L Lawliet's scheming

FACE REVEAL STRATEGY v1nsand in cord for contentions regarding this. To begin with, I want to point out the unpredictability and the precision of the action that L undertook after several events. Over the course of several days, Light manages to kill twelve FBI agents, thereby depriving L of part of his operational team. This limits his control over the situation, since after the killings L had only a few members left in the investigative task force. In such a situation, one might assume that L would shift into a defensive stance, attempting to keep his identity hidden. However, what L does is practically impossible to foresee. L decides to personally reveal himself to Light in order to observe and analyze his reaction. At first glance, this appears to be an extremely foolish move, since from the very beginning L tried to conceal his identity from Kira in order not to become his next victim. Here, L seems to discard one of the most important factors—anonymity—by revealing himself to Kira. But the situation is not that simple. First, we must understand what is required to commit a killing (specifically in Kira’s case): 1. A name 2. A face A killing is impossible if one of these factors is unavailable. In L’s case, not only does he deprive Kira of the ability to kill him, but he also sets a trap that Kira may fall into if he does not anticipate it in advance. How did L deprive Kira of the ability to kill him? And what is this trap? Let us analyze it step by step. …