Now that they know Kyosuke Higuchi is the third Kira, the Task Force needs to find out how he kills people. L has a plan to push Kyosuke to an attempted murder, and to keep him from transferring his power as the previous Kiras did: a TV show where someone claims to know Kira's identity, and promises to reveal it at the end of the program. The "someone" in questions should be someone whom Kira thinks he knows, so that he believes he can kill him easily: Matsuda. While the witness in the show would be hidden behind a screen, an "accident" that will reveal Matsuda's face can be arranged so that Kira will recognize him.

On the night of the transmission, Light makes sure that Kyosuke will be watching the right channel by telling their [[TheMole mole]], Reiji, to ask him. Kyosuke recognizes Matsuda as Misa's ex-manager, whom he knew as Taro Matsui and he believed dead. Realizing that he doesn't know Matsuda's real name -- since he can't kill him -- Kyosuke tries to reach out to Misa, then her current manager, then her company, without success.

In the end, Misa's company tells Kyosuke how to find the address of the office containing the employees' files (actually information planted by the Task Force). Panicked, he jumps in the car to reach the office before his name is revealed -- unaware that his car is bugged and Wedy is following him.
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!!Tropes used in this episode:
* HeroicSacrifice: It [[{{Subverted}} doesn't come to that]], but the Task Team discusses how, if the Third Kira can kill with only a face like the Second Kira did, Matsuda would be killed. Matsuda still volunteers without hesitating for a second.
* IdiotBall: Light, normally one of the smartest characters in the series, falls for a classic YouJustToldMe trick (see below), though luckily one that has no bearing on the case. L calls him out on it.
* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: When L asks Wedy to bug Kyosuke's cars.
-->'''Wedy:''' In his car?! [...] Do you know how many cars Kyosuke has?
-->'''L:''' Six.
-->'''Wedy:''' I understand. Should I install them in all of his cars?
-->'''L:''' Yes, please. Thank you.
* VillainousBreakdown: Kyosuke becomes more and more panicked -- and reckless -- as the end of the TV transmission approaches.
* YouJustToldMe: Reiji suspected that Kyosuke was Kira, but had no proof. When Light (posing as L) tells him on the phone they're going to catch Kira that same night, Reiji comments "This is the end for Kyosuke". Light asks "You already knew?", confirming Reiji's suspicions.
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