Death Note

1

[suspenseful music playing]

[Australian Crawl's "Reckless" playing]

Meet me down by the jetty landing

Where the pontoons bump and spray

All the others reading, standing

As the Manly ferry

Cuts its way to Circular Quay

Hear the captain blow his whistle

So long she's been away

I miss our early-morning wrestle

Not a very happy

Way to start the day

She don't like

That kind of behavior

She don't like

That kind of behavior

[wind howling]

[thunder rumbles]

[people screaming]

[thunder rumbles]

-[boy] Little b*tch!

-[laughter]

Give me that bag. Oopsy-daisy.

[boy 2] Ow!

-Knock it off! Get off, Kenny!

-What do we got here? I'm gonna take that.

-Get off him!

-What the f***?

-You're such a stupid f***!

-What'd you just call me?

[girl] I called you a stupid f***,

you stupid f***.

Hey, don't touch her!

[laughing]

Hey, I don't need your help, okay?

That's all you're gonna do?

Out here by yourself, teach me a lesson?

You got held back, didn't you, Kenny?

Twice, I think.

You think that's funny?

No, I think it's very sad, actually.

I only mention it

because that would make you over 18.

If you were to beat me up, which I'm sure

you could, it would be child abuse.

So if you don't want to wind up on some

registry, I suggest you back the f***--

Do you have any idea

how much trouble you're in?

I'm looking at homework here

for at least 15 different students.

Are we really not gonna discuss

that I have an ice pack on my face?

Nurse says you'll be fine.

So no interest in why a teacher

found me sprawled out on the ground?

Mia Sutton says she saw you

walk into a beam out back.

How do you think we found you?

All right. I get it. I'm in trouble.

All I'm trying to say is,

you have the chance to stop the people

who make things hard for everybody.

You gotta see the big picture here.

Light...

some people might look at you,

a kid in your situation,

losing your mom the way you did,

and they'd cut you a little slack

when it comes to these behavioral issues.

Well, I don't believe in that.

Detention. Two weeks. Get out of here.

[school bell rings]

Hey.

Oh! Hi. I'm awake.

I was just like a tree

or a plant or something.

I'm heading out for a moment.

Don't fall asleep or it adds another day.

[door opens, then closes]

"Rule one:
The human whose name

is written in this note shall die."

Whoa.

"Rule two:

This note will not take effect

unless the writer has the person's face

in their mind

when writing his or her name."

[thunder rumbles]

-[glass shatters]

-Ah!

Hello?

[screams]

[screaming]

Help! Help me! Help! Help!

[loud crashing]

[screaming]

Holy sh*t! Holy sh*t!

[shrieks]

What the f***?! [whimpering]

[male voice] Shall we begin?

[screams]

[panting]

Okay.

Relax, Light.

You're asleep.

You're asleep and you're dreaming

of some eight-foot-tall,

demon-looking motherf***er.

[creature] Oh, yes.

A dream. I like that.

Dreams are places you can have fun, right?

It's all in your mind,

so why not enjoy it?

-[girl shrieks outside]

-Shh.

Listen.

[girl] Get off of me!

Go, check it out.

[girl shouts, whimpers]

[boys chatter indistinctly, laughing]

-[girl] No!

-[Kenny] Come on! Come on!

[boy] What?

[girl]Kenny, no! Let me go! Get off me!

You're so disgusting!

Get the f*** off of me!

-Ooh! While you're down there...

-Aw, it sucks to be you.

[creature]

Now we could, in this dream of yours,

take care of a situation like this.

We just put Kenny's name down...

and see what happens.

[whispers] Yeah.

[purring hiss]

-Nah.

-[girl] Get off! You're such a**holes!

[creature] I know you want to.

Go on.

Help her.

I don't have a pen.

It's a good thing you have a pen.

[creature inhales] Ah...

Good. Now as long as we're playing,

let's do it right.

There's no need to stop at "who."

I'm sorry. What else is there?

How.

For a beginner, not bad at all.

Now...

watch.

[creature chuckles]

[creature's laughter echoes]

Give it back!

[speaking indistinctly]

[Kenny laughs]

-[tires squeal]

-[Kenny shouts]

[man shouts]

[screaming]

Ah!

[shrieking]

[creature cackles]

Now listen. I need to separate

the wheat from the chaff.

I think you might be capable

of great things,

but if you don't think

you can handle it, that's fine.

Just put the note somewhere,

leave it alone for seven days,

and I'll find it a new home.

How can this be possible?

It happened. Just like that.

And if this is possible,

imagine what else you could do.

[thunder rumbles]

[police sirens approaching]

[crossing bell dinging]

[dishes and furniture rattling]

-He a friend of yours?

-Who?

Kid in the accident.

Oh. No, I don't think

he was a friend of anyone.

Want to talk about it?

No.

We should talk about

why you were still at school.

Oh, yeah, that wasn't a big deal.

I just wrote a couple papers

and then got detention.

You don't think cheating's a big deal?

That who you are?

No, um...

Actually, I only got caught

because I was trying to break up a...

Know what? Doesn't matter.

You wouldn't understand anyway.

Because you're just that smart

or I'm just that dumb?

Because this is what you do.

Instead of trying to solve real problems,

you look over people's shoulders

so you can bust them for bullshit,

like not turning in their reports

or whatever.

A gun is only good as its aim, son.

I make sure people can trust our aim.

Just once, it would be nice to think

that you actually...

I mean, you're a cop.

How do you sleep at night

knowing you watched while a guy

like Antony Skomal walked away?

You think I just watched?

If I was a cop

and some guy ran over my wife,

I'd be pretty pissed off

if his dad paid his way out of jail.

He killed my mom,

he nearly beat his girlfriend to death,

and you just sit there

saying the same bullshit

-about how people better trust your aim--

-I'm gonna assume you're still raw

by what you saw today at school,

and that's keeping you

from thinking before you speak.

I suggest you stop talking.

[thunder rumbles]

"Rule 64:
Each page of the note

contains the power of the whole note."

"Rule 95:

Anyone may write names in the note,

but only the keeper can possess it

for more than seven days." Jesus!

How many rules does it take to...

"Don't trust Ryuk.

He is not your pet.

He is not your friend."

-[thunder rumbles]

-[train whistle blows]

[rattling]

[chewing]

-[Ryuk] Hey, kid.

-Ah!

It's pronounced Ree-yook.

Ryuk.

Oh. Hi.

Sorry for the mispronunciation.

Ryuk, what exactly can I do

with thisDeath Note?

What exactly did you have in mind?

Well, it says that I can specify

the manner of death.

If I can choose how they die, does that

mean I can actually control them?

Every human spends the last moments

of his life in the shadow of a death god.

If we so desire,

we can influence those moments.

There are, of course, limitations.

"Rule 20:

A subject can be influenced for no more

than two days leading up to his death."

Two days? Your fingers are huge.

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