Guidance (Death Note episode)
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| Episode Length: | 24 minutes |
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| Episode Code: | 22 |
| Episode Airdate: | March 13, 2007 |
| Chapter: | 049-051 |
"Guidance" (「誘導」 "Yūdō"?) is the 22nd episode of the Death Note TV series, and aired on March 13, 2007 in Japan.
After learning that Higuchi is the Yotsuba Kira, L decides that Higuchi cannot be caught until he learns how someone with the Kira power kills. He decides that Sakura Television will air a Kira special where someone will claim to know the identity of Kira. Higuchi will know to watch the show because Light will call Namikawa and tell him of their plan. The Investigation Team agrees that Matsuda should be the one who will appear on the television special and his identity will be revealed by having tinted glass in front of him be deliberately knocked down (though it will appear to be an accident). At this point, Higuchi will try to learn Matsuda's name and kill him. Matsuda agrees with this plan and says he wants the team to go through with it immediately.
That evening, Namikawa is brought to a meeting with Midou and and Shimura. They tell him that something needs to be done about Kira's actions. If the Yotsuba Group continues to kill people, they believe that what they are doing will be revealed. The three of them agree with Kira is probably Higuchi. Shimura asks Namikawa who called him at the meeting following Hatori's death. At this moment, Light calls Namikawa once again. Light says he wants Namikawa to respond to him like he did before, but Namikawa says that there is no need and he reveals to Midou and Shimura that he is talking to L. Light tells Namikawa his plan and he agrees to call Higuchi at the appropriate time and try his best to keep all other members of the Yotsuba Group from interfering.
As planned, Higuchi is called by Namikawa about the special on Sakura, and Higuchi sees that it is Matsuda. At this point, he begins calling everyone he can think of to learn Matsuda's real name (assuming that the fake name on his card as Misa's manager is a stage name). He eventually calls the television manager, and he says he cannot remember Matsuda's real name and that he and anyone else who could know Matsuda's real name are on vacation. He then tells Higuchi that Matsuda's real name will be in a file on the lowest drawer of the desk on the far left of a particular room in the Sakura station. He also says he will tell Higuchi the combination for the lock of that drawer.
Realizing that he only has two hours until the end of the television special, Higuchi decides to drive to the Sakura station to learn the real name of Matsuda. Wedy immediately begins following him on her motorcycle. L and Light cannot believe that their plan has worked exactly as intended. The episode ends with Higuchi convinced he will succeed.
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