"Oh, let me guess. You are about to write down the name of that agent, aren't you? The one from the bus." Ninako said.

"Not yet. I'm gonna wait one week before writing his name. If he dies right after meeting me, I'll only draw attention to myself. I think I'll send another message to L." Kuri said.

Xxx

"L." Watari said.

"Hm?" L said.

"Another victim. This one left what appears to be a suicide note." Watari said.

"Please, send it to me." L said. "Gods of Death",.. "L, do you know", "gods of death"...Is he trying to tell us that gods of death exist? Listen, Watari. Tell the police to monitor prison populations closely for the next few days. Kira may use other suicide notes to communicate with us."

"Understood." Watari said.

Xxx

"This place is crawling with humans. Are you gonna do it here?" Ninako said.

"Don't worry about it." Kuri said.

"He's here. Right on time." Kuri said, putting a voice changer to her lips. "Mr. Raye Penber. Turn around and you are dead. I am Kira. That's right. Don't turn around or put your hands in your pockets. I won't hesitate to kill you here."

"Who are you?" Raye said.

"But first, I'm gonna prove to you that I am Kira. Do you see the man working over there at the coffee shop? That's right. The one sweeping the floor. I'm gonna kill him just for you." Kuri said.

"But how? Don't do it." Raye said.

The man grabbed his chest and fell to the ground.

"I'm afraid I had no choice but to kill him. I figured if I didn't kill at least one person, you wouldn't believe me, although that man has been repeatedly charged with rape and sexual misconduct. I find that abhorrent. If I wasn't using him as an example, I wouldn't have let him die so easily. He got what he deserved. I can only assume that L has already informed you of this, I can't kill someone who I haven't seen. I have to know their face. Which means, of course, I could easily kill all these people right now if I wanted to do. Go ahead and choose someone if you want." Kuri said.

"Don't do it. I believe you. You are Kira." Raye said.

"Don't worry about any of that." Kuri said. "I don't kill the innocent. So these people are safe and anyone else you know is fine too. I don't operate that way. You would have been safe too, but by investigating me, you have angered Kami. You will be punished."

"I...I understand. Just tell me what you need me to do." Raye said.

"I see you've got your laptop with you. I want the files containing the identities of all the FBI agents who came to Japan." Kuri said.

"I do have my laptop with me. It's the one I use for work, but I don't have the files you're looking for." Raye said.

"All right. Then, take this envelope." Kuri said.

"Huh?" Raye said.

"First, take the transceiver out of the envelope, then put the ear piece in and await my instructions." Kuri said.

"A transceiver. This thing looks like a toy. But there'll be no record of this transmission anywhere. And it allows us to converse from a close distance even underground. She really thought this through." Raye said.

"All right. Now get on the Yamanote Line. Inner or outer route, it doesn't matter which direction you take. I'll be close by at all times, which means I'll be watching your every move. When you get on the train, pick a spot in front of you and don't take your eyes off it. If I see you looking around, I will kill you. Once you boarded, I want you to take the seat closest to the doors. If it's occupied, wait until it's free." Kuri said

Xxx

"Now I'm going to ask you something. If I have even the slightest suspicion that you are not being honest, you will be punished. How many FBI agents are currently in Japan? Speak quietly into the transceiver and don't make it obvious." Kuri said.

"I believe it's four teams, three agents per team, for a total of twelve." Raye said.

"OK. Now take the papers out of the envelope." Kuri said.

"Hum? What is this?" Raye said.

"Of those twelve agents you mentioned, I want you to write down the name of your superior, the one who's heading up this investigation, in the space at the very top of the page." Kuri said.

"What is the meaning of this? What is he after? Let's face it. He hasn't really left me any choice. Besides, it's not like he can kill them using just their names." Raye said.

"Next, take out your laptop and turn it on. Any minute now your boss is going to send you a message with a file attachment, it contains the names and photos of all the FBI agents currently active in Japan." Kuri said.

"But this...this is.." Raye said.

"Now one by one you're going to look at each photo and then write that agent's name in the space provided, you 're going to do this for each agent." Kuri said.

"It doesn't make sense. If he's got the names already, why use me? What is he planning to do with them?" Raye said.

"Good. Looks like you're done. Now put the transceiver and all the papers back into the original envelope and place them on the rack directly above your head. After that you're going to stay in your seat and ride the train for at least another thirty minutes. When you are absolutely certain that nobody would notice you leaving without the envelope, you can get off the train." Kuri said.

Raye finished and got off the train. As he got off he fell to the ground and reached up, seeing Kuri.

"Kuri...Hikawa..."

"Farewell, Raye Penber." Kuri said.

Xxx

"L, you have a call from the director of the FBI." Watari said.

"It's me. I've got a report in front of me right now stating that all of our agents in Japan are dead. All twelve died of heart attacks. I can only assume that Kira is behind this. Look, I'm sorry, but it's already decided. We are calling off our investigation." Director said.

"I have the Commander on the line." Watari said.

"L, I've just got off the phone with the director of the FBI. According to him, it seems that you arranged for the FBI to come to Japan and investigate everyone here associated with the taskforce." Satoshi said.

"Yes, I did." L said.

"So how do you explain this? Are we now suspects in our own investigation?" Satoshi said.

"I felt that it was necessary to uncover Kira's identity." L said.

"I cannot accept that. I found it unbelievable that you would spy on us. The very people working with you on this case." Satoshi said.

"We have another victim. A note was found at the scene." Watari said.

"L, do you know", "gods of death".. Hum? "wear pigtails.". Damn you, Kira." L said.

Xxx

"Um, so what's the family meeting, big brother?" Reiko said.

"I figured you're going to find out sooner or later. So I might as well tell you now. I don't want you to be alarmed. I'm sure you've heard of this Kira investigation. Well, I'm currently in charge of it." Satoshi said.

"What? Are you serious? That's totally awesome, Brother. You're the best cop ever." Reiko said.

"That's not quite the point I'm trying to make." Satoshi said.

"Oh?" Reiko said.

"You see the truth is, the FBI sent 12 of their agents to Japan to assist us in finding Kira and all of them died yesterday." Satoshi said.

"Does that mean they were all killed by Kira?" Kuri said.

"What?" Reiko said.

"What I'm saying is, there's a chance that Kira will actually try to kill anyone who comes after him. His crimes are ruthless and more frightening than anything we've seen. Many detectives have already quit." Satoshi said.

"Dad, you should quit, too. I don't want you to die. What if he gets you?" Reiko said.

"That's right. Your life is so much more important than some job." Atsuko said.

"I can't. I could never forgive myself if I walked away from this. I will not sit back and let evil triumph." Satoshi said.

"But, brother, you.." Reiko said.

"Please, son.." Atsuko said.

"I think it's honorable of you, brother. I'm proud to be able to call you my big brother. And if anything should ever happen to you, I'm going to find Kira. And make sure he gets executed." Kuri said.

Xxx

"We now know that Kira doesn't just target criminals. He'll kill anyone who opposes him. It's quite possible that we may all be killed by Kira. Think of your own lives, your families and all the others you'd be leaving behind. If anyone wants to leave this investigation, now is the time.

You won't be demoted if you choose not to stay. You have my word. But if you are not absolutely sure, then we don't need you. You have to be willing to fight against him, even if that means making the ultimate sacrifice. That is all." Satoshi said.

Xxx

"Five men, huh. Well six, including myself. Still I'm grateful to see there are as many as five of you willing to risk your lives to face evil." Satoshi said.

"That fact you've chosen to stay means you have a strong sense of justice. I trust all of you." L said.

"Ha, h-hold on a second. L just said that he's decided to trust us now, but honestly what reason do we have to trust him?" Aizawa said.

"Look, L. All of us have agreed to put our lives at risk to bring Kira to justice. So I hope you understand what this means. We were really stickin' our necks out here." Ide said.

"But you never have to show your face, do you? You just give the orders. I don't see how you can expect us to work alongside you under those conditions." Aizawa said.

"L, if all of us are going to work together on this investigation, and if you truly meant what you said about trusting the six of us, could you come here so we can all meet in person." Satoshi said.

"The thought had already crossed my mind. After all I did say that I trusted all of you." L said.

"Why is he seeking help now? There's only six of us. He solved all these difficult cases by himself in the past, so what makes this one so different? The way L's been conducting things so far, odds are he's gonna send a stand-in or a proxy of some kind to meet us instead of coming himself. It's not like we'd ever know." Ide said.

"A proxy, huh? Well, that is possible." Aizawa said.

"I believe L. I think we can trust him. And besides, I don't really see how we can solve this case without his help." Matsuda said.

"I agree." Mogi said.

"From the beginning he's been very upfront about the fact that he would need the help of the police on this case. Perhaps we should think of it like...he's been waiting for this to happen all along." Satoshi said.

"Why would he do something like that?" Matsuda said.

"There were number of people on the task force who distrusted L before this investigation began. And once we got started, we had detectives resigning left and right. Following that, classified information was leaked. So I'm not surprised that he didn't trust us." Satoshi said.

"In other words he was waiting for the taskforce to get narrowed down to only those investigators he could trust. And to do that, he needed to weed out anyone who wasn't totally committed." Matsuda said.

"Hmm." Satoshi said.

"If we're working with that guy, I'm leaving the task force. You don't have to worry. I won't try to follow you. I'm not interested in finding L." Ide said.

"Well I think we can trust L, so I'd be willing to cooperate with him on this investigation." Ukita said.

"Count me in." Aizawa said.

"I'm staying in a suite at the Teito hotel at the moment. But I'll be switching hotels every few days from this point on. I want you to think these hotel rooms as the de facto headquarters of this investigation. If this arrangement is acceptable to all of you, then split into two groups, and stagger your arrivals so you come thirty minutes apart. Please arrange it so you are all here at midnight." L said.

"Kira, it seems we are getting closer to each other in equal steps. It's only a matter of time, before we collide, so be it. I'm ready to show my face. I'll make my first public appearance as L. If you ever manage to find out about these secret meetings, I'm sure you'd feel compelled to move in. That's what I'm counting on." L thought.

Xxx

"It's unlocked. Please. Let yourselves in." L said.