Light enters headquarters, placing his coat on a chair and resting his hand over it, he looks to Matsuda. "Matsuda. How are you?"
Matsuda, leaning against his hands on the armrest of a wide stumpy green chair, lost in thought, seems surprised by the question, "Oh, me... I, I'm fine. Yeah..."
"Really?" Light says, "You seem distracted. Something on your mind?"
"What's on everyone's mind," Soichiro says dropping his coat behind Matsuda as he enters, "'L.'" He slowly rolls up his sleeves.
"'L?'" Light is surprised, "That was quite a long time ago now."
"Exactly." Soichiro says crossing his arms, "It's been a long time. And we're no closer to catching Kira. With 'L' we had constant progress."
Light takes a seat at his computer, "Cases go cold."
Soichiro uncrosses his arms, "Cases go COLD!?" As if he can't believe what's been said, he charges at Light, whirling his chair around, "I was actually on cases before Kira, I saw them go cold, and cold cases are not ongoing! This isn't a cold case! This is global genocide! We chose you to be the new 'L' because you had the intellect to match, but if you can't find an angle to work us through - maybe you shouldn't be in charge of this task force after all!" Light's father recomposes himself, saying simply "I'm sorry." before leaving.
Matsuda: "Wow, I've never seen him that angry in person."
"It's okay." Light says calmly, "He's right. Perhaps I am letting you all down. L was no match for me."
"Nonsense!" Matsuda quips again, "You're the best leader for us, he's just stressed. Sure... He's right. I was thinking about Ryuzaki, and how we'd do much better if he were here, but that's just 'cause... We'd have two geniuses then."
Aizawa, who had been sitting contemplatively at his station from the outset, simply says "We'd all feel a lot better if we could make just one break in this case."
Something flashes on a screen beyond Light's monitor, Light notices, but Matsuda points it out to everyone "Hey what's that. On SakuraTV?"
Light turns on the volume: "Breaking news SakuraTV has received tapes from an anonymous source. This source, while unconfirmed, is claiming to be an as yet unidentified murderer. After giving these tapes over to the authorities for examination we have been granted permission to air them live. Be warned. There is some anti-Kira content, we urge our beloved Kira to consider that these hostile words come from the mind of a psychopath, and not those at SakuraTV (Aizawa: "There's a difference?) ... And now the unedited footage."
The screen goes blank momentarily. "Maybe a hoax?" Matsuda asks.
"They wouldn't dare." says Aizawa.
"Kira." The men huddle around the monitors "Yesterday, police broadcast a photograph of a man named 'Minoru Akagawa' he was a suspected murderer, sought in connection to the stabbing death of his beautiful wife Michi - in their fancy home upon a hill. Mr. Akagawa died of a heart attack moments after this information was made public. Another lightning bolt of divine justice no doubt. From the one true God of Judgement... Kira. Except, Minoru Akagawa did not murder his wife Michi, or anyone else. He was innocent. What you didn't know, and the police were busy finding out, was that Akagawa was away on business at the time of his wife's killing. A face and a name appeared in a news reel and you ended his life without a seconds hesitation or a shred of evidence. But above all else, I know of this man's innocence because... I crept into his happy home, and murdered his lovely wife. Two nights ago. - He's dead. Innocent but exposed. And I am alive. Guilty but clouded. God or not, omniscient you are not. In fact. Your powers seem shockingly limited. So you need a face or a name to kill. Good luck getting either from me. You have to catch me first. See if you can! I will take my fill, I will kill as many as I can get away with, and there's nothing you will ever do to stop me... 'God'..."