There are rumors that Lain is stealing people's secrets and spreading them in the wired. Her friends, including Arisu, abandon Lain, and even her parents leave, telling Lain that they are not her real parents. Then Lain discovers the one in the wired causing the trouble - her other self. Which is the real me!? Lonely and confused, Lain then encounters a man who calls himself "God" in the wired.
