"If a hundred people see a crime and each has a different memory, but they all share the same delusion... is that a collective hallucination? Or a real event?"
The title refers to a sociological concept explored throughout the series: Copycat Behavior:
Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 are pulled back into the fray when a high-ranking police official is assassinated during a press conference. The killer? A police interceptor unit whose cyber-brain was hacked by the same iconic logo.
Aoi’s original act inspired a wave of independent "copycats" who committed similar crimes without any central coordination or direct influence from the original hacker. Loss of Originality: