Ep. 9: Archives reveal consciousness networks while Lain investigates a memory-disrupting microchip from J.J.
Aired on September 1, 1998
The episode presents archival data on the Roswell UFO incident, Majestic 12, and figures like Vannevar Bush, John C. Lilly, and Ted Nelson to explain human consciousness communication via networks. It notes Masami Eiri's sudden suicide. Lain receives a microchip from Cyberia disc jockey J.J. and asks Taro to examine it at her home. Terrified, Taro reveals the chip contains code to disrupt human memory, created by the Knights. Although he defends the group, he admits limited knowledge of them. Before leaving, Taro kisses Lain, remarking that she took him on a date.
Episodes
- 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.
- Ep. 10 · Eiri reveals his identity as Protocol Seven creator and God of the Wired to Lain.
- Ep. 11 · Lain discovers her NAVI is integrated into her brain while Alice forgets past rumors.
- Ep. 12 · Lain confronts Eiri as the boundary between the Wired and physical reality dissolves.
- Ep. 13 · Lain resets her life, confronts her bold self, and questions her identity as the Wired's Goddess.