The police officers present their reports regarding the Kira case. Matsuda delivers his report that violent crime in Japan has been reduced significantly, though he does not condone Kira or his methods. After the meeting the Chief and Matsuda discuss the necessity of talking about the impact Kira has had on crime rates.
Meanwhile, Light helps Sayu with her homework. As their father arrives home from work, Light mentions to Ryuk that he has an advantage against the police. It turns out his father is the Chief in charge of the Kira investigation. Light is able to access the files on the Kira investigation from his father's computer.
Light remembers one of the rules of the Death Note is that when a person's cause of death is written after 40 seconds, it will happen. As a result, while doing his normal everyday routine at school, he is able to kill off criminals every hour. Chief Soichiro, alongside L, get the news of this and determine that Kira can control the time of his victims' death. While walking down the street, Ryuk asks Light how he plans to kill L. The reply is that he will let the police get to him. This is because while they may be working together on the surface, they're suspicious of each other due to Light's connection with the police and L's anonymity.
That evening after Light's cram school, Ryuk notices someone following them home and alerts Light. Back in Light's bedroom, Ryuk tells Light that Shinigami absorb the lifespans of humans that they kill, and they are able to see humans' names and lifespans. He tells Light that he can give him the eyesight of a Shinigami in exchange for half his remaining lifespan.
Tropes used in this episode:
- Cliffhanger: The episode ends with Ryuk making the Deadly Upgrade offer, but at the price of half of Light's lifespan.
- Deadly Upgrade: Ryuk offers to give Light the Shinigami Eye deal, which would allow him to see anyone's name and lifespan by looking at their face. However, he would have to give up half his remaining lifespan.
- Info Dump: Ryuk gives Light a lot of information about his motives, the eye deal, and Shinigami in general.
- I Was Just Joking: Chief Soichiro says this to Matsuda, who panics about his report on acknowledging Kira for reducing crime.
- Jerkass Has a Point: They're far from polite about it, but the officers who resign from the Kira investigation are correct to point out that unlike L, their names and photos are available to anyone with a computer, putting them in danger from Kira in a way that L is not.
- Manipulative Bastard: Once Light learns that Kira is possibly a student based off the time they're being killed at, he writes down criminals' names at specific times so that they would die while he's at school. The police assume that their theory is wrong, but L thinks it's strange that the cycle of criminals dying has changed since that possibility had been brought up.
- Only Sane Man: Kinda an odd case. L is the only one who still holds onto the student theory and thinks it's strange that the rate of criminals dying has changed since the theory had been put forth. What he does in response is to go behind the taskforce's back and investigate some of their family members, including Light.
- Paranoia Gambit: Light knows that someone as smart as L would realize that Kira changing his tactics to run counter to police speculation indicates that Kira has ties to the Police, and that's exactly what Light is counting on; he wants L to become suspicious of the police and vice versa.
- Pet the Dog: Light helping his sister with her homework. At least this would be touching, but then he says this is a good way to make him look innocent.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Three police officers working on the Kira case hand in their resignation papers because they’re too scared to keep pursuing Kira.
- Stalker without a Crush: Ryuk tells Light that he's being followed by someone, which leads to him making a Deadly Upgrade offer.
