"I am the head of the Kira investigation, you can call me L."
As those words came down there was uproar in the court. Things like "Him, L, he must be lying!" were being shouted all over the court but no one was listening, everyone just too caught up in their own rant about how the prosecution could fall for something like this.
But not me, I believed this could be the real L, because the man across from me and myself both knew that looks could be deceiving, and I also knew that he would stop at no lengths to see that all that he brought to the courtroom would be what he believed to be the truth, so he would make sure for certain that this was in fact L.

The judge could not silence the court so the judged ruled for a ten-minute recess. I decided to take the time to talk to my client, as he seemed more worried now.
When he came in he was mumbling to himself but just loud enough for me to hear but it was something I didn't expect or want to hear, "I didn't expect this... I didn't plan for this, but good thing she is here." There was a look of pain on his face as he said this and it spread to my own. "He's guilty," I thought to myself, "He knows it and now I do too, but I still have to defend him, I can't back away from this now!"
"Are you okay Mr. Wright?" asked a seemingly innocent voice. It was him, my client.
"Yes, I'm fine." I lied.
"Good because you need to be at your best, especially if you want to beat him."
"I've heard the rumours, but I thought he was, well a hermit, never coming out in public. He must really want this badly if he's willing to stand as witness himself."
"That's only because you don't know him, once he's set on something he'll do whatever it takes to see that it's accomplished."
"He's really that bad?" I'm starting to get more and more worried each second but I try not to let it show.
"Yes, so be ready," says Light brightening up again.
"The trial will now reconvene, please enter the courtroom!" shouts the bailiff. "He must really enjoy that part of his job." I whisper to Light. That was the first and last time I saw his genuine laugh.

"Court now is now back in session." the judge shouts after a bang of his gavel. "Mr. Edgeworth, your witness please."
"Certainly, your honour."
L reappears on the stand, a somewhat cheery look on his face as he looks at Light. "Let's see if I can end that."
"Now witness, your testimony please."
Certainly your honour."

"There will be no need for a cross examination or multiple testimonies. That much is simple. The rest of this will not be, as I am sure you are all well aware of. I have the perfect evidence of the defendant's guilt. First I present the murder weapon, the death note, a book which can kill someone if you write said persons name in the book, while knowing their face. I will prove that this is not in fact a joke by testing it. We have arranged for a criminal who was to be executed today, to be brought to this court, she will be executed by me by writing her name in the death note. Her name is Mindy Sanchez. She was arrested and convicted for mass murder. Now I will show you the proof of the death note's authenticity."

The criminal Mindy Sanchez was brought forward with an armed guard on either side of her. There was a tear dripping down her face, she knew what was coming and there was nothing she could do to stop it.
L once again lifted the notebook and scribbled something in it.
"Ms. Sanchez will die of a heart attack in approximately 40 seconds."
We all waited, waited for the death of another human being, I felt horrible but it had to be done.
The 40-second mark was up and Ms Sanchez fell to the ground clutching her chest and screaming.

After the victim's body had been escorted out of the courtroom, L decided to go on with his testimony.
"I will now prove that it was the defendant who wrote all the names in the book. I will do this with the aid of the prosecution." Everyone began to stare at Edgeworth but he didn't care, he was used to it.
"We have already run a handwriting analysis and found that it was the defendant that wrote in the book."
"There it is the facts of one complicated case in one testimony, with no need for cross examination."

I could do nothing to stop what was coming next. The verdict would be handed down and I had no evidence at my disposal to stop it.
After a few moments of astounded silence, the judge finally said, "If this is the case, there is no need to further delay this trial. I will now hand down my verdict. I find the defendant, Light Yagami, GUILTY."