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Aug 24, 1998 Season 1 Episode 8 24 min TV-14

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Season 1 Episode 8 — Aired on Aug 24, 1998 • runs about 24 minutes.

Directed by Shigeru Ueda, Yuichi Tanaka.

Written by Chiaki J. Konaka.

Notable cast/guest names in this episode include Kaori Shimizu, Yoko Asada, Ayako Kawasumi, Ryusuke Ohbayashi.

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Synopsis

Still shaken by the information she received from the Men In Black, Lain discovers that she is being blamed for spreading an ugly rumor in the WIRED. Is what the MIB said is true; is she another person in the WIRED? Or is she doing it herself? Lain must find out or risk losing the one true friend she has.