 Mello invades SPK — an organization that aims to catch Kira — to retrieve a photograph of himself from Near . Before he leaves SPK , Mello tells Near about Sidoh and the fake rules , which sharpens Near 's suspicions on Light . Mello then enlists the help of his friend Matt to spy on Misa Amane , suspecting she is helping Kira . After learning that Light is Kira and Near is going to attempt to apprehend him , Mello and Matt kidnap Kiyomi Takada , Kira 's spokesperson . Matt pretends to attack Takada , and Mello offers to take her to safety . Takada agrees but then realizes his identity . Mello forces her to strip naked to get rid of any tracking devices . However , Takada uses a hidden piece of Death Note paper to kill Mello , as Light had told her his name and what to do in such a situation . Mello 's actions ultimately lead to Lights downfall ; Teru Mikami uses the hidden real Death Note to try to kill Takada , which leads to Near learning that the notebook Mikami had been using prior is fake and swapping the real Death Note with his own fake for the final confrontation with Kira . 
