Silence (Death Note episode)
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| Episode Length: | 24 minutes |
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| Episode Code: | 25 |
| Episode Airdate: | April 3, 2007 |
| Chapter: | 057-058 |
"Silence" (「沈黙」 "Chinmoku"?) is the 25th episode of the Death Note TV series, aired on April 3, 2007 in Japan.
The episode begins with a flashback of L with Watari during his childhood. The flashback includes the sound of church bells. Afterwards, L continues to ask Rem about death notes, but she continues to reveal as little information about them as possible. L also asks Light why he won't leave the Investigation Team headquarters. Light says he feels it would be inappropriate for him to leave until the Kira case is solved.
Meanwhile, Misa begins to use her death note to kill criminals. The Investigation Team does not understand why there is now another Kira. L realizes that it could someone who used the death note previously if a piece of the death note could still be used to kill. L decides that the fake death note rule about killing at least once every thirteen days is the only thing that prevents Light and Misa from being the prime suspects. Rem begins to panic because she believes it is only a matter of time under Misa is caught. She wonders what Light's plan is, but then realizes that Light is waiting for her to save Misa by killing Watari and L. This will cause her to die and no longer be able to kill Light, and she hates Light for waiting for this to happen. However, Rem still realizes that this will be the only way she can save Misa.
In the next scene, L is on the rooftop of the headquarters in pouring rain. Light joins him and asks him what he is doing. L says he hears bells in the distance--probably from a church. Light says he doesn't hear any bells. L and Light then have a conversation concerning how they both stay distant from other people and how often people lie. When they go back indoors, L insists on drying and massaging Light's feet. While he begins to do this, his wet hair drips water on Light's feet. In response, Light dries L's hair with a towel. This creates an awkward moment for Light because he is waiting for L to die. L says he is sad and that Light will soon understand why. Just then, L's cell phone rings, and he asks Light to come with him.
Back in the main room of the headquarters, L reveals the rest of the team that he is planning on testing the death note once he gets approval from other countries. If approved, a criminal on death row would use the death note and would be set free if he survives after thirteen days. Rem realizes this will lead to the death of Misa. At that precise moment, a bolt of lightning strikes the top of the Investigation Team's building. The lighting in the main room is immediately replaced by back-up systems. Rem then kills Watari using her personal death note (she has always had two, hers, and the one she gave Misa). In his last moment, he pushes a button on his keyboard which deletes all of the Investigation Team's files. L explains to the rest of the team that he told Watari to delete all files if anything should happen to him. Just then, the team realizes that Rem is gone. L realizes something about Rem (possibly that she is the killer of Watari) but is interrupted by his heart going into cardiac arrest.
L drops the spoon he is holding and falls to the floor from his chair. Light immediately catches L before he hits the floor and the two stare into each others eyes. A series of images from the flashback at the beginning of the episode is shown with the sound of church bells and it is shown that Rem dies in the same way that Jealous did. Light's psychotic grin returns, seen only by L, and L slowly closes his eyes before his brain shuts down, acknowledging his defeat. L finally dies and Light pretends to go into a state of anger and fear, shouting that Rem is killing everyone in the team and that they are next. Aizawa, Matsuda, Mogi, and Yagami all look as if they are expecting to die at any moment. But nothing happens.
Everyone except for Mogi goes to look for Rem. Light goes to the room she was in, where the cameras were turned off, and pulls her death note from the remains and calls everyone in. They find the room she was is and see her remains (what appears to be something resembling rust or sand). Light tells everyone that regardless of what happens, he will avenge Watari and L. Matsuda says this may lead to their deaths, but Light simply reiterates that the Investigation Team is only for those who are prepared to die, casting fear into Matsuda that he's starting to sound like Ryuzaki. Light leaves the room and thinking to himself that all of his obstacles have finally been removed and that he is going to be the god of a new world.
[edit] Trivia
- This is the first episode to not have rules on how to use a death note shown before and after the commercial break.
- This episode deviates from the manga with the introduction of scenes from L's childhood, L and Light on the rooftop and L washing Light's feet; the latter being a particularly eerie biblical reference linking L to Jesus and Light to Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve original apostles of Jesus, and the one who betrayed him. The short scene in which the corridors are displayed in the shape of a cross reinforces this. This is especially ironic considering that this episode aired during Holy Week.
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