Gunslinger Girl: Episode 9 English Dubbed Episode Description: Elsa, another mechanized assassin girl, completes a mission to terminate a group of corrupt police officers on the orders of her handler, Lauro. Lauro recruits Jose for his next mission, and the two remark over their different views on treating the girls, Lauro's indifference contrasting against Jose's empathy. Henrietta attempts to converse with Elsa before the mission, but is rebuffed by the girl's single-minded devotion to Lauro. Meanwhile, Elsa grows increasingly envious over Jose and Henrietta's close relationship, and Lauro removes her from the mission, judging her unable to focus on it. After Jose and Henrietta succeed, Lauro comments on Elsa's uselessness, leaving her devastated.