Batou confronts Kuze in an effort to stop him from leaving with the plutonium, but Kuze disables Batou's right leg and left arm in a fight, putting Batou out of commission so he can escape. When Kusanagi arrives at the scene, she and the Tachikoma assigned to her destroy the other GSDA combat suit and manage to locate Batou, who informs them that Kuze has gotten away. Kusanagi and her Tachikoma race after Kuze, and in the process meet up with Saito and his Tachikoma. Together, they head to the harbor in an attempt to stop the fishing trawler from leaving, but the refugees provide cover fire for Kuze and manage to keep Section 9 at bay long enough for the trawler to escape from the harbor and make it out to sea...