Ep. 28: Near proposes cooperation with Light to save Sayu after Soichiro is stranded in the desert.

Near suggests that he and Light cooperate to rescue Sayu. Soichiro takes the Death Note to the exchange point chosen by the kidnappers in Los Angeles, but Mello's men hijack the plane he is on and drop him off in the middle of the desert. Light monitors his father via satellite, until he enters an underground facility. There, Soichiro exchanges the Death Note for Sayu. Most of the SPK members die soon after Mello grabs hold of the Death Note. Near then proposes to Light that the two cooperate completely in the future and shares his suspicions that Mello is behind these deaths and is playing a game to see who can catch Kira faster. Meanwhile, in the shinigami realm, a shinigami named Sidoh tells another, Armonia Justin, that he lost his Death Note. Justin informs him that it was stolen by Ryuk and dropped in the human world. He advises Sidoh to go retrieve it.
Episodes
- Ep. 24 · L discovers shinigami exist after arresting Higuchi, who is suspected of being Kira in Kanto.
- Ep. 25 · Light’s Silent Victory After Rem Eliminates L and Watari
- Ep. 26 · Light assumes L's legacy and continues his dual life as Kira five years later.
- Ep. 27 · Mello kidnaps NPA director and targets Sayu while Near forms SPK with FBI and US President
- Ep. 28 · Near proposes cooperation with Light to save Sayu after Soichiro is stranded in the desert.
- Ep. 29 · Light trades Death Note ownership to Misa, leading to a raid where Soichiro confronts Mello before dying.
- Ep. 30 · Mello Takes Halle Hostage to Confront Near About Death Note Secrets
- Ep. 31 · Demegawa orders SPK headquarters breach while Light directs Mikami to kill the TV host
- Ep. 32 · Mikami embraces his divine mission while Light manipulates Takada to expose his identity to the investigation team.