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Set in modern Italy, story follows a group of traumatically-injured young girls taken from hospitals all over the country, who are then cybernetically enhanced, indoctrinated and trained to be assassins by a secret branch of the Public Corporation for Social Welfare, Section 2. Each girl is assigned to a male "handler" who oversees her training, deployments, and general conduct. Each handler is free to "condition" his cybernetic assassin to the extent he sees fit, which increases a girl’s lethality and loyalty at the expense of human individuality and lifespan.

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13 Episodes

Fratello (Siblings)
E1
Fratello (Siblings)Henrietta and her "handler", Jose, members of Section Two of the Social Welfare Agency, are ordered to a site to acquire a witness. In a flashback, Jose recalls how he found Henrietta in a hospital after her family had been killed.
Orione (Orion)
E2
Orione (Orion)Henrietta works to find her place at the Agency after the mistakes of her recent assignment. Feeling responsible for her shortcomings, José tries to learn what Henrietta needs to help her flourish as an assassin.
Ragazzo (Boy)
E3
Ragazzo (Boy)Rico, another of the assassin girls, recalls her finding by her handler, Jean, and how she was able to move thanks to her cybernetics. In the present, she is assigned on a mission to assassinate a politician, and meets a boy named Emilio.
Bambola (Doll)
E4
Bambola (Doll)With Christmas coming, Henrietta asks Jose to stay with her. While on a mission, Triela shoots a suspect against the orders of her handler, Hilshire. They are then sent on a mission to apprehend a retired Mafia leader.
Promessa (Promise)
E5
Promessa (Promise)Jean recruits Raballo, a retired member of the Carabinieri, to be Claes' handler. Initially, Claes finds it difficult to cope with Raballo's training. However, after the two begin fishing together, they acquire a closer relationship.
Gelato (Frozen)
E6
Gelato (Frozen)After defusing a bomb, the police begin to search for bomber Enrico Beldini. Henrietta and Jose overhear a conversation in which Beldini deals with the Padania Republic Faction for a bomb. Henrietta, Rico and Triela raid Enrico's hideout.
Protezione (Protection)
E7
Protezione (Protection)Rico and Jean encounter a man named Filippo Adani, and after conversing with him, tour the city of Florence. In the museum, Filippo muses on how he threw away his career. Meanwhile, Jean apprehends an assassin sent to kill Filippo.
Il Principe del Regno della Pasta (The Prince of the Kingdom of Pasta)
E8
Il Principe del Regno della Pasta (The Prince of the Kingdom of Pasta)Henrietta undergoes emotional testing. Angelica has suffered memory loss. Marco, her handler, is confronted over his lack of care, and Marco reveals his frustration with teaching. He recalls how, to soothe Angelica, he would read a story.
Lycoris Radiata Herb (Be Struck Off Herb)
E9
Lycoris Radiata Herb (Be Struck Off Herb)Elsa, another assassin girl, completes a mission to terminate a group of corrupt police officers on the orders of her handler, Lauro, who recruits Jose for his next mission. The two remark over their different views on treating the girls.
Amare (To Love)
E10
Amare (To Love)Jose and Henrietta are on leave, and he comments that Elsa and Lauro were found dead. Section One Chief Draghi decides to investigate, and sends Pietro Fermi and Elenora Gabrielli, with the motive being to undercut mechanized bodies.
Febbre Alta (High Fever)
E11
Febbre Alta (High Fever)Pietro and Elenora meet with Jose and Henrietta. Pietro questions Jose about Elsa while Elenora helps Henrietta. A thief steals Henrietta's camera, and she retrieves it, with Elenora preventing her from seriously injuring the thief.
Simbiosi (Symbiosis)
E12
Simbiosi (Symbiosis)Angelica is injured, leading the Agency to question the value of Section Two. As a result, an elaborate scheme is hatched, with Claes posing as the daughter of a member of parliament in order to create a false hostage situation.
Stella Cadente (Falling Star)
E13
Stella Cadente (Falling Star)While the girls plan to see a meteor shower, Henrietta visits Angelica in the hospital and implores Marco to visit her. He asks Henrietta whether she is dissatisfied with her condition. She responds that she has accepted who she is.