Ep. 5: Lain confronts Wired realities through hallucinations while Mika faces pressure from the Knights
Aired on August 4, 1998
As Tokyo suffers from a hacked traffic system causing deliberate accidents, Lain undergoes hallucinations that reveal the connection between the Wired and the real world, utilizing objects in her room and her parents. Simultaneously, Mika approaches insanity due to the Knights repeatedly urging her to fulfill a prophecy through unusual communication methods. Later, Yasuo visits Lain at night and observes significant changes in her room's arrangement and upgrades to her NAVI computer system, causing him concern. These events unfold against the backdrop of the ongoing cyber incident affecting the city's infrastructure.
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.
- Ep. 7 · Lain faces identity crisis as Knights breach Wired firewall and Men in Black investigate her origins.
- Ep. 8 · Lain investigates family behavior and rumors about Alice while questioning her Wired existence.
- Ep. 9 · Archives reveal consciousness networks while Lain investigates a memory-disrupting microchip from J.J.