Look, Yusuke's defense when I called him out didn't win me over, but it was Akira's testimony that sealed the deal for me, if I'm being honest.

[Which, why is he? He's not sure. He should keep this under his hat, and yet here he goes.]

Apparently Yusuke knows Akira and Makoto, and they seem like they've got some kind of intense kindred spirit thing going. Not sure what's up with that, but I don't want to mess with Yusuke's entire crew.