Removal

Removal is the 8th chapter of Volume four and 33rd chapter overall.

Plot
Light dials Misa’s number, and a phone in L’s pockets starts to ring.

Thrilled, L picks up Misa’s phone and answers. Light watches in disbelief. He realizes that earlier L had stolen Misa’s phone from her bag while she was distracted by the crowd. Light asks for Misa’s phone back. Then, L’s own phone rings. After he hangs up, L tells Light that Misa Amane has been arrested on suspicion of being the second Kira. The arrest will be kept a secret from the public. Light is now wondering how long Misa will hold out without spilling the secret. He may have to kill her. Misa is being held in an isolated room where she is completely tied to a metal board. She has not been given any food or water because she refuses to give investigators any information. The investigation team is shocked at L’s methods of getting a confession out of the second Kira.

In addition, L has officially concluded that Light is now the prime suspect in the Kira case. He tells Soichiro that his son will soon be interrogated. Light wonders how he can stop Misa from talking. He fears Rem will kill him if he tries to kill Misa.

After three days, the investigators hear Misa talking where she is being detained. After three days without water, she has reached her limit. She begs, “Kill me! Hurry up and kill me.” L asks her if she’s acknowledging that she is the second Kira, and Misa answers that she knows nothing and would rather be dead. Rem, who is standing by her in the holding center, refuses to kill her.

Rem goes to Light’s house. She tells him that Misa has given up ownership of the Death Note. By losing ownership of the Death Note, Misa has given up her memories of her time with the Death Note. Then, Rem threatens to kill Light if he doesn’t save Misa. Light tells her not to worry because he has an idea.