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# A B C D E F G H ThereisunrestintheGalacticSenate
I J K L M N O P Q Severalhundredsolarsystemsunder
R S T U V W X Y Z theleadershipoftherebelleader,Count
Dooku,havedecalredtheirintentionsto
Genre secedefromtheRepublic.
Action Adventure Animation
Comedy Crime Drama Thisseparatistmovementhasmadeit
Family Fantasy FilmNoir difficultforthelimitednumberof
Horror Musical Mystery
JediKightstomaintainpeaceand
orderinthegalaxy.
Romance SciFi Short
Thriller War Western
SenatorAmidala,theformerQueenof
Sponsor
Naboo,isreturningtoCoruscant
tovoteonthecriticalissue
ofcreatinganarmytoassistthe
overwhelmedJedi.
PANUPtorevealtheambercityplanetofCoruscant.AyellowNabooFighterfliesOVERCAMERAtowardtheplane
EXT.CITYSCAPE,CORUSCANTDAWN
Theshipsskimacrossthesurfaceofthecitylandscape.ThesunglintsoffthechromehullsofthesleekNabo
EXT.CORUSCANT,LANDINGPLATFORMDAWN
TwoNabooFighterslandononeleafofathreeleafcloverlandingplatform.TheRoyalStarshiplandsonthec
AsmallGROUPOFDIGNITARIESwaitstowelcometheSenator.OneofthemembersofthegrouposawelldressedJ
OneoftheFIGHTERPILOTSjumpsfromthewingofhisshipandremoveshishelmet.HeisCAPTAINTYPHO,SENATOR
TVTranscripts CAPTAINTYPHO
Futurama Wemadeit.IguessIwaswrong,
Seinfeld therewasnodangeratall.
SouthPark
Theramp;pwers.TWONABOOGUARDSappear.SENATORAMIDALA,ONEHANDMAIDEN(VERSE)andFOURTROOPERSdescendth
StargateSG1
Lost
TheDIGNITARIESstarttomoveforward.SENATORAMIDALAreachesthefootoftheramp,whensuddenlythereisa
The4400
Klaxonsblare,alarmssound!CAPTAINTYPHOandtheTWOESCORTPILOTSgetupandruntowhereSENATORAMIDALAl
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PADM
Cord...
Shegathersupherdecoydoubleinherarms.Cord'seyesareopen.Shelooksupather.
CORD
...I'msorry,m'lady...I'm...notsureI...
CORDdies.PADMhugsher.
AMIDALA
RipfromDVD No!...No!...No!...
RipBluRay
PADMlowersCORDtotheground.Shegetsupandlooksaroundatthedevastation.Therearetearsinhereyes
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HarryPotterandtheHalfBloodPrince 10/10 AMIDALA
Fury 7/10 Ishouldnothavecomeback.
Bodyguard 10/10
SilverLiningsPlaybook 9/10 CAPTAINTYPHO
Alien:Resurrection 3/10 M'Lady,youarestillindanger.
MovieChat Amidalasaysnothing.
Kong
meaning,withoutprinting/savingthewhole CAPTAINTYPHO
BSpage,justthescript. Thisvoteisveryimportant.Youdid
Kong yourdutyandCorddidhers.Now
Anybodyknowawaytoprint/savetheseto come.(shedoesn'trespond)M'Lady,
pdf? please!
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DEAUGGHHHHHH Sheturns.Theywalkaway.ARTOOletsoutasmallwhimperandrollsoffafterthem.
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iamthewalrus EXT.SENATEBUILDINGDAY
Name ThemassiveSenateBuildingglistensintheafternoonsun.Smallpatchesoffoghavestilltoburnoff.
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Message INT.SENATECHAMBERDAY
Thevastrotundaisbuzzingwithchatter.MASAMEDDA,theSupremeChancellor'smajordomo,triestoquietthing
MASAMEDDA
Yell!
Order!Weshallhaveorder!Themotion
fortheRepublictocommissionanarmy
takesprecedent,andthatiswhatwe
ALLSCRIPTS
willvoteonatthistime.
Everythingquietsdown.TheAIDEdisperses,andSUPREMECHANCELLORPALPATINEstepstothepodium.
PALPATINE
...Myesteemedcolleagues,excuse
me...Ihavejustreceivedsome
tragicanddisturbingnews.Senator
AmidalaoftheNaboosystem...Has
beenassassinated!
Thereisashocksilenceinthevastarena.
PALPATINE
(continued)
Thisgrievousblowisespecially
personaltome.BeforeIbecame
Chancellor,IservedAmidalawhen
shewasQueen.Shewasagreat
leaderwhofoughtforjustice,not
onlyinthishonourableassembly,
butalsoonherhomeplanet.She
wassolovedshecouldhavebeen
electedqueenforlife.She
believedinpublicservice,and
sheferventlybelievedin
democracy.Herdeathisagreat
losstousall.Wewillallmourn
herasarelentlesschampionof
freedom...andasadearfriend.
Thereisamomentofsilence.ASKAAK,theSENATORofMALASTARE,moveshispodintothecentreofthearena.
SENATORASKAAK
HowmanymoreSenatorswilldie
beforethiscivilstrifeends!We
mustconfronttheserebelsnow,
andtheyneedanarmytodoit.
AsecondpodmovesintothecentreoftheareawithDARSANA,the
AMBASSADOROFGLEEANSELM.
AMBASSADORDARSANA
Whyweren'ttheJediabletostop
thisassassination?Weareno
longersafe,undertheirprotection.
SenatorORNFREETAAswingsforwardinhispod.
ORNFREETAA
TheRepublicneedsmoresecurity
now!Beforeitcomestowar.
PALPATINE
MustIremindtheSenatorfrom
Malastarethatnegotiationsare
continuingwiththeseparatists.
Peaceisourobjectivehere...not
war.
TheSENATORSyellproandcon.MASAMEDDAtriestocalmthingsdown.SENATORPADMEAMIDALA,withCAPTAINTYPHO
AMIDALA
Mynoblecolleagues,Iconcurwith
theSupremeChancellor.Atall
costs,wedonotwantwar!
TheSenategoesquiet,thenthereisanoutburstofcheeringand
applause.
PALPATINE
Itiswithgreatsurpriseand
joythechairrecognisesthe
SenatorfromNaboo,PadmAmidala.
PADM
Lessthananhourago,an
assassinationattemptwasmade
againstmylife.Oneofmy
bodyguardsandsixotherswere
ruthlesslyandsenselessly
murdered.Iwasthetargetbut,
moreimportantly,Ibelievethis
securitymeasurebeforeyou,was
thetarget.Ihaveledthe
oppositiontobuildanarmy...but
thereissomeoneinthisbodywho
willstopatnothingtoassureit's
passage...
ManyoftheSENATORSbooandyellatSENATORAMIDALA.
PADM
(continuing)
Iwarnyou,ifyouvotetocreate
thisarmy,warwillfollow.I
haveexperiencedthemiseryofwar
firsthand;Idonotwishtodoit
again.
Thereissporadicyellingforandagainstherstatements.
PADM
Wakeup,Senators...youmustwake
up!Ifyouoffertheseparatists
violence,theycanonlyshowus
violenceinreturn!Manywill
losetheirlives.Allwilllose
theirfreedom.Thisdecision
couldverywelldestroythevery
foundationofourgreatRepublic.
Iprayyoudonotletfearpush
youintoadisastrousdecision.
Votedownthissecuritymeasure,
whichisnothinglessthana
declarationofwar!Doesanyone
herewantthat?Icannotbelieve
theydo.
Thereisanundercurrentofbooing...andgroaning.SENATORORNFREETAAmoveshispodnexttoAMIDALA.
ORNFREETAA
Mymotiontodeferthevotemust
bedealtwithfirst.Thatisthe
ruleoflaw.
AMIDALAlooksangryandfrustrated.PALPATINEgivesherasympatheticlook.
PALPATINE
Duetothelatenessofthehour
andtheseriousnessofthis
motion,wewilltakeupthese
matterstomorrow.Untilthen,the
Senatestandsadjourned.
EXT.EXECUTIVEQUARTERSBUILDINGDAY
ThegianttowersoftheRepublicExecutiveBuildingseemtoreachtheheavens.Trafficclogsthesmoggysky.
INT.CHANCELLOR'SOFFICEDAY
CHANCELLORPALPATINEsitsbehindhisdeskwithTWOREDCLADROYALGUARDSoneithersideofthedoor.YODA,PLO
PALPATINE
Idon'tknowhowmuchlongerIcan
holdoffthevote,myfriends.
Moreandmorestarsystemsare
joiningtheseparatists.
MACEWINDU
Iftheydobreakaway
PALPATINE
No!Iwillnotletthathappen!
MACEWINDU
Butiftheydo,youmustrealise
therearen'tenoughJedito
protecttheRepublic.Weare
keepersofthepeace,notsoldiers.
PALPATINE
MasterYoda,doyouthinkitwill
reallycometowar?
YODAcloseshiseyes.
YODA
Worsethanwar,Ifear...Much
worse.
PALPATINE
What?
MACEWINDU
Whatdoyousense,Master?
YODA
Impossibletosee...TheDarkSide
cloudseverything.ButthisIam
sureof
(openshiseyes)
DotheirdutytheJediwill.
AmutedBUZZERSOUNDS.AhologramofanAIDE,DARWAC,appearsontheChancellor'sdesk.
DARWAC
Theloyalistcommitteehasarrived,
myLord.
PALPATINE
Sendthemin.
TheyallstandasSENATORAMIDALA,CAPTAINTYPHO,JARJAR,MASAMEDDA,DORME,andSENATORSBAILORGANA,HOROX
YODA
Withyoutheforceisstrong...
youngSenator.Toseeyoualive
bringswarmfeelingtomyheart.
PADM
Thankyou,MasterYoda.Doyou
haveanyideawhowasbehind
theattack?
MACEWINDU
Ourintelligencepointsto
disgruntledspiceminers,on
themoonsofNaboo.
PADM
Idon'twishtodisagreebutI
thinkthatCountDookuwasbehind
it.
Thereisastirofsurprise.
MACEWINDU
Youknow,M'Lady,CountDooku
wasonceaJedi.Hewouldn't
assassinateanyone,itisnotin
hischaracter.
KIADIMUNDI
Heisapoliticalidealist,not
amurderer.
YODA
Indarktimesnothingiswhatit
appearstobe,butthefactremains
Senator,ingravedangeryouare.
PALPATINEgetsup,walkstothewindow,andlooksoutatthevastcity.
PALPATINE
CountDookuhasalwaysavoided
anykindofconflict.Itappears
hehasnodesiretostartawar.
Whywouldhekillyou?Towhatend?
PADM
Idon'tknow,buteverythinginmy
beingtellsmehewasbehindit...
AftergazingoutofthewindowforseveralmomentsPalpatineturnsto
Mace.
PALPATINE
MasterJedi,mayIsuggestthat
theSenatorbeplacedunderthe
protectionofyourgraces.
BAILORGANA
Doyouthinkthatisawiseuse
ofmanpowerduringthesestressful
times?
PADM
Chancellor,ifImaycomment,I
donotbelievethe...
PALPATINE
..."situationisthatserious."
No,butIdo,Senator.
PADM
Chancellor,please!Idon'twant
anymoreguards!
PALPATINE
Irealisealltoowellthat
additionalsecuritymightbe
disruptiveforyou,butperhaps
someoneyouarefamiliarwith...an
oldfriendlike...MasterKenobi...
PALPATINEnodstoMACEWINDU,whonodsback.
MACEWINDU
That'spossible.Hehasjust
returnedfromaBorderdisputeon
Ansion.
PALPATINE
Youmustrememberhim,M'Lady...
hewatchedoveryouduringthe
blockadeconflict.
PADM
Thisisnotnecessary,Chancellor.
PALPATINE
Doitforme,M'Lady,please.I
willresteasier.Wehadabig
scaretoday.Thethoughtof
losingyouisunbearable.
AMIDALAsighsastheJEDIgetuptoleave.
MACEWINDU
IwillhaveObiWanreporttoyou
immediately,M'Lady.
YODAleansintoherear.
YODA
Toolittleaboutyourselfyou
worry,Senator,andtoomuchabout
politics.Bemindfulofyour
danger,Padm.Acceptourhelp.
AstheJEDIleavetheoffice,PALPATINEcontinuestopacebehindhisdesk.
PALPATINE
IwillnotlikethisRepubliv,that
hasstoodforoverathousand
years,besplitintwo
EXT.SENATEAPARTMENTSTWILIGHT
AgracefulskyscrapertwinklesintheeveninglightofCoruscant.
INT.SENATEBUILDING,APARTMENTCORRIDOREVENING
Thedoortotheapartmentslidesopen.JARJARwalksintothecorridor,whereTWOJEDIareexitingtheelevato
JARJAR
Obi!Obi!Obi!Mesasooosmilen
tosee'enyousa.Wahoooooo!
OBIWANsmiles.
OBIWAN
It'sGoodtoseeyou,too,JarJar.
JARJAR
Oops!Wheresamesamanners?
Excuseme,MasterObiWan.I
completelyforgotmyselffor
amomentthere.Ihavehadtolearn
Diplodiaclect...speakitlikea
nativenow.Don'treallyseethe
point,actually,butmembersof
theSenateseemtopreferit...
JARJARnoticesOBIWAN'SAPPRENTICE.
JARJAR
(continuing)
...andthis,Itakeit,isyour
apprentice...Nooooooooo!Annie?
Noooooooo!LittleBittyAnnie?
(LooksatAnakin)
Nooooooo!Yousasobiggen!
Yiyiyiyyi!Annie!!Mesano
believen.
ANAKIN
Hi,JarJar.
JARJARgrabsholdofANAKINandenvelopshiminabighug.
JARJAR
Annie!Annie!Yiyiyiyiyiyiiii!
INT.SENATEBUILDING,APARTMENTEVENING
PADMEisinaconferencewithCAPTAINTYPHOandDORME.JARJARenterstheroom,followedbytheTWOJEDI.
JARJAR
Lookie...lookie...Oops!...Oh,
dear,I'mafraidI'veforgotten
myselfagain.
PADMEandTYPHOriseasOBIWANandANAKINstopbeforetheSENATOR.OBIWANstepsforward.ANAKINstaresatPA
OBIWAN
It'sagreatpleasuretoseeyouagain,
M'Lady.
PADM
IthasbeenfartoolongMaster
Kenobi.I'msogladourpaths
havecrossedagain...butImust
warnyouthatIthinkyour
presencehereisunnecessary.
OBIWAN
I'msuretheJediCouncilhave
theirreasons.
ShemovesinfrontofANAKIN
PADM
Annie??
(stares)
Mygoodnessyou'vegrown.
Theylookateachotherforalongmoment.
ANAKIN
(tryingtobesmooth)
Sohaveyou...grownmore
beautiful,Imean...andmuch
shorter...foraSenator,Imean.
OBIWANlooksdisapprovinglyathisapprentice.PADMElaughsandshakesherhead.
PADM
OhAnnie,you'llalwaysbethat
littleboyIknewonTatooine.
ThisembarrassesANAKIN,andhelooksdown.OBIWANandCAPTAINTYPHOsmile.
OBIWAN
Ourpresencewillbeinvisible,
M'Lady.
CAPTAINTYPHO
Iamverygratefulyouarehere,
MasterKenobi.Thesituationis
moredangerousthantheSenator
willadmit.
PADM
Idon'tneedmoresecurity,Ineed
answers.Iwanttoknowwhois
tryingtokillme.
OBIWAN
(frowning)
We'reheretoprotectyou
Senator,nottostartan
investigation.
ANAKIN
Wewillfindoutwhoistryingto
killyouPadm,Ipromiseyou.
He'sdoneitagain.Hebiteshislipinfrustrationandshame.OBIWANgivesANAKINadirtylook.
OBIWAN
Wearenotgoingtoexceedour
mandate,myyoungPadawanlearner.
ANAKIN
Imeantintheinterestof
protectingher,Master,ofcourse.
OBIWAN
Wearenotgoingthroughthis
exerciseagain,Anakin.Youwill
payattentiontomylead.
ANAKIN
Why?
OBIWAN
What??!!
ANAKIN
Whyelsedoyouthinkwewere
assignedtoher,ifnottofind
thekiller?Protectionisajob
forlocalsecurity...notJedi.
It'soverkill,Master.
Investigationisimpliedinour
mandate.
OBIWAN
WewilldoastheCouncilhas
instructed,andyouwilllearn
yourplace,youngone.
PADM
Perhapswithmerelyyourpresence,
themysteriessurroundingthis
threatwillberevealed.Nowif
youwillexcusemeIwillretire.
EveryonegivesAMIDALAaslightbowassheandDORMEleavetheroom.
CAPTAINTYPHO
Well,IknowIfeelalotbetter
havingyouhere.
I'llhaveanofficeronevery
floorandI'llbeatthecommand
centredownstairs.
JARJAR
Mesabustenwithappinessseein
Yousaagain,Annie.Deesabad
times,bombadtimes.
CaptainTypholeaves.
ANAKIN
Shedidn'tevenrecogniseme,Jar
Jar.Ithoughtaboutherevery
daysinceweparted...andshe's
forgottenmecompletely.
JARJAR
Shesahappy.Happierdenmesa
seeenherinlongotime.
OBIWAN
Anakin,you'refocusingonthe
Negativeagain.Bemindfulofyour
thoughts.Shewasgladtoseeus.
Nowletscheckthesecurityhere.
ANAKIN
Yes,mymaster.
EXT.JEDITEMPLEEVENING
ThevastJediTemplesitsonanendlessflatplain,silhouettedbyaagainstthetrafficfilledsky.
INT.JEDITEMPLE,CORRIDOREVENING
MACEWINDUandYODAwalkdownthelonghallways,silhouettedbyalitroomattheend.
MACEWINDU
Whycouldn'tweseethisattackon
theSenator?
YODA
Maskingthefuture,isthis
disturbanceintheForce.
MACEWINDU
Thepropecyiscomingtrue,the
DarkSideisgrowing.
YODA
Andonlythosewhohaveturnedto
theDarkSidecansensethe
possibilitiesofthefuture.Only
goingthroughtheDarkSidecanwe
see.
MACEWINDU
It'sbeentenyears,andtheSith
stillhavenoshownthemselves.
Doyouthinktheyarebehindthis?
YODA
...Outthere,theyare.A
certaintythatis.
MACEWINDU
DoyouthinkObiWan'sapprentice
willbeabletobringbalanceto
theForce?
YODA
Onlyifhechoosestofollowhis
destiny.
Thereisalongsilenceastheywalkaway.Onlyfootstepsareheard.
INT.SENATEBUILDING,AMIDALA'SAPARTMENT,BEDROOMNIGHT
PADMEisasleepinherbed,litonlybythelightofthecityoutsideherwindowcomingthroughtheblinds.AR
INT.SENATEBUILDING,AMIDALA'SAPARTMENT,MAINR0OMNIGHT
ANAKINisstandinginthelivingroom.Heisinameditativestate.Itisquiet.WehearDISTANTFOOTSTEPSin
Thedoortotheapartmentslidesopen,andOBIWANenters.
OBIWAN
CaptainTyphohasmorethanenough
mendownstairs.Noassassinwill
trythatway.Anyactivityup
here?
ANAKIN
Quietasatomb.Idon'tlike
justwaitinghereforsomethingto
happentoher.
OBIWANchecksapalmsizedviewscannerhehaspulledoutofhisutilitybelt.ItshowsashotofARTOObyth
OBIWAN
What'sgoingon?
ANAKINshrugs.
ANAKIN
Shecoveredthatcamera.Idon't
thinkshelikedmewatchingher.
OBIWAN
Whatisshethinking?
ANAKIN
SheprogrammedArtootowarnusif
there'sanintruder.
OBIWAN
It'snotanintruderI'mworried
about.Therearemanyotherways
tokillaSenator.
ANAKIN
Iknow,butwealsowanttocatch
thisassassin.Don'twe,Master?
OBIWAN
You'reusingherasbait??
ANAKIN
Itwasheridea...Noharmwill
cometoher.Icansense
everythinggoingoninthatroom.
Trustme.
OBIWAN
It'stoorisky...andyoursenses
aren'tthatattuned,young
apprentice.
ANAKIN
Andyoursare?
OBIWAN
Possibly.
AsPADMEsleeps,aPROBEDROIDapproachesoutsideherwindow.Itsendsoutseveralsmallarmsthatattachtot
ARTOOwakesup,andhislightsgoon.ThePROBEDROIDfreezes.ARTOOlooksaround,makesaPLAINTIVELITTLESO
INT.SENATEBUILDING,AMIDALA'SAPARTMENT,MAINROOMNIGHT
ANAKINandOBIWANcontinuetheirconversationinthemainroomoftheapartment.
OBIWAN
Youlooktired.
ANAKIN
Idon'tsleepwell,anymore.
OBIWAN
Becauseofyourmother?
ANAKIN
Idon'tknowwhyIkeepdreaming
Abouthernow.Ihaven'tseenher
sinceIwaslittle.
OBIWAN
Dreamspassintime.
ANAKIN
I'dratherdreamofPadm.Just
Beingaroundheragainis...
intoxicating.
OBIWAN
Mindyourthoughts,Anakin,they
betrayyou.You'vemadea
commitmenttotheJediorder...a
commitmentnoteasilybroken...
anddon'tforgetshe'sa
politician.They'renottobe
trusted.
ANAKIN
She'snotliketheothersinthe
Senate,Master.
OBIWAN
It'sbeenmyexperiencethat
Senatorsareonlyfocusedon
pleasingthosewhofundtheir
campaigns...andtheyaremore
thanwillingtoforgetthe
nicetiesofdemocracytogetthose
funds.
ANAKIN
Notanotherlecture,Master.Not
ontheeconomicsofpolitics....
It'stooearlyinthemorning...and
besides,you'regeneralising.The
Chancellordoesn'tappearto
becorrupt.
OBIWAN
Palpatine'sapolitician,I've
observedthatheisverycleverat
followingthepassionsand
prejudicesoftheSenators.
ANAKIN
Ithinkheisagoodman.My
instinctsareverypositive
about...
ANAKINlooksstunned.HelookssharplyatOBIWAN
OBIWAN
Isenseit,too.
ARTOOsoundsanalarmandshinesalightonthebed.THEKOUHUNSareinchesfromPADME'Sface.Theirmouthsar
OBIWANandANAKINburstintotheroom.TheKOUHUNSstandontheirhindlegsandhissasPADMEwakesup.ANAKI
OBIWANseestheDROIDoutsidethewindowandraqcesstraightatit,crashingthroughtheblindsashegoesth
EXT.WINDOWLEDGE,APARTMENTBUILDINGNIGHT
OBIWANfliesthroughtheglasswindowandflingshimselfatthePROBEDROID,grabbingontothedeadlymachine
INT.SENATEBUILDING,AMIDALA'SAPARTMENTNIGHT
ANAKINandPADMEstareatthesightofOBIWANbeingcarriedoffbytheDROID.ANAKINturnstoher.Shepulls
ANAKIN
Stayhere!
CAPTAINTYPHO,withTWOGUARDSandDORME,entertheroomasAnakindashesout.
EXT.CITYSCAPE,CORUSCANTNIGHT
ThePROBEDROIDsendsseveralprotectiveelectricalshocksacrossitssurface,causingOBIWANtoalmostlose
EXT.SENATEAPARTMENTSENTRANCENIGHT
ANAKINchargesoutofthebuildingandrunstoalineofparkedspeeders.Hevaultsintoanopenoneandtakes
EXT.CITYSCAPE,CORUSCANTNIGHT
TheDROIDbumpsagainstawall,hopingtoknocktheJediloose.Itmovesbehindaspeederafterburnertoscorc
OBIWAN
Ihaveabadfeelingaboutthis.
FINALLY,theDROIDsuffersadirecthitandblowsup.OBIWANfallsfiftystories,untilaspeederdropsdown
ANAKIN
Thatwaswacky!Ialmostlostyou
inthetraffic.
OBIWAN
Whattookyousolong?
ANAKIN
Oh,youknow,Master,Icouldn't
findaspeederIreallyliked,
withanopencockpit...andwith
therightspeedcapabilities...
andthenyouknowIhadtogeta
reallygonzocolor...
TheyzoomupwardinhotpursuitofZAMasshefiresouttheopenwindowatthemwithherlaserpistol.
OBIWAN
Ifyou'dspendasmuchtime
workingonyoursaberskillsas
youdoonyourwit,youngPadawan,
youwouldrivalMasterYodaasa
swordsman.
ANAKIN
IthoughtIalreadydid.
OBIWAN
Onlyinyourmind,myveryyoung
apprentice.Careful!!Hey,easy!!
Asthisconversationisgoingon,ANAKINdeftlymovesinandoutoftheoncomingtraffic,acrosslanes,betwee
ANAKIN
Sorry,Iforgotyoudon'tlike
flying,Master.
OBIWAN
Idon'tmindflying...but
whatyou'redoingissuicide!
Theybarelymissacommutertrain
ANAKIN
Master,youknowI'vebeenflying
sincebeforeIcouldwalk.I'mvery
goodatthis.
OBIWAN
Justslowdown!
ZAMWESSELandtheJEDIracethroughalineofcrosstrafficmadeupofgianttrucks.Thespeedersbanksidewa
OBIWAN
(continuing)
Wait!Don'tgointhere!
ANAKINzoomsintothetunnelafterZAM.Theyseeatramcomingatthem.Theybrake,turnaround,andraceout,
OBIWAN
(continuing)
YouknowIdon'tlikeitwhenyou
dothat!
ANAKIN
Sorry,Master.Don'tworry,this
guy'sgonnakillhimselfany
minutenow!
ZAMWESSELturnsintooncomingtraffic,deliberatelytryingtothrowtheJEDIoff.Oncomingspeedersswerve,t
OBIWAN
Whatareyoudoing?He'sgonna
blastme!
ANAKIN
Rightthisisn'tworking.
ANAKINslidesunderneathZam'sspeeder.Theyracealongintraffic,onespeederrightontopoftheother.The
OBIWAN
Thatwastooclose!
ANAKIN
Clearthat!
OBIWAN
What??
ANAKIN
Cleartheflag!We'relosing
power!Hurry!
OBIWANleansoutofthespeeder,thencrawlsoutontothefrontengine,pullingtheflagfreeofthescoop.T
OBIWAN
Whooooaaa!Don'tdothat!I
don'tlikeitwhenyoudothat!
ANAKIN
Sosorry,Master.
TheychasetheBOUNTYHUNTERthroughapowerrefinery.
OBIWAN
It'sdangerousnearthosepower
couplings!Slowdown!Don'tgo
throughthere!
Hugeelectricalboltsshootbetweenthebuildingsasthespeederspass.
OBIWAN
(continuing)
Yiiii,whatareyoudoing?
ANAKIN
Sorry,Master!
OBIWAN
(sarcastically)
Oh,thatwasgood...
ANAKIN
Thatwascrazy!!!
ZAMslidesaroundacornersideways,blockinganalley,firingpointblankasANAKINapproaches.
ANAKIN
(continuing)
Ahh,damn.
OBIWAN
Stop!!
ANAKIN
No,wecanmakeit.
ANAKINbarelymissestheBOUNTYHUNTER'Sspeederashedivesunderit,andthroughasmallgapinthebuilding
OBIWAN
I'mcrazy...I'mcrazy...I'm
crazy.
ANAKIN
Butitworked...wemadeit.
OBIWAN
(angrily)
Itdidn'twork...we'vestalled!
Andyoualmostgotuskilled!
ANAKIN
Ithinkwe'restillalive.
ANAKINworkstogetthespeederstarted.Itquicklyracestolife.
OBIWAN
(veryangrily)
Itwasstupid!
ANAKIN
(sheepishly)
Icouldhavemadeit...
OBIWAN
(furious)
Butyoudidn't!!!Andnowwe've
losthim.
Suddenly,thereisanambush.Laserboltsfireeverywhere.EXPLOSIONSsurroundthem.TheylookuptoseeZAMW
ANAKIN
Nowedidnt...
OutofacloudofsmokeandballofflamestheJEDItearafterZAM.Theyaresmoking.OBIWANslapsoutthesm
OBIWAN
Whereareyougoing?!Hewent
downthere,theotherway.
ANAKIN
Thisisashortcut...Ithink.
OBIWAN
Whatdoyoumean,Youthink?
Whatkindofshortcut?!Hewent
completelytheotherway!Youve
losthim!
ANAKIN
Master,ifwekeepthischase
going,thatcreepsgonnaendup
deepfried.Personally,Idvery
muchliketofindoutwhointhe
hellheisandwhohesworking
for...
OBIWAN
(sarcastic)
Oh,sothatswhyweregoingin
thewrongdirection.
ANAKINturnsupasidestreet,zoomingupseveralsmallpassageways,thenstops,hoveringaboutfiftystories
OBIWAN
(continuing)
Well,youlosthim.
ANAKIN
Imdeeplysorry,Master.
ANAKINlooksaroundfrontandback.Hespotssomething.Heseemsto
startcountingtohimselfashewatchessomethingbelowapproach.
ANAKIN
(continuing)
Excusemeforamoment.
ANAKINjumpsoutofthespeeder.OBIWANlooksdownandseesZamsspeederaboutfivestoriesbelowthemcruis
ZAMtakesoff,andANAKINslidestothebackstrutandalmostslipsoff,butmanagestohangon.ANAKINworks
OBIWANhasjumpedintothedriversseatofhisspeederandisdeftlygainingontheroguespeeder.Thetwos
ANAKINstickshishandintothecockpitand,usingtheForce,pullsthegunoutofZAMShand.ShegrabstheJ
Justasthedragsterisabouttonosediveintotheground,ZAMpullsitout,anditslideshardonthepaveme
EXT.ENTERTAINMENTSTREETNIGHT
ZAMexitsthecrashedspeederandruns.ANAKINpickshimselfupoffthepavementandrunsdowntheverycrowde
It'stheseedyunderbellyofthecity.Brokensidewalks,garishlightsreflectedonthefilthypuddles.It'sp
ANAKINbargesintoseveralofthemashechasesafterthefleeingZAM.HelosestheBountyHunterinthecrowd
Ahead,ZAMturnsinthroughadooranddisappears.
Anightclubsighsisflashingoverthedoor.ANAKINisjustabouttofollowZAMwhenthereisasuddenswirlo
OBIWAN
Anakin!
ANAKIN
Shewentintothatclub,Master.
OBIWAN
Patience.
OBIWANhandsANAKINthelightsaber.
OBIWAN
(continuing)
Here.Nexttimetrynottoloseit.
ANAKIN
Sorry,Master.
ANAKINreachesforthelightsaber,butOBIWANholdsitback.
OBIWAN
AJedi'ssaberishismost
preciouspossession.
ANAKIN
Yes,Master.
Hereachesforthelightsaber,OBIWANpullsitback.
OBIWAN
Hemustkeepitwithhimatall
times.
ANAKIN
Iknow,Master.
OBIWAN
Thisweaponisyourlife!
ANAKIN
I'veheardthislessonbefore...
OBIWANfinallyholdsoutthelightsaberandANAKINgrabsit.
OBIWAN
But,youhaven'tlearnedanything,
Anakin.
ANAKIN
Itry,Master.
INT.NIGHTCLUBNIGHT
OBIWANandANAKINenterthenightclubbar,andeveryonestaresatthem
OBIWAN
WhydoIthinkyouaregoingtobe
thedeathofme?!
ANAKIN
Don'tsaythatMaster...You're
theclosestthingIhavetoa
father...Iloveyou.Idon'twant
tocauseyoupain.
OBIWAN
Thenwhydon'tyoulistentome?!
ANAKIN
Iwill.I'lldobetter,Ipromise.
OBIWAN
Doyouseehimhim?
ANAKIN
Ithinkhe'sashe...
OBIWAN
Thenbeextracareful...
(nodstoaroom)
Checkitout.
OBIWANgoesaway.
ANAKIN
Whereareyougoing,Master?
OBIWAN
Togetadrink.
OBIWANheadsforthebar.ANAKINblinksinsurprise,thenmovesintotheroom,whereALIENFACESlookbackat
CLOSESomewhereintheroomaHANDmovestoapistolinitsholsterandunsnapsthesafetycatch.Atthebar
ELANSLEAZEBAGGANO
Wannabuysomedeathsticks?
OBIWANlooksathim.Hemoveshisfingersslightly.
OBIWAN
Youdon'twanttosellmedeath
sticks.
ELAN
Idon'twanttosellyoudeath
sticks.
OBIWANmoveshisfingers.
OBIWAN
Youwanttogohomeandrethink
yourlife.
ELAN
Iwanttogohomeandrethinkmy
life.
Heleaves.OBIWANliftsthedrinkandtossesitback.
CLOSE.Thegunisdrawnfromitsholsterandhelddownoutofsight.TheBOUNTYHUNTERstartstomovetowardt
ANAKINchecksoutALIENFACES.OBIWANsignalsforanotherdrink.Thegunmovestowardhisunsuspectingback.
Thedrinkispoured.OBIWANreachesforit.Thegunisraisedtoaimdirectlyathisback,andsuddenlyOBIW
Theroomissilent.ALIENSrisemenacinglyfromtheirseats,andANAKINissuddenlyatOBIWAN'sside,hislig
ANAKIN
Easy...Officialbusiness.Go
backtoyourdrinks.
Slowly,theALIENSsit.Conversationresumes.Onstage,THEPERFORMERSpickuptheirroutine.OBIWANandANAKI
EXT.ALLEYOUTSIDENIGHTCLUBNIGHT
OBIWANandANAKINcarryZAMintothealleyandlowerhertotheground.OBIWANattendstoherwoundedshould
OBIWAN
Doyouknowwhoitwasyouwere
tryingtokill?
ZAMWESSEL
TheSenatorfromNaboo.
OBIWAN
Whohiredyou?
ZAMglaresatOBIWAN.
ZAMWESSEL
Itwasjustajob.
ANAKIN
Tellus!
ZAMWESSEL
ThatSenator'sgonnadiesoon
anyway,andthenextonewon't
makethesamemistakeIdid...
OBIWAN
Thiswound'sgoingtoneed
treatment.
ANAKIN
Whohiredyou?Tellus...tellus
now!
ZAMglareshatefully.
ZAM
ItwasaBountyHuntercalled...
ThereisasuddenFTZZZsound.ZAMtwitches.Sheblinksinsurpriseanddies.
ThereisaWEOOSHfromabove.OBIWANandANAKINlookupyoseeanARMOUREDROCKETMANtakingofffromaroof
OBIWAN
ToxicDart...
INT.SENATEBUILDING,AMIDALA'SAPARTMENTDAY
ANAKINandJARJARstandnearthedooroftheanteroomtoPADME'S
bedroom.PADMEandDORMEmoveaboutpackingluggage.
PADM
RepresentativeBinks.IknowIcan
countonyou.
JARJAR
Yousabetchenmesabottums.
PADM
What?!
JARJAR
(coughs,recovers)
Oh,pardoneay,Senator.Imean,
Iamhonouredtoacceptthisheavy
burden.Itakeonthis
responsibilitywithdeephumility
tingedwithanoverwhelmingpride.
(pompously)
ItisnoteverydaythatIam
calleduponto...
PADMEkisseshimonthecheekandgiveshimahug.JARJARturnsred.
PADM
You'reagoodfriend,JarJar.I
don'twishtoholdyouup.I'm
sureyouhaveagreatdealtodo.
JARJAR
Ofcourse,M'lady.
JARJARbowsandgoesout.AshepassesANAKIN,heflashesadazzlingsmile...PADMEisinaverybadmood.
PADM
Idonotlikethisideaofhiding.
ANAKIN
Don'tworry.NowthattheCouncil
hasorderedaninvestigation,it
won'ttakeMasterObiWanlongto
findthatbountyhunter.
PADM
(frustrated)
Ihaven'tworkedforayearto
defeatthe"MilitaryCreationAct"
nottobeherewhenitsfateis
decided.
ANAKIN
Sometimeswehavetoletgoofour
prideanddowhatisrequestedof
us.
PADM
Pride?!?Annie,you'reyoung,and
youdon'thaveaveryfirmgripon
politics.Isuggestyoureserve
youropinionsforsomeothertime.
ANAKIN
Sorry,M'lady.Iwasonlytrying
to...
PADM
Annie!No!
ANAKIN
Pleasedon'tcallmethat.
PADM
What?
ANAKIN
Annie...
PADM
I'vealwayscalledyouthat...it
isyourname,isn'tit?
ANAKIN
It'sAnakin.WhenyousayAnnie
it'slikeI'mstillalittle
boy...andI'mnot.
PADM
I'msorry,Anakin.It'simpossible
todenyyou've...
(lookshimover)
...thatyou'vegrownup.
PADMEsmilesatANAKIN.Hebecomesalittleshy.
ANAKIN
MasterObiWanmanagesnottosee
it...
PADM
Mentorshaveawayofseeingmore
ofourfaultsthanwewouldlike.
It'stheonlywaywegrow.
ANAKIN
Don'tgetmewrong...ObiWanis
agreatmentor.AswiseasMaster
YodaandaspowerfulasMaster
Windu.Iamtrulythankfultobe
hisapprentice.Only...although
I'maPadawanlearner,insome
ways...alotofways...I'mahead
ofhim.I'mreadyforthetrials.
IknowIam!Heknowsittoo.He
believesI'mtoounpredictable...
OtherJedimyagehavegone
throughthetrialsandmadeit...
IknowIstartedmytraining
late...buthewon'tletmemove
on.
PADM
Thatmustbefrustrating.
ANAKIN
It'sworse...he'soverly
critical.Heneverlistens!He
justdoesn'tunderstand!It'snot
fair!
PADMEcannotsurpressalaugh.Sheshakesherhead.
PADM
I'msorry...Yousoundedexactly
likethatlittleboyIonceknew,
whenhedidn'tgethisway.
ANAKIN
I'mnotwhining!I'mnot.
PADMEjustsmilesathim.DORMElaughsinthebackground.
PADM
Ididn'tsayittohurtyou.
ANAKIN
Iknow...
Thereisabriefsilence.PADMEcomesovertoANAKIN.
PADME
Anakin...
Theylookintoeachother'seyesforthefirsttime.
PADM
(continuing)
Don'ttrytogrowuptoofast.
ANAKIN
Iamgrownup.Yousaidit
yourself.
ANAKINlooksdeepintoPADME'Seyes.
PADM
Pleasedon'tlookatmelikethat.
ANAKIN
Whynot?
PADM
BecauseIcanseewhatyou're
thinking.
ANAKIN
(laughing)
Ahh...so,youhaveJedipowers
too?
DORMEiswatchingwithconcern.
PADM
Itmakesmefeeluncomfortable.
ANAKIN
Sorry,M'lady.
ANAKINbacksawayasPADMEturnsandgoesbacktoherpacking.
EXT.CORUSCANT,SPACEPORTFREIGHTERDOCKS,TRANSPORTBUSDAY
AsmallbusspeedstowardthemassivefreighterdocksofCoruscant'sIndustrialarea.Thespaceportisbustlin
INT.CORUSCANT,SPACEPORTFREIGHTERDOCKS,TRANSPORTBUSDAY
ANAKINandPADME,dressedinOutlandpeasantoutfits,getupandheadforthedoorwhereCAPTAINTYPHO,DORME
CAPTAINTYPHO
Besafe,m'lady.
PADM
Thankyou,Captain.Takegood
careofDorme...thethreat'son
youtwonow.
DORME
He'llbesafewithme.
Theylaugh,andPADMEembracesherfaithfulhandmaiden.DORMEstarttoweep.
PADM
You'llbefine.
DORME
It'snotme,M'Lady.Iworry
aboutyou.Whatiftheyrealise
I'mnotyou?
PADM
(lookstoAnakin)
ThenmyJediprotectorwillhave
toprovehowgrownupheis.
DORMEandPADMEsmile.ANAKINfrownsasOBIWANpullshimaside.
OBIWAN
Anakin,youstayputonNaboo.
Donotattractanyattention.Do
absolutelynothingwithout
checkinginwithmeortheCouncil.
ANAKIN
Yes,Master.
OBIWAN
(toPadme)
Iwillgettothebottomofthis
plotquickly,M'Lady.You'llbe
backhereinnotime.
PADM
Iwillbemostgratefulforyour
speed,MasterJedi.
ANAKIN
Timetogo.
PADM
Iknow.
PADMEgivesDORMEalasthug.ANAKINpicksuptheluggage,andtheTWOPEASANTSexitthespeederbus,whereAR
OBIWAN
MaytheForcebewithyou.
ANAKIN
MaytheForcebewithyou,Master.
TheyheadofftowardthegiantStarfreighter.
PADM
Suddenly,I'mafraid...
ANAKIN
I'mkindascaredtoo.Thisismy
firstassignmentonmyown.
PADM
There'snothingtoworryabout...
wehaveArtoowithus.
Thetwolaugh.
OBIWANandCAPTAINTYPHOwatchANAKINandPADMEdisappearintothe
vastnessofthespaceportwithARTOOtrundlingalongbehindthem.
OBIWAN
Ihopehedoesn'ttryanything
foolish.
CAPTAINTYPHO
I'dbemoreconcernedabouther
doingsomething,thanhim.
EXT.FREIGHTERDOCKSCORUSCANTDAY
ThefreighterslowlytakesofffromthehugedocksareaofCoruscant.Itsoonmovesintothecrowdedskies.
INT.JEDITEMPLE,MAINHALLWAYLATEDAY
Fromhighabove,lightstreamsdownfromtheloftyceilings.OBIWANcrossesthefloorofthegreathallway,h
INT.JEDITEMPLE,ANALYSISCUBICLESLATEDAY
OBIWANwalkspastseveralglasscubicleswhereworkisgoingon.Hecomestoanemptyoneandsitsdowninfr
PK4
Placethesubjectforanalysison
thesensottray,please.
OBIWANputsthedartontothetraymwhichretractsintotheconsole.TheDROIDactivatesthesystem,andasc
OBIWAN
It'satoxicdart.Ineedtoknow
whereitcamefromandwhomadeit.
PK4
Onemoment,please.
Diagramsand....appearonthescreem,scrollingpastatgreatspeed.OBIWANwatchesasthescreengoesblan
PK4
(continuing)
Asyoucanseeonyourscreen,
subjectweapondoesnotexistin
anyknownculture.Markings
cannotbeidentified.Probablt
selfmadebyawarriornot
associatedwithanyknownsociety.
OBIWAN
Excuseme?Couldyoutryagain
please?
PK4
MasterJedi,ourrecordsarevery
thorough.theycovereight
percentofthegalaxy.IfIcan't
tellyouwhereitcamefrom,
nobodycan.
OBIWANpicksupthedartandlooksatit,thenlookstotheDROID.
OBIWAN
Thanksforyourassistance!You
maynotbeabletofigurethis
out,butIthinkIknowsomeone
whomight.
EXT.SPACE,STARSHIPFREIGHTER
Themassive,slowmovingFreightersuddenlyzoomsawayintolightspeed.
INT.STARFREIGHTER,STORAGEHOLDDAY
Thegreat,gloomyholdiscrowdedwithEMIGRANTSandtheirbelongings.ToonesideARTOOiscomingtothehead
SERVER
Keepmoving!Keepmoving!
ARTOOslipstubeintoatubofmushandsucksupalargequantity.Withoneofhislittleclawarms,hegrabs
FOODSERVER
(continuing)
Hey!NoDroids!
ARTOOtakesonelastbigsuckandheadsawayfromthefoodline.TheSERVERshoutsafterhimangrily.Thelitt
ANAKIN
No,no,Mom,no...
Heissweating.PADMEleansovertowipesomeofthesweatfromhisforehead.Hewakesupwithastart,thenr
ANAKIN
(continuing)
What?
PADM
Youseemedtobehavinga
nightmare.
ANAKINlooksatPADMEalittlemoreclosely,tryingtoseeifhehasrevealedanyofhissecrets.Shehandshi
PADM
(continuing)
Areyouhungry?
ANAKIN
Thankyou.
PADM
Wewentintolightspeedawhile
ago.
ANAKINlooksintoPADME'Seyes.
ANAKIN
IlookforwardtoseeingNaboo
again.I'vethoughtaboutitevery
daysinceIleft.It'sbyfarthe
mostbeautifulplaceI'veever
seen...
PADMEisalittleunnervedbyhisintensestare.
PADM
Youwerejustalittleboythen.
Itmaynotbeasyourememberit;
timechangesyourperception.
ANAKIN
Ithinktimehasgivenmemuch
morematurefeelingstoenhancemy
perception.
PADM
Itmustbedifficulthavingsworn
yourlifetotheJedi...notbeing
abletovisittheplacesyou
like...ordothethingsyou
like...
ANAKIN
OrbewiththepeopleIlove.
PADM
Areyouallowedtolove?I
thoughtthatwasforbiddenfora
Jedi.
ANAKIN
Attachmentisforbidden.
Possessionisforbidden.
Compassion,whichIwoulddefine
asunconditionallove,iscentral
toaJedi'slife,soyoumightsay
we'reencouragedtolove.
PADM
Youhavechangedsomuch
ANAKIN
Youhaven'tchangedabit.You're
exactlythewayIrememberyouin
mydreams.IdoubtifNaboohas
changedmucheither.
PADM
Ithasn't...
ANAKIN
Ican'twaittobreathethesweet
breezethatcomesofftherolling
hills.WheneverItryto
visualisetheForce,thosehills
arewhatIsee.
ANAKINlooksatPADMEwhenhesaysthis.
ANAKIN
(continuing)
IloveNaboo.
Thereisanawkwardmoment.
PADM
(changingthesubject)
Wereyoudreamingaboutyou
motherearlier,weren'tyou?
ANAKIN
Yes...IleftTatooinesolong
ago,mymemoryofherisfading.
Idon'twanttoloseit.Recently
I'vebeenseeingherinmy
dreams...vividdreams...scary
dreams.Iworryabouther.
PADMEgivesANAKINasympatheticlook.
EXT.CORUSCANT,DOWNTOWN,BACKSTREETMORNING
OBIWANwalksdownthestreet.Itisaprettytoughpartoftown.Oldbuildings,warehouses,beatupspeeders
OBIWANcomestoakindofaliendiner.Onthesteamedupwindowaitsays"DEX'SDINER"inalienlettering.He
INT.CORUSCANT,DEX'SDINERMORNING
Ayoungwaitress,HERMIONEBAGWA,iswipingoffaboothtabletop.Thereisacounterwithstoolsandalineof
HERMIONE
CanIhelpya?
OBIWAN
I'mlookingforDexter.
HERMIONE'Seyesnarrow.
HERMIONEBAGWA
Waddyawanthimfor?
OBIWAN
He'snotintrouble.It's
personal.
HERMIONEstaresatOBIWAN.Thereisabriefpause.Thenshegoestotheopenservinghatchbehindthecounter
HERMIONEBAGWA
Someonetoseeya,honey
(loweringhervoice)
AJedi,bythelooksofhim.
Steambillowsoutfromthekitchenhatchbehindthecounterasahugeheadpokesthrough.
DEXTERJETTSTER
ObiWan!
OBIWAN
Hey,Dex.
DEXTERJETTSTER
Takeaseat!Berightwithya!
OBIWANsitsinabooth.
HERMIONEBAGWA
Youwantacupofardees?
OBIWAN
Thankyou.
HERMIONEmovesoffasthedoortothecounteropensandDEXTERJETTSTERappears.Heisbigbaldandsweaty,
DEXTERJETTSTER
Hey,ol'buddy!
OBIWAN
Hey,Dex.
DEXTEReaseshimselfintotheseatoppositeOBIWAN.Hecanjustmakeit.HERMIONEsetstwomugsofsteaminga
DEXTERJETTSTER
So,myfriend.WhatcanIdofor
ya?
OBIWAN
Youcantellmewhatthisis.
OBIWANplacesthedartonthetablebetweenthem.DEX'Seyeswiden.Heputsdownhismug.
DEXTERJETTSTER
Well,whattayaknow...
DEXTERpicksupthedartdelicatelybetweenhispuffyfingersandpeersatit.
DEXTERJETTSTER
(continuing)
Iain'tseenoneofthesesinceI
wasprospectingonSubterrel
beyondtheOuterRim!
OBIWAN
Doyouknowwhereitcamefrom?
DEXTERgrins.Heputsthedartdownbetweenthem.
DEXTERJETTSTER
Thisbabybelongstothemcloners.
WhatyougothereisaKamino
Kyberdart.
OBIWAN
KaminoKyberdart...Iwonderwhy
itdidn'tshowupinanyanalysis
archive.
DEXTERJETTSTER
It'sthesefunnylittlecutson
thesidegiveitaway...
Thoseanalysisdroidsyou'vegot
overthereonlyfocusonsymbols,
youknow.IshouldthinkyouJedi
wouldhavemorerespectforthe
differencebetweenknowledgeand
wisdom.
OBIWAN
Well,Dex,ifdroidscouldthink,we
wouldn'tbehere,wouldwe?
(laughing)
Kamino...doesn'tsoundfamiliar.
IsitpartoftheRepublic?
DEXTERJETTSTER
No,it'sbeyondtheOuterRim.
I'dsayabouttwelveparsecs
outsidetheRishiMaze,towardthe
south.Itshouldbeeasytofind,
evenforthosedroidsinyour
archivetofind.ThoseKaminoans
keeptothemselves.They're
cloners.Damnedgoodones,too.
OBIWANthenpicksupthedart,holdingitmidwaybetweenthem.
OBIWAN
Cloners?Aretheyfriendly?
DEXTERJETTSTER
Itdepends.
OBIWAN
Onwhat,Dex?
Dextergrins.
DEXTERJETTSTER
Onhowgoodyourmannersare...
andhowbigyourpocketbookis...
EXT.NABOOSPACEPORTDAY
TheStarfreighterlandsinthegiantportcityofTheed.
PADME,ANAKINandARTOOareamongtheEMIGRANTSstreamingfromtheStarfreighterandintothevastdockingare
EXT.NABOOPALACE,GRANDCOURTYARD(NABOO)AFTERNOON
Thespeederbuspullsupandstops.PADME,ANAKIN,andARTOOgetout.Thegreatcourtyardstretchesoutbefore
ANAKIN
IfIgrewuphere,Idon'tthink
I'deverleave.
PADM
(laughing)
Idoubtthat.
ANAKIN
No,really.WhenIstartedmy
training,Iwasveryhomesickand
verylonely.ThiscityandmyMom
weretheonlypleasantthingsI
hadtothinkabout...Theproblem
was,themoreIthoughtaboutmy
Mom,theworseIfelt.ButI
wouldfeelbetterifIthought
aboutthepalacethewayit
shimmersinthesunlighttheway
theairalwayssmellsofflowers...
PADM
...andthesoftsoundofthe
distantwaterfalls.Thefirst
timeIsawtheCapital,Iwasvery
young...I'dneverseena
waterfallbefore.Ithoughthey
weresobeautiful...Inever
dreamedonedayI'dliveinthe
palace.
ANAKIN
Well,tellme,didyoudreamof
powerandpoliticswhenyouwere
alittlegirl?
PADM
(laughing)
No!ThatwasthelastthingI
thoughtof.Mydreamwastohelp
inthe"RefugeeReliefMovement."
Ineverthoughtofrunningfor
electedoffice.Butthemore
historyIstudied,themoreI
realisedhowmuchgoodpoliticians
coulddo.SowhenIwaseight,I
joinedthe"Apprentice
Legislators",thenlateronbecame
aSenatorialadvisor,withsucha
passionthat,beforeIknewit,I
waselectedQueen.Partlybecause
Iscoredsohighonmyeducation
certificate,butforthemostpart
itwasmyconvictionthatreform
waspossible.Iwasn'tthe
youngestQueeneverelected,but
nowthatIthinkbackonit,I'm
notsureIwasoldenough.I'mnot
sureIwasready.
ANAKIN
Thepeopleyouservedthoughtyou
didagoodjob.Iheardthey
triedtoamendtheConstitutionso
youcouldstayinoffice.
PADM
Popularruleisnotdemocracy,
Annie.Itgivesthepeoplewhat
theywant,notwhattheyneed.
And,truthfully,Iwasrelieved
whenmytwotermswereup.So
weremyparents.Theyworried
Aboutmeduringtheblockadeand
couldn'twaitforitalltobe
over.Actually,Iwashopingto
haveafamilybynow...My
sistershavethemostamazing,
wonderfulkids...butwhenthe
Queenaskedmetoserveas
Senator,Icouldn'trefuseher.
ANAKIN
Iagree!IthinktheRepublic
needsyou...I'mgladyouchose
toserve.Ifeelthingsaregoing
tohappeninourgenerationthat
willchangethegalaxyinprofound
ways.
PADM
Ithinksotoo.
ANAKINandPADMEwalktowardthepalace.ARTOOcontinuestofollow.
INT.NABOOPALACE,THRONEROOMAFTERNOON
QUENJAMILLIAisseatedonthethrone,flankedbySIOBIBBLEandaCOUPLEOFADVISORS.FOURHANDMAIDENSstand
QUEENJAMILLIA
We'vebeenworriedaboutyou.
(takesherhand)
I'msogladyou'resafe,Padm.
PADM
Thankyou,YourHighness.Ionly
WishIcouldhaveservedyou
betterbystayingonCoruscantfor
thevote.
SIOBIBBLE
Giventhecircumstances,Senator,
youknowitwastheonlydecision
HerHighnesscouldhavemade.
QUEENJAMILLIA
HowmanysystemshavejoinedCount
Dookuandtheseparatists?
PADM
Abouttwohundred.Andmoreare
leavingtheRepubliceveryday.
IftheSenatevotestocreatean
army,I'msureit'sgoingtopush
usintoacivilwar.
SIOBIBBLE
It'sunthinkable!Therehasn't
beenafullscalewarsincethe
formationoftheRepublic!
QUEENJAMILLIA
Doyouseeanyway,through
negotiations,tobringthe
separatistsbackintotheRepublic?
PADM
Notiftheyfeelthreatened.The
separatistsdon'thaveanarmy,
butiftheyareprovoked,they
willmovetodefendthemselves.
I'msureofthat.Andwithnotime
ormoneytobuildanarmy,my
guessistheywillturntothe
CommerceGuildsortheTrade
Federationforhelp.
QUEENJAMILLIA
Thearmiesofcommerce!Whyhas
NothingbeendoneintheSenate
torestrainthem?
PADM
I'mafraidthat,despitethe
Chancellor'sbestefforts,there
arestillmanybureaucrats,
judges,andevenSenatorsonthe
payrollsoftheGuilds.
SIOBIBBLE
It'soutrageous!Afterallof
thosehearings,andthefourtrialsin
theSupremeCourt,NuteGunrayis
stilltheViceroyoftheTrade
Federation.Dothosemoney
mongerscontroleverything?
QUEENJAMILLIA
Remember,Counsellor,thecourts
wereabletoreducethe
Federation'sarmies.That'sa
moveintheright
direction.
PADM
Therearerumours,YourHighness,
thattheFederationArmywasnot
reducedastheywereordered.
ANAKIN
TheJedihavenotbeenallowedto
investigate.Itwouldbetobetoo
dangerousfortheeconomy,wewere
told.
QUEENJAMILLIA
Wemustkeepourfaithinthe
Republic.Thedaywestop
believingdemocracycanworkis
thedayweloseit.
PADM
Let'spraythatdaynevercomes.
QUEENJAMILLIA
Inthemeantime,wemustconsider
yourownsafety.
SIOBIBBLEsignals.AlltheotherADVISORSandATTENDANTSbowandleavetheroom.
SIOBIBBLE
(toAnakin)
Whatisyoursuggestion,Master
Jedi?
PADM
Anakin'snotaJediyet,Counsellor.
He'sstillaPadawanlearner.I
wasthinking...
ANAKIN
(nettled)
Hey,holdonaminute!
PADM
Excuseme!IwasthinkingIwould
stayintheLakeCountry.There
aresomeplacesuptherethatare
veryisolated.
ANAKIN
Excuseme?!Iaminchargeof
securityhere,M'Lady.
SIOBIBBLEandQUEENJAMILLIAexchangealook.Somethingisgoingonhere.
PADM
Annie,mylifeisatrisk,and
thisismyhome.Iknowitvery
well...thatiswhywe'rehere.
Ithinkitwouldbewiseforyou
totakeadvantageofmyknowledge
inthisinstance.
ANAKIN
(takesadeepbreath)
Sorry,M'Lady.
SIOBIBBLE
(toAnakin,amused)
Sheisright.TheLakeCountryis
themostremotepartofNaboo.
Notmanypeopleandaclearview
ofthesurroundingterrain.
QUEENJAMILLIA
Perfect.It'ssettledthen.
ANAKINglaresatPADME.ThenQUEENJAMILLIAgetsup,andtheyallstarttoleave.
QUEENJAMILLIA
(continued)
Padm,Ihadanaudiencewithyour
fatheryesterday.Itoldhimwhat
washappening.Hehopesyouwill
visityourmotherbeforeyou
leave...yourfamily'svery
worriedaboutyou.
PADMElooksworred.TheyALLexitdownthemainstaircase.
EXT.JEDITEMPLEDAY
Themainentranceatthebaseofthehugetempleisbustlingwithactivity.AllsortsofJEDIarecomingandg
INT.JEDITEMPLE,ARCHIVESLIBRARYDAY
AbronzebustofCountDooku,standsamongalineofotherbustsofJediintheArchiveRoom.OBIWANstandsi
Onthewalls,lightedcomputerpanelsseemtostretchintoinfinity.Fartheralongtheroominthebackground,
AfterOBIWANstudiesthebustforafewmomentsbeforeMADAMEJOCASTANU,theJediArchivistisstandingnext
JOCASTANU
Didyoucallforassistance?
OBIWAN
(distractedinthought)
Yes...yes,Idid...
JOCASTANU
Hehasapowerfulface,doesn't
he?Hewasoneofthemost
brilliantJediIhavehadthe
privilegeofknowing.
OBIWAN
Ineverunderstoodwhyhequit.
OnlytwentyJedihaveeverleft
theOrder.
JOCASTANU
(sighs)
TheLostTwenty...andCountDooku
wasthemostrecentandthemost
painful.Noonelikestotalk
aboutit.Hisleavingwasagreat
losstotheOrder.
OBIWAN
Whathappened?
JOCASTANU
Well,onemightsay,hewasalways
abitoutofstepwiththe
decisionsoftheCouncil...much
likeyouroldMaster,QuiGonJinn.
OBIWAN
(surprised)
Really?
JOCASTANU
Oh,yes.Theywerealikeinmany
ways.Veryindividualthinkers...
idealists...
JOCASTANUstaresatthebust
JOCASTANU
(continuing
Hewasalwaysstrivingtobecome
amorepowerfulJedi.Hewanted
tobethebest.Withalightsaber,
intheoldstyleoffencing,he
hadnomatch.Hisknowledgeof
theForcewas...unique.Inthe
end,Ithinkheleftbecausehe
lostfaithintheRepublic.He
believedthatpoliticswere
corrupt,andhefelttheJedi
betrayedthemselvesbyservingthe
politicians.Healwayshadvery
highexpectationsofgovernment.
Hedisappearedfornineorten
years,thenhejustshowedup
recentlyastheheadofthe
separatistmovement.
OBIWAN
Interesting...I'mstillnotsure
Iunderstand.
JOCASTANU
Well,I'msureyoudidn'tcallme
overhereforahistorylesson.
Areyouhavingaproblem,Master
Kenobi?
OBIWAN
Yes,I'mtryingtofindaplanet
systemcalledKamino.Itdoesn't
seemtoshowuponanyofthe
archivecharts.
JOCASTANU
Kamino?It'snotasystemI'M
familiarwith...Letmesee...
JOCASTANUleansoverOBIWAN'Sshoulder,lookingatthescreen.
JOCASTANU
(continuing)
Areyousureyouhavetheright
coordinates?
OBIWAN
(nodding)
Accordingtomyinformation,it
shouldbeinthisquadrant
somewhere...justsouthofthe
RishiMaze.
JOCASTANUtapsthekeyboardandfrowns.
JOCASTANU
Nocoordinates?Itsoundslikethe
kindofdirectionsyou'dgetfrom
astreettout...someoldmineror
Furbogtrader.
OBIWAN
Allthreeactually.
JOCASTANU
Areyousureitexists?
OBIWAN
Absolutely.
JOCASTANU
Letmedoagravitationalscan.
OBIWANandJOCASTANUstudtthestarmaphologram.
JOCASTANU
Therearesomeinconsistencies
here.Maybetheplanetyou're
lookingforwasdestroyed.
OBIWAN
Wouldn'tthatbeonrecord?
JOCASTANU
Itoughttobe.Unlessitwasvery
recent.
(shakesherhead)
Ihatetosayit,butitlooks
likethesystemyou'researching
fordoesn'texist.
OBIWAN
That'simpossible...perhapsthe
archivesareincomplete.
JOCASTANU
Thearchivesarecomprehensiveand
totallysecure,myyoungJedi.
Onethingyoumaybeabsolutely
sureofifanitemdoesnot
appearinourrecords,itdoesnot
exist!
OBIWANstaresather,thenlooksbackatthemap.
EXT.THEED,RESIDENTIALAREA,SIDESTREETAFTERNOON
PEOPLEarepassingthroughthelittlestreet,OLDMENaresunningthemslves,WOMENaregossipping,KIDSarepl
PADME
There'smyhouse!
PADMEstartsforward;ANAKINhangsback.
PADME
(continuing)
What?Don'tsayyou'reshy!
ANAKIN
(untruthfully)
No,butI...
Suddenly,thereareshoutsfromtwolittlegirils,RYOO(age6)andPOOJA(age4).TheycomerunningtowardPA
RYOO&POOJA
AuntPadme!!AuntPadme!!
PADME
Ryoo!!Pooja!!
PADMEscoopsupRYOOandPOOJAandhugsthem.
PADME
(continuing)
I'msohappytoseeyou!Thisis
Anakin.Anakin,thisisRyoo,and
thisisPooja.
ANAKINandtheGIRLSsayhelloshyly.Then:
RYOO&POOJA
Artoo!!!
Astheyseethedroid,theyhughim.ARTOOWHISTLESandBEEPS.PADMElaughs.ANAKINandPADMEgoontowardthe
INT.PADME'SPARENTS'HOUSE,MAINROOMAFTERNOON
SOLA,PADME'Sbeautifuloldersister,comesinfromthekitchencarryingabigbowloffood.
SOLA
(overhershoulder)
They'reeatingoveratJev
Narran'slater,Mom.Theyjust
hadasnack.They'llbefine.
SOLAputsthebowldownonthetable,whereANAKIN,PADMEandRUWEENABERRIE(Padme'sfather)arecominginto
PADME
Anakin,thisismysister,Sola.
SOLA
Hello,Anakin.
ANAKIN
Hello.
SOLAsits,asJOBALNABERRIE(Padme'smother)comesinwithaheapedbowlofsteamingfood.
JOBAL
You'rejustintimefordinner.I
hopeyou'rehungry,Anakin.
ANAKIN
Alittle.
PADME
He'sbeingpolite,Mom.We're
starving.
RUWEE
(grinning)
Youcametotherightplaceatthe
righttime.Sitdown,son.
EVERYONEsitsandstartspassingfood.
JOBAL
(toPadme)
Honey,it'ssogoodtoseeyou
safe.Weweresoworried.
PADMEgivesJOBALadirtylook.RUWEEsmilesashewatches.
RUWEE
Dear...
JOBAL
Iknow,Iknow...butIhadtosay
it.Nowit'sdone.
SOLA
Well,thisisexciting!Doyou
know,Anakin,you'rethefirst
boyfriendmysister'severbrought
home?
PADME
(rollshereyes)
Sola!!Heisn'tmyboyfriend!
He'saJediassignedbytheSenate
toprotectme.
JOVAL
Abodyguard?!Oh,Padme!They
didn'ttellusitwasthatserious!
PADME
It'snot,Mom,Ipromise.
(glancesatJobal)
Anyway,Anakin'safriend.I've
knownhimforyears.Remember
thatlittleboywhowaswiththe
Jediduringtheblockadecrisis?
Theynod.
PADME
(continuing)
Hegrewup.
JOBAL
Honey,whenareyougoingto
settledown?Haven'tyouhad
enoughofthatlife?Icertainly
have!
PADME
Mom,I'mnotinanydanger.
RUWEE
(toAnakin)
Isshe?
ANAKIN
...Yes...I'mafraidsheis.
PADME
(quickly)
Butnotmuch.
EXT.PADME'SPARENTS'GARDENAFTERNOON
ANAKINandRUWEEarewalking.
RUWEE
SometimesIwishI'dtraveled
more...butImustsay,I'mhappy
here.
ANAKIN
Padmetellsmeyouteachatthe
university?
RUWEE
(nodding)
Yes,andbeforethat,Iwasa
builder.Ialsoworkedforthe
RefugeeReliefMovement,whenI
wasveryyoung.
INT.PADME'SPARENTS'HOUSE,MAINROOMAFTERNOON
PADME,SOLAandJOBALareclearingthetable.
SOLA
Whyhaven'tyoutoldusabouthim?
PADM
What'stheretotalkabout?He's
justaboy.
SOLA
Aboy?Haveyouseenthewayhe
looksatyou?
PADM
Solastopit!
SOLA
It'sobvioushehasfeelingsfor
you.Areyousaying,littlebaby
sister,thatyouhaven'tnoticed?
PADM
I'mnotyourbabysister,Sola.
AnakinandIarefriends...our
relationshipisstrictly
professional.
(toJobal)
Mom,wouldyoutellhertostopit?
SOLA
(laughing)
Well,maybeyouhaven'tnoticed
thewayhelooksatyou.Ithink
you'reafraidto.
PADM
Cutitout.
JOBAL
Sola'sjustconcerned...weall
are.
PADM
Oh,Mom,you'reimpossible.What
I'mdoingisimportant.
JOBAL
You'vedoneyourservice,Padm.
It'stimeyouhadalifeofyour
own.You'remissingsomuch!
EXT.PADME'SPARENTS'GARDENAFTERNOON
ANAKINandRUWEEarewalkinginthegarden.RUWEEstopsandfacesANAKINdirectly.
RUWEE
Nowtellme,son.Howseriousis
thisthing?Howmuchdangerismy
daughterreallyin?
ANAKIN
Therehavebeentwoattemptson
herlife.Chancesarethere'llbe
more.MyMasteristrackingdown
theassassins.I'msurehe'llfind
outwhotheyare.Thissituation,
won'tlastlong.
RUWEE
Idon'twantanythingtohappento
her.
ANAKIN
Idon'teither.
INT.PADME'SPARENTS'HOUSE,PADME'SROOMAFTERNOON
PADMEthrowssomethingsintoabag.
PADME
Don'tworry,thiswon'ttakelong.
ANAKIN
Ijustwanttogettherebefore
dark.
PADMEgoesonpacking.ANAKINlooksaroundtheroom.
ANAKIN
(continuing)
Youstillliveathome.
PADME
Imovearoundsomuch,I'venever
hadaplaceofmyown.Official
residenceshavenowarmth.Ifeel
goodhere.Ifeelathome.
ANAKIN
Ineverhadarealhome.Homewas
alwayswheremyMomwas.
ANAKINpicksupaframedhologram.
ANAKIN
(continuing)
Isthisyou?
ThehologramshowsPadmeatagesevenoreightsurroundedbyfortyorfiftylittlegreencreatures.Sheishol
PADME
ThatwaswhenIwentwiththe
ReliefGrouptoShaddaBiBoran.
Theirsunwasimploding,andthe
planetwasdying.Iwashelping
torelocatethechildren.See
thatlittleoneI'mholding?His
namewasN'akeetula,whichmeans
sweethear.Hewassofullof
life,.Allthosekidswere.Idid
everythingIcouldtosavehim,
buthedied...theyalldid.They
wereneverabletoadapt...to
liveofftheirnativeplanet.
ANAKINpicksupanotherhologram.ItshowsPADMEatagetenoreleven.Sheiswearingofficialrobesandstand
PADME
(continuing)
MyfirstdayasanApprentice
Legislator.Noticethedifference?
PADMEpullsaface.ANAKINgrins.Shecontinuespacking.ANAKINsetsthetwohologramsdownsidebysidethe
INT.JEDITEMPLE,MAINHALLWAYDAY
OBIWANwalksthroughthemainhallwaytothetrainingarea.
INT.JEDITEMPLE,TRAININGVERANDADAY
OBIWANcomesoutontotheverandaandstops,watchingTWENTYorsoFOURYEAROLDSdoingtrainingexercises,s
YODA
Don'tthink...feel...beasone
withtheForce.Helpyou,itwill.
(heseesObiWan)
Younglingsenough!Avisitorwe
have.Welcomehim.
TheCHILDRENtakeofftheirhelmetsandturnofftheirlightsabers.
YODA
(continuing)
MasterObiWanKenobi,meetthe
mightyBearClan.
CHILDREN
Welcome,MasterObiWan!
OBIWAN
Iamsorrytodisturbyou,Master.
YODA
Whathelptoyou,canIbe?
OBIWAN
Imlookingforaplanetdescribed
tomebyanoldfriend.Itrust
him.Butthesystemdoesntshow
uponthearchivemaps.
YODA
Aninterestingpuzzle.Gather
roundthemapreader,younglings.
MasterObiWanhaslostaplanet.
Findit,wewilltry...
Themapreaderisasmallshaftwithahollowopeningatthetop.TheCCHILDRENgatheraroundit.OBIWANtake
OBIWAN
Thisiswhereitoughttobe...
butitisnt.Gravityispulling
allthestarsinthisareainward
tothisspot.Thereshouldbea
starhere...butthereisnt.
YODA
Mostinteresting.Gravitys
silhouetteremains,butthestar
andallitsplanetshave
disappeared.Howcanthisbe?
Thereisabriefpause.ThenaCHILDputsitshandup.YODAnods.
JEDICHILDJACK
Becausesomeoneeraseditfromthe
archivememory.
CHILDREN
Thatsright!Yes!Thatswhat
happened!Someoneerasedit!
JEDICHILDMAY
Iftheplanetblewup,thegravity
wouldgoaway.
OBIWANstares;YODAchuckles.
YODA
Trulywonderful,themindofa
childis.Uncluttered.Tothe
centreofthepullofgravitygo,
andfindyourplanetyouwill.
OBIWAN
ButMasterYodawhocouldhave
erasedinformationfromthe
archives?Thatsimpossible,
isntit?
YODA
(frowning)
Muchhardertoanswer,that
questionis.
EXT.NABOOLAKERETREAT,WATERSPEEDER,LANDINGPLATFORMLATEAFTERNOON
AwaterspeederdrivenbyPADDYACCU,theretreatcaretaker,skimsacrossthelakeawayfromtheislandlandin
EXT.NABOOLAKERETREAT,LODGE,GARDENTERRACEMLATEAFTERNOON
ANAKINandPADMEwalkupthestairsfromwherethewaterspeederisparkedontoaterraceoverlookingalovely
ANAKINandPADMEstopatthebalustrade.PADMElooksoutacrossthegardentotheshimmeringlakeandthemoun
PADM
WhenIwasinLevelThree,weused
tocomehereforschoolretreat.
Seethatisland?Weusedtoswim
thereeveryday.Ilovethewater.
ANAKIN
Idotoo.Iguessitcomesfrom
growinguponadesertplanet.
PADMEbecomesawarethatANAKINislookingather.
PADM
...Weusedtolieonthesandand
letthesundryus...andtryto
guessthenamesofthebirds
singing.
ANAKIN
Idontlikesand.Itscoarse
androughandirritating,andit
getseverywhere.Notlikehere.
Hereeverythingssoft...and
smooth...
Hetouchesherarm.PADMEhasbecomereceptivetothewayhelooksatherbutisnervous.
PADM
Therewasaveryoldmanwholived
ontheisland.Heusedtomake
glassoutofsandandvasesand
necklacesoutoftheglass.They
weremagical.
ANAKIN
(looksintohereyes)
Everythinghereismagical.
PADM
Youcouldlookintotheglassand
seethewater.Thewayitripples
andmoves.Itlookedsoreal...
butitwasnt.
ANAKIN
Sometimes,whenyoubelieve
somethingtobereal,itbecomes
real.Realenough,anyway...
Theylookintoeachother'seyes.Hetouchesherchin.
PADM
Iusedtothinkifyoulookedtoo
deeplyintoglass,youwould
loseyourself.
ANAKIN
Ithinkit'strue...
ANAKINkissesPADME.Shedoesn'tresist.Shecomestohersensesandpullsaway.
PADM
Ishouldn'thavedonethat.
ANAKIN
I'msorry.WhenI'maroundyou,
mymindisnolongermyown.
PADM
It'sthesituation...thestress...
Helooksather.
ANAKIN
...theview.
EXT.CORUSCANT,LANDINGPLATFORMLATEAFTERNOON
ObiWan'sStarfighterisreadyfortakeoff.OBIWANandMACEWINDUstandbesideit.
MACEWINDU
Bewary,thisdisturbanceinthe
Forceisgrowingstronger.
OBIWAN
IamconcernedformyPadawan.He
isnotreadytobeonhisown.
YODA
TheCouncilisconfidentinthisdecision,
ObiWan.
MACE
Hehasexceptionalskills.The
Councilisconfidentinits
decision,ObiWan.Ifthe
prophecyistrue,heweillbethe
onetobringbalancetotheForce.
OBIWAN
Buthestillhasmuchtolearn.
Andhisabilitieshavemadehim...
well...arrogant.Irealisenow
whatyouandMasterYodaknewfrom
thebeginning...theboywastoo
oldtostartthetrainingand...
OBIWANhesitates.
MACEWINDU
There'ssomethingelse?
OBIWAN
Master,heshouldnothavebeen
giventhisassignment.I'mafraid
Anakinwon'tbeabletoprotect
theSenator.
MACEWINDU
Why?
OBIWAN
Hehasa...anemotional
connectionwithher.It'sbeen
theresincehewasboy.Now
he'sconfused...distracted.
MACEWINDU
ObiWan,youmusthavefaiththat
hewilltaketherightpath.
OBIWANclimbsintothecockpitoftheStarfighter.
OBIWAN
HasMasterYodagainedanyinsight
intowhetherornotthiswarwill
comeabout?
MACEWINDU
ProbingtheDarkSideisa
dangerousprocess.Hecouldbein
seclusionfordays...Maythe
forcebewithyou.
INT.JEDITEMPLE,YODA'SQUARTERSLATEAFTERNOON
YODAsitswithhiseyesclosed,meditating.Silence.
EXT.NABOOLAKERETREAT,LOUNGE,LATEAFTERNOON
Thesettingsuntouchesthemountainpeaks.Thelakeglowsintherosetintedlight.Floatinflampsgleansoft
INT.NABOOLAKERETREAT,DININGROOMLATEAFTERNOON
NANDIplacedessertinfrontofPADME.TECKLAdoesthesameforANAKIN.Thedessertissomekindoffruit.PAD
PADME
Youdidthat?
ANAKINlooksupwideeyedinnocence.
ANAKIN
What?
PADMEscowlsathim.PADMEjabsatthefruitANAKINsubtlymoveshishandanditliftsupfromtheplateand
PADME
That!Nowstopit!
PADMElaughs.ANAKINlaughs.Shereachesoutforthefruititloops.
PADME
(continuing)
Anakin!!
ANAKINmoveshisfingers.Thefruitfliesintohishand.
ANAKIN
I'mnotreallysupposedtodo
that...forfun,Imean.If
MasterObiWanwerehere,he'dbe
verygrumpy.
ANAKINispleased.HecutsthefruintintoseveralpiecesandsendsonebacktoPADME.Shebitesitoutofthe
INT.NABOOLAKERETREAT,LODGE,FIREPLACEALCOVETWILIGHT
Afireblazesintheopenhearth.PADMEissittinginfrontofit,gazingattheflames.
ShelooksupasANAKINarrives.Shemakesroomforhim.Briefpause.
ANAKIN
MayItellyousomething?
PADME
Idon'tknow.
ANAKIN
ThenhowcanItellyou?
PADME
MaybeyoushoulduseyourJedi
intuition.
ANAKIN
Itdoesn'tworkaroundyou.My
mindisalwaysamuddle...Ican
onlythinkofyou.
PADME
Anakin,don't...
ANAKIN
FromthemomentImetyou,all
thoseyearsago,adayhasn'tgone
bywhenIhaven'tthoughtofyou.
AndnowthatI'mclosetoyouagain,
I'minagony.ThecloserIgetto
you,theworseitgets.The
thoughtofnotbeingwithyou
mskesmystomachturnovermy
mouthgoesdry.Ifeeldizzy.I
can'tbreathe.I'mhauntedbythe
kissyoushouldneverhavegiven
me.Myheartisbeating,hoping
thatkisswillnotbecomeascar.
Youareinmyverysoul,
tormentingme.WhatcanIdo?I
willdoanythingyouask...
Silence.Thelogsflameinthehearth.
ANAKIN
(continuing)
IfyouaresufferingasmuchasI
am,tellme.
PADME
...Ican't.Wecan't.It'sjust
notpossible.
ANAKIN
Anything'spossible.Padme,
pleaselisten...
PADME
Youlisten.Weliveinareal
world.Comebacktoit.You're
studyingtobecomeaJediKnight.
I'maSenator.Ifyoufollowyour
thoughtsthroughtoconclusion,
theywilltakeustoaplacewe
cannotgo...regardlessoftheway
wefeelabouteachother.
ANAKIN
Thenyoudofeelsomething!
There'sanextraordinary
connectionbetweenus.Youcan't
denythat.
PADME
Annie,itdoesn'tmakeany
difference.Jediaren'tallowed
tomarry.Yousworeanoath,
remember?You'dbeexpelledfrom
theOrder.Iwillnotletyou
giveupyourresponsibilities...
yourfuture,forme.
ANAKIN
IwasdestinedtobeaJedi.I
don'tthinkIcouldbeanything
else.Butyouareaskingmetobe
rational.ThatissomethingI
knowIcannotdo.IwishIcould
wishmyfeelingsaway...butI
can't.
PADME
Iamnotgoingtogiveintothis.
I'mnotgoingtothrowmylife
away.Ihavemoreimportantthings
todothanfallinlove.
Thereissilenceastheystareatthefire.ANAKINisthinking.
ANAKIN
Itwouldn'thavetobethatway...
wecouldkeepitasecret.
PADME
Thenwe'dbelivingalieonewe
couldn'tkeepevenifwewanted
to.Mtsistersawit.Sodidmy
mother.Icouldn'tdothat.
Couldyou,Anakin?Couldyoulive
likethat?
Silenceforamoment.
ANAKIN
...No,you'reright.Itwould
destroyus.
EXT.SPACE
It'sjustlikethestarmaphologram,plusthestormshroudedplanetofKamino,whichisexactlywhereitough
EXT.TIPOCACITY,KAMINOLANDINGPLATFORM(RAINSTORM)DAY
HeavyransandharddrivingwindslashtheplatformasObiWan'sStarshipapproaches.Thehuge,ultramodernc
TheStarfighterlands.OBIWANgetsoutandmakeshiswaythroughthebowlingwindtowardatoweronthefars
INT.TIPOCACITY,CORRIDORENTRANCE
ABrilliantwhitelight.OBIWANpushesthesoakinghoodfromhisface.
TAUNWE
WelcometoTipocaCity,Master
Jedi.
OBIWANwipestherainfromhisfaceandblinksinsurpriseatatall,pastywhitealiennamedTAUNWE.Hehas
TAUNWE
Everythingisready.ThePrime
Ministerexpectsyou.
OBIWAN
(warily)
I'mexpected?
TAUNWE
Ofcourse!Heisanxioustosee
you.Afteralltheseyears,we
werebeginningtothinkyou
weren'tcoming.Nowplease,this
way!
OBIWANmaskshissurpriseastheymoveawayalongthecorridor.
ObiWanfollowsTaunWecautiously.
INT.TIPOCACITY,PRIMEMINISTEROFFICEDAY
Thedoorslidesopen.OBIWANandTAUNWEenterandcrosstowhereLAMASUrises,smiling,frombehindhisdes
TAUNWE
MayIpresentLamaSu,Prime
MinisterofKamino...andthisis
MasterJedi...
OBIWAN
ObiWanKenobi.
LAMASU
Please...
LAMASUindicatesachair.OBIWANsits.TAUNWEhovers.Theroomisbathedinbrilliantwhitelight.Thewhol
LAMASU
Itrustyouaregoingtoenjoy
yourstay.Wearemosthappyyou
havearrivedatthebestpartof
theseason.
OBIWAN
Youmakemefeelmostwelcome.
LAMASU
Andnowtobusiness.Youwillbe
delightedtohearweareon
schedule.Twohundredthousand
unitsareready,withanother
millionwellontheway.
OBIWAN
(improvising)
Thatis...goodnews.
LAMASU
PleasetellyourMasterSidoDyas
thatwehaveeveryconfidencehis
orderwillbemetontimeandin
full.Heiswell,Ihope?
OBIWAN
I'msorryMaster?
LAMASU
JediMasterSifoDyas.He'sstill
aleadingmemberoftheJedi
Council,ishenot?
OBIWAN
Oh,yes.SidoDyas.
LAMASU
(rising)
Youmustbeanxioustoinspectthe
unitsforyourself.
OBIWAN
That'swhyI'mhere.
EXT.NABOO,MOUNTAINMEADOWLATERAFTERNOON
PADMEandANAKINareinthemiddleofanidyllichillymeadow,itslushgrassessprinkledwithflowers.Atad
Beyondistheshimmeringexpanseofthelake.Severalotherlakesstretchtothehorizon.Thewarmairisfull
PADM
Idon'tknow...
ANAKIN
Sureyoudo...youjustdon'twant
totellme.
PADM
Areyougoingtouseoneofyour
Jedimindtricksonme?
ANAKIN
Theyonlyworkontheweakminded.
Youareanythingbutweakminded.
PADM
Allright...hisnamewasPalo.
Iwastwelve.Wewerebothinthe
LegislativeYouthProgram.Hewas
afewyearsolderthenI...very
cute...darkcurlyhair...dreamy
eyes.
ANAKIN
Allright,Igetthepicture...
whateverhappenedtohim?
PADM
IwentontobecomeaQueen.He
wentontobecomeanartist.
ANAKIN
Maybehewasthesmartone.
PADME
Youreallydon'tlikepoliticians,
doyou?
ANAKIN
Iliketwoorthree,butI'mnot
reallysureaboutoneofthem.
(smiling)
Idon'tthinkthesystemworks.
PADME
Howwouldyouhaveitwork?
ANAKIN
Weneedasystemwherethe
politicianssitdownanddiscuss
theproblems,agreewhat'sinthe
bestinterestsofallthepeople,
andthendoit.
PADME
Thatisexactlywhatwedo.The
troubleisthatpeopledon't
wlwaysagree.Infact,they
hardlyeverdo.
ANAKIN
Thentheyshouldbemadeto.
PADME
Bywhom?Who'sgoingtomakethem?
ANAKIN
Idon'tknow.Someone.
PADME
You?
ANAKIN
Ofcoursenotme.
PADME
Butsomeone.
ANAKIN
Someonewise.
PADME
Thatsoundsanawfullotlikea
dictatorshiptome.
Amischieviouslittlegrincreepsacrosshisface.
ANAKIN
Well,ifitworks...
PADMEstaresatANAKIN.Helooksbackather,straightfaced,andcan'tholdasmile.
PADM
You'remakingfunofme.
ANAKIN
(sarcastic)
Onno,I'dbemuchtoofrightened
toteaseaSenator.
PADM
You'resobad!
PADMEpicksupapieceoffruitandthrowsitathim.Hecatchesit.PADMEthrowstwomorepiecesoffruit,an
ANAKIN
You'realwayssoserious.Always
carryingtheweightofthe
universeonyourshoulders.
ANAKINthenstartstojugglethefruit.PADMElaughsandthrowsmorefruitathim.Hemanagestojugglethemt
ANAKINstandsinfrontofaSHAAK,yellingatitandwavinghisarms.PADMEstartslaughingasANAKINrunsin
TheSHAAKcrossesinfrontofPADME.ANAKINisridingit,facingtheSHAAK'Stail.TheSHAAKbucks,andANAKIN
ANAKINstandsupandholdsouthishandtoher.Shetakeit.Hepullsherup.Andnowtheyareeasytogether,
EXT.TIPOCACITY,PARADEGROUND(RAINSTORM)DAY
OBIWAN,LAMASUandTAUNWEcomeoutontoabalcony.Belowisahugeparadeground.Therainandwindarebru
LAMASU
(beaming)
Magnificent,aren'tthey?
OBIWANnodsslowly.
INT.TIPOCACITY,CLONECENTER,COMMINSSARYDAY
LAMASUconductsOBIWANthroughalargeeatingarea.TAUNWEfollowsastheywalkbyHUNDREDSOFCLONESwhol
LAMASU
Wemodifiedtheirgenetic
structuretomakethemless
independentthantheoriginal
host.Asaresulttheyare
totallyobedient,takinganyorder
withoutquestion.
OBIWAM
Whowastheoriginalhost?
LAMASU
AbountyhuntercalledJangoFett.
WefeltaJediwouldbethe
perfectchoice,butSidoDyashand
pickedJangoFetthimself.
OBIWAN
Whereisthisbountyhunternow?
LAMASU
Oh,wekeephimhere.Afterafew
hundredthousandclones,the
geneticpatternstartstofade,so
wetakeafreshsupply.Helives
here,buthe'sfreetocomeandgo
ashepleases.
INT.TIPOCACITY,CLONECENTER,BARRACKSDAY
Thetourcontinuesthroughalongcorridorfolledwithnarrow,transparenttubesintowhichCLONESareclimbin
LAMASU
Apartfromhispay,whichis
considerable,Fettdemandedonly
onethinganunalteredclonefor
himself.Curiousisn'tit?
OBIWAN
Unaltered?
LAMASU
Puregeneticreplication.No
tamperingwiththestructureto
makeitmoredocile...andno
growthacceleration...
OBIWAN
IwouldliketomeetthisJango
Fett.
TAUNWE
Iwouldbemosthappytoarrange
it,foryou.
TAUNWEbows,andleaves.
INT.TIPOCACITY,CLONECENTER,CLASSROOMDAY
ThetourcontinuesthroughaclassroomfilledwithIDENTICALYOUNGBOYCLONES.
OBIWAN
Youmentionedgrowth
acceleration...
LAMASU
Ohyes,it'sessential.
Otherwise,amatureclonewould
takealifetimetogrow.Now,we
candoitinhalfthetime.Those
itemsyousawontheparadeground
werestartedtenyearsago,when
Sidodyasfirstplacedtheorder,
andthey'realreadymature...
OBIWANlooksattheBOYCLONES.
OBIWAN
Andthese?
LAMASU
Aboutfiveyearsago.
INT.TIPOCACITY,CLONECENTER,HATCHERYDAY
Theyenteraspacefilledwithgreatracksofglassspheres,whicharefilledwithfluidinwhichEMBRYOSare
LAMASU
They'reimmenselysuperiorto
droids,capableofindependent
thoughtandaction.
OBIWAN
Veryimpressive.
LAMASU
I'dhopedyouwouldbepleased.
OBIWANgazesatthenearestembryos.
OBIWAN
(carefully)
Tellme,primeminister,whenmy
MasterSidodyasfirstcontacted
you,didhesaytheorderwas
for...himself...or?
LAMASU
Himself?Ofcoursenot.This
armyisfortheRepublic?
OBIWAN
(astonished)
TheRepubic?
LAMASU
Wearealsoverymuchagasintthis
CountDookuandhisseccessionist
movement.Weareproudtobeof
helptotheRepublic.
INT.TIPOCACITY,APARTMENTLATEDAY
TAUNWEshowsOBIWANintohisroom.
TAUNWE
Ihavearrangedforyoutomeet
JangoFettinthemorning.Sleep
well.
TAUNWEgoes.Thedoorslidesclosedbehindhim.OBIWANlooksaround,thenmovesswiftlytochecktheroomov
OBIWAN
Arfour,Arfour...
EXT.TIPOCACITYLANDINGPLATFORM,JEDIFIGHTER,(RAINSTORM)LATEDAY
TheR4D17,ObiWan'sAstroDroid,whoissittingontopofObiWan'sStarfighter,switchesonandBEEPS.
INT.TIPOCACITY,APARTMENTLATEDAY
OBIWANhearsARFOURBEEPthroughhiscomlink.
OBIWAN
Arfour,relaythis,"scramblecode
five,"toCourscant:careof"the
oldfolkshome."
EXT.TIPOCACITYLANDINGPLATFORM,JEDIFIGHTER,(RAINSTORM)LATEDAY
ARFOURBEEPSandWHISTLES.Thepanelslightupinsidethecockpit,asthemessageistransmitted.
EXT.JEDITEMPLE,LIVINFQUARTERSEARLYEVENING
YODAandMACEWINDUlistenasahologramofOBIWANstandsbetweenthembroadcastingthemassage.Thesingnal
OBIWAN(V.O.)
...I'veneverheardofaJedi
calledSidoDyas,haveyou,Master?
MACEWINDU
No.Whoeverplacedthatorderwas
notaJedi,Icanassureyou.
OBIWAN(V.O.)
Ihaveastrongfeelingthatthis
bountyhunteristheassassin
we'relookingfor.
YODA
Whoheisworkingfor...discover
that,youmust.
OBIWAN(V.O.)
Iwill,Master,andIwillalso
findoutmoreaboutthisclone
army...MayTheForce...
Thehologramswitchesoff,andOBIWANfadesaway.
WINDU
Aclonearmy!Orderedbysomeone
intheSenateperhaps...Someone's
outtostartawar.
YODA
Informthechancellorofthis,we
must.
WINDU
Whodoyouthinkthisimpostor
SidoDyas,couldbe?
YODAstaresbackatMACEWINDU,thenslowlyshakeshishead.
EXT.NABOOLAKERETREATNIGHT
Thesilentlodge.ThetriplemoonsofNabooreflectedinthetranquilwatersofthelake.
INT.NABOOLAKERETREAT,ANAKIN'SBEDROOMNIGHT
ANAKINmovesrestlesslyinhissleep.Hemutterstohimself.Sweat
formsonhisforehead.Heturnsviolently.Hecriesout.
ANAKIN
No...No...No...Mom!...Don't,
no,don't!
EXT.NABOOLAKERETREAT,LODGE,BALCONYOVERLOOKINGGARDENSMORNING
ANAKINisonthebalconyoverlookingthegardens.Afteramoment,PAMDEcomesontothebalconybehindhim.She
ANAKIN
(eyesclosed)
Don'tgo.
PAMDE
Idon'twanttodisturbyou.
ANAKIN
Yourpresenceissoothing.
Briefpause.
PADME
Youhadanightmareagainlast
night.
ANAKIN
Jedidon'thavenightmares.
PADME
Iheardyou.
ANAKIN'Sopenshiseyesandlooksather.
ANAKIN
Isawmymother.Isawheras
clearlyasIseeyounow.She's
suffering,Padme.Sheisin
pain...They'rekillingher!
(gettingup)
IknowI'mdisobeyingmymandate
toprotectyou,Senator.IknowI
willbepunishedandpossibly
thrownoutoftheJediOrder,but
Imustgo.Ihavetohelpher!
I'msorry,Padme.Idon'thavea
choice.
PADME
Annie,ItoldyouIwouldn'tlet
yougiveupyourfutureforme.
I'llgowithyou.Thatwayyou
cancontinuetoprotectme,and
youwon'tbedisobeyingyour
mandate.
ANAKIN
WhataboutMasterObiwan?
PADMEsmilesandtakeshishand.
PADME
Iguesswewon'ttellhim,willwe?
EXT.NABOOLAKE,FLOATINGLANDINGPLATFORMDAY
ANAKINandPADMEstepontothelandingplatformfromthewaterspeeder.TheyentertheNabooStarship.ARTOOB
PADDYACCUdrivesthewaterspeederawayfromtheplatformasAnakin'sStarshiptakesoff.
EXT.TIPOCACITY(RAINSTORM)DAY
Rainlashesthecity.Below,mightlywavespoundthestilts,breakingalmosttotheheightoftheplatforms.
INT.TIPOCACITY,CORRIDORDAY
TAUNWEconductsOBIWANtothedoorofJangoFett'sapartment.TAUNWEwaveshishand,andamutedbellRINGS
Astheywait,OBIWANnotesthedoorlockentrymechanism.Thenthedooropens,andatenyearoldboy,BOBAF
TAUNWE
Boba,isyourfatherhere?
Thereisabriefpause,thenBOBAFETTnods.
TAUNWE
(continuing)
Mayweseehim?
BOBAFETT
Sure.
Anotherbriefpause,thenBOBAFETTstepsaside,andTAUNWEandOBIWANgothrough.
INT.TIPOCACITY,FETTAPARTMENTDAY
OBIWAN,TAUNWE,andBOBAFETTentertheapartment.OBIWANlooksaroundtheroom.
BOBAFETT
Dad!TaunWe'shere!
JANGOFETTcomesinfromthebedroom.Hewearsajumpsuit.Heisunshavenandmeanlooking,hisfacepittedwi
TAUNWE
Welcomeback,Jango.Wasyour
tripproductive?
JANGOFETT
Fairly.
OBIWANandJANGOFETTsizeeachotherup.BOBAFETTstudiesbothofthem.
TAUNWE
ThisisJediMaster,ObiWan
Kenobi.He'scometocheckonour
progress.
JANGOFETT
Thatright?
JANGOFETT'SeyesfixOBIWANcoldly.
OBIWAN
Yourclonesareveryimpressive.
Youmustbeveryproud.
JANGOFETT
I'mjustasimpleman,tryingto
makemywayintheuniverse,
MasterJedi.
OBIWAN
Aren'tweall?
OBIWANeyesthehalfopenbedroomdoor,throughwhichacoupleofpiecesofbodyarmourcanbeseenonthefl
OBIWAN
(continuing)
Evermadeyourwayasfarintothe
interiorasCoruscant?
JANGO
Onceortwice.
OBIWAN
Recently?
JANGO
(eyesObiWancarefully)
Possibly...
OBIWAN
ThenyoumustknowMasterSido
Dyas?
JANGO
Boba,closethedoor.
BOBAFETTmovestoclosethebedroomdoor.JANGOFETTsmilesthinlyatOBIWAN.
JANGO
(continuing)
Masterwho?
OBIWAN
SidoDyas.IsnthetheJediwho
hiredyouforthisjob?
JANGO
Neverheardofhim.Iwas
recuitedbyamancalledDarth
Tyranusononeofthemoonsof
Bogden.
OBIWAN
No?Ithought...
TAUNWE
SidoDyastoldustoexpecthim.
Andheshowedupjustwhenyour
JediMastersaidhewould.We
havekepttheJedisinvolvement
asecretuntilyourarrival,just
asyourMasterrequested.
OBIWAN
Curious...
JANGO
Doyoulikeyourarmy?
OBIWAN
Itseemstomeit'syourarmy
beingthattheyareallclonesof
you.
JANGO
(grinning)
They'lldotheirjobwell,I'll
guaranteethat.
OBIWAN
Ilookforwardtoseeingthemin
action.Thankyouforyourtime,
Jango.
JANGO
AlwaysapleasuretomeetaJedi.
OBIWANandTAUNWEgoout.Thedoorslidesclosed.JANGOFETTturnstohisson.Heisdeepinthought.
BOBA
Whatisit,Dad?
EXT.SPACE
TheNabooStarshipheadstowardthedesertplanetofTatooine.
EXT.TATOOINE,MOSESPASTREETSANDWATTO'SSHIPDAY
TheNabooStarshiplandsinalargeparkinglotofSpaceshipsontheoutskirtsofMosEspa.ANAKINandPADMEr
ANAKIN
(tothedroiddriver)
Wait,please.
ANAKINandPADMEgetdown.SittingonastoolinfrontoftheshopisWATTO.Heisusingasmallelectronicsc
WATTO
(yelling,inHuttese)
No,notthatonethatone!
ANAKIN
(arriving)
Excuseme,Watto.
WATTO
(inHuttese)
What?
ANAKIN
(inHuttese)
Isaidexcuseme.
WATTOturnstothechatteringPITDROIDS.
WATTO
(inHuttese)
Shutdown.
ThePITDROIDSsnapintotheirstorageposition.
WATTO
(continuing,inHuttese)
What?Idon'tknowyou...Whatcan
Idoforyou?Youlooklikea
Jedi.Whateveritis...Ididn't
doit.
WATTOdropsthescrewdriverandcursesloudlyinHuttese
ANAKIN
Letmehelpyouwiththat.
ANAKINtakesthefiddlypieceofequipmentandstartstoplaywithit.WATTOblinksinsurprise.
ANAKIN
(continuing)
I'mlookingforShmiSkywalker.
WATTOlooksathimsuspiciously.HestaresatPADME,thenbacktoANAKIN.
WATTO
Annie??LittleAnnie??Naaaah!!
Suddenly,thefiddlypieceofequipmentinAnakin'shandsWHIRSintolife.WATTOblinksatit.
WATTO
(continuing;inEnglish)
YouareAnnie!Itisyou!You
littlewomprat.
WATTOgivesANAKINabighug.
WATTO
(continuing)
YousuresproutedWeehoo!A
Jedi!Waddyaknow?Hey,maybe
youcoulddahelpwitsome
daedbeatswhoowe...
ANAKIN
Mymother...
WATTO
Oh,yeah.Shmi...she'snotmine
nomore.Isoldher.
ANAKIN
Soldher...
WATTO
Yearsago.Sorry,Anne,butyou
know,businessisbusiness.
Soldhertoamoisturefarmer
namedLars.LeastIthinkitwas
Lars.Believeitornot,Iheard
hefreedherandmarriedher.Can
yabeatthat?
ANAKIN
Doyouknowwheretheyare?
WATTO
Longwayfromhere...someplace
overontheothersideofMos
Eisley,Ithink...
ANAKIN
I'dliketoknow.
ANAKIN'Sgrimlookmeansbusiness;WATTOgetsthehintquickly.
WATTO
Yeah...sure...absolutely.Let's
golookinmyrecords.
ANAKINandWATTOgointotheshop.
EXT.TIPOCACITY(RAINSTORM)DAY
Thewavescrashagainstthewatercityasthestormcontinues.Lightsuddenlytstreamsfromthebaseofaland
OBIWANstandswithLAMASUandTAUNWEjustinsidetheopendoor.
LAMASU
TellyourCouncilthefirst
battalionsareready.Andremind
themthatiftheyneedmore
troops,wewillneedtimetogrow
them.
OBIWAN
Iwon'tforget.
OBIWANcomesoutfromthetowerintothedrivingran.Thedoorclosesbehindhim.Hepullshisrobearoundhi
Below,ahugewavecrashesagainstthestilts.SprayflieshighandwhipsacrosstheplatformwhereOBIWANis
OBIWANenterscautiouslyfromoutside.Ahead,thecorridorisdeserted.Hemovesdownit.
INT.TIPOCACITY,FETTAPARTMENTDAY
OBIWANwalksintofindtheroomincompletedisorder.Thebedroomdooriswideopenclearsignsofhurried
OBIWANgoestoanultrathincomputerscreen.HepunchesupANONSCREENPICTUREofJANGOFETTandBOBAFETTu
JANGOFETTpicksupacaseandswingsituptoBOBAFETT,whostowsitinsidetheship.JANGOFETTpicksupan
BOBAFETT
Dad!!
JANGOFETTturnstoseeOBIWANchargingoutofthetowertowardhim.Asheruns,OBIWANdrawshislightsaber
JANGOFETTdrawshisgunandfiresatthechargingJEDI.OBIWANdeflectstheblastandswingsatJANGOFETT.
ThebountyhunterrocketsupandoverOBIWAN,landingbehindhim.Hefiresathinwirefromhiswristpack,t
JANGOFETTfireseveralKaminoKyberDartsfromhiselbowlauncher.OBIWANdeflectsthembackatJANGOFETT,
INTHECOCKPITofJangoFett'sship,BOBAFETTgrabsthecontrolsofalasergunandswingsittoaimatOBIW
OUTSIDE,inthedrivingrain,OBIWANandJANGOFETTcircleeachother,sizingeachotherupfeinting.
INTHECOCKPIT,eachtimeBOBAFETTisreadytofire,JANGOFETTblockshisviewofOBIWAN.
OUTSIDE,OBIWANmakesasuddenattack,swingingatJANGOFETT,whodeflectstheblows.Oneslicesoffapiece
INTHECOCKPIT,BOBAFETTfires.
OUTSIDE,thelasershellstreakspastOBIWANtostriketheedgeofthetower.JANGOFETTfiresdownatOBIWA
Thelightsaberskidsacrossthewetsurfaceofthelandingplatform.OBIWANdivesafterit.JANGOFETTzooms
INTHECOCKPIT,BOBAFETTwatchesas:
OUTSIDE,OBIWANandJANGOFETTgrappleandfight,punching,kicking,grabbinghold,andthrowingeachothera
JANGOFETTrocketsdowntokickathim.OBIWANhaulshimselfup.JANGOFETTzoomstothefarsideoftheplat
OBIWANusesJedipowerstopullpartofthestructureloose.IthitsJANGOFETT,wholoseshisbalance,teete
Lockedtogether,OBIWANandJANGOFETTplummetdowntowardtheragingocean.Atthelastmoment,JANGOFETTf
OBIWANisknockedclearanddropsontoaSMALLSERVICEPLATFORMjustabovethewaves.Hehaulshimselftohis
JANGOFETTrocketsuptothelandingplatform,wherehedropsdownbesidehisship.Heclambersinsidethecoc
OUTSIDE,JangoFett'sshipliftsofffromtheplatformandheadsupintotheloweringsky.Itdisappears.Ligh
AHANDsuddenltclutchesattheveryedgeoftheplatform.Amomentlater,ANOTHERHANDgrabshold.
EXT.TATOOINE,BLUFFOVERLOOKINGHOMESTEADLATEDAY
TheNabooStarshipdescends,hovers,andlandonabluff.ANAKINandPADMEgetout.Theylookdownfromtheed
PADME
Staywiththeship,Artoo.
ARTOOWHISTLESasANAKINandPADMEstartdownthetrailtowardthehomestead.
EXT.TATOOINE,DESERT,HOMESTEADMOISTUREFARMLATEDAY
C3POisworkingoutsidethehomestead.Hestilllacksanoutercovering;hisinnerpartsandwiringshow.He
C3PO
Goodevening.MayIhelpyou?
ANAKIN
Threepio?
C3PO
Oh,my...oh,my!Master
Anakin!Mygoodness,Icanhardly
believeit!AndthismustbeMiss
Padme.
PADME
Hello,Threepio.
ANAKIN
I'vecometoseemymother.
C3PO
Oh,dear!I'msoterriblysorry,
MasterAnnie.
PADME
Threepio,what'shappened?
C3PO
Ithinkwe'dbettergoinside.
EXT.TATOOINE,HOMESTEAD,COURTYARDLATEDAY
ANAKIN,PADMEandTHREEPIOarriveinthecourtyard.THREEPIOshufflesahead.
C3PO
MasterLarsMasterOwen!
Somebodytoseeyou!
OWENLARSandBERUWHITESUNcomeoutintothecourtyard.
ANAKIN
I'mAnakinSkywalker.I'mhere
lookingformymother.
OWEN
OwenLars...IguessI'myour
stepbrother.
(theyshakehands)
Thisismygirlfriend,Beru.
BERU
Hello.
PADME
I'mPadme.
OWEN
Ihadafeelingyoumightshowup
someday.
ANAKIN
Ismymotherhere?
CLIEGG
No,she'snot.
CLIEGGLARSswingsfromthehouseonasmallfloatingchair.Oneofhislegsisheavilybandaged;theotheris
CLIEGG
(continuing)
ClieggLars.Shmiismywife...
Comeoninside.Wehavealotto
talkabout.
INT.TATOOINE,HOMESTEAD,KITCHENLATEDAY
BERUputsseveralsteamingcupsofardeesonatrayandexitsthekitchen...
CLIEGG(O.S.)
Itwasjustbeforedawn.They
cameoutofnowhere.Ahunting
partyofTuseknRaiders.
INT.TATOOINE,HOMESTEAD,DININGAREALATEDAY
CLIEGG,OWEN,PADMEandANAKINsitaroundthetable,BERUbringsthedrinksfromthekitchen.
CLIEGG
Yourmotherhadgoneoutearly,
likeshealwaysdid,topick
mushroomsthatgrowonthe
vaporatos.Fromthetracks,she
wasabouthalfwaywhenthey
tookher.ThoseTuskenswalklike
men,butthey'revicious,mindless
monsters.Thirtyofuswentout
afterher.Fourofuscameback.
Threemorearestilloutthere
looking.I'dbewiththem,
only...Ijustcouldn'trideany
more...untilIheal.
CLIEGGgrimaces,easinghisthrobbingleg.
CLIEGG
(continuing)
Thisisn'tthewayIwantedto
meetyou,son.Thisisn'thow
yourmotherandIplannedit.I
don'twanttogiveuponher,but
she'sbeengoneamonth.There's
littlehopeshe'slastedthislong.
Silence.ThenANAKINstandsup.
OWEN
Whereareyougoing?
ANAKIN
Tofindmymother.
PADME
No,Annie!
CLIEGG
She'sdaed,son.Acceptit.
ANAKIN
Icanfeelherpain,andIwill
findher.Iknowshe'salive.
ANAKINturnsabruptly.
EXT.TATOOINE,HOMESTEAD,MOISTUREFARMLATEDAY
ANAKINstandslookingacrossthedesert.PADMEcomesrunningoutofthehomesteadafterhim,followedbyOWEN.
ANAKIN
Youaregoingtohavetostay
here.Thesearegoodpeople,
Padme.You'llbesafe.
OWEN
Takemyspeederbike.
PADME
Anakin...
PADMEhugshim.ANAKINwalksovertoOwen'sspeederbike,whichisstandingcloseby.
ANAKIN
Itrustyou'llwatchoverher,
Owen.
OWEN
Don'tworry.
ANAKINswingsontothebike.Theenginefires.
ANAKIN
Iwon'tbelong.
ANAKINtakesoffacrossthedesert.PADMEwatcheshimgo.
EXT.SPACE,GEONOSIS
TheredplanetofGeonosisiscircledbyalargeasteroidfieldthatformrings.JangoFett'sshipappears,he
INT.COCKPIT,FETTSHIP,SPACE,GEONOSIS
JANGOFETTgrinsatBOBAFETT.
JANGOFETT
Nearlythere,son.
JANGOFETTguidesheshiparoundtheasteroids.Suddenly:
BOBAFETT
Dad,look!!
Ontheviewscreen,ObiWan'sshipappears,chasingafterthem.JANGOFETTgrabsthecontrols.Theyarethrown
JANGOFETT
Hangon!
Theshipgoesintoapowerclimb.AGREATSPACEDDOGFIGHTensuesbetweenOBIWANandJANGOFETT.
EXT.SPACE,GEONOSIS
Theshipsflip,roll,andturnatincrediblespeed,didging,weavingandfiring.Theytumblefromnearmisses.
Finally,itseemsasifOBIWANisgettingtheupperhand.JANGOFETTbreaksoffthefightanddivessharply.
InJANGOFETT'SCOCKPIT,BOBAFETTflinchesasasteroidspassverycloseby.
BOBAFETT
Dad!Watchout!
JANGOFETT
Staycalm,son.We'llbefine.
ThatJediwon'tbeabletofollow
usthroughthis.
ButObiWanshipdivesintotheasteroidbeltafterthem.
INOBIWAN'SCOCKPIT,hisskillispushedtothelimitashethrowstheshipfromsidetoside,avoidinggreat
INJANGO'SCOCKPIT,theyseethehugeexplosionasObiWan'sshipappearstosmashintotheasteroid.
BOBAFETT
Gothim!Yeahhhhh!
JANGOFETT
Wewon'tseehimagain.
BOBAFETTlaughs.JangoFett'sshipemergesfromtheasteroidbeltandheadsdowntowardtheplanetofGeonosi
EXT.TATOOINE,DESERT,JAWACAMPSUNSET
ANAKINstandsinthemiddleofacrowdofJAWAS.Heasksthemfromdirections.TheJAWASconferexicitedly,th
EXT.TATOOINE,DUNESEA,CAMPFIRETWILIGHT
ANAKINridesoveralargedunetowardasmallflickeringlightinthedistance.
Heridesupandstopsthebikeinfrontofacampfire.TherearebodiesofTHREEDEADFARMERSlyingbesidethe
EXT.TATOOINE,LANDSCAPE(FULLMOON)NIGHT
THREEDIFFERENTSHOTS.ANAKINridsthespeederbikethroughthreeexoticlandscapes.Inoneshot,hestopsand
EXT.TATOOINE,DESERT,HOMESTEAD(FULLMOON)NIGHT
Thelightsofthevaporatorsblinkinthenightsky.Somewherecloseby,anightanimalHOWLS.
EXT.TATOOINE,HOMESTEAD,COURTYARD(FULLMOON)NIGHT
PADMEispacingthecourtyardrestlessly.Shestops,listeningtotheanimalHOWLINGnearby.Sheshiverssligh
INT.TATOOINE,HOMESTEADGARAGE(FULLMOON)NIGHT
PADMEstandslookingataspeederparkedinthegarage.Shortsilence.Then:
C3PO
Pleasedon'tleaveus,MissPadme.
Thesepeopleneedyourhelp.
THREEPIOisparkedinacorner.
PADME
I'mnotleaving,Threepio.Ijust
can'tsleep.
C3PO
That'ssomethingIcannotrelate
to.AsaProtocolDroid,I'm
eitheractiveorinactive.
There'snoinbetween.
PADME
Iguessyou'relucky.
C3PO
Doyoureallythinkso..?I
supposeIshouldn'texpect...
PADME
You'renothappyhere?
C3PO
Oh,I'mnotunhappy...andmy
mastersherearsokindI
wouldn'twishtotrouublethem,
it'sjust...beinglikethis...
well,it'sembarrassing.
PADME
Beinglikewhat?
C3PO
Naked.Ifyoupardonthe
expression.Yousee,whenMaster
Anniemademe,heneverquite
foundthetimetogivemeany
outercovering.It'sso
humiliating.Howwouldyoulikeit
ifyouhadtogoaroundwithall
yourcircuitsshowing?
PADME
IguessIwouldn'tlikeitatall.
C3PO
Ofcourseyouwouldn't.Nobody
would.It'ssimplynotprotocol.
PADMElooksthoughtfullyatapileofsparepartsandbitsofmetalandtools.
PADME
Maybewecandosomethingaboutit.
C3PO
Idon'tthinkso.OnlyMaster
Annie...
PADME
Whynot?Theyseemtohaveabox
ofoldcoveringshere.
C3PO
Oh?Howobservantofyou,Miss
Padme.Ofcourse,I'mjustnot
mechanicallyminded...ifyousee
whatImean.
PADMEpicksupapieceofmetalandholdsitagainsthim.
PADME
Let'ssee,ifweputthis...
here...
C3PO
Ooooh!That'stickles.
PADME
You'llhavetobequiet,Threepio.
Holdstill,please.
EXT.SPACE,GEONOSISRINGS
Ahugechunkofrocktumblesslowlythroughtheasteroidbely.CAMERACLOSES,todiscoverObiWan'sStarshiph
INT.COCKPIT,JEDIFIGHTER,SPACE,GEONOSISRINGS
OBIWANlooksouttowardGeonosisandseesinthedistancealargefleetofTradeFederationShipshiddenamon
ObiWan'sFightermovesoutfromthebacksideoftheasteroidandheadsawayfromtheasteroidfield,descend
EXT.GEONOSIS,LANDINGAREANIGHT
ObiWan'sshipskimsacrossthetopofasmallmesaalongtheedgeofarockyridge.Hemaneuversunderarock
Geonosisisaredrockplanet,featurelessapartfrombuttesandmesas,andoccasionaltallstalagmitesthats
Thenightisquiet,exceptforanoccasionalWEIRDCRY.OBIWANcheckshisbearings,thenheadsaway.
EXT.GEONOSIS,ROCKFACETRAILNIGHT
OBIWANclimbsasteep,narrowtrail.Suddenly,aCRYisheardcloseby.OBIWANstumblesslightly.Hisfoots
OBIWANlistens.Silence.Hedrawshislightsaberbutdoesnotigniteit.
Hesetsoffagainandworkshiswayaroundanarrowcorner,toconfrontacrouchingMASSIFF(adogsizedlizar
ASECONDMASSIFFjumpsfrombehind.OBIWANswingsaroundandcutsitinhalf.TheMASSIFFfliesovertheclif
EXT.TATOOINE,CLIFF(FULLMOON)NIGHT
ANAKINpullsupneartheedgeofacliff.Hegetsoffthebikeandcreepstotheedge.Helooksovertoseea
EXT.TATOOINE,TUSKENRAIDERCAMP,OASIS(FULLMOON)NIGHT
ANAKINcreepsthroughthecamp,workinghiswayfromhuttohut,flatteninghimselfagainstthewall,soverhea
INT.TUSKENRAIDERHUTTNIGHT
Thelightsabercompletestheholeinthewall.ANAKINwrigglesin.Hepullshimselftohisfeet.Therearecan
Ashaftofmoonlightfromaholeintheroofpiercesthegloomofthehut.Byitslight,ANAKINseesSHMI,han
Hecutsherfree,takesherintohisarms,andlowershergentlytotheground.Hereyesareclosed.Herface
terriblybeaten.Anakincradleshertenderly.
ANAKIN
Mom...Mom...Mom...
SHMI'Seyelidsflutterandbarelyopen.Theyarecakedwithblood.
SHMI
Annie...?Isityou?
SHMI'Seyesfocusslowly.ANAKINgivesalittlechokinggasp.
ANAKIN
Imhere,Mom.Youresafe.Hang
on.Imgoingtogetyououtof
here...
SHMI
Imsoglad...toseeyou,
Annie...Now...Iamcomplete...
ANAKIN
Juststaywithme,Mom.Imgoing
tomakeyouwellagain.
Everythingsgoingtobefine.
SHMI
Youlooksohandsome.Myson...
mygrownupson.Imsoproudof
you,Annie...soproud...Imissed
yousomuch...Ilove...
SHMIdies.ANAKINdrawshertohisbreast.Thereissilenceforamoment.ANAKINliftshishead,listeningfor
EXT.GEONOSIS,ROCKFACETRAILNIGHT
OBIWANarrivesattheheadofthetrail.Farbelow,aflatplainstretchesintothedistance.Hestop,peerin
OBIWANtakesapairofelectronicbinocularsfromhisbeltandputsthemtohiseyes.Heseesaclusterofgr
SLOWPANwiththebinoculars,andsuddenlyalineofBattleStarshipscomeintoview.OBIWANtouchestheview
EXT.TATOOINE,TUSKENRAIDERCAMP,OASISDAWN
Thepalelightgrows.Thintendrilsofsmokeriseslowlyinthecold,clearair.SomewhereandogBARKS.AnOL
Asshegoesbackinsidethehut,aTUSKENCHILDrunspast,draggingastickinthesand.TheCHILDrunsthroug
EXT.GEONOSIS,LANDINGAREANIGHT
OBIWANcomesrunningbacktohisshipandclimbsintothecockpit.Hesettlesintohisseat.HisARFOURDROID
OBIWAN
"Guidinglight"to"oldfolks
home."
EXT.CORUSCANT,REPUBLICEXECUTIVEBUILDINGDAY
LOWANGLE.Alineofreflectingpoolswithsplashingfountainsflankedbystatuesoneachsideleadstothema
INT.CORUSCANT,CHANCELLOR'SOFFICE
AhologramofOBIWANflickersinfrontofagroup,madeupofJedi(YODA,MACEWINDU,andKIADIMUNDI)andS
OBIWAN
...StarshipsfromtheTrade
FederationandtheCommerceGuilds
aretakingdeliveriesofbattle
droidsfromthefoundrieson
Geonosis.
BAILORGANA
That'soutrageous!Thetreaty
forbidstheTradeFederationfrom
buildingupanarmy.Whatare
theydoing?!
OBIWAN
Thedroidfoundryseemstobe
workingatfullcapacity.Iam
goingtogodownandinvestigate.
IwillbringJangoFettbackhome
forinterrogation.
PALPATINE
ThoseGeonosianfoundriesarepart
oftheTechnoUnion.Wewillcall
intheirrepresentativesandask
themafewverypointedquestions.
OBIWAN
Onemorething.Jangomentioned
hewasrecruitedbysomeonenamed
DarthTyranus.Anyideawhothat
mightbe?
YODA
WiththeforenameDarth,aSithhe
mustbe.
MACEWINDU
Ourmissingapprentice.Theyare
playingtheirhandatlast.
OBIWAN
Doyoubelievehecouldbethe
mysteriousSidoDyas,whomadethe
dealfortheclonearmy?
YODA
Perhapstoomanypiecesaremissing
fromthispuzzle,thereare.
MACEWINDU
Becareful,ObiWan.This
investigationisbecomingless
thanroutine.Doyouneedhelp?
OBIWAN
LetmeseeifIcanfigureout
what'sgoingonfirst.
ThehologramofOBIWANfadesoff.PALPATINEstaresatthespotwherethehologramwasindisbelief.
BAILORGANA
TheCommerceGuildsarepreparing
forwar...therecanbenodoubt
ofthat.
PALPATINE
CountDookumusthavemadea
treatywiththem.
MACEWINDU
Wemuststopthemsoonbefore
they'refullyready.
SENATORASKAAK
Thedebateisover,weneed
thatclonearmynow!
BAILORGANA
Unfortunately,thedebateisnot
over.TheSenatewillneverbe
abletoapprovetheuseofthat
armybeforetheseparatists
attack.
MasAmedda,whohadbeensilentupuntilnowsuddenlyspeaksup.
MASAMEDDA
Thisisacrisis!IftheSenate
votestheChancelloremergency
powers,hecouldapprovetheuse
ofthearmyinaminute.
PALPATINE
Please,please,Idon'twishto
haveemergencypowers.That'stoo
extremeasolution.It'sakinto
adictatorship.Wemustrelyon
theJedi.MasterYoda,howmany
areavailabletogotoGeonosis?
MACEWINDUandYODAlookatoneanother.
YODA
TwoHundred,...lessormore.
BAILORGANA
WithallduerespectfortheJedi
Order,twohundredwillbeno
matchforhundredsofthousandsof
battledroids.
MACEWINDU
Patience.WeshouldwaitforObi
Wantoreportback.Wedon'tknow
thatCountDookuhasmadeatreaty
withtheCorporateAlliance,it's
speculation.
SENATORASKAAK
Butwemustpreparefortheworst.
I'mgoingtoproposeamotion
grantingemergencypowerstothe
Chancelloratthenextsession.We
mustnotwait!
PALPATINE
Outofthequestion,Senator!You
andIaretoocloselyaligned.
Theissuewillbecomepartisanand
debateswillbegin.Theproposal
mustcomefromaneutralsource.
MASAMEDDA
IfonlySenatorAmidalawerehere.
JARJARstepsforwardfromthebackofthegroup.
JARJAR
SupremeChancellor...myaugust
colleagues,Iwouldbeproudto
proposethemotioninquestion.
Thisisagravesituation,andI'm
sureSenatorAmidala,andthe
QueenofNaboowouldagree.
SENATORASKAAK
Thankyou,RepresentativeBinks.
Silence.ThenPALPATINEsighsdeeply.
PALPATINE
Ifcalledupon,Iwillserve.But
itwillbethesaddestdayofmy
life.
EXT.TATOOINE,DESERT,HOMESTEADMOISTUREFARMDAY
Allisquiet.BERUcomesoutofthehouse.Shegoestoamoisturelineandstartstodrawwater.
INT.TATOOINE,HOMESTEAD,GARAGEDAY
PADMEfixesthelastpieceofcoveringontoTHREEPIO.
PADME
There!
PADMEstandsback.OWENiswithher.TheylookatTHREEPIO.Heisn'tthegoldenfigureweknowbecausePADMEh
C3PO
Um.HowdoIlook?
OWEN
Great!Youlookperfect.
C3PO
Perfect?Oh,MissPadme,I'mso
happy!
(extendinghishandtoshakehers)
Oh,pardonme.
THREEPIOdropshishandandbowsformally.
THREEPIO
(continuing)
Thankyou.
Heforgetsformalityandhugsher.PADMEhugshimback,laughing.
C3PO
(continuing)
Thankyou!Thankyou!Thankyou!
OWEN
(grinning)
Well,Padme,Ithinkheshouldbe
yoursfromnowon...Iknowthat
iswhatmyMomwouldwant.
C3PO
Oh,my!
Thensuddenly,fromoutside:
BERU(V.O.)
Cometopside,everybody!He's
back!He'sback!
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INT.TATOOINE,HOMESTEAD,GARAGEDAY
AroughhologramofOBIWANisprojectedontothegaragebyARTOO.ANAKIN,PADMEandTHREEPIOwatchtheflicke
OBIWAN
...Alliancehavepledgedtheir
armiestoCountDookuandare
formingan...Wait!...ah...
attack...Idon't...makeit...
aaaggghhh!
Thehologramcutsoff.ANAKINjumpsup,agitated.
ANAKIN
I'mgoingafterhim!
PADME
Ithoughtthefirstthinghesaid
wastoretransmithismessageto
Coruscant.
ANAKIN
Yeah,you'reright,you'reright.
EXT.TATOOINE,HOMESTEAD,MOISTUREFARMLATEDAY
ANAKIN,PADME,ARTOOandTHREEPIOleavethehomestead,wavingtoCLIEGG,OWENandBERUastheygointothedes
INT.COCKPIT,NABOOSTARSHIPSUNSET
ANAKINsitsdowninthecockpitwithPADME.THREEPIOisbehindthem.ARTOOisbesidehim.Theyarewatchinga
MACEWINDU
WewilldealwithCountDooku.The
mostimportantthingforyou,
Anakin,istostaywhereyouare.
ProtecttheSenatoratallcosts.
Thatisyourpriority.
ANAKIN
Understood,Master.
Thehologramswitchesoff.PADMEislookingatthereadoutontheship'scontrolpanel.
PADME
They'llnevergetthereintimeto
savehim.Theyhavetocomehalf
wayacrossthegalaxy.Look,
Geonosisislessthanaparsecaway.
PADMEstartstohitbuttonsandflickswitches.ANAKINputsahandoverhers,stoppingher.Shestaresathim.
ANAKIN
Ifhe'sstillalive.
PADME
Annie,areyoujustgoingtosit
hereandlethimdie??He'syour
friend...yourmentor...
ANAKIN
...He'slikemyfather,butyou
heardMasterWindu.Hegaveme
strictorderstostayhere.
PADME
Hegaveyoustrictordersto
protectme...
PADMEpullsherhandfreeandflicksmoreswitches.Theenginesfire.
PADME
(continuing)
...andI'mgoingtosaveObiWan.
Soifyouplantoprotectme,you
willhavetocomealong.
ANAKINgrinsandtakesthecontrols.
EXT.TATOOINE,BLUFFOVERLOOKINGHOMESTEADSUNSET
TheNabooStarshiprisesfromthebluffandzoomsaway.
EXT.CORUSCANT,JEDITEMPLEDAY
TWOHUNDREDJEDIKNIGHTSareassemblingoutsidethehugecenteroftheJediOrder.
INT.CORUSCANT,JEDITEMPLE,COUNCILCHAMBERDAY
TheJEDICOUNCILareassembledasMACEWINDUmakeshisplea.
MACEWINDU
Thelongerwewait,thestronger
Dooku'sarmiesbecome.Wecannot
waitfortheSenatetomakeupits
mindaboutgrantingtheChancellor
emergencypowers,inordertobe
abletousethatclonearmy...We
havetheauthoritytogonow.We
mustgonow.
AlloftheJEDICOUNCILnodtheirapproval.
YODA
Agreed,MasterWindu.Twohundred
Jedisend.Enough,let'shope
theyare.
INT.CORUSCANT,MAINSENATECHAMBERDAY
Insidethegreatrotunda,theUPROARisevenlouder.OpposingSENATOESyellfuriouslyatoneanother.
MASAMEDDA
Order!Order!!
Finally,theuproardies.
PALPATINE
Intheregrettableabsenceof
SenatorAmidala,thechair
recognisesSenior
RepresentativeofNaboo,JarJar
Binks.
AmidtheconflictingstormofCHEERSANDBOOS,JARJAR,withTWOGUNGANAIDES,floatsonhispodtothemiddle
JARJAR
Senators,dellowfelagates...
Laughter.Jeers.JARJARblushes.
MASAMEDDA
Order!TheSenatewillaccordthe
Representativethecourtesyofa
hearing!
Comparativequiet.JARJARgripstheedgeofthepodium.
JARJAR
Inresponsetothedirectthreat
totheRepublicfromthe
ConfederacyofIndependent
Systems,IproposethattheSenate
givesimmediateemergencypowersto
theSupremeChancellor.
Uproar.JARJARlooksalittlesheepish.
JARJAR
(continuing)
Whocandenytheseareexceptional
times?Exceptionaltimesdemand
exceptionalmeasures!
Exceptionalmeasuresdemand
exceptionalmen!
ORNFREETAA
Wewon'tsupportadictator.
SHOUTSofagreement.
JARJAR
Thatisthesentimenteveryoneof
usagreeswith!Andwhenthe
shadowofwarhasdispersedand
thebrightdayoflibertyhas
dawnedonceagain,thepowerwenow
givetotheSupremeChancellor
willbegladly,andswiftly
returned.Outancientliberties
willberestoredtous,burnished
evenmorebrightlythanbefore!
Briefsilence,thenarollingwaveofAPPLAUSE.JARJARbeamsandbows.
PALPATINErises.
PALPATINE
Itiswithgreatreluctancethat
Ihaveagreedtothiscalling.I
lovedemocracy...Ilovethe
Republic.Thefactthatthis
crisisisdemandingIbegiven
absolutepowertotuleoveryouis
evident.ButIammildbynature
andhavenodesiretodestroy
thedemocraticprocess.Thepoweryou
givemeIwilllaydownwhenthis
crisishasabated,Ipromiseyou.
AndallIaskinreturniswhenmy
currenttermofofficeisover,
youallowmetoretureandlive
outmylifeinpeace.
MASAMEDDA
Weshallproceedtothevote.All
thoseinfavorofgranting
emergencypowerstotheSupreme
Chancellor,signalateatthis
time...thoseopposed?
EXT.SPACE
TheNabooStarshipheadstowardtheringsofGeonosis.
EXT.GEONOSIS,LANDINGAREA
TheNabooStarshiplands.
INT.COCKPIT,NAOOSTARFIGHTERDAY
ANAKINswitchesofftheengines.ARTOOandTHREEPIOareinthenavigationareaofthecockpit.PADMEisinthe
ANAKIN
Hey,whereareyougoing?
PADME
TofindObiWan.
ANAKINgetsupandgoesovertoher.
ANAKIN
No!You'renot!
Hegrabsherarm.
PADME
Letgoofme!
ANAKIN
I'mnotlettingyougooutthere.
It'stoodangerous.
PADM
What?!?
ANAKIN
It'smyjobtoprotectyou.Isaid
it'stoodangerous.You'renot
going,andthat'sfinal!
PADM
Don'tyougivemeorders,Annie!
I'maSenatoroftheGalactic
Republic.Youhavenoauthority
tocontainme,restrainme,or
directme!Yourememberyour
place,youngman.
(standingup)
Nowyoucancomealongandprotect
meorstayhere.It'suptoyou.
PADMEstormsoutofthecockpitoftheNabooStarfighter.ANAKINstandsscratchinghishead,thenfollows.
ARTOOBEEPSandWHISTLES.
C3PO
Yes,itis,Artoo.Most
confusing.Onemomentthey're
generatingapleasantmutual
attractionandthenext,wavesof
violenthostility.Eventhough
I'mprogrammedtounderstandthem,
IdoubtifIevershall.
ARTOOWHISTLESaplaintivesigh.
INT.GEONOSIS,CORRIDORSDAY
ANAKINandPADMEenterthestalagmitecity.Theystop,lookingaroundinwonderattheemptiness.
PADME
(inalowvoice)
It'sempty!
Theystartforward.Astheypass,thesurfaceofthepillarsseemstopulseslowlyandmove.HighaboveWINGED
INT.GEONOSIS,CENTRALSQUAREDAY
ANAKINandPADMEcrossthesquare,reachingthemiddle.TheystopsuddenlyasFOURGEONOSIANSgrabsthem.ANAK
PADME
Wait!
TWENTYWINGEDGEONOSIANScarryingweaponsalightontheflagstonesinfrontofthem.
TheGEONOSIANSpart,andCOUNTDOOKUappears.Hebowscourteously.
COUNTDOOKU
SenatorAmidala,I'veheardso
muchaboutyou.
PADM
CountDooku,Iassume.
COUNTDOOKU
I'mdelightedtomeetyouat
last.Wehaveagreatdealto
discuss,Senator.Ihopeyoucan
keepyouryoungJediundercontrol.
PADM
Don'tworryhe'shousebroken.
INT.CONFERENCEROOM(GEONOSIS)DAY
COUNTDOOKUsitsatalargeconferencetablewithPADMEonthefar
side.ANAKINstandsbehindherwithFOURGEONOSIANSGUARDSstandingbehindhim.JANGOFETTstandsbehindCOUNT
PADM
YouareholdingaJediKnight,Obi
WanKenobi.Iamformally
requestingyouturnhimoverto
me,now.
DOOKU
Hehasbeenconvictedof
espionage,Senator,andwillbe
executed.Injustafewhours,I
believe.
COUNTDOOKUsmiles.
PADM
HeisanofficeroftheRepublic.
Youcan'tdothat.
DOOKU
Wedon'trecognisetheRepublic
here,Senator.ButifNaboowere
tojoinourAlliance,Icould
easilyhearyourpleaforclemency.
ANAKINgrabshislightsaberbutdoesn'tturniton.
PADM
AndifIdon'tjoinyour
rebellion,IassumethisJediwith
mewillalsodie?
DOOKU
Idon'twishtomakeyoutojoin
ourcauseagainstyourwill,
Senator,butyouarearational,
honestrepresentativeofyour
peopleandIassumeyouwanttodo
what'sintheirbestinterest.
Aren'tyoufedupwiththe
corruption,thebureaucrats,the
hypocrisyofitall?..Aren't
you?Behonest,Senator.
PADM
Theidealsarestillalive,Count,
eveniftheinstitutionisfailing.
DOOKU
Youbelieveinthesameidealswe
believein!Thesameidealswe
arestrivingtomakeprominent.
PADM
Ifwhatyousayistrue,you
shouldstayintheRepublicand
helpChancellorPalpatineput
thingsright.
DOOKU
TheChancellormeanswell,M'Lady
butheisincompetent.Hehas
promisedtocutthebureaucracy,
butthebureaucratsarestronger
thanever,no?Senator,the
Republiccannotbefixed.Itis
timetostartover.The
democraticprocessintheRepublic
isasham,ashellgameplayed
onthevoters.Itwillnotbelong
beforethecultofgreed,called
theRepublic,willloseeventhe
pretextofdemocracyandfreedom.
PADM
Icannotbelievethat.Iwillnot
forsakeallIhavehonouredand
workedforandbetraythe
Republic.Iknowofyourtreaties
withtheTradeFederation,the
CommerceGuilds,andtheothers,
Count.Whatishappeninghereis
notgovernmentthathasbeen
boughtoutbybusiness...it's
businessbecominggovernment!
DOOKU
AreyouwillingtobetrayyourJedi
friends?Withoutyourcooperation
Icandonothingtostoptheir
execution.
PADM
Whatistohappentome?AmItobe
executedalso?
DOOKU
Iwouldn'tthinkofsuchan
offence.But,thereare
individualswhohaveastrong
interestinyourdemise,M'lady.
Ithasnothingtodowith
politics,I'mafraid.It'spurely
personal,andtheyhavealready
paidgreatsumstohaveyou
assassinated.I'msuretheywill
pushhardtohaveyouincludedin
theexecutions.I'msorrybutif
youarenotgoingtocooperate,I
mustturnyouovertothe
Geonosiansforjustice.I'vedone
allIcanforyou.
JANGOFETTmovesovertoANAKIN.
JANGOFETT
I'lltakethatweapon.
ANAKINhesitates.
DOOKU
Youmaycausealotofbloodshed,
myyoungJedi,butyouwillnot
escape.
PADM
Anakin...
ANAKINhandshislightsaberovertoJANGOFETT.
INT.GEONOSIS,HIGHAUDIENCECHAMBERDAY
ANAKINandPADMEarestandinginthecentreofwhatlookslikeacourtroom.Seatedbeforetheminatall,boxe
SUNRIT
Youhavebeenchargedandfound
guiltyofEspionage.
POGGLE
Doyouhaveanythingtosaybefore
yoursentenceiscarriedout?
PADM
Youarecommittinganactofwar,
Archduke.Ihopeyouareprepared
fortheconsequences.
POGGLElaughs.COUNTDOOKUsimplysmiles.
POGGLE
Webuildweapons,Senator...that
isourbusiness!Ofcoursewe're
prepared!
NUTEGUNRAY
Getonwithit.Carryoutthe
sentence.Iwanttoseehersuffer.
POGGLE
YourotherJedifriendiswaiting
foryou,Senator.Takethemto
thearena!
FOURGUARDStakeholdofPADMEandANAKIN.Theyareescortedoutofthechambertothesoundsofchuckling.
INT.GEONOSISTUNNELTOEXECUTIONARENADAY
Inthegloomytunnel,ANAKINandPADMEaretossedintoanopencart.Themurmurofavastcrowdisheardoffsc
TheDRIVERgetsupontohisseat.
ANAKIN
Don'tbeafraid.
PADM
I'mnotafraidtodie.I'vebeen
dyingalittlebiteachdaysince
youcamebackintomylife.
ANAKIN
Whatareyoutalkingabout?
PADM
Iloveyou.
ANAKIN
Youloveme?!Ithoughtwe
decidednottofallinlove.That
wewouldbeforcedtolivealie.
Thatitwoulddestroyourlives...
PADM
Ithinkourlivesareabouttobe
destroyedanyway.Myloveforyou
isapuzzle,Annie,forwhichI
havenoanswers.Ican'tcontrol
it...andnowIdon'tcare.I
truly,deeplyloveyou,andbefore
wedieIwantyoutoknow.
PADMEleanstowardANAKIN.Bystraininghard,itisjustpossiblefor
theirlipstomeet.Theykiss.
ANAKIN
Ihavenodesiretobecuredof
thisloveeither.Longorshort,
Ivowtospendtherestofmylife
withyou.
Theykissagain.
TheDRIVERcrackshiswhipovertheORRAYharnessedbetweentheshafts.Thecartjerksforward.Suddenly,ther
INT.GEONOSIS,EXECUTIONARENADAY
ThegreatstadiumispackedwithtierupontierofyellingGEONOSIANS.Thecarttrundlestothecenter,where
OBIWAN
Iwasbeginningtowonderifyou
hadgottenmymessage.
ANAKIN
Iretransmitteditasyou
requested,Master.Thenwedecided
tocomeandrescueyou.
OBIWAN
Itlookslikeyou'regoingagood
jobsofar.
Theirarmsarepulledhighabovetheirheads,andthecartdrivesaway.ThereisanotherROARasPOGGLETHELE
SUNRIT
Thefelonsbeforeyouhavebeen
convictedofespionageagainstthe
SovereignSystemofGeonosis.
Theirsentenceofdeathistobe
carriedoutinthispublicarena
henceforth.
ThecrowdROARSandCHEERS.Inthebox,POGGLETHELESSERrises.Thecrowdbecomesquiet.
POGGLE
Lettheexecutionsbegin!
Thecrowdgoeswild.
ANAKIN
Ihaveabadfeelingaboutthis.
Fromdifferentgatesaroundthearena,THREEMONSTERSaredrivenin.OneisaREEK(bulllike),oneisaNEXU
TheMONSTERStosstheirheads,lookingaround,ROARINGorSCREECHING.ThentheycatchsightoftheTHREECAPTI
OBIWAN
Taketheonetheleft.I'll
taketheoneontheright.
ANAKIN
WhataboutPadme?
PADMEhasturnedaroundandispullingherselfupbythechaintothetopofthepost.Withinamoment,sheis
OBIWAN
Itlookslikeshe'salreadyontop
ofthings.
TheREEKchargesANAKIN.Hejumpsup,andthebeasthitstheposthard.ANAKINlandsontoitsback,wrappingp
OBIWANducksaroundthepostastheACKLAYcharges.Itknocksthepostflat,sendingOBIWANsprawling.TheA
TheNEXUarrivesatPADME'Spostandrearsonitshindlegs.Onetop,PADMEstrugglestotearthechainfree.
Inthearchducalbox,NUTEGUNRAYbeamsandrubshishands.
Inthearena,OBIWANrunsatthePICADOR.TheORRAYrearsup.OBIWANgrabsthePICADOR'Slongspearandpole
ANAKIN'sREEKstartstobuck.ItchargesaroundthearenawithANAKINhangingonfordearlife.Hewhirlsthe
TheNEXU'sclawsdigdeepintothepost.Thecatlikecreaturereachesthetopofthepostandtakesaswipea
Inthearchducalbox:
NUTEGUNRAY
Foul!!Shecan'tdothat...shoot
herorsomething!
Inthearena,OBIWANrunsoutfrombehindthefallenORRAYandthrowsthespearattheACKLAY,hittingitin
ANAKIN
Youokay?
PADME
(nods,gasping)
Sure!Well,sortof.
ANAKIN
Jump!!!
TheNEXUsprings.PADMEleapsfromthetopoftheposttolandontheREEKinfrontofANAKIN.Hehaulsherup
Inthearchducalbox,NUTEGUNRAYturnsangrilytoCOUNTDOOKU.
NUTEGUNRAY
Thisisn'thowit'ssupposedto
be!Jango,finishheroff.
COUNTDOOKUmotionsforthebountyhuntertoptayput.BOBAFETTisenjoyingthespectacle.
COUNTDOOKU
(smilingenigmatically)
Patiece,Viceroy...shewilldie.
Maybethisisthewayit's
supposedtoend.
OBIWANrunsandjumpsonthebackoftheREEKbehindANAKIN.Acrossthearena,theNEXU,havingchewedupthe
INT.COCKPIT,NABOOSTARSHIPDAY
ARTOOBEEPS
C3PO
Yes,ithasbeenratheralong
time.Doyousupposesomething's
happenedtothem?
ARTOOBEEPSandWHISTLES.
C3PO
(continuing)
Danger?Ohno,Ishouldn'tthink
so.Itlooksaverydullplanet
tome.Theyshouldbeback
shortly.Juststopworrying,Artoo.
EXT.GEONOSIS,EXECUTIONARENADAY
Inthearchducalbox,amidtheuproar,COUNTDOOKUfeelsataponhisshoulder.HeturnstoseeMACEWINDUsta
COUNTDOOKU
MasterWindu,howpleasantofyou
tojoinus.You'rejustintime
forthemomentoftruth.Iwould
thinkthesetwonewboysofyours
couldusealittlemoretraining.
MACEWINDU
Sorrytodisappointyou,Dooku.
Thisparty'sover.
MACEWINDUsignals,andatstategicplacesaroundthearenatherearesuddenflashesoflightasaboutONEHUN
COUNTDOOKU
(toMaceWindu)
Brave,butstupid,myoldJedi
friend.You'reimpossibly
outnumbered.
MACEWINDU
Idon'tthinkso.OneJedihasto
beworthahundredGeonosians.
COUNTDOOKUlooksaroundthegreattheater.Hissmilegrows.
COUNTDOOKU
Itwasn'ttheGeonosiansIwas
thinkingabout.Howwelldoyou
thinkoneJediwillholdup
againstathousandbattledroids?
COUNTDOOKUsignals.THOUSANDSOFDROIDSstarttopourintoallpartsofthearena.
MACEWINDUdrawshislightsaber,JANGOFETTdrawshisgunsandfiresatMACEWINDU,whodeflectstheshots.JA
TheREEKandtheNEXUarespookedbythebattle.TheREEKbuckstheridersoffitsbackandstampedesaroundt
Amongthecrowd,JEDIcutdownswathsofGEONOSIANSandDROIDS.Onthesand,JEDIfight,attackingDROIDS.OBI
INT.COCKPIT,NABOOSTARSHIP
ARTOOwhistles.
C3PO
Idon'thearanything.
(Artoobeeps)
You'rescaringme!Stopimagining
things!
Amongthetiers,JEDIareslowlybeingdrivenback.TheyhavekilledheapsofGEONOSIANSandhavekncokedout
ANAKINandPADMEarebacktoback,fightingDROIDSandflyingGEONOSIANS.MACEWINDUfightsfiercelywithJANG
MACEWINDUrunstothecenterofthearenaandfightsbacktobackwithOBIWAN,astheyswipeandmangleDROI
OBIWAN
Someone'sgottoshutdown
thesedroids.
MACEWINDU
Don'tworry!It'sbeingtaken
careof!
EXT.GEONOSIS,FEDERATIONSTARSHIPDAY
KIADIMUNDIleadsaraidingpartyofaboutTWENTYJEDIthroughthelinesofparkedBattleStarships.Theycut
INT.COMMANDFEDERATIONSTARSHIP,CORRIDORSDAY
KIADIMUNDIandtehsurvivingJEDIfighttheirwaythroughthecorridorsoftheCommandShip,deflectinglase
INT.COMMANDFEDERATIONSTARSHIP,CONTROLBRIDGEDAY
THEYburstontothebridgeandchopdowntheCOMMANDDROIDS.TheNEIMOIDIANSfleeinalldirections.KEADIMU
Thereisamomentofstunnedsilence,thentheJEDICHEER.Onethebridge,PLOKOONclapsKIADIMUNDIonthe
PLOKOON
We'vedoneit!Nowwehavea
chance!
Suddenly,thereisaharshBEEPINGSOUND.AlltheDROIDSontheStarshipandalltheDROIDSinthearenastart
KIADIMUNDI
Thesystem'soffbutthey'restill
active.That'sanewfeature.They
areindependentofthecontrol
system.
MACEWINDU,OBIWAN,ANAKIN,PADMEandanexhaustedgroupofaboutTWENTYJEDIstandinthecenterofthearen
Atthefootofsomesteps,BOBAFETTfindshisfather'sbatteredhelmet.Hepicksitup.
KIADIMUNDIandtheSURVIVORSfromtheraidingpartyareherdedintothearenabySUPERDROIDS.Fromtheencir
Inthearchducalbox,COUNTDOOKUliftshishand.TheDROIDSlowertheirweapons.TheCOUNTcallsouttotheJ
COUNTDOOKU
MasterWindu!
Silence.
COUNTDOOKU
(continuing)
Youhavefoughtgallantly.Worthy
ofrecognitioninthehistory
archivesoftheJediOrder.Now
itisfinished.
(pausesbriefly)
Surrenderandyourliveswillbe
spared.
MACEWINDU
Wewillnotbehostagesforyouto
barterwithDooku.
COUNTDOOKU
Then,I'msorry,oldfriend.You
willhavetobedestroyed.
TheDROIDSraisetheirweapons.ANAKINandPADMEclaspshandstightly.COUNTDOOKUraiseshishandtogivethe
PADME
Look!
Above,sixGunshipsaredescendingfastthroughtheopenareainthearenaceiling.Theylandinaclusteraro
YODA
Comeonhurry!Hurry!
TheSURVIVINGJEDIdashtotheGunshipsandscramblein.MACEWINDUhangsontightastheGunship,firingall
EXT.GEONOSIS,TERRAINOUTSIDEEXECUTIONARENADAY
ThemassedlinesofparkedFederationStarshipsandtheDROIDSsurroundingthearena,arethemselvessurrounde
INT.GUNSHIPNUMBERONEDAY
MACEWINDUstaresattheincrediblesight.
YODA
Morebattalionstotheleft.
Encirclethemwemust,then
divide.
TheCLONETROOPERSopenfirewithartillery.EXPLOSIONSwrecktheparkedBattleStarships.CLONETROOPERSadva
INT.COCKPIT,NABOOSTARSHIPDAY
THREEPIOandARTOOseeflashesoutsideoftheship,explodingeverywhere.
C3PO
I'msureIheardsomething,this
time.Didn'tyou?It'sprobably
justacelebration
ARTOOletsoutanEXHAUSTEDBLEEP.
EXT.BATTLEFIELD,GEONOSISLANDSCAPEDAY
Gunship#2skimsthebattlefield,firingdown,deflectingansweringfirefromthedroids.
INT.GUNSHIPNUMBERTWODAY
OBIWAN,ANAKINandPADMEareattheopensidesoftheGunship.CLONESfiredownattheDROIDSbelow.
TheGunshipslows,circlingoveradroidgunemplacement.Itblastsit,butsuddenlytheGunshipisrockedby
OBIWAN
Holdon!Lookoverthere...
ThroughtheothersideoftheGunship,theyseeaGeonosianSpeederracingpast.Intheopencockpitistheun
ANAKIN
It'sDooku,goafterhim!
ThePILOTstartstocomply,but...thereisaHUGEBLASTS,theshiplurchesonitsside,andPADMEtumblesout
ANAKIN
(continuing)
Padme!!!
ANAKINstaresdowninhorrorasPADMEhitsthrgroundbelow.
ANAKIN
(continuing;topilot)
Puttheshipdown!Down!
OBIWAN
No!Forgether.Wehavetogo
afterDooku.
ANAKIN
Nowe'renot!!Landthisship!
OBIWAN
Don'tletyourpersonalfeelings
getintheway.We'vegotajobto
do.
Below,PADMEhaulsherselftoherfeetandwavesforthemtogoafterDOOKU.
ANAKIN
Idon'tcare!..Goback.
OBIWAN
Anakin!She'sallright!Look.
ANAKINstaresouttoseePADMErescuedbyCLONETROOPERS.
OBIWAN
(continuing)
Followthatspeeder!
Ontheground,PADMElooksupatGunship#2asitspeedsawayafterCountDooku.OBIWANandANAKINfollowthe
CountDooku'sspeederparksoutsidethetower;theGunshipparksnexttoit.OBIWANandANAKINleapdownand
INT.GEONOSIS,SECRETHANGERTOWERLATEDAY
COUNTDOOKUthrowsswitchesonacontrolpanel.HisInterstellarSailShipisguardedbyaSQUADOFSUPERBATT
DROIDCAPTAIN
YourExcellency!
COUNTDOOKUturnsasOBIWANandANAKINruninthroughthehangerdoors.Theydrawtheirlightsabers.TheDROI
COUNTDOOKU
Thatwon'tbenecessary,Captain.
Standdown.Andleavethemtome.
TheDROIDSlowertheirweaponsandbackofftothewalls.COUNTDOOKUlooksatOBIWANandANAKINwithslight
OBIWAN
(toAnakin)
Wemoveintogetheryouslowly
onthe...
ANAKIN
I'mtakinghimnow!
OBIWAN
Anakin,no!
ANAKIN
You'llpayforalltheJediyou've
killedtoday,Dooku.
ANAKINchargesacrosstheopenspaceatCOUNTDOOKU,whosmilesfaintly,watchinghimcome.ANAKINraiseshis
COUNTDOOKU
Kenobi,isn'tit?Asyoucansee,
myJedipowersarefarbeyond
yours.Now,backdown.
OBIWAN
Idon'tthinkso.
OBIWANliftshislightsaber.COUNTDOOKUsmiles.
COUNTDOOKU
Ah,butifImust.
COUNTDOOKUdrawshislightsaber.HeandOBIWANstarttocircleeachother.
COUNTDOOKU
(continuing)
Ihavespentthelasttenyears
learningtousethepowerofthe
DarkSide.Itgivesmeinfinitely
greaterpower.
OBIWAN
Youwillhavetoproveit.
OBIWANcomesinfast,swingingatCOUNTDOOKU'Shead.DOOKUparriesthecuteasily.Astheyfight,itquickly
COUNTDOOKU
GrandMasterKenobi,you
disappointme.Yodaholdsyouin
suchhighesteem.
COUNTDOOKUparriedanothercut.
COUNTDOOKU
(continuing)
Surelyyoucandobetter...?
(parries)
No,I'msurprised.HasJedi
swordsmanshipdegeneratedso
quickly,orareyoutryingtomake
funofme?
(cuts)
Whichisit?
COUNTDOOKUthrusts.OBIWANstepsbackquickly,pantingforbreath.
COUNTDOOKU
(continuing)
come,come,MasterKenobi.Putme
outofmymisery.
OBIWANtakesadeepbreath,getsafreshgriponhislightsaberandcomesinagain.Foramoment,hedrivesC
COUNTDOOKUincreasesthetempoofhisattack.OBIWANispushedtothelimittodefendhimself.DOOKUpresses
OBIWANiswoundedintheshoulder,thenthethigh.Hestumblesbackagainstthewall,trips,andfalls.Hisl
COUNTDOOKUraiseshislightsaber.OBIWANlooksuphelplessly.Dooku'slightsaberflashesdownandCLASHESag
COUNTDOOKU
(continuing)
That'sbraveofyou,boybut
foolish.Iwouldhavethought
you'dhavelearntyourlesson.
ANAKIN
I'maslowlearner.
AndANAKINchargesatCOUNTDOOKU.TheforceofhisattackcatchestheCountslightlyoffbalance.Anakin'sli
COUNTDOOKU
Youhaveunusualpowers,young
Padawan.Butnotenoughttosave
youthistime.
ANAKIN
Don'tbetonit!
OBIWAN
Anakin!
OBIWANusestheForcetocatchhislightsaberandhetossesittoANAKIN.WithTWOLIGHTSABERS,ANAKINattack
Suddenly,thegreatdoorsslideopen.TheDROIDSturnfast,raisingtheirweapons.Throughthethicksmoke,em
BeforetheDROIDScangetoffashot,YODAraiseshishand,andtheDROIDSareflungagainstthefarwallsand
Silence.COUNTDOOKUstepsawayfromANAKINtofacetheJediGrandMaster.Hislightsaberwhirlsinaformals
COUNTDOOKU
MasterYoda.Atlastweshall
knowwhoisthemostpowerful.
YODAdrawsaminiaturelightsaberoutofhiscane.Hesalutesformally.
YODA
CountDooku.Nointerestin
contests,doIhave.
COUNTDOOKUchargesacrossthespaceatYODA.Herainsdownblowsuponthetinyfigure.YODAdoesn'tbudgean
YODAattacks!Hefliesforward.COUNTDOOKUisforcedtoretreat.Wprdsareinsufficienttodescribetherange
CountDooku'slightsaberissentcartwheelingfromhishand.Hestaggersback,gaspingandspent,againstthe
YODA
(continuing)
Theendforyou,Count,thisis.
COUNTDOOKU
...Notyet...
COUNTDOOKUraiseshisarmsandknocksYODAoffhisshouldersandthen,withallhismight,heusestheForce
ANAKINisunconscious,andOBI0WANtriestogetoutfromunderthecrane.Thefallencranetremblesandstarts
YODAconcentratesharder.Slowly,thecranerises.TheSOUNDOFTHEENGINESincreases.YODAexertseveryscrap
PADM
Anakin!
PADMrunstoohimandthrowsherarmsaroundhim.ANAKINisbarelyabletostandup.TheCLONECAPTAINmarche
CLONECAPTAIN
Resistanceisatanend,General.
Whatareyourorders?
YODAlooksathimandsighs.
EXT.CORUSCANT,OLDTOWNDAWN
COUNTDOOKU'SInterstellarSailShipglidesthroughadeserted,burnedoutpartofCoruscant.COUNTDOOKUmano
INT.CORUSCANT,SECRETLANDINGPLATFORMDAWN
Theramplowers.COUNTDOOKUemergesandwalkstowherethehoodedfigureofDARTHSIDIOUSstandswaiting.COU
COUNTDOOKU
TheForceiswithus,myMaster.
DARTHSIDIOUS
Welcomehome,LordTyranus.Youhave
donewell.
COUNTDOOKU
Ibringyougoodnews,myLord.
Thewarhasbegun.
DARTHSIDIOUS
Excellent.
(smiling)
Everythingisgoingasplanned.
EXT.CORUSCANT,JEDITEMPLESUNSET
Thebeautifultemplebasksintheredglowofthesettingsun.
INT.JEDITEMPLE,COUNCILCHAMBERSUNSET
MACEWINDU
Whereisyourapprentice?
OBIWAN
OnhiswaybacktoNaboo.Heis
escortingSenatorAmidalahome.
Theyarestanding,lookingoutthroughthetallwindowsatthegreatplazabelow.YODAsitsinhischair.
OBIWAN
(continuing)
Imustadmitwithouttheclones,
itwouldnothavebeenavictory.
YODA
Victory?Victory,yousay?
OBIWANturnsandlooksatthesadlittleJedisittingintheCouncilChamber.ApartfromKIADIMUNDIandPLO
YODA
(continuing)
Notvictory,adefeat,itwas...
MasterObiWan.Begun,theClone
Warhas!
EXT.NABOOLAKERETREAT,LODGE,GARDENLATEDAY
Inarosecoveredarboroverlookingthesparklinglate,ANAKINandPADMEstandbeforeaNABOOHOLYMAN.
THREEPIOandARTOOstandby,watching,astheHOLYMANblessesthehappycoupleand,amidgentlyfallingrose
EXT.CORUSCANT,MILITARYSTAGINGAREA,BALCONYLATEDAY
PALPATINE,JARJAR,BAILORGANAandtheOTHERSENATORS,withTWOROYALGUARDS,standlookingdownatthesquar
TENSOFTHOUSANDSOFCLONETROOPSaredrawnupinastrictformationormoveforwardsinnearfilestoclimbt
Onthebalcony,PALPATINE'Sexpressionisdeeplysad.Everyonewatchescomberlyas,inthesquare,loadedAssa
TheGreatCloneWarhasbegun...
FADEOUT:
THEEND
StarWars:AttackoftheClones
Writers:GeorgeLucas
Genres:SciFiAdventureActionFantasy
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