Line #1 Recap/DeathNoteEp19Matsuda


1	[[ButtMonkey Tired of being treated like crap by the hands of Light, Misa, L, Soichiro, and Aizawa]], Matsuda has decided to do something to prove himself of being useful.
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3	While trying to help Misa with film shooting, he abandons her so he can sneak into Yotsuba. At the same time, the Kira Task Force are having a problem with a detective named Eraldo Coil who is hired by Yotsuba to find L. It turns out L is ''really'' Coil. He tells the team not to tell this to anyone.
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5	As Matsuda sneaks in, he eavesdrops on the meeting by the door. Soon, this door opens up, showing his presence. He is in big trouble. Watari contacts L about this, forcing the latter to change his plans for the investigation.
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7	!!Tropes used in this episode:
8	* ADayInTheLimelight: For Matsuda.
9	* CovertPervert: L had cameras installed everywhere even the bathroom to which Matsuda escaped the party to make his call.
10	* DestinationDefenestration: Matsuda does this deliberately to fake his death.
11	* EasilyOverheardConversation: Two of the Yotsuba members are talking about the secret meetings in plain sight. Matsuda overhears them, and follows them to the conference room.
12	** {{Averted}} seconds later: Matsuda can only hear a few fragments of the conversation from outside the conference room. However, he still hears enough to confirm Yotsuba's connection with Kira; see ExactEavesdropping below.
13	* ExactEavesdropping: Matsuda knows what time period the Yotsuba Kira is active, so he has pretty good luck: He starts eavesdropping on the meeting right when they're discussing who to kill.
14	* ExactWords: Matsuda tells the Yotsuba group that he's Misa's manager, which is true. He just doesn't tell them that's not his real reason for being there.
15	* FakingTheDead: Matsuda, to escape Yotsuba Kira.
16	* InnerMonologue: Matsuda gets quite a lot as he infiltrates Yotsuba, then tries to XanatosSpeedChess his way out of the situation.
17	* HiredToHuntYourself: Yotsuba hires Eraldo Coil, the world's second best detective, to discover L's identity. However both Coil and the world's ''third'' best detective are fake identities created by L to mislead those who try to figure out who he is.
18	-->'''L:''' I've found that people who try to find me usually fall for this.
19	* HoneyTrap: L sends Misa and the girl's from her acting agency to distract the Yotsuba eight.
20	* HowMuchDidYouHear: The Yotsuba members ultimately decide this doesn't matter. They want to kill Matsuda regardless, just in case he heard something.
21	* IWasJustJoking: Hatori said this after he says out loud of leaving Yotsuba. This doesn't spare his life, though.
22	-->'''Hatori''': No, wait! I was only joking! It's not like that!
23	* LeeroyJenkins: Matsuda goes charging into Yotsuba without a plan. He actually meets with a certain amount of success, finding out where the secret meeting is taking place and narrowing the list of suspects from hundreds to eight.
24	* MundaneMadeAwesome: This episode features epic shots of ''toilet paper'' accompanied by OminousLatinChanting.
25	* NervesOfSteel: Matsuda handles a very tight situation without showing fear or even breaking character.
26	* NothingCanStopUsNow: Matsuda is ecstatic about getting the evidence on Yotsuba... then the door falls open and he tumbles right into the conference room.
27	* PlayingDrunk: Matsuda fakes being drunk in order to fall out the window.
28	* RefugeInAudacity: Matsuda escapes being killed by pretending to die in front of the people who want to kill him.
29	* RevealingCoverup: L notes that if Matsuda dies, it will only serve as solid proof of Yotsuba's guilt.
30	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Hatori attempts on doing this. This is what got him killed.
31	* SickeningCrunch: Invoked when Soichiro catches Matsuda with a mattress, and then throws a bag off the balcony to make it sound like he hit the ground.
32	* SpySpeak: Between L and Matsuda when the Yotsuba members are monitoring his call.
33	* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Matsuda sneaks right past the Yotsuba security guard.
34	* XanatosSpeedChess: Matsuda, of all people, plays one fast game when he gets caught. He comes up with a believable reason for being there, stalls for time, and manages to keep the ball rolling until he's in a situation where he can get in contact with L.
35	* YouAreAlreadyDead: Higuchi informs Hatori that he's going to end up dead after his outburst. Hatori tries to backtrack, but it's too late.

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