The Men in Black make their first appearance in [[Layer 02]] in which Karl conspicuously watches Lain from behind a lamp post, notably without his eyepiece. They re-appear in [[Layer 03]] in front of the Iwakura residence just as [[Iwakura Mika]] has returned, much to her confusion and anger. In response to Mika's threat that she would call the police, Karl and Lin tell her that she had never seen them, nor had they ever been there. | The Men in Black make their first appearance in [[Layer 02]] in which Karl conspicuously watches Lain from behind a lamp post, notably without his eyepiece. They re-appear in [[Layer 03]] in front of the Iwakura residence just as [[Iwakura Mika]] has returned, much to her confusion and anger. In response to Mika's threat that she would call the police, Karl and Lin tell her that she had never seen them, nor had they ever been there. |