[Mello sighs finally, two fingers pinching at the bridge of his nose.]

To answer your question: no. Kira hasn't yet been apprehended, and he has more supporters than ever. But if Near can't finish things from this point then I've underestimated him.

[Or more to the point, Near has to finish things now. There's no other acceptable resolution. He refuses to believe that he and Matt both might have lost their lives on a mission that had absolutely no impact.]

You were gone before you could choose a successor. Roger thought Near and I should work together, but I'm sure you know about how well that went. I left Wammy's and its resources to him and went off to find my own way shortly after.

[Watching L go through familiar motions is a little comforting. For a few moments things between the two of them can have some semblance of normalcy. When Near held a serious conversation while playing with dolls it was irritating, but L is L.]

I eventually found myself working directly against the Japanese Taskforce, and I temporarily gained control of the Death Note in their possession. You might like to know that it was stolen from another Shinigami who wanted it back, and that two of the rules written inside were fake.