Accela earlier. The man, acting under the influence of the substance, becomes involved in a shooting incident. Lain approaches him, asserting that all individuals are connected within the Wired regardless of physical location. This statement causes the man to suffer severe psychological shock and trauma, leading him to commit suicide by shooting himself. The episode explores themes of identity, digital connectivity, and the disturbing effects of technology-enhanced substances on human behavior and perception within the cyberpunk setting.
Episodes
- Ep. 1 · Chisa Yomoda's email leads Lain Iwakura into the Wired after her suicide.
- Ep. 2 · Alice claims Lain visited Cyberia, prompting Lain to investigate the club and its dangerous drug culture.
- Ep. 3 · Lain faces family tension and mysterious digital intrusions while exploring her dual online identity.
- Ep. 4 · Rumors of PHANTOMa suicides lead Lain to investigate the Knights of the Eastern Calculus and the Wired.
- Ep. 5 · Lain confronts Wired realities through hallucinations while Mika faces pressure from the Knights
- Ep. 6 · Lain encounters her sky image while investigating the KIDS project with Professor Hodgeson.