At the start of another workday, Aizawa arrives at the new building. He has trouble with a metal detector at the entrance. Even if he has removed all the metallic items, he's still not getting passed through. Watari watches this from a monitor and comments that he'll have to get used to this. Only after Aizawa takes off his pants is he allowed to enter the building.
In the main room he, Matsuda, and Soichiro, watch surveillance of Light, L, and Misa in another room. Misa is annoyed by L's constant presence. L is feeling demoralized by the lack of leads in the Kira case, as Light has proven his innocence thus far. Light is angered by L's attitude after what L put him and Misa through, and the two end up coming to blows, which Matsuda interrupts by calling them.
The team discovers that Kira's killings now seem to be connected to a local corporation called Yotsuba. At Yotsuba, the eight members consult each other and send a message to the NPA that Kira will spare politicians if the police stop pursuing him. The NPA agrees, and the Kira Task Force must give up their jobs to continue working with L. Aizawa is torn, as he has a family to provide for. Watari informs them that there is a trust set aside for the families of the Task Force members, but L deliberately withheld that information. Disgusted with L, Aizawa storms out.
L introduces the team to two new members: Aiber, a con man, and Wedy, a thief and lockbreaker. They will help to infiltrate Yotsuba. Meanwhile, Aizawa meets his family in the park, and breaks down in tears.
This episode provides examples of:
- A Day in the Limelight: Aizawa is quite prominent in this episode, and his personality and motivations are expanded upon.
- Enemy Eats Your Lunch: L takes Misa's cake.
- Get A Hold Of Yourself Man: Light, to L.
- Insult Backfire:Misa: You pervert! Stop that creepy hobby!L: You can call me whatever you like.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Aizawa has left by the end of the episode.
- Secret Test of Character: The investigation team has to quit their jobs to continue the case. L already has their finances covered, but kept that fact a secret as a test.
- What the Hell, Hero?: L's test of commitment by making it seem as though the Task Force members will have to choose between their livelihoods and the Kira investigation is pretty cold-blooded. Even Watari is displeased by this.
- You, Get Me Coffee: L's response to Matsuda asking how he can be of more use to the investigation.
