Puppet Master Motoko and the rest of the Shell Squad have been informed that an internationally notorious cybercriminal has surfaced in their country. This unique and mysterious super-hacker is suspected of a host of offenses including manipulation of the stock markets, illegal data gathering, political maneuvering, terrorist acts and infringement of cybernetic ethics. Little is known about him besides the code-name "Puppet Master".
He is well known for the habit of taking over cybernetically augmented human beings in order to manipulate them. Trying to upset secret negotiations between the ministry of Foreign Affairs and a former military leader, the Puppet Master places a traceable virus in the system.The person who is found to have placed the virus is captured and proves to be a mere puppet used by the Puppet master. Chasing a Puppet