Full Recap
The movie opens with a scene of the shinigami realm, the time some point after the Kira incident. A shinigami approaches others seen throughout the Death Note series demanding to know where the shinigami who did something in the human world is. This shinigami has glowing red eyes and jewel-like teal goggles on his skull forehead. He climbs a narrow stair to find Ryuk, who has changed some since his adventures in the human world.
When Ryuk asks why the other shinigami has come to him, the other replies that he has something for Ryuk, throwing him a shinigami realm apple. Looking at it, Ryuk states he likes ones more juicy before eating it anyway. The other shinigami states that he's bored and wants to go to the human world. Ryuk replies that the human world is boring; what entertained him was the man who tried to change the world. In payment for the apple, Ryuk decides to tell the other shinigami about the man who tried to change the world and become a God.
Light's voice states that someone must do it, that humans cannot continue on the same path they've always walked. The scene shifts into the human world and flashes of human cruelty flash by, some familiar, some not. This transitions into the opening of the movie, showing Light using the Death Note, justifying his clean up of the world. He will be the God of a new world.
Light Yagami sits at his desk in high school, looking out the window in boredom when he sees a black notebook fall from the sky. After class, curiosity gets the better of him and he retrieves it, walking into the shadows to do so. He reads over the rules on the inside and places it back on the ground, feeling his intelligence insulted. He walks away, but moments later returns, unable to stay away.
In the shinigami realm, Ryuk approaches the portal between the two worlds and falls into Japan on a dark and stormy night.
Light arrives home and greets his mother, who wants his exam results. He's scored the highest, as is customary for him. He goes to his room and pulls out the Death Note, looking over the pages and pages of names signifying those he's killed in the name of justice. His gloating his disturbed by a voice, which turns out to be Ryuk's. At first the boy is shocked to find the god of death in his room but he quickly assesses the situation and rolls with it. They test each other, each complimenting and offering insecurities in turn. An agreement has formed between them, one that binds a human with a Death Note to the Death Note's owner.
Ryuk explains that there are no costs to using the Death Note. The only mentionable is that when the time comes, he will write Light's name in his own Death Note. He explains that humans who use the Death Note can go to neither Heaven nor Hell.
The next scene is of Matsuda and Soichiro Yagami at the ICPO international conference debating what to do about the 52 heart attack deaths. They come to the conclusion that they must call L in. L is a detective who has solved every case he's worked, though he chooses which cases he takes on. A voice tells the skeptics that L has already started work on the investigation. The voice belongs to Watari, the only contact the police have to L.
At home, Light finds different websites dedicated to "Kira," the name the public has chosen to give to him. He takes relish in the fact that the world has acknowledged him. The TV program playing in the background is suddenly interrupted, a message from the ICPO is to be played. An airing of someone claiming to be L appears, his name clearly displayed as Lind L. Taylor. Arrogant, disregards what is said until "L" calls him evil. Offended, Light decides to kill "L," writing the name down in his Death Note. The man dies 40 seconds later. Light celebrates his 'victory,' only to discover that it was a trap set for him by the real L, who never believed the ploy would work. He challenges Kira to kill him and Light finds himself further degraded when he cannot do it. L has proved himself and issued a challenge to Kira. Both of them believe they are justice, but only one can prevail.
Some days later, Ryuk tips Light off that he's being followed. Having not noticed this before, Light is momentarily nervous, but is off and thinking after long.
Meanwhile, the Japanese Task Force meets L in person, surprised by his appearance. They introduce themselves by showing their badges and L tells them all that if he'd been Kira, they'd be dead. He warns them not to reveal their names and to call him Ryuzaki. In the month since the broadcast, 23 criminals died, at times when a student would be busy, but the damage has been done. L knows they're looking for a student. He knows the time of death can be programmed and that Kira hates to lose.
In Light's darkened bedroom, Ryuk asks him why he's not writing any names.
L draws out a map of events on the table, showing when the FBI agents, one of who had been following Light Yagami, died.
The scene shifts to the subway where Raye Penber is threatened by Kira. He has been provided with paper on which to write the names of those working with him. The train stops, Penber exits, and has a heart attack. He looks back to see Light Yagami, knowing he's been fooled. Light's method of having Penber kill his own colleagues by writing on Death Note paper.
Soichiro calls home to request a change of clothing and Light offers to take it over. Penber's fiancee, Naomi Misora, heads in the same direction, determined to share her insight on Kira's powers. She is apprehended by Light, who offers to hear her out in order to prevent information from reaching the wrong ears.
They introduce each other and Ryuk laughs at her name, Maki Shoko. They walk, sharing opinions on Kira's powers. It comes out that she was engaged to one of the FBI agents who were killed. Light is surprised by how much she's inferred from what little evidence he left behind and realizes he must get rid of her.
The Task Force meets Watari, a proper old gentleman.
Light tells Naomi that he thinks they should investigate her theory immediately. Tricking her into believing that he's writing down details, Light pulls out a piece of the Death Note and tries to kill her. When the moment passes and nothing happens, Light realizes something's wrong and almost panics. He realizes she's used a fake name and must now formulate a new plan. Ryuk's laughing when her name is mentioned gave it away. He lies to her, claiming to be on the Task Force, gaining her trust. He discovers that she worked with L before and invites her to join them, requesting her identification. She admits that she lied and produces a driver's license with her real name on it. After writing her cause of death, he reveals that he's Kira, completely destroying her.
L finds out that Naomi Misora came to headquarters and has been missing since. He doubts that she would commit suicide, jumping to the conclusion that Kira got to her. He orders an investigation of those Penber was following, including the Yagami household. Bugs are installed in the house and Light quickly picks up on the change. Ryuk speaks to him but is ignored. Soichiro and L watch, Light's father wonders why Light goes to such extremes to be warned if someone's been in his room and L reminds him that the boy is 17. After checking his clothing for bugs outside the house, Light explains what's happened to Ryuk, recruiting the shinigami to find the bugs and their range by threatening an embargo of apples.
While the families watch TV, L broadcasts a message declaring that 1500 investigators have been put on the Kira case to try and rouse a response from Kira. Light's response gets L thinking, suspecting. Light returns to his room with a bag of chips containing a miniature TV and proceeds to kill criminals while he does work. Ryuk experiences apple-withdrawal symptoms. L finds its suspicious that Light doesn't turn on the TV or computer, but, conveniently, his exams are approaching. Later, Watari reports that criminals reported that day died. Though Soichiro is convinced the families are cleared, L is not.
Later, Sakura TV broadcasts a message from "Kira," who proves his identity by killing off other stations' anchors live. After the first one, L declares that the broadcast must be halted. Ukita leaves in a rush when they are unable to contact the station by phone. The broadcast continues, the distorted voice speaking Kira's ideals in a compromised matter. Ukita reaches the station but before he can force entry, is killed by heart attack. The Task Force sees this and L prevents the rest from doing the same, guessing that Kira is watching the entrance to the station. Matsuda sees a bus barreling down on the station and the scene switches. Soichiro demands the broadcast be halted. Demegawa, the station head, tells him no. He does anyway and confiscates the tapes.
Light analyzes this impostor, content to sit back and wait a while longer. He can't let him keep doing what he's doing though. He needs to get on the investigation team. L wants the same.
Misa and Rem are introduced, the "Second Kira." Rem warns her she could be killed, but she is confident because she has the eyes.
L calls Light while the student is in a library, guiding him to a guarded theatre. L is sitting in the front row. He rises to greet Light, offering his left hand. After shaking hands, L uses a cloth to wipe his hand, offending Light. They sit to watch the second Kira's tapes and the police's response. Light is appalled at the amount of information the impostor drops, all the while observed by L. When prompted, Light says that he doesn't believe that the tapes are from Kira either.
Misa models for a photographer before collapsing for the day at home. Her shinigami, Rem, tells her how she received her Death Note. When a shinigami loves a human enough to kill for them and extend their life, the shinigami turns to dust. A shinigami named Jealous saved Misa when she was supposed to die, sacrificing his own life. Rem took his Death Note and gave it to the girl who caused its owner's death.
Misa approaches Light at his house, having figured out where he lived from his name alone. She offers him her Note; he touches it and sees Rem, confirming that she is the second Kira. He brings her inside and Light asks her how she found him. She replies that it was all because of the eyes. Those who have a Death Note don't show a lifespan to other humans. He worries that she will be caught by the police and that Kira's secrets will be revealed. Misa declares that she wants to be his girlfriend. He declines, saying that her fingerprints were on the tapes she sent. She argues that she had a friend did it for her, that she'd give him her Death Note. He states blandly that she could have removed pages. Misa leaps from the chair, declaring that she doesn't mind being used, that she only wants him to trust her. He asks why she's so desperate and she reveals that Kira killed the criminal that killed her parents, that she's thankful towards Kira for solving her predicament. Light rises and embraces her, saying that while he understands, he can't be her boyfriend, but he can pretend. This appeases her.
At school, Light walks with a college girlfriend, Kiyomi Takada. They see L on a park bench and Light encourages the girl to continue without him. L tells Light there's still a 5% chance he's Kira, that if he dies in the next few days it will be confirmed. Misa arrives, having had a shoot nearby. At first, Light believes this to be a disaster, but then realizes that she can see L's real name. Light's confidence soars, but L's demeanor unnerves him. It turns out that L's simply a fan of Misa-Misa. Having said this aloud, a crowd gathers around the girl, who is soon dragged off by her manager Yoshi. Light and L part and Light pulls out his phone to call Misa--only to find out that she has been arrested for being the second Kira.
Misa is held hostage, bound and blinded. Light wonders what to do and is approached by Rem, who has removed Misa's memories. She threatens to kill him if he doesn't save her. Light agrees to be held as well, to remove all suspicion on him and Misa. During the imprisonment, L wonders if he's correct in his assumptions, considering the actions taken don't represent Kira's way of thinking. Light discards his ownership of the Death Note, losing his memories and evil demeanor. He begs to be released, having realized that he's not Kira. L talks to Misa, asking why she's been imprisoned. She believes it is because she's an idol. Matsuda bursts in, declaring that ignored criminals are suddenly dying.
Light and Misa have both been released, but are confined to the Task Force building. Light is handcuffed to L 24/7. L reveals that he's rather depressed that his assumptions were wrong and Light punches him, annoyed at the pathetic reason. This sparks a fight. L lashes out with his feet, sending Light flying in the opposite direction, declaring 'an eye for an eye.' Misa looks on, unsure what to do. L admits that he wanted Light to be Kira and another round of blows are exchanged. Matsuda calls to interrupt them and L quickly hands up on him.
Still handcuffed together, Light requests L look at something he's found. Many large business owners have been dying recently, boosting Yotsuba's stocks and decreasing the others'. The scene transitions to a boardroom meeting discussing who they should kill next; Rem is in the room. The Task Force is informed that someone from the Yotsuba Group is trying to investigate L with one of L's own aliases. They decide to wait and see the next course of action, but Matsuda becomes impatient and infiltrates the building while the rest of the Force meets with a man and woman who L wants to do the infiltration. Matsuda is discovered quickly passes himself off as Misa's agent. L devises a plan to get Matsuda off the hook by using Misa.
Misa meets with the Yotsuba group at a party. Matsuda pretends to be drunk and does a handstand on the balcony. He slips, apparently falling to his doom, but is captured several floors down. The others on the Task Force play out the rest of the enactment, ensuring the Yotsuba Group believes the man dead. Higuchi, the man who now has the Death Note decides he'll make Misa his wife before he kills her, much to Rem's disgust. While Misa takes a break from an interview later, Rem touches her with a piece of the Death Note and replaces many of her lost memories. She reveals to Misa who now has the Death Note. In a brave act, Misa gets Higuchi to admit he's currently Kira and records it with her cell phone. She presents this to the Task Force with a wide smile.
Higuchi celebrates his success a few nights later only to be called and told to tune into Sakura TV. There is an interview with a man who claims to have overheard eight men speaking of Kira and killing. The screen blocking the men falls, revealing Matsuda. Higuchi goes on a rampage to figure out the name Matsuda gave him. Light and L watch to see how the man kills and are disappointed that he only writes down the name. When 40 seconds pass and nothing happens, Higuchi explodes, realizing the name was a fake. He does the eye deal with Rem and races to the TV station. L realizes he can now kill with only a face and orders he be apprehended.
They follow his progress in a helicopter while those in the station are evacuated. He's trapped in the station and pulls a gun to escape. He makes it back to his Porche and tries to escape but is quickly surrounded by police. He is cuffed and blinded and asked how he kills. He tells them about the Notebook and Soichiro is the first to find it in the car. After touching it, he sees Rem. The Note is brought to L, who stares in disbelief. All the hints he's received come flooding back and he realizes there is another Note. Light has taken the Death Note from L and all his memories come flooding back in a rush. He kills Higuchi with a piece of Note stored in his watch, gaining ownership of the Note and retaining his memories.
Misa digs up a box containing her Death Note and retrieves her memories as well. She opens it and finds a letter from Light. He requests that she write down the name of the man she met when she ran into him at school before she was imprisoned. If she does, he'll love her forever. The only problem is, it's been so long she no longer remembers, and now she is without the eyes. Ryuk returns and Misa greets him cheerfully, explaining that this was all part of Light's plan to relieve them of their suspicions. He also added two fake rules to the Death Note, further securing their innocence. Misa gives Ryuk an apple, which he promptly devours. He gives her a shriveled one from the shinigami realm and she takes a bite, declaring it tastes like sand before throwing it down. She tells him she wants to do the eye deal again.
Misa comes to visit Light and Rem sees that the girl's life has been halved again. Misa touches Light with a page from the Death Note and he greets Ryuk. He invites her to build a new world with him as they embrace in the headquarter entrance.
A flashback from L's childhood shows an orphanage full of discontent, crying children. Watari guides a small L towards a tolling bell, both are silent.
While Light is busy with the Task Force, Misa takes over the job of judgment for Kira. The others realize that Misa's release is the only explanation. Rem realizes this was Light's plan all along, forcing her into action. She must kill Ryuzaki to prevent Misa from receiving penalty.
Atop the headquarters, L stands in the rain. Light approaches him, asking what he's doing up there. He replies that he's listening to the bells, which Light cannot hear. When Light tells him to stop speaking nonsense and L admits that all he ever tells are lies. He accuses Light of the same and the brunette asks him what he means. People aren't perfect, they will lie to protect those they care for. His defense seems to prove L's point.
They return inside to outrage. Apparently L has authorized the use of the Death Note to test it. However, before L can test the 13-day rule, Rem acts. She kills Watari, who deletes the headquarter's data as his final act. L knows something is wrong and immediately notices that Rem is gone. His heart stops and Light realizes before he falls what has transpired. He catches his nemesis before he hits the ground, already in actor mode. The bells continue ringing as silent scenes flash by; the orphanage, the stained glass of the church, Rem falling to dust. Light successfully evokes a panic that they'll all be killed.
Time passes and they visit L's grave, the only ones who attended his funeral. The swear they'll arrest Kira one day, as their final farewell to him. The others leave and Light stays behind, Ryuk at his side. The shinigami is skeptic about the excitement of the future. Unable to control it any longer, Light bursts into maniacal laughter, his prospects high. He falls upon L's grave, rubbing these facts in, slightly crazed before regaining control. In response to Ryuk's claim, Light tells him he'll show the shinigami how to build a new world. As he walks along, people die in horrendous ways; a shot of Ryuk writing the last name in his Death Note flashes by.
Back in the present, Ryuk looks at that name in his worn Note. He speaks, 'you were not God, you were just--' reflecting on the actions the arrogant human took. He looks to the direction of his visitor, who has left, headed for the human world. Ryuk looks up at the perpetually grey sky, telling the absent shinigami that he might just get an experience he'll never forget.
The movie opens with a scene of the shinigami realm, the time some point after the Kira incident. A shinigami approaches others seen throughout the Death Note series demanding to know where the shinigami who did something in the human world is. This shinigami has glowing red eyes and jewel-like teal goggles on his skull forehead. He climbs a narrow stair to find Ryuk, who has changed some since his adventures in the human world.
When Ryuk asks why the other shinigami has come to him, the other replies that he has something for Ryuk, throwing him a shinigami realm apple. Looking at it, Ryuk states he likes ones more juicy before eating it anyway. The other shinigami states that he's bored and wants to go to the human world. Ryuk replies that the human world is boring; what entertained him was the man who tried to change the world. In payment for the apple, Ryuk decides to tell the other shinigami about the man who tried to change the world and become a God.
Light's voice states that someone must do it, that humans cannot continue on the same path they've always walked. The scene shifts into the human world and flashes of human cruelty flash by, some familiar, some not. This transitions into the opening of the movie, showing Light using the Death Note, justifying his clean up of the world. He will be the God of a new world.
Light Yagami sits at his desk in high school, looking out the window in boredom when he sees a black notebook fall from the sky. After class, curiosity gets the better of him and he retrieves it, walking into the shadows to do so. He reads over the rules on the inside and places it back on the ground, feeling his intelligence insulted. He walks away, but moments later returns, unable to stay away.
In the shinigami realm, Ryuk approaches the portal between the two worlds and falls into Japan on a dark and stormy night.
Light arrives home and greets his mother, who wants his exam results. He's scored the highest, as is customary for him. He goes to his room and pulls out the Death Note, looking over the pages and pages of names signifying those he's killed in the name of justice. His gloating his disturbed by a voice, which turns out to be Ryuk's. At first the boy is shocked to find the god of death in his room but he quickly assesses the situation and rolls with it. They test each other, each complimenting and offering insecurities in turn. An agreement has formed between them, one that binds a human with a Death Note to the Death Note's owner.
Ryuk explains that there are no costs to using the Death Note. The only mentionable is that when the time comes, he will write Light's name in his own Death Note. He explains that humans who use the Death Note can go to neither Heaven nor Hell.
The next scene is of Matsuda and Soichiro Yagami at the ICPO international conference debating what to do about the 52 heart attack deaths. They come to the conclusion that they must call L in. L is a detective who has solved every case he's worked, though he chooses which cases he takes on. A voice tells the skeptics that L has already started work on the investigation. The voice belongs to Watari, the only contact the police have to L.
At home, Light finds different websites dedicated to "Kira," the name the public has chosen to give to him. He takes relish in the fact that the world has acknowledged him. The TV program playing in the background is suddenly interrupted, a message from the ICPO is to be played. An airing of someone claiming to be L appears, his name clearly displayed as Lind L. Taylor. Arrogant, disregards what is said until "L" calls him evil. Offended, Light decides to kill "L," writing the name down in his Death Note. The man dies 40 seconds later. Light celebrates his 'victory,' only to discover that it was a trap set for him by the real L, who never believed the ploy would work. He challenges Kira to kill him and Light finds himself further degraded when he cannot do it. L has proved himself and issued a challenge to Kira. Both of them believe they are justice, but only one can prevail.
Some days later, Ryuk tips Light off that he's being followed. Having not noticed this before, Light is momentarily nervous, but is off and thinking after long.
Meanwhile, the Japanese Task Force meets L in person, surprised by his appearance. They introduce themselves by showing their badges and L tells them all that if he'd been Kira, they'd be dead. He warns them not to reveal their names and to call him Ryuzaki. In the month since the broadcast, 23 criminals died, at times when a student would be busy, but the damage has been done. L knows they're looking for a student. He knows the time of death can be programmed and that Kira hates to lose.
In Light's darkened bedroom, Ryuk asks him why he's not writing any names.
L draws out a map of events on the table, showing when the FBI agents, one of who had been following Light Yagami, died.
The scene shifts to the subway where Raye Penber is threatened by Kira. He has been provided with paper on which to write the names of those working with him. The train stops, Penber exits, and has a heart attack. He looks back to see Light Yagami, knowing he's been fooled. Light's method of having Penber kill his own colleagues by writing on Death Note paper.
Soichiro calls home to request a change of clothing and Light offers to take it over. Penber's fiancee, Naomi Misora, heads in the same direction, determined to share her insight on Kira's powers. She is apprehended by Light, who offers to hear her out in order to prevent information from reaching the wrong ears.
They introduce each other and Ryuk laughs at her name, Maki Shoko. They walk, sharing opinions on Kira's powers. It comes out that she was engaged to one of the FBI agents who were killed. Light is surprised by how much she's inferred from what little evidence he left behind and realizes he must get rid of her.
The Task Force meets Watari, a proper old gentleman.
Light tells Naomi that he thinks they should investigate her theory immediately. Tricking her into believing that he's writing down details, Light pulls out a piece of the Death Note and tries to kill her. When the moment passes and nothing happens, Light realizes something's wrong and almost panics. He realizes she's used a fake name and must now formulate a new plan. Ryuk's laughing when her name is mentioned gave it away. He lies to her, claiming to be on the Task Force, gaining her trust. He discovers that she worked with L before and invites her to join them, requesting her identification. She admits that she lied and produces a driver's license with her real name on it. After writing her cause of death, he reveals that he's Kira, completely destroying her.
L finds out that Naomi Misora came to headquarters and has been missing since. He doubts that she would commit suicide, jumping to the conclusion that Kira got to her. He orders an investigation of those Penber was following, including the Yagami household. Bugs are installed in the house and Light quickly picks up on the change. Ryuk speaks to him but is ignored. Soichiro and L watch, Light's father wonders why Light goes to such extremes to be warned if someone's been in his room and L reminds him that the boy is 17. After checking his clothing for bugs outside the house, Light explains what's happened to Ryuk, recruiting the shinigami to find the bugs and their range by threatening an embargo of apples.
While the families watch TV, L broadcasts a message declaring that 1500 investigators have been put on the Kira case to try and rouse a response from Kira. Light's response gets L thinking, suspecting. Light returns to his room with a bag of chips containing a miniature TV and proceeds to kill criminals while he does work. Ryuk experiences apple-withdrawal symptoms. L finds its suspicious that Light doesn't turn on the TV or computer, but, conveniently, his exams are approaching. Later, Watari reports that criminals reported that day died. Though Soichiro is convinced the families are cleared, L is not.
Later, Sakura TV broadcasts a message from "Kira," who proves his identity by killing off other stations' anchors live. After the first one, L declares that the broadcast must be halted. Ukita leaves in a rush when they are unable to contact the station by phone. The broadcast continues, the distorted voice speaking Kira's ideals in a compromised matter. Ukita reaches the station but before he can force entry, is killed by heart attack. The Task Force sees this and L prevents the rest from doing the same, guessing that Kira is watching the entrance to the station. Matsuda sees a bus barreling down on the station and the scene switches. Soichiro demands the broadcast be halted. Demegawa, the station head, tells him no. He does anyway and confiscates the tapes.
Light analyzes this impostor, content to sit back and wait a while longer. He can't let him keep doing what he's doing though. He needs to get on the investigation team. L wants the same.
Misa and Rem are introduced, the "Second Kira." Rem warns her she could be killed, but she is confident because she has the eyes.
L calls Light while the student is in a library, guiding him to a guarded theatre. L is sitting in the front row. He rises to greet Light, offering his left hand. After shaking hands, L uses a cloth to wipe his hand, offending Light. They sit to watch the second Kira's tapes and the police's response. Light is appalled at the amount of information the impostor drops, all the while observed by L. When prompted, Light says that he doesn't believe that the tapes are from Kira either.
Misa models for a photographer before collapsing for the day at home. Her shinigami, Rem, tells her how she received her Death Note. When a shinigami loves a human enough to kill for them and extend their life, the shinigami turns to dust. A shinigami named Jealous saved Misa when she was supposed to die, sacrificing his own life. Rem took his Death Note and gave it to the girl who caused its owner's death.
Misa approaches Light at his house, having figured out where he lived from his name alone. She offers him her Note; he touches it and sees Rem, confirming that she is the second Kira. He brings her inside and Light asks her how she found him. She replies that it was all because of the eyes. Those who have a Death Note don't show a lifespan to other humans. He worries that she will be caught by the police and that Kira's secrets will be revealed. Misa declares that she wants to be his girlfriend. He declines, saying that her fingerprints were on the tapes she sent. She argues that she had a friend did it for her, that she'd give him her Death Note. He states blandly that she could have removed pages. Misa leaps from the chair, declaring that she doesn't mind being used, that she only wants him to trust her. He asks why she's so desperate and she reveals that Kira killed the criminal that killed her parents, that she's thankful towards Kira for solving her predicament. Light rises and embraces her, saying that while he understands, he can't be her boyfriend, but he can pretend. This appeases her.
At school, Light walks with a college girlfriend, Kiyomi Takada. They see L on a park bench and Light encourages the girl to continue without him. L tells Light there's still a 5% chance he's Kira, that if he dies in the next few days it will be confirmed. Misa arrives, having had a shoot nearby. At first, Light believes this to be a disaster, but then realizes that she can see L's real name. Light's confidence soars, but L's demeanor unnerves him. It turns out that L's simply a fan of Misa-Misa. Having said this aloud, a crowd gathers around the girl, who is soon dragged off by her manager Yoshi. Light and L part and Light pulls out his phone to call Misa--only to find out that she has been arrested for being the second Kira.
Misa is held hostage, bound and blinded. Light wonders what to do and is approached by Rem, who has removed Misa's memories. She threatens to kill him if he doesn't save her. Light agrees to be held as well, to remove all suspicion on him and Misa. During the imprisonment, L wonders if he's correct in his assumptions, considering the actions taken don't represent Kira's way of thinking. Light discards his ownership of the Death Note, losing his memories and evil demeanor. He begs to be released, having realized that he's not Kira. L talks to Misa, asking why she's been imprisoned. She believes it is because she's an idol. Matsuda bursts in, declaring that ignored criminals are suddenly dying.
Light and Misa have both been released, but are confined to the Task Force building. Light is handcuffed to L 24/7. L reveals that he's rather depressed that his assumptions were wrong and Light punches him, annoyed at the pathetic reason. This sparks a fight. L lashes out with his feet, sending Light flying in the opposite direction, declaring 'an eye for an eye.' Misa looks on, unsure what to do. L admits that he wanted Light to be Kira and another round of blows are exchanged. Matsuda calls to interrupt them and L quickly hands up on him.
Still handcuffed together, Light requests L look at something he's found. Many large business owners have been dying recently, boosting Yotsuba's stocks and decreasing the others'. The scene transitions to a boardroom meeting discussing who they should kill next; Rem is in the room. The Task Force is informed that someone from the Yotsuba Group is trying to investigate L with one of L's own aliases. They decide to wait and see the next course of action, but Matsuda becomes impatient and infiltrates the building while the rest of the Force meets with a man and woman who L wants to do the infiltration. Matsuda is discovered quickly passes himself off as Misa's agent. L devises a plan to get Matsuda off the hook by using Misa.
Misa meets with the Yotsuba group at a party. Matsuda pretends to be drunk and does a handstand on the balcony. He slips, apparently falling to his doom, but is captured several floors down. The others on the Task Force play out the rest of the enactment, ensuring the Yotsuba Group believes the man dead. Higuchi, the man who now has the Death Note decides he'll make Misa his wife before he kills her, much to Rem's disgust. While Misa takes a break from an interview later, Rem touches her with a piece of the Death Note and replaces many of her lost memories. She reveals to Misa who now has the Death Note. In a brave act, Misa gets Higuchi to admit he's currently Kira and records it with her cell phone. She presents this to the Task Force with a wide smile.
Higuchi celebrates his success a few nights later only to be called and told to tune into Sakura TV. There is an interview with a man who claims to have overheard eight men speaking of Kira and killing. The screen blocking the men falls, revealing Matsuda. Higuchi goes on a rampage to figure out the name Matsuda gave him. Light and L watch to see how the man kills and are disappointed that he only writes down the name. When 40 seconds pass and nothing happens, Higuchi explodes, realizing the name was a fake. He does the eye deal with Rem and races to the TV station. L realizes he can now kill with only a face and orders he be apprehended.
They follow his progress in a helicopter while those in the station are evacuated. He's trapped in the station and pulls a gun to escape. He makes it back to his Porche and tries to escape but is quickly surrounded by police. He is cuffed and blinded and asked how he kills. He tells them about the Notebook and Soichiro is the first to find it in the car. After touching it, he sees Rem. The Note is brought to L, who stares in disbelief. All the hints he's received come flooding back and he realizes there is another Note. Light has taken the Death Note from L and all his memories come flooding back in a rush. He kills Higuchi with a piece of Note stored in his watch, gaining ownership of the Note and retaining his memories.
Misa digs up a box containing her Death Note and retrieves her memories as well. She opens it and finds a letter from Light. He requests that she write down the name of the man she met when she ran into him at school before she was imprisoned. If she does, he'll love her forever. The only problem is, it's been so long she no longer remembers, and now she is without the eyes. Ryuk returns and Misa greets him cheerfully, explaining that this was all part of Light's plan to relieve them of their suspicions. He also added two fake rules to the Death Note, further securing their innocence. Misa gives Ryuk an apple, which he promptly devours. He gives her a shriveled one from the shinigami realm and she takes a bite, declaring it tastes like sand before throwing it down. She tells him she wants to do the eye deal again.
Misa comes to visit Light and Rem sees that the girl's life has been halved again. Misa touches Light with a page from the Death Note and he greets Ryuk. He invites her to build a new world with him as they embrace in the headquarter entrance.
A flashback from L's childhood shows an orphanage full of discontent, crying children. Watari guides a small L towards a tolling bell, both are silent.
While Light is busy with the Task Force, Misa takes over the job of judgment for Kira. The others realize that Misa's release is the only explanation. Rem realizes this was Light's plan all along, forcing her into action. She must kill Ryuzaki to prevent Misa from receiving penalty.
Atop the headquarters, L stands in the rain. Light approaches him, asking what he's doing up there. He replies that he's listening to the bells, which Light cannot hear. When Light tells him to stop speaking nonsense and L admits that all he ever tells are lies. He accuses Light of the same and the brunette asks him what he means. People aren't perfect, they will lie to protect those they care for. His defense seems to prove L's point.
They return inside to outrage. Apparently L has authorized the use of the Death Note to test it. However, before L can test the 13-day rule, Rem acts. She kills Watari, who deletes the headquarter's data as his final act. L knows something is wrong and immediately notices that Rem is gone. His heart stops and Light realizes before he falls what has transpired. He catches his nemesis before he hits the ground, already in actor mode. The bells continue ringing as silent scenes flash by; the orphanage, the stained glass of the church, Rem falling to dust. Light successfully evokes a panic that they'll all be killed.
Time passes and they visit L's grave, the only ones who attended his funeral. The swear they'll arrest Kira one day, as their final farewell to him. The others leave and Light stays behind, Ryuk at his side. The shinigami is skeptic about the excitement of the future. Unable to control it any longer, Light bursts into maniacal laughter, his prospects high. He falls upon L's grave, rubbing these facts in, slightly crazed before regaining control. In response to Ryuk's claim, Light tells him he'll show the shinigami how to build a new world. As he walks along, people die in horrendous ways; a shot of Ryuk writing the last name in his Death Note flashes by.
Back in the present, Ryuk looks at that name in his worn Note. He speaks, 'you were not God, you were just--' reflecting on the actions the arrogant human took. He looks to the direction of his visitor, who has left, headed for the human world. Ryuk looks up at the perpetually grey sky, telling the absent shinigami that he might just get an experience he'll never forget.
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