((I guess we're back. Here is part two. It is likely to be much more intense so I hope you're prepared.))

APRIL 18TH

"But Kudou… if it's not Yagami, then who is it?" Heiji asked, watching the tv screen, transfixed at the horror unfolding live.

"I trust that now you believe that I really am Kira..."

"Hattori! We have to stop that broadcast!" Kudou suddenly shouted at him, as though he'd just had some kind of realization.

"I know-but how? ...Aa… hang on, I have another call." Heiji said apologetically. Ordinarily, he would never take another call in this situation but he had a feeling he knew exactly who was on the other line.

"Hattori! Hattori don't you dare-" Heiji pressed the hold and accept new call button.

"Heiji-kun-" L's voice met his ears. "Are you watching the news?" He asked.

"Yeah." Heiji answered quickly. "How're things on yer side?" In the background, he could hear the chaos at headquarters-Aizawa shouting that his friend at Sakura had his cell turned off and Ukita shouting that he was going to go there in person.

"We are doing all we can to reach Sakura Television."

"Please listen to me carefully. I do not want to kill innocent people. I hate evil and love justice-"

"Not really justice if yer killin' people." Heiji grumbled at the tv before turning his attention back to L. "It's bein' aired from Sakura, right? I can head there with-"

"No, Ukita is already moving to collect the tapes. Do you have him on the other line?" He couldn't mean…

"-My aim is to rid the world of evil and create a just society. If all of you will join me in this mission, it can easily be accomplished. If you do not try to capture me, no innocent people will die."

"Do you?"

"...Yeah." Heiji finally admitted. "He's out havin' dinner with his mom an' Conan." He decided not to tell L that Yagami was there too, he couldn't have him working out this wasn't the work of Kira and the the terrifying truth was that someone else had found another weapon like Kira's. If L got the information then the Organisation would undoubtedly get it too.

oooOOOooo

"Even if you do not agree with me, if you refrain from publicizing your views in the media or in public, you will be spared. And then simply wait. In a short time, the world will be changed for the better, I'm sure you will all agree."

Nakamori household had been settled in for dinner at the time of the broadcast and no one dared to say anything as they stared, horrified at the news report. Things had been relatively okay between Kaito and Aoko since that shopping trip-they were even joking around at the dinner table as was normal for them both and for a moment, Aoko felt that things were as they should be.

And then that broadcast happened and no one dared to move for a long moment. At last-when Kira threatened anyone that spoke out against him, her dad sprang into action, moving quickly to grab his coat and keys.

"D-Dad, where are you going?" Aoko asked frantically, checking the screen again. Her dad finished pulling on his jacket and stopped by her to press a kiss to the top of head.

"To the hospital. There's no way Soichiro is going to just sit in bed while this is happening." He told her, heading for the door. Aoko nodded and watched him go, a strong feeling of dread seeping into her stomach the moment he was out the door.

"He'll be okay, Aoko." Kaito tried to reassure her. "He's just going to stop Yagami-san from doing something stupid." Aoko shook her head.

"No, he's going to help him." She told him. Kaito looked towards the door her dad had left behind and then pulled his tablet from seemingly out of nowhere but this was no time to be impressed with his tricks. "…What are you doing?"

"I'm pulling up another news station-at least one of them is bound to have reporters outside the building." He explained, toggling through a few news channels.

"We are cancelling our scheduled program to broadcast-"

"Wait! Go back!" Aoko was hovering over his shoulder. Kaito moved back to Nichuri's news channel.

"This just in! Someone is reported to have collapsed in front of Sakura TV." The news reporter was saying while an image of a man lying motionless in front of the station showed on the screen.

"Dad!" Aoko cried out, her stomach dropping out of her.

"No." Kaito told her. "He couldn't get to the station that fast, but we have to warn him!" Aoko nodded and dove for her phone.

oooOOOooo

"We are cancelling our scheduled Program to broadcast live in front of Sakura TV." Heiji heard another new report in the background. "This just in, someone is reported to have collapsed in front of Sakura TV."

"Ukita!" Heiji heard Aizawa cry out in the background. "Oh my god! Kira got him?" Heiji could barely register the conversation as it sunk in that this person-whoever they were-had just killed a member of the Kira task force.

"Forget it, Aizawa-san, where do you think you're going?" Shit! Kudou! Heiji jumped back to the other line

"Kudou! Where are ya?" He could tell by the breathing alone that he was running.

"I'm about two blocks away from Sakura TV-"

"Stop!" L's voice shouted into the line and Heiji realized that he'd combined the calls. Whoops.

"Kudou, don't go anywhere near Sakura TV!" Heiji shouted.

"Even if you say that, I can see it." Kudou admitted.

"Listen to me, if you get near that building now, you'll only get killed." L explained.

"You trying to tell me to watch television, Ryuuzaki?" Aizawa's voice was still in the background.

"I'm telling you both to calm down and be realistic. I want to stop that video as much as you do, and if we managed to confiscate the entire package, the way it was sent, there's a good chance we can track Kira down. But if Ukita was murdered by Kira, whoever goes there now will end up dead, too." L explained.

"What?" Kudou must have come to a stop.

"Heiji-kun, please come to headquarters. Holmes-kun can go back to dinner with his mother. We will reconvene later." L hung up his line.

"Holmes-kun?" Kudou asked. Heiji took in a breath and turned his attention back to Kudou.

"He knows yer tryin' ta stay hidden. I don't know Kudou, I spend a good amount o' time around th' guy and I think ya might have misjudged him." Heiji explained, shutting off the television.

"Hattori, what if they killed Absinthe?" Kudou asked, more focused on the recent death. "More people are going to die."

"Ya can't think like that Kudou. Just go back to dinner with yer mom and I'll catch ya up on things later tonight. We can' really make a move until that stuff wears off, right? Ya go over there now, not only could ya get killed by this imposter but yer face'll be seen on national television."

oooOOOooo

Ginzo Nakamori had many regrets in life-one of his biggest was that he didn't get enough time with his daughter-his job was demanding and it often kept him away from Aoko while she was growing up. He missed a lot of moments that he should have been there for. However, she was always happy to cheer him on regardless of how many piano recitals he'd missed. She knew what life for a police inspector was like so thankfully, she didn't resent him for it.

He also regretted that he'd cut nearly everyone out of his life after the untimely death of his wife and Aoko's mother. He didn't realize it until the news of his previous partner's heart attack but he regretted allowing himself to fall out of touch with Yagami. It was that reason specifically that he found himself helping Soichiro get to Sakura TV in an armored van that he didn't exactly have clearance to be driving.

He knew he'd never be able to convince him not to go, so he did the only thing he could think to-make sure that everything went according to plan. All this stress couldn't be good on the other man's heart and he was in no condition to be driving, but if he didn't help then Soichiro would do it anyway-they were both stubborn in that regard and he wasn't going to let this be another regret.

"Make sure to keep your face covered." Ginzo told the other, trying to keep focused on driving. "If he killed that other cop and you aren't already dead-he must-"

"He must need only a face, yeah I know." Soichiro responded gruffly, anxiety coursing through them both. Ginzo returned his attention back to the road and swallowed hard as he could see the front of Sakura TV coming into view. Pressed further against the accelerator rather than try to brake as he braced for impact.

The van slammed into the front doors, sending glass in every direction, ripping the side view mirrors clear off the vehicle and forcing the security guard on the other side to dive for cover. Ginzo slammed on the brakes and bus came to a stop as Soichiro pulled his jacket over his head and got as quickly as possible out of the bus and Ginzo quickly followed suit.

"Where is the studio airing the Kira video?" Soichiro demanded of the security guard.

"Uh-Second floor studio G-6." The frightened man offered and Soichiro ran in the direction of the studio in question, Ginzo hot on his heels.

"Police! Stop this broadcast immediately!" Soichiro announced as he threw the doors open. The people airing the video just looked over, not at all perturbed by the event unfolding outside their studio.

"Stop the video now!" Ginzo shouted, temper flaring at the lack of action these people were taking.

"Just a minute, Detectives. If we stop this video we'll all be killed."

"I don't want to hear your excuses! An innocent man is dead!"

"Um…" One of the employees spoke up. "Today's video just finished." He offered.

"So, it's you, is it?" Soichiro approached the senior director. "You're that Demegawa who's been playing up the Kira case for all it's worth. Putting out those specials in spite of the warnings we issued? You think this whole thing's funny, do you?" Demegawa took a step backwards.

"N-No, I had no idea it would turn into something like this, I swear! Go easy on me sir, haha…" The man offered a little nervously.

"That director the said Kira addressed the package to, that was you, too, wasn't it?" Ginzo asked.

"Yes, it was…"

"Give me those tapes. Give me the whole package, exactly as you received it!" Soichiro demanded.

"But like I said, if I do that, we'll all be killed…" Ginzo stepped forward, gripping the man by his collar.

"And you don't hand them over we'll be force to arrest you for obstruction of-"

"Hand it over! If you do that, at least you won't be killed this very minute!" Soichiro took out his gun and pointed it at the director.

"O-Oi, Soichiro-"

"Are you crazy? What the heck do you think you're doing?" Demegawa tried to get away.

"This is the direct result of of you putting out all those shows and treating Kira like some kind of star. I'd say you're reaping what you sow. If, after watching all these tapes, I decide it's okay to air them, I'll return them to you."

"Alright, alright." Demegawa finally relented, moving to his desk to retrieve the copies in question. Ginzo let out a sigh when it seemed the man was going to cooperate and his previous partner wasn't about to turn into a murderer. He noticed that Soichiro seemed to be losing steam and moved over to lend support to the man.

"That the envelope they arrived in, the two pages of text, and the four digital videos. That's all we've got." Demegawa told them. Soichiro took them and looked them over a carefully before frowning.

"These do look like the master tapes, but are you telling me that you aired the original? Hand over the copies you made! Every single one!" He demanded. "And don't try to play dumb with me!" His hand moved towards his heart and Ginzo's fingers twitched, wanting to dial the ambulance.

"Okay, okay! I'll get them out all right? Just do me a favor and stop waving that gun around, your eyes are totally insane!" Demegawa moved to get the copies.

oooOOOooo

Heiji stepped into the hotel room currently being used as headquarters and noticed immediately the somber atmosphere. It seemed that L had gotten Aizawa to calm down. He looked around and noticed the screen was blank on Sakura TV's news broadcast. Had someone managed to stop the tape?

"Heiji-kun!" Matsuda greeted him, "Ryuuzaki's deduced some troubling news-It seems that Kira only needs a face in order to carry out his murders now." Heiji froze. Just a face now? He supposed it would explain how the fake Kira was able to kill Ukita and didn't just kill everyone else in the-what was he thinking? No! No, it didn't make sense. Logic and reason said nothing about this whole case made sense and yet here they were dipping into the idea of something potentially supernatural.

"Fuck." Heiji voiced with all the elegance of a teenage boy. "That aside, did someone stop the broadcast?"

"Yes." L stated.

"The chief crashed an armored van into the front entrance-he's on his way here now." Aizawa informed him. Heiji stared, trying to make sense of that statement at first. The hospitalized one?

"Er… I guess that's one way o' getting in without showin' yer face."

"Yeah, that's what Ryuuzaki said." Matsuda stated. "But, two more police officers that turned up on the scene were killed."

"Oh…" Heiji said seriously. "Do we know what their names were?"

"Not yet, they were just patrol officers." Mogi voiced. Before Heiji could question things any further, the door opened again and chief Yagami came in being supported by none other than Inspector Nakamori of division two with Watari close behind.

"Chief!" The whole room greeted the man who looked about ready to collapse all on his own.

"I'm sorry for taking things into my own hands like that Ryuuzaki, I let my emotions get the better of me." Soichiro stated.

"That's fine." L told him.

"Here. These are the videotapes, the envelope-everything they came in." Nakamori handed a bag marked with the Sakura tv logo on it to L. L took the bag and Nakamori and Matsuda helped Chief Yagami to sit down.

"Are you alright, Chief?" Matsuda asked. "Maybe you ought to get back to the hospital."

"I'm fine." Yagami insisted. "Just let me lie down for a while." L's attention moved from the bag to the newcomer he probably hadn't planned on.

"You are Nakamori Ginzo of second division and the head of Kaitou Kid task force, correct?" L asked him. Nakamori nodded.

"Yes. I insisted on driving Soichiro since it seemed he wasn't in the right shape to be driving himself." He admitted gruffly.

"Yes, I believe that you were right to be concerned." L turned back to the envelope. Heiji looked between the two and noticed that Nakamori didn't seem remotely offended by L brushing him off. Matsuda stepped off to report Yagami's condition and Heiji moved to look over L's shoulder at the envelope.

"Th' hell?"

"Heiji-kun, I believe you recognize this post mark as belonging to Osaka." L voiced. "Though it is true that Kira can control someone's actions before they die-so, he could have sent this without going to Osaka himself."

"Don' think so." Heiji voiced. "I was just back home and If any criminals in Osaka died that weren't already in prison then my Pop's woulda mentioned it-and Otaki-han woulda called." L stared at the post mark carefully, taking in what Heiji was saying.

"Your father is head of the Osaka Police department, isn't he?" L asked. Heiji nodded. "And you're certain that no criminals in Osaka have been affected by the Kira murders?"

"I wouldn' say that. I mean, there were one or two but they were already in prison and had been since at least November o' last year." Heiji elaborated. "But they might not've been Kira murders-he's been a little inactive aside from… well, today." L frowned.

"Aizawa-san, could you take this over to forensics?" L passed the envelope off and Aizawa took hold of it.

"Sure. I know a lot of people there. I'm sure they'll do a great job." He promised. "Fingerprints for sure, if there are any, and if the stamps were licked they'll get DNA from there. They'll find out there the envelope and the tapes were sold and even what model of the camera was used. They might even be able to other information from the image." He paused. "Of course, I'll make them study the tapes without sound, so they don't hear what's said."

"Great, thank you." L responded. "While you're doing that, I'll watch these copies to find out what's in them."

"Er… Do ya mind if I sit in with ya, while ya do that?" Heiji chanced asking. L looked him over critically.

"…Yes, I suppose that I can allow that."

oooOOOooo

Shinichi was being faced with yet another choice-Did he tell Yagami about the broadcast now and admit that Conan was actually Kudou Shinichi all along or did he let it go for now and approach him about it after the antidote wore off. It was still too soon to let Light know who he really was but this changed things. Drastically. This needed immediate attention. He didn't go back to dinner with his mother as he'd been told, but instead went back his house, letting himself in and headed straight for the library. Subaru-san was likely somewhere around but it wasn't as if he wasn't already aware of Shinichi's real identity.

He crawled into the chair in the study, pulling his legs up and pressing his hands together as his eyes sank closed. The organization had undoubtedly seen that broadcast and if the victim-Ukita-as he believed his name was, had in fact been Absinthe then that complicated things even more. He took in a breath and tried to think about how to move from here.

He needed to talk to Yagami, but he couldn't do it as he currently was.

"Aa, I thought I heard someone come in." Subaru stepped in the room and then paused at the sight of Kudou Shinichi huddled in a chair like Conan usually did when upset about a problem. "I don't believe we've had the pleasure of meeting. Or would you prefer to do away with the pretenses, Shinichi-kun? "

Shinichi's eyes snapped up to meet Subaru's.

"You saw the news, right?" he asked glumly. Subaru reached into the neck of his collar and deactivated the voice changer.

"Aa, I see that Kira is still on your mind even after you declined to work with L." Shinichi lowered his hands from where he'd has his fingers pressed together and let out a sigh. At least he could trust Akai.

"The organization." He voiced. "They want Kira's weapon." Akai regarded him carefully, chancing moving a little further into the library.

"Yes, I could see how they might be interested in something like that."

"I found out from Amuro-san that They've already infiltrated the Kira Taskforce so I can't tell L what I know." Akai regarded him carefully as Shinichi struggled with his inner thoughts, trying to decide just how much he wanted to tell the other.

"I think it's time that you told me exactly what you do know." Akai said seriously, making the decision for him. Shinichi's eyes met his and he noticed that he could see the other man's green eyes peeking out at him. Still though, Shinichi was hesitant to tell him everything.

"When you were working under cover, did you ever meet anyone with the codename Absinthe?" He tried. Akai paused, thinking about the question carefully.

"Gin's-" Shinichi's heart jolted uncomfortably at the name. "-mentioned him before." Akai finally voiced.

"What did he say?" Shinichi asked. "Did he mention anything that might identify him?"

"Just that he showed promise-He hasn't been with the organization long." Akai offered. Shinichi felt his mood deflating even more at that-it could still be anyone and there was still no way to narrow it down.

oooOOOooo

The broadcast cut off and Vodka looked over at his partner who was leisurely smoking a cigarette and didn't seem remotely disturbed by the recent announcement. It wasn't surprising, Vodka knew that Gin didn't startle easy and as long as no one had their names-their real names- then they were perfectly safe from the petulant child that had taken it upon himself to 'rid the world of evil.' He scoffed at the notion. Ever sense Absinthe had reported L's suspicions that Kira had to be some spoiled rotten brat it had seemed glaringly obvious-who but a child would ever think the evil of the world could be wiped out by killing the known murderers of the world when the thing they should really be worrying about were what was right beneath their very nose.

He glanced back over at Gin and noticed he seemed to be thinking about something, a frown slowly beginning to form on his face.

"Aniki, what's wrong?" He chanced asking. Gin stubbed out his cigarette on the folder a client from earlier had given them.

"Kira." He stated, voice its normal, dangerous low. Vodka glanced back over at the television screen that had just been airing that broadcast from Kira. Now the news had gone back its regularly scheduled programming. "Absinthe has had long enough."

"He has to work with L, without raising suspicion." Vodka pointed out in defense of their own.

"Hmph." Was Gin's response. "If that detective gets suspicious then he will have solved his last case."