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==Long summary==

==Long summary==

<p style="text-align:justify">The episode opens again on a crowded Tokyo street. In front of the Cyberia Café, the police have arrived to investigate the shooting. A voiceover states: "You've probably heard of Lain". Lain and Alice exit the club among police. The voice continues "Lain of the Wired."</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">In front of [[Cyberia]], police have arrived. 「LAINって子…聞いた事彼でしょう」(English: ``This Lain kid, you've heard the word, innit?'') Lain and Alice emerge. 「[[WIREDの…LAIN]]」(English: ``In the WIRED, Lain'')</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">[Title Layer 03: Psyche]</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">[Psyche - Layer:03]</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Flashbacks of the shooting, the laser site, and flowing blood and then we see Lain being questioned by a policeman at the station. The police comment that they have been unable to reach Lain's parents by telephone. Lain is confused about this. The police are concerned because they cannot reach anyone by telephone at Lain's house. As the interrogation continues Alice watches from an outer room. She enters and apologizes to Lain. She grabs her hands and tells her it was her fault. Lain, confused, has trouble even speaking Alice's name, when she does, she sounds practically robotic. Alice is called by her mother to leave. The policeman tells Lain that she can go home.</p>

 

<p style="text-align:justify">Red laser beam. Blood puddle oozing. (Flashbacks.) Lain being questioned by a policeman at the station. The police comment that they have been unable to reach Lain's parents by telephone. Lain is confused about this. The police are concerned because they cannot reach anyone by telephone at Lain's house. As the interrogation continues Alice watches from an outer room.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">As the police car carrying Lain pulls up to her house it is noticeably dark while others in the neighborhood are inhabited. Lain walks around the dark house looking for her parents. She goes to their bedroom to find it empty except for two double beds. Lain enters her room, finding it deserted as well, except for the glowing light of her Navi's screen. She sits down in front of her computer. As she stares into the monitor, a plasma-like ball approaches her. She just sighs and then again looks around the house to see if anyone is there. No one can be found. Back at her Navi she checks for messages. None are there. She says "Good Night, Navi".. the Navi responds "Good Night, Lain." Lain falls asleep in her bearsuit.</p>

 

<p style="text-align:justify">She enters and apologizes to Lain. She grabs her hands and tells her it was her fault. Lain, confused, has trouble even speaking Alice's name, when she does, she sounds practically robotic. Alice is called by her mother to leave. The policeman tells Lain that she can go home.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">When morning arrives she opens her door to the sound of her mother in the kitchen. A hearty western breakfast awaits her. Her mother chides her for oversleeping. Lain tries to tell her mother something about last night, but then stops. She leaves the house and again notices someone watching her. This time it is a black car with mysterious red lights that seem to track her. She runs away. On the train to school she seems to be hearing a male voce calling her name. It says "Do you understand". Lain asks "Who are you," to no one in particular. The voice responds "You are not alone." Lain gasps and stares out the window at the passing wires.</p>

 

<p style="text-align:justify">As the police car carrying Lain pulls up to her house it is dark while many neighbors are lit. Lain notices the foyer empt. Her parents' bedroom is neat like it hasn't been used yet tonight. (Perhaps they're on a date.) Lain enters her bedroom, the glow of her computer monitor inviting. She sits down in front of her computer. She stares into the monitor. Cut. Lain is waking up at her computer. (It is not made clear whether she was using it, or whether she's aware of using it.) It's still night. She gets up and checks the house again. When she looks into her parents' bedroom again, a slight relieved expression seems to come to her face. (Maybe her parents have returned from their date or something.) She returns to her Navi and checks messages. No messages to Lain. Lain says "Good Night, Navi" and the Navi responds "Good Night, Lain." Lain seems to react to this. (Perhaps in Lain's mind this lends animacy to her Navi.) Lain falls asleep in her bearsuit.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">At school, Lain's classmates are talking about the events at Cyberia the prior night. Reika, Juri, and Alice seem to be very popular for witnessing the crimes. Juri screams across the room asking Lain if she got in trouble last night. Reika adds "It wasn't our fault." Alice starts to move toward Lain but is bombarded with questions about the gorry details. They ask her to tell her about it and Lain gives a strange smile. Later, during class Lain is at her desk doodling frantically in spiral balls. A mail voice says: "One misses the whole point if one regards the Psyche as a processor. As a multi-purpose information terminal Navi is already popular, even among school children. But the activity in the Wired is limited by the machine performance even now."</p>

 

<p style="text-align:justify">Lain overslept. Her mother is in the kitchen washing dishes. A hearty breakfast on the table. She issues a wan admonishon to Lain about being late. Lain starts to ask about last night, but doesn't finish.

<p style="text-align:justify">The blob that Lain is drawing starts to spin in a smokey swirl. The voice continues: "Psyche can enhance the functions of the Navi." Chisa's voice interrupts as the swirl grows larger: "There is no need for me to be in the real world." Lain turns and sees a shadow that appears like Chisa looking in on the classroom. Chisa continues "It didn't matter whether I was in the real world or not." When we see the shadow closer, it looks like an old woman. Chisa's voice says "When I realized that my fear of losing losing my flesh disappeared." Lain begins to shake and places her hands to her ears. A distorted male voice is heard: "Who is Lain?" and then the spinning paper returns.</p>

 

Walking to school, Lain notices a black sedan. A red dot appears from within. Lain's face seems to expresse surprise and fear. As Lain continues, the red dot moves in the same direction that Lain is going. Lain is taken aback and starts running.

<p style="text-align:justify">In the school hallway Alice is talking with Juri, Reika and Lain. Alice comments "Something weird happened to us. I know that we saw someone die up close last night." Reika butts in saying "But we felt as if we just saw a movie or a TV show. I'm sure we were there but if felt like it wasn't real." Juri agrees and tells Alice not to take it too seriously. Meanwhile, Lain opens her locker and seems a small manilla envelope on top of her shoes. Alice responds that she thinks its strange that they can't take it more seriously. She turns and says "Right Lain?" and then notices the letter in Lain's hand. Alice asks if is a love letter. Lain says "No, but maybe." Juri and Reika descend on her saying "Show me, show me." Reika takes the envelope from Lain and says "You shouldn't hide things like this from us." Alice chimes in "Stop it you're picking on her again." Reika opens the envelope and a small brown looking square comes out. No one seems to know what it is, including Lain.</p>

On the train to school Lain hears a voice (hallucination) repeating ``Lain'' in beat with the oscilation of the passing wires. It says "Do you understand". Lain asks the disembodied voice "Who are you." The voice says "You are not alone." Lain gasps and stares out the window at the passing wires.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">The girls are giggling about last night's murder `suicide.'  July asks across the room whether Lain got in trouble last night. Reika reminds "It wasn't our fault." Alice looks towards Lain but is bombarded with questions about the gory details. They ask her to tell her about it and Lain flashes a smile and nod (happy that they got her to go out?) that Alice seems to reässure to Alice that Lain is alright.

During class Lain is abstracted, doodling something spiralish. A voice is heard discussing the PSYCHE (it sounds like reading a news article aloud---another hallucination? or conscious imagination?)</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Lain starts seeing a swrily tunnel under her doodle-swirl. The PSYCHE narration is interrupted by Tisa (or someone else of similar circumstance) talking about her suicide. Lain becomes distressed about this, looks at the classroon door where a Tisa-like person is standing, looking in to the classroom. As Tisa continues discussing her suicide, Lain's distress grows and she places her hands over her ears, squeezing but the voice doesn't stop. A distorted voice keeps asking "Who is Lain?"</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Alice expresses concern about their lighthearted reactions to the murder `suicide,'  to which Reika responds that it didn't feel real but like a movie or a TV show. July agrees and tells Alice not to take it too seriously. Meanwhile, Lain opens her locker and sees a small brown envelope on her shoes. Alice responds that she thinks its strange that they can't take it more seriously. She turns and says "Right Lain?" and then notices the letter in Lain's hand. Alice asks if is a love letter. Lain says "No, but maybe." Juri and Reika descend on her saying "Show me, show me." Reika takes the envelope from Lain and says "You shouldn't hide things like this from us." Alice chimes in "Stop it you're picking on her again." Reika opens the envelope and a small brown looking square comes out. No one seems to know what it is, including Lain.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Lain is walking home to the familiar electrical hum. She removes the small object from her pocket and looks at it. Suddenly she says "Psyche" and she just stands there and stares.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Lain is walking home to the familiar electrical hum. She removes the small object from her pocket and looks at it. Suddenly she says "Psyche" and she just stands there and stares.</p>