Tailor, Lind L.

リンド・Ｌ・テイラー

Lind L. Tailor is a convicted criminal sentenced to death; this fact was kept secret from the public. L uses Tailor as a decoy on television. The broadcast claims to be worldwide and states that Yoshio Anderson is translating Tailor's statements into Japanese. After Tailor claims to be "L," he reads a declaration stating that Kira is evil. Light, in a rage, kills Tailor with a heart attack. The real L announces that Tailor was a decoy, a criminal on death row, and challenges Kira to try to kill him. When L discovers that Kira did not kill him, L deduces that Kira needs the victim's real name and face to execute them. L reveals that the video was aired only in the Kanto area of Japan as a ploy to determine Kira's location. L, who originally planned to air the video in other areas of Japan at different times, states that it is no longer necessary to continue broadcasting Tailor's footage.
In the anime and manga, Tailor has long hair. In the film, Tailor has a short haircut. As in the film, a Japanese speaker dubs Tailor's English into Japanese as the Tailor recording is broadcast.
Matt Lagan portrays Tailor in the film.