It's a reasonable concern, considering L has done precisely that before. He's very justice-minded, and while that's fantastic for a motivated detective, it's not so much when it comes to a business owner who's more concerned with keeping the peace than exacting vengeance, deserved or not.

"You're right," he responds doggedly. "Are you sure you've got it? I know you can handle it and that is in the manager job description, but I feel bad constantly handing these types of conflicts off to you to deal with. It's unpleasant."