Comrade (Death Note episode)
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| Episode Length: | 24 minutes |
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| Episode Code: | 18 |
| Episode Airdate: | February 13, 2007 |
"Comrade" (ใไปฒ้ใ "Nakama"?) is the 18th episode of the Death Note TV series, scheduled to air on February 13, 2007 in Japan.
The episode begins with Aizawa entering L's new facility. Matsuda, Aizawa, and Light's father are watching Light and Misa on a "date" with L present. Light asks L why he appears to be unmotivated. L responds, explaining how he is disappointed that he was wrong about Light being Kira, but also tells Light that he is still under a degree of suspicion. Additionally, he notes that Kira's power may be transferable to others, and the team shouldn't risk their lives by investigating too thouroughly in the face of such an obstacle. Surprisingly, Light hits L for these comments, provoking into L kicking him back. They proceed to hit each other again before Matsuda telephones L in order to stop the fight.
Two months later, Light notices that many of Kira's victims are top members of the Yotsuba Groups chief rivals. Both Light and L agree that Kira may be killing people for profit and using criminals as a distraction this time. Soon afterwards, the investigation team is informed that Kira sent a message to some politicians of Japan requesting that he will not kill any of them if the police stop hunting them. It is therefore decided that the police will stop hunting Kira, and members of the investigation who are also police officers are forced to choose between their jobs and continuing to hunt Kira with L. Light's father and Matsuda decide that they will stay, but Aizawa is uncertain because he must continue providing for his family.
Watari, speaking through a monitor, reminds L in front of everyone that he has already decided that all those who hunt Kira will be given adequate finance for life. Aizawa asks L if he was withholding this information to test him, and L admits this to be the truth. As a result, Aizawa leaves in disdain.
Afterwards, the investigation team notices that many of the deaths benefiting the Yotsuba Group die during Friday evening or early Saturday morning. L then introduces the two new members of the investigation team, Aiba, a con artist, and Wedy, a thief. Light soon deduces L's reasons for hiring the criminals, and makes it clear that he will be happy to work with them.
The episode ends with Aizawa sitting on a park bench. His family runs over to him and asks if he will be visiting them more often. He responds, saying he will be receiving more breaks from now on. His daughter and wife are happy to hear this, but because of the circumstances under which he left the investigation team, he begins to cry in frustration. Obviously confused, his daughter tells her mother that "Papa is crying."
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