Motoko goes to Taiwan to follow up on the Kuze investigation there.  Her flight back is delayed and, while walking around the city, she happens upon a gang about to beat up on a kid.  She intervenes and winds up following the kid and learning what he's up to.  He tells her he wants to get a prosthetic body like Ro has.  Ro is the nickname for Kuze.  She winds up getting more involved with the kid than she'd like before having to leave.