Death Note Page #5

And I knew eventually

you wouldn't be able to handle playing.

I asked politely, but you didn't hear me.

Let the note go.

Look at the strife it's causing you

and your little girlfriend.

Let me find it a new home.

We'll be free of each other.

I'm not gonna give the note to you

or anybody else,

and if you f*** with me again,

I'm gonna put your name in it.

[Ryuk laughs]

You could try. [laughs]

But I warn you,

there are four letters in my name.

Most anyone's ever gotten were two.

Mm. [chewing]

[man shouting on TV]

[male reporter] We interrupt this

to take you live to an announcement...

-What the f*** is he doing?

-...by James Turner,

local head of the Kira investigation.

Oh, sh*t.

Those of you that harbored any illusions

about what Kira really is,

the cold-blooded murder

of a dozen FBI agents

should lay bare his true nature.

Kira is a cowardly criminal thug

concerned only with self-preservation.

Not only is he unworthy

of the veneration and celebration

he's received in certain circles,

as of today,

he's not even worthy of our fear.

Understand this, Kira.

You may strike me down,

but another one will stand up

and take my place.

Why would he do that?

He's forcing Kira to retaliate.

...and another for as long as need be.

We will not waiver.

-Because he's not afraid.

-We will not submit.

And we will not fail.

[applause]

Where is it?

What? Are you out of your mind?

That's my f***ing dad!

Yeah, and he just dared us to kill him

on live television.

Think people are gonna be on their knees

if he can talk to Kira like that?

We're not killing my dad! This is over!

Ryuk f***ed us!

We're not the good guys anymore.

[Mia] What happened to the boy

that wanted the world to get what he got?

Think about your mom, Light.

Either Kira stands up

or they hunt us down.

If you want out,

then just get the f*** out!

So you just want to quit?

I don't know.

[reporters chattering]

Well said, James. Tell me,

are you truly ready to give your life?

If that's what it takes.

How long will it take him to decide,

I wonder?

[door opens and closes]

[James] What's going on?

[cell phone ringing]

[sighs] Let me take this.

-Turner.

-This is L.

Just making sure you hadn't died.

[sighs] Still here.

Excellent. Carry on.

I'm really proud of you.

[James on TV] Understand this, Kira.

-You may strike me down...

-Sir?

-...but another will take my place.

-Light Turner is Kira.

-And another and another...

-How long since you've slept?

-...for as long as need be.

-Thirty-one hours.

-We will not waiver. We will not submit.

-Sleep is key to strong thought.

-Trust me.

-And we will not fail.

Nothing's gonna change once I wake up.

Hello, Light.

Oh, um...

You're the guy. You're L.

Yeah, well, it's not my real name.

But I'm sure

you're painfully aware of that.

What are you doing here?

Following a lead. You?

Um... I was just... I'm leaving.

I wonder if it was a difficult decision.

If what was a difficult decision?

Sparing your father's life.

Sorry, what are you talking about?

You must've known it would implicate you,

yet you couldn't bring yourself to do it.

I'll admit,

I always wondered if you had a line.

I guess it's fortunate for us,

the line you finally decided to draw

points so clearly in your direction.

-So you really think I'm Kira.

-No, I know it.

If you're so sure,

why haven't you just arrested me?

Because I don't do check, Light.

Only checkmate.

-But we'll be there soon enough.

-Great. Until then, enjoy the gelato.

Assuming you can eat through that thing.

And I'll just, uh...

Can I ask you something?

Yeah.

How do you think he does it? Kira.

I was hoping you could

shed some light on that for me.

I have a theory.

I think that it's some form

of remote viewing

coupled with maybe some latent

psychic ability of some sort. Am I close?

So you really have no idea, do you?

Well, I have several ideas.

Eventually, you'll tell me

which is correct.

What if it turned out

that all arresting Kira did

was give that power to someone else,

someone potentially much worse.

You're suggesting the ability

is somehow transferable.

I'm suggesting maybe what you

and the person you're after want

isn't so different.

Maybe they're as ready

to see the killing end as you are.

And if that were true,

perhaps now would be a good time

to start helping them

instead of hunting them.

Helping...

Hmm...

You know what I think, Light?

I think you want to make a deal.

Good deals are made by those

in a position of strength.

Criminals, such as yourself,

never make those deals.

What they do is wait until they're caught

and then they beg.

I'm not begging.

I'm telling you that you don't understand.

Let me put this in terms

you're more familiar with.

A man kills 400 people.

[loud clattering]

He tells us that it's complicated,

that he's misunderstood.

Do you think that Kira would hear

his excuses or walk him off a bridge?

Think you're better than me,

but you're trying to kill Kira!

-Kira, Kira, Kira!

-I do not kill, Light!

I don't even carry a gun,

it's distracting.

What I do is bring people to justice.

But the form it takes is their own making.

A consequence of their actions, not mine.

You're the one who flew into the sun.

I'm just here to make sure

you actually burn.

-Well, if that's how it has to be.

-It is, Light!

You know that as well as I do.

There are no draws in this game.

-Please, you have to forgive me.

-It was my dad, Mia.

If I could take it back, I would.

I promise. I was just scared.

Do you think I'm not scared?

I'm a f***ing cheerleader, Light.

Nothing I do has ever mattered

until I met you.

I made a mistake. If I could take it back,

I would. I just...

I wasn't ready to lose you.

I love you.

I love you.

L showed me his face.

I'm gonna get his name,

and I'm gonna stop him.

That's Watari. He's L's right-hand man.

If anybody's gonna give us

L's real name, it's gonna be him.

All right.

[Light] "Watari becomes obsessed

with revealing the true identity

of the detective known as 'L.'

For the next 48 hours, he will cease

all communication with the outside world,

except to update what he learns

to the number 206-555-0166.

At 7:
00 p.m., on October 12th, he dies."

[Ryuk] You didn't say how he dies.

-It doesn't matter, it's dealer's choice.

-What?

Huh? Oh, I was talking to Ryuk. Sorry.

-So kill his friend to get his name?

-No, I'm not gonna kill Watari.

That's the best part.

Rule 89 says:

"If the person who writes a name

destroys its page

prior to the death being carried out,

the target will be spared."

So if I burn Watari's page

before October 12th at 7:00 p.m...

then nothing bad happens, right, Ryuk?

Only one name can be removed

from the Death Note by burning it.

Get this one wrong,

you won't get another chance.

I only get one page to burn.

[cell phone ringing]

[growls]

-Hello?

-My name is Watari.

-This information is not known to me.

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