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Episode II 20th anniversary: Script re-write Pt 1 (UPDATED)
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<blockquote data-quote="Wald" data-source="post: 552782" data-attributes="member: 13359"><p>In celebration of the second SW prequel, here's a revised draft of the script.</p><p>I've put together a revision of the script for what would be a better/improved cut than what we got 2 decades ago.</p><p>The main changes throughout are based heavily on the fan-edit; Attack Of The Phantom, together with additional excluded elements reinstated to match the original SW's presentation style. Giving the second prequel the final cut it deserves, and can easily be considered canon.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">Red/<s>strike-through</s>: to go</span></p><p><span style="color: #61bd6d">Green</span><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)">/<u>underline</u>: revised</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">Blue: reinstated/moved</span></p><p></p><p>Enjoy<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />:</p><p></p><p>A vast sea of stars serves as the backdrop for the main</p><p>title. War drums echo through the heavens as a rollup</p><p>slowly crawls into infinity.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>EPISODE II</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>ATTACK OF THE CLONES</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>There is unrest in the Galactic Senate several hundred</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>solar systems have declared their intentions to leave the</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Republic.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>This separatist movement, under the leadership of Count</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Dooku, has made it difficult for the limited number of Jedi</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Knights to maintain peace and order in the galaxy.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Senator Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo, is returning to</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>the Galactic Senate to vote on the critical issue of</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>creating an Army of the Republic to assist the overwhelmed</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Jedi...</s></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>EPISODE II</u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>THE REPUBLIC DIVIDED</u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u></u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>Thousands of solar systems are leaving the REPUBLIC to </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>join a movement known as the SEPARATISTS, and the </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>Senate is growing desperate.</u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u></u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>Led by the mysterious tyrant COUNT DOOKU, this </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>confederacy has made it harder for the smaller group of </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>Jedi to maintain order in the galaxy.</u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u></u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>A decade after leaving Naboo to join the Republic, </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>SENATOR AMIDALA has returned to vote on the </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>approval of a GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>to assist the Jedi....</u></span></p><p></p><p>PAN <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>UP</s></span> <span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>DOWN</u></span> to reveal the amber city planet of Coruscant. Two</p><p>yellow Naboo Fighters fly OVER CAMERA toward the planet,</p><p>followed by a large Naboo Cruiser and one more Fighter.</p><p></p><p>INTERIOR: NABOO CRUISER - DAWN</p><p></p><p>The LIEUTENANT and two SECURITY OFFICERS address SENATOR</p><p>AMIDALA as the Cruiser nears the planet.</p><p></p><p>LIEUTENANT: Senator, we're making our final approach in to</p><p>Coruscant.</p><p></p><p>SENATOR AMIDALA: Very good, Lieutenant.</p><p></p><p>EXTERIOR: CITYSCAPE, CORUSCANT - DAWN</p><p></p><p>The ships skim across the surface of the city landscape.</p><p>The sun glints off the chrome hulls of the sleek Naboo</p><p>spacecraft as they navigate between the buildings of the</p><p>capital planet.</p><p></p><p>EXTERIOR: CORUSCANT, LANDING PLATFORM - DAWN</p><p></p><p>Two Naboo Fighters land on one leaf of a three-leaf-clover</p><p>landing platform. The Naboo Cruiser lands on the central</p><p>leaf, and the third Fighter lands on the remaining</p><p>platform.</p><p></p><p>A small GROUP OF DIGNITARIES waits to welcome the Senator.</p><p></p><p>One of the FIGHTER PILOTS jumps from the wing of his ship</p><p>and removes his helmet. He is CAPTAIN TYPHO, SENATOR</p><p>AMIDALA'S Security Officer. He moves over to a WOMAN PILOT.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>CAPTAIN TYPHO: We made it. I guess I was wrong, there was</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>no danger at all.</s></span></p><p></p><p>The ramp lowers. TWO NABOO GUARDS appear. SENATOR AMIDALA,</p><p>ONE HANDMAIDEN (VERSÉ) and FOUR TROOPERS descend the ramp.</p><p>AMIDALA is more beautiful now than she was ten years</p><p>earlier when, as Queen, she was freeing her people from the</p><p>yoke of the Trade Federation.</p><p></p><p>The DIGNITARIES start to move forward. SENATOR AMIDALA</p><p>reaches the foot of the ramp, when suddenly there is a</p><p>blinding FLASH and a huge EXPLOSION. The DIGNITARIES and</p><p>PILOTS are hurled to the ground as the starship is</p><p>destroyed.</p><p></p><p>Klaxons blare, alarms sound! CAPTAIN TYPHO and the TWO</p><p>ESCORT PILOTS get up and run to where SENATOR AMIDALA lies</p><p>dying. Beyond, ARTOO DETOO drops down from the Naboo</p><p>Fighter and rolls toward the wreckage. The FEMALE ESCORT</p><p>PILOT kneels by SENATOR AMIDALA and takes off her helmet,</p><p>revealing SENATOR PADMÉ AMIDALA.</p><p></p><p>PADMÉ: Cordé...</p><p></p><p>She gathers up her decoy double in her arms. Cordé's eyes</p><p>open. She looks up at her.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>CORDÉ: ...I'm so sorry, M'Lady... I'm... not sure I... I've</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>failed you, Senator.</s></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>CORDÉ: M'Lady, I'm so sorry... I've failed you, Senator.</u></span></p><p></p><p>CORDÉ dies.<span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s> PADMÉ hugs her.</s></span></p><p></p><p>AMIDALA: No...!</p><p></p><p>CAPTAIN TYPHO: M'Lady, <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>you are</s></span> <span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>you're</u></span> still in danger here.</p><p></p><p>PADMÉ lowers CORDÉ to the ground. She gets up and looks</p><p>around at the devastation. There are tears in her eyes.</p><p></p><p>AMIDALA: I shouldn't have come back.</p><p></p><p>CAPTAIN TYPHO: This vote is very important. You did your</p><p>duty - Cordé did hers. Now come. (she doesn't respond</p><p>Senator Amidala, please!</p><p></p><p>She turns. They walk away. ARTOO lets out a small whimper</p><p>and rolls after them.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">EXTERIOR: SENATE BUILDING - DAY</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">The massive Senate Building glistens in the afternoon sun.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">Small patches of fog have still to burn off.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">INTERIOR: SENATE CHAMBER - DAY</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">The vast rotunda is buzzing with chatter. </span><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>MAS AMEDDA, the</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Supreme Chancellor's majordomo, tries to quiet things down</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>as PALPATINE confers with an AIDE, UV GIZEN, riding a small</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>one-man floating scooter.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>MAS AMEDDA: Order! We shall have order! The motion for the</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Republic to commission an army takes precedent, and that is</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>what we will vote on at this time.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Everything quiets down. The AIDE disperses, and SUPREME</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>CHANCELLOR PALPATINE steps to the podium.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>PALPATINE: ...My esteemed colleagues, excuse me... I have</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>just received some tragic and disturbing news. Senator</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Amidala of the Naboo system has been assassinated!</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>There is a shock silence in the vast arena.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>PALPATINE: This grievous blow is especially personal to me.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Before I became Chancellor, I served Amidala when she was</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Queen. She was a great leader who fought for justice, not</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>only here in this honorable assembly, but also on her home</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>planet. She was so loved she could have been elected Queen</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>for life. She believed in public service, and she fervently</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>believed in democracy. Her death is a great loss to us all.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>We will all mourn her as a relentless champion of</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>freedom... and as a dear friend.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>There is a moment of silence. ASK AAK, the SENATOR of</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>MALASTARE, moves his pod into the center of the arena.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>ASK AAK: How many more Senators will die before this civil</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>strife ends! We must confront these rebels now, and we need</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>an army to do it.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>A second pod moves into the center of the area with</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>DARSANA, the AMBASSADOR of GLEE ANSELM.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>DARSANA: Why weren't the Jedi able to stop this</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>assassination? We are no longer safe, under their</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>protection.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>SENATOR ORN FREE TAA swings forward in his pod.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>ORN FREE TAA: The Republic needs more security now! Before</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>it comes to war.</s></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">PALPATINE: Must I remind the Senator from Malastare that</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">negotiations are continuing with the separatists. Peace is</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">our objective here... not war.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">The SENATORS yell pro and con. MAS AMEDDA tries to calm</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">things down. SENATOR PADMÉ AMIDALA, with CAPTAIN TYPHO, JAR</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">JAR, and DORMÉ, maneuver her pod into the center of the</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">vast arena.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">AMIDALA: My noble colleagues,</span> <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>I concur with the Supreme</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Chancellor. At all costs, we do not want war!</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>The Senate goes quiet, then there is an outburst of</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>cheering and applause.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>PALPATINE: It is with great surprise and joy the chair</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>recognizes the Senator from Naboo, Padmé Amidala.</s></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">PADMÉ: Less than an hour ago, an assassination attempt was</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">made against my life. One of my bodyguards and six others</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">were ruthlessly and senselessly murdered. I was the target</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">but, more importantly, I believe this security measure</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">before you, was the target. I have led the opposition to</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">build an army... but there is someone in this body who will</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">stop at nothing to assure its passage...</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">Many of the SENATORS boo and yell at SENATOR AMIDALA.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>PADMÉ: I warn you, if you vote to create this army, war</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>will follow. I have experienced the misery of war</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>firsthand; I do not wish to do it again.</s></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">There is sporadic yelling for and against her statements.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">PADMÉ: Wake up, Senators... you must wake up! If we offer</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">the separatists violence, they can only show us violence in</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">return! Many will lose their lives. All will lose their</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">freedom.</span> <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>This decision could very well destroy the very</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>foundation of our great Republic.</s></span> <span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">I pray you, do not let</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">fear push you into a disastrous decision. Vote down this</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">security measure, which is nothing less than a declaration</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">of war! Does anyone here want that? I cannot believe they</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">do.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">There is an undercurrent of booing... and groaning.</span> <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>SENATOR</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>ORN FREE TAA moves his pod next to AMIDALA.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>ORN FREE TAA: My motion to defer the vote must be dealt</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>with first. That is the rule of law.</s></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">AMIDALA looks angry and frustrated. PALPATINE gives her a</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">sympathetic look.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">PALPATINE: Due to the lateness of the hour and the</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">seriousness of this motion, we will take up these matters</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">tomorrow. Until then, the Senate stands adjourned.</span></p><p></p><p>EXTERIOR: EXECUTIVE QUARTERS BUILDING - DAY</p><p></p><p>The giant towers of the Republic Executive Building seem to</p><p>reach the heavens. Traffic clogs the smoggy sky.</p><p></p><p>INTERIOR: CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE - DAY</p><p></p><p>CHANCELLOR PALPATINE sits behind his desk with TWO RED-CLAD</p><p>ROYAL GUARDS on either side of the door. YODA, PLO KOON,</p><p>KI-ADI-MUNDI, and MACE WINDU sit across from him. Behind</p><p>them stand the Jedi LUMINARA UNDULI and her Padawan,</p><p>BARRISS OFFEE.</p><p></p><p>PALPATINE: I don't know how much longer I can hold off the</p><p>vote, my friends. More and more star systems are joining</p><p>the separatists.</p><p></p><p>MACE WINDU: If they do break away -</p><p></p><p>PALPATINE: I will not let this Republic that has stood for</p><p>a thousand years be split in two. My negotiations will not</p><p>fail!</p><p></p><p>MACE WINDU: If they do, you must realize there aren't</p><p>enough Jedi to protect the Republic. We are keepers of the</p><p>peace, not soldiers.</p><p></p><p>PALPATINE: Master Yoda, do you think it will really come to</p><p>war?</p><p></p><p>YODA closes his eyes.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>YODA: Worse than war, I fear... Much worse. </s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>PALPATINE: What?</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>MACE WINDU: What do you sense, Master?</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>YODA: The Dark Side clouds everything. Impossible to see,</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>the future is. But this I am sure of - (opens his eyes) Do</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>their duty, the Jedi will.</s></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>YODA: Hmm, the dark side clouds everything. (opens his eyes) </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>Impossible to see the future is.</u></span></p><p></p><p>A muted BUZZER SOUNDS. A hologram of an AIDE, DAR WAC,</p><p>appears on the Chancellor's desk.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>DAR WAC: (in Huttese) The loyalist committee has arrived,</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>my Lord. </s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>PALPATINE: Good. We will discuss this matter later. Send</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>them in.</s></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>DAR WAC: (in Huttese) Your Honor, the Loyalist Committee</u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>has arrived.</u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u></u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>PALPATINE: Good.</u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u></u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>DAR WAC: (in Huttese) Should I let them wait outside?</u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u></u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>PALPATINE: Send them in. We will discuss this matter later.</u></span></p><p></p><p>They all stand as SENATOR AMIDALA, CAPTAIN TYPHO, MAS</p><p>AMEDDA, DORMÉ, and SENATORS (BAIL ORGANA, JAR JAR BINKS and</p><p>HOROX RYYDER) and their ATTENDANTS enter the office. <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>As</s></span></p><p>YODA and MACE WINDU move to greet the SENATOR<span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>, YODA taps</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>AMIDALA with his cane</s></span>.</p><p></p><p>YODA: <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Padmé,</s></span> <span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>Senator Amidala,</u></span> your tragedy on the</p><p>landing platform, terrible. <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>With you the force is strong... young Senator.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Seeing you alive brings warm feeling to my heart.</s></span></p><p></p><p>PADMÉ: <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Thank you, Master Yoda. </s></span>Do you have any idea who was</p><p>behind the attack?</p><p></p><p>MACE WINDU: Our intelligence points to disgruntled spice</p><p>miners, on the moons of Naboo.</p><p></p><p>PADMÉ: <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>But </s></span>I think that Count Dooku was behind it.</p><p></p><p>There is a stir of surprise. They look at one another.</p><p></p><p>KI-ADI-MUNDI: He is a political idealist, not a murderer.</p><p></p><p>MACE WINDU: You know, M'Lady, Count Dooku was once a Jedi.</p><p>He couldn't assassinate anyone. It's not in his character.</p><p></p><p>YODA: <span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">In dark times nothing is what it appears to be,</span> but</p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>the fact remains </s></span>for certain, Senator, in grave danger you</p><p>are.</p><p></p><p>PALPATINE gets up, walks to the window, and looks out at</p><p>the vast city.</p><p></p><p>PALPATINE: Master Jedi, may I suggest that the Senator be</p><p>placed under the protection of your graces.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>BAIL ORGANA: Do you think that is a wise decision during</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>these stressful times?</s></span></p><p></p><p>PADMÉ: Chancellor, if I may comment, I do not believe</p><p>the...</p><p></p><p>PALPATINE: ..."situation is that serious." No, but I do,</p><p>Senator.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>PADMÉ: Chancellor, please! I don't want any more guards!</s></span></p><p></p><p>PALPATINE: I realize all too well that additional security</p><p>might be disruptive for you, but perhaps someone you are</p><p>familiar with... an old friend like... Master Kenobi...</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>PALPATINE nods to MACE WINDU, who nods back.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>MACE WINDU: That's possible. He has just returned from a</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Border dispute on Ansion.</s></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">PALPATINE: You must remember him, M'Lady... he watched over</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">you during the blockade conflict.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">PADMÉ: This is not necessary, Chancellor.</span></p><p></p><p>PALPATINE: Do it for me, M'Lady, please.<span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s> I will rest</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>easier. We had a big scare today.</s></span> The thought of losing you</p><p>is unbearable.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>AMIDALA sighs as </s></span>the JEDI get up to leave.</p><p></p><p>MACE WINDU: I will have Obi-Wan report to you immediately,</p><p>M'Lady.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>PADMÉ: Thank you, Master Windu.</u></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>YODA leans into her ear.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>YODA: Too little about yourself you worry, Senator, and too</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>much about politics. Be mindful of your danger, Padmé.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Accept our help.</s></span></p><p></p><p>The JEDI leave the office.</p><p></p><p>EXTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING - TWILIGHT</p><p></p><p>A graceful skyscraper twinkles in the evening light of</p><p>Coruscant.</p><p></p><p>INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING ELEVATOR - TWILIGHT</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN and OBI-WAN ride in a windowed elevator attached to</p><p>the outside of the Senate Building. They are on their way</p><p>to SENATOR AMIDALA'S apartments. ANAKIN nervously</p><p>rearranges his robes.</p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN: You seem a little on edge<span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>, Anakin</s></span>.</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN: Not at all.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>OBI-WAN: I haven't felt you this tense since we fell into</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>that nest of gundarks.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>ANAKIN: You fell into that nightmare, Master, and I rescued</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>you, remember?</s></span></p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN: <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Oh yeah. (they laugh) You're sweating. </s></span>Relax. Take</p><p>a deep breath.</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN: I haven't seen her in ten years, Master.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">OBI-WAN: She's not the Queen anymore, Anakin.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">ANAKIN: That's not why I'm nervous.</span></p><p></p><p>INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, APARTMENT CORRIDOR - TWILIGHT</p><p></p><p>The door to the apartment slides open. <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>JAR JAR walks into</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>the corridor, where </s></span>TWO JEDI are exiting the elevator.<span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s> He</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>recognizes OBI-WAN and becomes extremely excited, jumping</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>around, shaking his hand.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>JAR JAR: Obi! Obi! Obi! Mesa sooo smilen to seein yousa.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Wahooooo!</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>OBI-WAN smiles.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>OBI-WAN: It's good to see you, too, Jar Jar.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>JAR JAR notices OBI-WAN'S APPRENTICE.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>JAR JAR: ...and this, I take it, is your apprentice...</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Noooooooo! Annie? Noooooooo! Little bitty Annie? (Looks at</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Anakin) Noooooooo! Yousa so biggen! Yiyiyiyyi! Annie!!</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>ANAKIN: Hi, Jar Jar.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>JAR JAR grabs hold of ANAKIN and envelops him in a big hug.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>JAR JAR: Shesa expecting yousa. Annie... Mesa no believen!</s></span></p><p></p><p>INTERIOR: SENATE BUILDING, APARTMENT - EVENING</p><p></p><p>PADMÉ is in a conference with CAPTAIN TYPHO and DORMÉ.<span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s> JAR</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>JAR enters the room, followed by the TWO JEDI.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>JAR JAR: Mesa here. Lookie... lookie... Senator. Desa Jedi</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>arriven.</s></span></p><p></p><p>PADMÉ and TYPHO rise as OBI-WAN and ANAKIN stop before the</p><p>SENATOR. OBI-WAN steps forward. ANAKIN stares at PADMÉ. She</p><p>glances at him.</p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN: It's a <span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>great</u></span> pleasure to see you again, M'Lady.</p><p></p><p>PADMÉ walks over to OBI-WAN and takes his hand in hers.</p><p></p><p>PADMÉ: It has been far too long Master Kenobi.<span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s> I'm so glad</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>our paths have crossed again... but I must warn you that I</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>think your presence here is unnecessary.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>OBI-WAN: I'm sure the Jedi Council has their reasons.</s></span></p><p></p><p>She <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>moves in front of</s></span> <span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>faces</u></span> ANAKIN.</p><p></p><p>PADMÉ: Annie? (stares) My goodness, you've grown.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>They look at each other for a long moment.</s></span></p><p></p><p>ANAKIN: (trying to be smooth) So have you... grown more</p><p>beautiful, I mean... <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>and much shorter...</s></span> <span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>Well,</u></span> for a Senator, I</p><p>mean.</p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN looks disapprovingly at his apprentice. PADMÉ</p><p>laughs<span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s> and shakes her head</s></span>.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>PADMÉ: Oh Annie, you'll always be that little boy I knew on</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Tatooine.</s></span></p><p></p><p>This embarrasses ANAKIN, and he looks down. OBI-WAN and</p><p>CAPTAIN TYPHO smile.</p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN: Our presence will be invisible, M'Lady, I can</p><p>assure you.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>CAPTAIN TYPHO: I'm very grateful you're here, Master</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Kenobi. I'm Captain TYPHO, head of Her Majesty's security</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>service. Queen Jamillia has informed you of your</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>assignment. The situation is more dangerous than the</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Senator will admit.</s></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>CAPTAIN TYPHO: I'm Captain Typho of Her Majesty's </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>security service. Queen Jamillia has been informed of </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>your assignment. I am grateful you are here, Master </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>Kenobi. The situation is more dangerous than the </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>senator will admit.</u></span></p><p></p><p>PADMÉ: I don't need more security, I need answers. I want</p><p>to know who is trying to kill me.</p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN: (frowning) We're here to protect you Senator, not</p><p>to start an investigation.</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN: We will find out who's trying to kill you Padmé, I</p><p>promise you.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>He's done it again. He bites his lip in frustration and</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>shame. </s></span>OBI-WAN gives ANAKIN a dirty look.</p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN: We will not exceed our mandate, my young Padawan</p><p>learner!</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN: I meant in the interest of protecting her, Master,</p><p>of course.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>OBI-WAN: We will not go through this exercise again,</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Anakin. And you will pay attention to my lead.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>ANAKIN: Why?</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>OBI-WAN: What??!!</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>ANAKIN: Why else do you think we were assigned to protect</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>her, if not to find the killer? Protection is a job for</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>local security... not Jedi. It's overkill, Master.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Investigation is implied in our mandate.</s></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>Awkward silence.</u></span></p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN: We will do exactly as the Council has instructed,</p><p>and you will learn your place, young one.</p><p></p><p>PADMÉ: Perhaps with merely your presence, the mysteries</p><p>surrounding this threat will be revealed. Now, if you will</p><p>excuse me, I will retire.</p><p></p><p>Everyone gives AMIDALA a slight bow as she and DORMÉ leave</p><p>the room.</p><p></p><p>TYPHO: <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Well, </s></span>I know I feel a lot better having you here.</p><p>I'll have an officer <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>situated</s></span> <span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>stationed</u></span> on every floor and I'll be <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>at</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>in</u></span> the control center downstairs.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>JAR JAR: Mesa busten wit happiness seein yousa again,</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Annie. Deesa bad times, bombad times.</s></span></p><p></p><p>CAPTAIN TYPHO leaves.</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN: She hardly recognized me, Jar Jar. <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>I've thought</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>about her every day since we parted... and</s></span> she's forgotten</p><p>me completely.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>JAR JAR: Shesa happy. Happier den mesa seein her in longo</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>time.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>OBI-WAN: Anakin, you're focusing on the negative again. Be</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>mindful of your thoughts. She was pleased to see us. Now</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>lets check the security here.</s></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>OBI-WAN: You're focusing on the negative, Anakin. Be </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>mindful of your thoughts. She was pleased to see us. </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>Now, let's check the security.</u></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>ANAKIN: Yes, my master.</s></span></p><p></p><p>EXTERIOR: SKYSCRAPER LEDGE - NIGHT</p><p></p><p>An armor-clad bounty hunter, JANGO FETT, waits on the ledge</p><p>of a skyscraper as another bounty hunter, ZAM WESELL, a</p><p>CHANGELING, steps from her hovering speeder and approaches</p><p>FETT.</p><p></p><p>ZAM WESELL: I hit the ship, but they used a decoy.</p><p></p><p>JANGO FETT: We'll have to try something more subtle this</p><p>time, Zam. My client is getting impatient.</p><p></p><p>FETT hands ZAM a transparent tube about a foot long</p><p>containing centipede-like KOUHUNS.</p><p></p><p>JANGO FETT: Take these. Be careful. They're very poisonous.</p><p></p><p>ZAM attaches her veil across the bottom of her face. She</p><p>turns to leave, but FETT calls her back.</p><p></p><p>JANGO FETT: Zam, there can be no mistakes this time.</p><p></p><p>She turns again, and walks toward her speeder.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">EXTERIOR: JEDI TEMPLE - NIGHT</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">The vast Jedi Temple sits on an endless flat plain,</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">silhouetted by a against the traffic-filled sky.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">INTERIOR: JEDI TEMPLE, CORRIDOR - NIGHT</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">MACE WINDU and YODA walk down the long hallway, silhouetted</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">by a lit room at the end.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">MACE WINDU: Why couldn't we see this attack on the Senator?</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">YODA: Masking the future, is this disturbance in the Force.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">MACE WINDU: The prophecy is coming true, the Dark Side is</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">growing.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">YODA: And only those who have turned to the Dark Side can</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">sense the possibilities of the future. </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">MACE WINDU: It's been ten years, and the Sith still have</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">yet to show themselves.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">YODA: ...Out there, they are. A certainty that is.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">There is a long silence as they walk away. Only footsteps</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">are heard.</span></p><p></p><p>INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, AMIDALA'S APARTMENT, MAIN</p><p>R0OM - NIGHT</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN is standing in the living room. He is in a</p><p>meditative state. <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>It is quiet. We hear DISTANT FOOTSTEPS in</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>the corridor outside the apartment. Suddenly ANAKIN'S eyes</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>pop open. His eyes dart around the room. He reaches for his</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>lightsaber, then smiles and puts it back in his belt.</s></span></p><p></p><p>The door to the apartment slides open, and OBI-WAN enters.</p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN: Captain Typho has more than enough men downstairs.</p><p>No assassin will try that way. Any activity up here?</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN: Quiet as a tomb. I don't like just waiting here for</p><p>something to happen to her.</p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN checks a palm-sized view scanner he has pulled out</p><p>of his utility belt. It shows a shot of ARTOO by the door,</p><p>but no sign of PADMÉ on the bed.</p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN: What's going on?</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN shrugs.</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN: <span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>Ah,</u></span> She covered the cameras. I don't think she liked me</p><p>watching her.</p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN: What is she thinking?</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN: She programmed Artoo to warn us if there's an</p><p>intruder.</p><p></p><p>INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, AMIDALA'S APARTMENT, BEDROOM</p><p>- NIGHT</p><p></p><p>PADMÉ is asleep in her bed, lit only by the light of the</p><p>city outside her window coming through the blinds. ARTOO</p><p>stands in the corner of the bedroom. His power is off.</p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN: (V.O.) <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>It's not an intruder I'm worried about.</s></span></p><p>There are many other ways to kill a Senator.</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN: (V.O.) I know, but we also want to catch this</p><p>assassin. Don't we, Master?</p><p></p><p>INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, AMIDALA'S APARTMENT, MAIN</p><p>ROOM - NIGHT</p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN: You're using her as bait??</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN: It was her idea... Don't worry, no harm will come</p><p>to her. I can sense everything going on in that room. Trust</p><p>me.</p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN: It's too risky... besides, your senses aren't that</p><p>attuned, young apprentice.</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN: And yours are?</p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN: Possibly.</p><p></p><p>EXTERIOR: SKYSCRAPER LEDGE - NIGHT</p><p></p><p>Standing on the skyscraper ledge, ZAM WESELL loads the</p><p>cylinder carrying the deadly KOUHUNS into a PROBE DROID.</p><p>She sends the PROBE DROID out into the Coruscant night.</p><p></p><p>INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, AMIDALA'S APARTMENT, MAIN</p><p>ROOM - NIGHT</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN and OBI-WAN continue their conversation, moving out</p><p>onto the apartment's balcony.</p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN: You look tired.</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN: I don't sleep well anymore.</p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN: Because of your mother?</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN: I don't know why I keep dreaming about her<span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s> now</s></span>.<span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s> I</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>haven't seen her since I was little.</s></span></p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN: Dreams pass in time.</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN: I'd rather dream of Padmé. Just being around her</p><p>again is... intoxicating.</p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN: Be mindful of your thoughts, Anakin, they betray</p><p>you. You've made a commitment to the Jedi Order... a</p><p>commitment not easily broken... and don't forget she's a</p><p>politician. They're not to be trusted.</p><p></p><p>INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, AMIDALA'S APARTMENT, BEDROOM</p><p>- NIGHT</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>As PADMÉ sleeps, a PROBE DROID approaches outside her</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>window. It sends out several small arms that attach to the</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>window, creating sparks that shut down the security system.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Then a large arm cuts a small hole in the glass. A FAINT</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>SOUND is heard as the small section of glass is removed</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>from the window.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>ARTOO wakes up, and his lights go on. The PROBE DROID</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>freezes. ARTOO looks around, makes a PLAINTIVE LITTLE</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>SOUND, then shuts down again. The PROBE DROID attaches a</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>little tube to the window. TWO DEADLY LOOKING CENTIPEDE</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>LIKE KOUHUNS exit the tube, crawl through the blinds and</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>head toward the sleeping PADMÉ.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>ANAKIN: (V.O.) She's not like the others in the Senate,</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>Master.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>OBI-WAN: (V.O.) It's been my experience that Senators are</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>only focused on pleasing those who fund their campaigns...</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>and they are more than willing to forget the niceties of</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>democracy to get those funds.</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s></s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>ANAKIN: (V.O.) Not another lecture, Master. Not on the</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>economics of politics...</s></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>ANAKIN: (V.O.) She's not like the others in the Senate,</u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>Master.</u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u></u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>OBI-WAN: (V.O.) It is my experience that senators focus </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>only on pleasing those who fund their campaigns... and </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>they're in no means scared of forgetting the niceties of </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>democracy in order to get those funds.</u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u></u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>ANAKIN: (V.O.) Not another lecture. At least not on the </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>economics of politics...</u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u></u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>As PADMÉ sleeps, a PROBE DROID approaches outside her</u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>window. It sends out several small arms that attach to the</u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>window, creating sparks that shut down the security system.</u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>Then a large arm cuts a small hole in the glass. A FAINT</u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>SOUND is heard as the small section of glass is removed</u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>from the window.</u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u></u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>The PROBE DROID attaches a little tube to the window. </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>TWO DEADLY LOOKING CENTIPEDE LIKE KOUHUNS </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>exit the tube, crawl through the blinds and head toward </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>the sleeping PADMÉ.</u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u></u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>ARTOO wakes up, and his lights go on. ARTOO looks </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>around, shines a light on the bed, makes a PLAINTIVE </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>LITTLE SOUND, then shuts down again. The TWO </u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>KOUHUNS crawl onto the bed.</u></span></p><p></p><p>INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, AMIDALA'S APARTMENT, MAIN</p><p>ROOM - NIGHT</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN and OBI-WAN continue their conversation, walking</p><p>back into the main room.</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN: ...and besides, you're generalizing. The Chancellor</p><p>doesn't appear to be corrupt.</p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN: Palpatine's a politician.</p><p></p><p>INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, AMIDALA'S APARTMENT, BEDROOM</p><p>- NIGHT</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>ARTOO sounds an alarm and shines a light on the bed. THE</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>KOUHUNS are inches from PADMÉ'S face. Their mouths are</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>open, and wicked stinger tongues flick out.</s></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">The KOUHUNS stand on their hind legs.</span></p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN: (V.O.) I've observed that he is very clever at</p><p>following the passions and prejudices of the Senators.</p><p></p><p>INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, AMIDALA'S APARTMENT, MAIN</p><p>ROOM - NIGHT</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN and OBI-WAN continue their conversation.</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN: I think he is a good man. My<span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s> instincts are very</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>positive about</s></span>...</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN looks stunned. He looks sharply at OBI-WAN</p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN: I sense it, too.</p><p></p><p>INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, AMIDALA'S APARTMENT, BEDROOM</p><p>- NIGHT</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>OBI-WAN and ANAKIN burst into the room. The KOUHUNS stand</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>on their hind legs and hiss as PADMÉ wakes up. ANAKIN</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>throws himself in front of her, whacking in half the deadly</s></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><s>creatures with his lightsaber.</s></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">THE KOUHUNS are inches from PADMÉ'S face. Their mouths are</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">open, and wicked stinger tongues flick out.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>OBI-WAN and ANAKIN burst into the room. ANAKIN throws</u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>himself in front of PADMÉ, whacking in half the deadly creatures</u></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><u>with his lightsaber. PADMÉ wakes up.</u></span></p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN sees the DROID outside the window and races</p><p>straight at it, crashing through the blinds as he goes</p><p>through the window.</p><p></p><p>EXTERIOR: WINDOW LEDGE, APARTMENT BUILDING - NIGHT</p><p></p><p>OBI-WAN flies through the glass window and flings himself</p><p>at the PROBE DROID, grabbing onto the deadly machine before</p><p>it can flee. The PROBE DROID sinks under the weight of OBI</p><p>WAN but manages to stay afloat and fly away, with the Jedi</p><p>hanging on for dear life, a hundred stories above the city.</p><p></p><p>INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, AMIDALA'S APARTMENT - NIGHT</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN and PADMÉ stare at the sight of OBI-WAN being</p><p>carried off by the DROID. ANAKIN turns to her. She pulls</p><p>her nightdress around her shoulders.</p><p></p><p>ANAKIN: Stay here!</p><p></p><p>CAPTAIN TYPHO, with TWO GUARDS and DORMÉ, enter the room as</p><p>Anakin dashes out.</p><p></p><p>DORMÉ: Are you all right, M'Lady?</p><p></p><p>PADMÉ nods yes.</p><p></p><p>TBC...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wald, post: 552782, member: 13359"] In celebration of the second SW prequel, here's a revised draft of the script. I've put together a revision of the script for what would be a better/improved cut than what we got 2 decades ago. The main changes throughout are based heavily on the fan-edit; Attack Of The Phantom, together with additional excluded elements reinstated to match the original SW's presentation style. Giving the second prequel the final cut it deserves, and can easily be considered canon. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Red/[S]strike-through[/S]: to go[/COLOR] [COLOR=#61bd6d]Green[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)]/[U]underline[/U]: revised[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(84, 172, 210)]Blue: reinstated/moved[/COLOR] Enjoy;): A vast sea of stars serves as the backdrop for the main title. War drums echo through the heavens as a rollup slowly crawls into infinity. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]EPISODE II ATTACK OF THE CLONES There is unrest in the Galactic Senate several hundred solar systems have declared their intentions to leave the Republic. This separatist movement, under the leadership of Count Dooku, has made it difficult for the limited number of Jedi Knights to maintain peace and order in the galaxy. Senator Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo, is returning to the Galactic Senate to vote on the critical issue of creating an Army of the Republic to assist the overwhelmed Jedi...[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)][U]EPISODE II THE REPUBLIC DIVIDED Thousands of solar systems are leaving the REPUBLIC to join a movement known as the SEPARATISTS, and the Senate is growing desperate. Led by the mysterious tyrant COUNT DOOKU, this confederacy has made it harder for the smaller group of Jedi to maintain order in the galaxy. A decade after leaving Naboo to join the Republic, SENATOR AMIDALA has returned to vote on the approval of a GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC to assist the Jedi....[/U][/COLOR] PAN [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]UP[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)][U]DOWN[/U][/COLOR] to reveal the amber city planet of Coruscant. Two yellow Naboo Fighters fly OVER CAMERA toward the planet, followed by a large Naboo Cruiser and one more Fighter. INTERIOR: NABOO CRUISER - DAWN The LIEUTENANT and two SECURITY OFFICERS address SENATOR AMIDALA as the Cruiser nears the planet. LIEUTENANT: Senator, we're making our final approach in to Coruscant. SENATOR AMIDALA: Very good, Lieutenant. EXTERIOR: CITYSCAPE, CORUSCANT - DAWN The ships skim across the surface of the city landscape. The sun glints off the chrome hulls of the sleek Naboo spacecraft as they navigate between the buildings of the capital planet. EXTERIOR: CORUSCANT, LANDING PLATFORM - DAWN Two Naboo Fighters land on one leaf of a three-leaf-clover landing platform. The Naboo Cruiser lands on the central leaf, and the third Fighter lands on the remaining platform. A small GROUP OF DIGNITARIES waits to welcome the Senator. One of the FIGHTER PILOTS jumps from the wing of his ship and removes his helmet. He is CAPTAIN TYPHO, SENATOR AMIDALA'S Security Officer. He moves over to a WOMAN PILOT. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]CAPTAIN TYPHO: We made it. I guess I was wrong, there was no danger at all.[/S][/COLOR] The ramp lowers. TWO NABOO GUARDS appear. SENATOR AMIDALA, ONE HANDMAIDEN (VERSÉ) and FOUR TROOPERS descend the ramp. AMIDALA is more beautiful now than she was ten years earlier when, as Queen, she was freeing her people from the yoke of the Trade Federation. The DIGNITARIES start to move forward. SENATOR AMIDALA reaches the foot of the ramp, when suddenly there is a blinding FLASH and a huge EXPLOSION. The DIGNITARIES and PILOTS are hurled to the ground as the starship is destroyed. Klaxons blare, alarms sound! CAPTAIN TYPHO and the TWO ESCORT PILOTS get up and run to where SENATOR AMIDALA lies dying. Beyond, ARTOO DETOO drops down from the Naboo Fighter and rolls toward the wreckage. The FEMALE ESCORT PILOT kneels by SENATOR AMIDALA and takes off her helmet, revealing SENATOR PADMÉ AMIDALA. PADMÉ: Cordé... She gathers up her decoy double in her arms. Cordé's eyes open. She looks up at her. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]CORDÉ: ...I'm so sorry, M'Lady... I'm... not sure I... I've failed you, Senator.[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)][U]CORDÉ: M'Lady, I'm so sorry... I've failed you, Senator.[/U][/COLOR] CORDÉ dies.[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S] PADMÉ hugs her.[/S][/COLOR] AMIDALA: No...! CAPTAIN TYPHO: M'Lady, [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]you are[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)][U]you're[/U][/COLOR] still in danger here. PADMÉ lowers CORDÉ to the ground. She gets up and looks around at the devastation. There are tears in her eyes. AMIDALA: I shouldn't have come back. CAPTAIN TYPHO: This vote is very important. You did your duty - Cordé did hers. Now come. (she doesn't respond Senator Amidala, please! She turns. They walk away. ARTOO lets out a small whimper and rolls after them. [COLOR=rgb(84, 172, 210)]EXTERIOR: SENATE BUILDING - DAY The massive Senate Building glistens in the afternoon sun. Small patches of fog have still to burn off. INTERIOR: SENATE CHAMBER - DAY The vast rotunda is buzzing with chatter. [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]MAS AMEDDA, the Supreme Chancellor's majordomo, tries to quiet things down as PALPATINE confers with an AIDE, UV GIZEN, riding a small one-man floating scooter. MAS AMEDDA: Order! We shall have order! The motion for the Republic to commission an army takes precedent, and that is what we will vote on at this time. Everything quiets down. The AIDE disperses, and SUPREME CHANCELLOR PALPATINE steps to the podium. PALPATINE: ...My esteemed colleagues, excuse me... I have just received some tragic and disturbing news. Senator Amidala of the Naboo system has been assassinated! There is a shock silence in the vast arena. PALPATINE: This grievous blow is especially personal to me. Before I became Chancellor, I served Amidala when she was Queen. She was a great leader who fought for justice, not only here in this honorable assembly, but also on her home planet. She was so loved she could have been elected Queen for life. She believed in public service, and she fervently believed in democracy. Her death is a great loss to us all. We will all mourn her as a relentless champion of freedom... and as a dear friend. There is a moment of silence. ASK AAK, the SENATOR of MALASTARE, moves his pod into the center of the arena. ASK AAK: How many more Senators will die before this civil strife ends! We must confront these rebels now, and we need an army to do it. A second pod moves into the center of the area with DARSANA, the AMBASSADOR of GLEE ANSELM. DARSANA: Why weren't the Jedi able to stop this assassination? We are no longer safe, under their protection. SENATOR ORN FREE TAA swings forward in his pod. ORN FREE TAA: The Republic needs more security now! Before it comes to war.[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(84, 172, 210)]PALPATINE: Must I remind the Senator from Malastare that negotiations are continuing with the separatists. Peace is our objective here... not war. The SENATORS yell pro and con. MAS AMEDDA tries to calm things down. SENATOR PADMÉ AMIDALA, with CAPTAIN TYPHO, JAR JAR, and DORMÉ, maneuver her pod into the center of the vast arena. AMIDALA: My noble colleagues,[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]I concur with the Supreme Chancellor. At all costs, we do not want war! The Senate goes quiet, then there is an outburst of cheering and applause. PALPATINE: It is with great surprise and joy the chair recognizes the Senator from Naboo, Padmé Amidala.[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(84, 172, 210)]PADMÉ: Less than an hour ago, an assassination attempt was made against my life. One of my bodyguards and six others were ruthlessly and senselessly murdered. I was the target but, more importantly, I believe this security measure before you, was the target. I have led the opposition to build an army... but there is someone in this body who will stop at nothing to assure its passage... Many of the SENATORS boo and yell at SENATOR AMIDALA.[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]PADMÉ: I warn you, if you vote to create this army, war will follow. I have experienced the misery of war firsthand; I do not wish to do it again.[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(84, 172, 210)]There is sporadic yelling for and against her statements. PADMÉ: Wake up, Senators... you must wake up! If we offer the separatists violence, they can only show us violence in return! Many will lose their lives. All will lose their freedom.[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]This decision could very well destroy the very foundation of our great Republic.[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(84, 172, 210)]I pray you, do not let fear push you into a disastrous decision. Vote down this security measure, which is nothing less than a declaration of war! Does anyone here want that? I cannot believe they do. There is an undercurrent of booing... and groaning.[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]SENATOR ORN FREE TAA moves his pod next to AMIDALA. ORN FREE TAA: My motion to defer the vote must be dealt with first. That is the rule of law.[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(84, 172, 210)]AMIDALA looks angry and frustrated. PALPATINE gives her a sympathetic look. PALPATINE: Due to the lateness of the hour and the seriousness of this motion, we will take up these matters tomorrow. Until then, the Senate stands adjourned.[/COLOR] EXTERIOR: EXECUTIVE QUARTERS BUILDING - DAY The giant towers of the Republic Executive Building seem to reach the heavens. Traffic clogs the smoggy sky. INTERIOR: CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE - DAY CHANCELLOR PALPATINE sits behind his desk with TWO RED-CLAD ROYAL GUARDS on either side of the door. YODA, PLO KOON, KI-ADI-MUNDI, and MACE WINDU sit across from him. Behind them stand the Jedi LUMINARA UNDULI and her Padawan, BARRISS OFFEE. PALPATINE: I don't know how much longer I can hold off the vote, my friends. More and more star systems are joining the separatists. MACE WINDU: If they do break away - PALPATINE: I will not let this Republic that has stood for a thousand years be split in two. My negotiations will not fail! MACE WINDU: If they do, you must realize there aren't enough Jedi to protect the Republic. We are keepers of the peace, not soldiers. PALPATINE: Master Yoda, do you think it will really come to war? YODA closes his eyes. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]YODA: Worse than war, I fear... Much worse. PALPATINE: What? MACE WINDU: What do you sense, Master? YODA: The Dark Side clouds everything. Impossible to see, the future is. But this I am sure of - (opens his eyes) Do their duty, the Jedi will.[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)][U]YODA: Hmm, the dark side clouds everything. (opens his eyes) Impossible to see the future is.[/U][/COLOR] A muted BUZZER SOUNDS. A hologram of an AIDE, DAR WAC, appears on the Chancellor's desk. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]DAR WAC: (in Huttese) The loyalist committee has arrived, my Lord. PALPATINE: Good. We will discuss this matter later. Send them in.[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)][U]DAR WAC: (in Huttese) Your Honor, the Loyalist Committee has arrived. PALPATINE: Good. DAR WAC: (in Huttese) Should I let them wait outside? PALPATINE: Send them in. We will discuss this matter later.[/U][/COLOR] They all stand as SENATOR AMIDALA, CAPTAIN TYPHO, MAS AMEDDA, DORMÉ, and SENATORS (BAIL ORGANA, JAR JAR BINKS and HOROX RYYDER) and their ATTENDANTS enter the office. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]As[/S][/COLOR] YODA and MACE WINDU move to greet the SENATOR[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S], YODA taps AMIDALA with his cane[/S][/COLOR]. YODA: [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]Padmé,[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)][U]Senator Amidala,[/U][/COLOR] your tragedy on the landing platform, terrible. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]With you the force is strong... young Senator. Seeing you alive brings warm feeling to my heart.[/S][/COLOR] PADMÉ: [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]Thank you, Master Yoda. [/S][/COLOR]Do you have any idea who was behind the attack? MACE WINDU: Our intelligence points to disgruntled spice miners, on the moons of Naboo. PADMÉ: [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]But [/S][/COLOR]I think that Count Dooku was behind it. There is a stir of surprise. They look at one another. KI-ADI-MUNDI: He is a political idealist, not a murderer. MACE WINDU: You know, M'Lady, Count Dooku was once a Jedi. He couldn't assassinate anyone. It's not in his character. YODA: [COLOR=rgb(84, 172, 210)]In dark times nothing is what it appears to be,[/COLOR] but [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]the fact remains [/S][/COLOR]for certain, Senator, in grave danger you are. PALPATINE gets up, walks to the window, and looks out at the vast city. PALPATINE: Master Jedi, may I suggest that the Senator be placed under the protection of your graces. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]BAIL ORGANA: Do you think that is a wise decision during these stressful times?[/S][/COLOR] PADMÉ: Chancellor, if I may comment, I do not believe the... PALPATINE: ..."situation is that serious." No, but I do, Senator. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]PADMÉ: Chancellor, please! I don't want any more guards![/S][/COLOR] PALPATINE: I realize all too well that additional security might be disruptive for you, but perhaps someone you are familiar with... an old friend like... Master Kenobi... [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]PALPATINE nods to MACE WINDU, who nods back. MACE WINDU: That's possible. He has just returned from a Border dispute on Ansion.[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(84, 172, 210)]PALPATINE: You must remember him, M'Lady... he watched over you during the blockade conflict. PADMÉ: This is not necessary, Chancellor.[/COLOR] PALPATINE: Do it for me, M'Lady, please.[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S] I will rest easier. We had a big scare today.[/S][/COLOR] The thought of losing you is unbearable. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]AMIDALA sighs as [/S][/COLOR]the JEDI get up to leave. MACE WINDU: I will have Obi-Wan report to you immediately, M'Lady. [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)][U]PADMÉ: Thank you, Master Windu.[/U][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]YODA leans into her ear. YODA: Too little about yourself you worry, Senator, and too much about politics. Be mindful of your danger, Padmé. Accept our help.[/S][/COLOR] The JEDI leave the office. EXTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING - TWILIGHT A graceful skyscraper twinkles in the evening light of Coruscant. INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING ELEVATOR - TWILIGHT ANAKIN and OBI-WAN ride in a windowed elevator attached to the outside of the Senate Building. They are on their way to SENATOR AMIDALA'S apartments. ANAKIN nervously rearranges his robes. OBI-WAN: You seem a little on edge[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S], Anakin[/S][/COLOR]. ANAKIN: Not at all. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]OBI-WAN: I haven't felt you this tense since we fell into that nest of gundarks. ANAKIN: You fell into that nightmare, Master, and I rescued you, remember?[/S][/COLOR] OBI-WAN: [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]Oh yeah. (they laugh) You're sweating. [/S][/COLOR]Relax. Take a deep breath. ANAKIN: I haven't seen her in ten years, Master. [COLOR=rgb(84, 172, 210)]OBI-WAN: She's not the Queen anymore, Anakin. ANAKIN: That's not why I'm nervous.[/COLOR] INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, APARTMENT CORRIDOR - TWILIGHT The door to the apartment slides open. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]JAR JAR walks into the corridor, where [/S][/COLOR]TWO JEDI are exiting the elevator.[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S] He recognizes OBI-WAN and becomes extremely excited, jumping around, shaking his hand. JAR JAR: Obi! Obi! Obi! Mesa sooo smilen to seein yousa. Wahooooo! OBI-WAN smiles. OBI-WAN: It's good to see you, too, Jar Jar. JAR JAR notices OBI-WAN'S APPRENTICE. JAR JAR: ...and this, I take it, is your apprentice... Noooooooo! Annie? Noooooooo! Little bitty Annie? (Looks at Anakin) Noooooooo! Yousa so biggen! Yiyiyiyyi! Annie!! ANAKIN: Hi, Jar Jar. JAR JAR grabs hold of ANAKIN and envelops him in a big hug. JAR JAR: Shesa expecting yousa. Annie... Mesa no believen![/S][/COLOR] INTERIOR: SENATE BUILDING, APARTMENT - EVENING PADMÉ is in a conference with CAPTAIN TYPHO and DORMÉ.[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S] JAR JAR enters the room, followed by the TWO JEDI. JAR JAR: Mesa here. Lookie... lookie... Senator. Desa Jedi arriven.[/S][/COLOR] PADMÉ and TYPHO rise as OBI-WAN and ANAKIN stop before the SENATOR. OBI-WAN steps forward. ANAKIN stares at PADMÉ. She glances at him. OBI-WAN: It's a [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)][U]great[/U][/COLOR] pleasure to see you again, M'Lady. PADMÉ walks over to OBI-WAN and takes his hand in hers. PADMÉ: It has been far too long Master Kenobi.[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S] I'm so glad our paths have crossed again... but I must warn you that I think your presence here is unnecessary. OBI-WAN: I'm sure the Jedi Council has their reasons.[/S][/COLOR] She [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]moves in front of[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)][U]faces[/U][/COLOR] ANAKIN. PADMÉ: Annie? (stares) My goodness, you've grown. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]They look at each other for a long moment.[/S][/COLOR] ANAKIN: (trying to be smooth) So have you... grown more beautiful, I mean... [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]and much shorter...[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)][U]Well,[/U][/COLOR] for a Senator, I mean. OBI-WAN looks disapprovingly at his apprentice. PADMÉ laughs[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S] and shakes her head[/S][/COLOR]. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]PADMÉ: Oh Annie, you'll always be that little boy I knew on Tatooine.[/S][/COLOR] This embarrasses ANAKIN, and he looks down. OBI-WAN and CAPTAIN TYPHO smile. OBI-WAN: Our presence will be invisible, M'Lady, I can assure you. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]CAPTAIN TYPHO: I'm very grateful you're here, Master Kenobi. I'm Captain TYPHO, head of Her Majesty's security service. Queen Jamillia has informed you of your assignment. The situation is more dangerous than the Senator will admit.[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)][U]CAPTAIN TYPHO: I'm Captain Typho of Her Majesty's security service. Queen Jamillia has been informed of your assignment. I am grateful you are here, Master Kenobi. The situation is more dangerous than the senator will admit.[/U][/COLOR] PADMÉ: I don't need more security, I need answers. I want to know who is trying to kill me. OBI-WAN: (frowning) We're here to protect you Senator, not to start an investigation. ANAKIN: We will find out who's trying to kill you Padmé, I promise you. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]He's done it again. He bites his lip in frustration and shame. [/S][/COLOR]OBI-WAN gives ANAKIN a dirty look. OBI-WAN: We will not exceed our mandate, my young Padawan learner! ANAKIN: I meant in the interest of protecting her, Master, of course. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]OBI-WAN: We will not go through this exercise again, Anakin. And you will pay attention to my lead. ANAKIN: Why? OBI-WAN: What??!! ANAKIN: Why else do you think we were assigned to protect her, if not to find the killer? Protection is a job for local security... not Jedi. It's overkill, Master. Investigation is implied in our mandate.[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)][U]Awkward silence.[/U][/COLOR] OBI-WAN: We will do exactly as the Council has instructed, and you will learn your place, young one. PADMÉ: Perhaps with merely your presence, the mysteries surrounding this threat will be revealed. Now, if you will excuse me, I will retire. Everyone gives AMIDALA a slight bow as she and DORMÉ leave the room. TYPHO: [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]Well, [/S][/COLOR]I know I feel a lot better having you here. I'll have an officer [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]situated[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)][U]stationed[/U][/COLOR] on every floor and I'll be [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]at[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)][U]in[/U][/COLOR] the control center downstairs. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]JAR JAR: Mesa busten wit happiness seein yousa again, Annie. Deesa bad times, bombad times.[/S][/COLOR] CAPTAIN TYPHO leaves. ANAKIN: She hardly recognized me, Jar Jar. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]I've thought about her every day since we parted... and[/S][/COLOR] she's forgotten me completely. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]JAR JAR: Shesa happy. Happier den mesa seein her in longo time. OBI-WAN: Anakin, you're focusing on the negative again. Be mindful of your thoughts. She was pleased to see us. Now lets check the security here.[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)][U]OBI-WAN: You're focusing on the negative, Anakin. Be mindful of your thoughts. She was pleased to see us. Now, let's check the security.[/U][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]ANAKIN: Yes, my master.[/S][/COLOR] EXTERIOR: SKYSCRAPER LEDGE - NIGHT An armor-clad bounty hunter, JANGO FETT, waits on the ledge of a skyscraper as another bounty hunter, ZAM WESELL, a CHANGELING, steps from her hovering speeder and approaches FETT. ZAM WESELL: I hit the ship, but they used a decoy. JANGO FETT: We'll have to try something more subtle this time, Zam. My client is getting impatient. FETT hands ZAM a transparent tube about a foot long containing centipede-like KOUHUNS. JANGO FETT: Take these. Be careful. They're very poisonous. ZAM attaches her veil across the bottom of her face. She turns to leave, but FETT calls her back. JANGO FETT: Zam, there can be no mistakes this time. She turns again, and walks toward her speeder. [COLOR=rgb(84, 172, 210)]EXTERIOR: JEDI TEMPLE - NIGHT The vast Jedi Temple sits on an endless flat plain, silhouetted by a against the traffic-filled sky. INTERIOR: JEDI TEMPLE, CORRIDOR - NIGHT MACE WINDU and YODA walk down the long hallway, silhouetted by a lit room at the end. MACE WINDU: Why couldn't we see this attack on the Senator? YODA: Masking the future, is this disturbance in the Force. MACE WINDU: The prophecy is coming true, the Dark Side is growing. YODA: And only those who have turned to the Dark Side can sense the possibilities of the future. MACE WINDU: It's been ten years, and the Sith still have yet to show themselves. YODA: ...Out there, they are. A certainty that is. There is a long silence as they walk away. Only footsteps are heard.[/COLOR] INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, AMIDALA'S APARTMENT, MAIN R0OM - NIGHT ANAKIN is standing in the living room. He is in a meditative state. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]It is quiet. We hear DISTANT FOOTSTEPS in the corridor outside the apartment. Suddenly ANAKIN'S eyes pop open. His eyes dart around the room. He reaches for his lightsaber, then smiles and puts it back in his belt.[/S][/COLOR] The door to the apartment slides open, and OBI-WAN enters. OBI-WAN: Captain Typho has more than enough men downstairs. No assassin will try that way. Any activity up here? ANAKIN: Quiet as a tomb. I don't like just waiting here for something to happen to her. OBI-WAN checks a palm-sized view scanner he has pulled out of his utility belt. It shows a shot of ARTOO by the door, but no sign of PADMÉ on the bed. OBI-WAN: What's going on? ANAKIN shrugs. ANAKIN: [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)][U]Ah,[/U][/COLOR] She covered the cameras. I don't think she liked me watching her. OBI-WAN: What is she thinking? ANAKIN: She programmed Artoo to warn us if there's an intruder. INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, AMIDALA'S APARTMENT, BEDROOM - NIGHT PADMÉ is asleep in her bed, lit only by the light of the city outside her window coming through the blinds. ARTOO stands in the corner of the bedroom. His power is off. OBI-WAN: (V.O.) [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]It's not an intruder I'm worried about.[/S][/COLOR] There are many other ways to kill a Senator. ANAKIN: (V.O.) I know, but we also want to catch this assassin. Don't we, Master? INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, AMIDALA'S APARTMENT, MAIN ROOM - NIGHT OBI-WAN: You're using her as bait?? ANAKIN: It was her idea... Don't worry, no harm will come to her. I can sense everything going on in that room. Trust me. OBI-WAN: It's too risky... besides, your senses aren't that attuned, young apprentice. ANAKIN: And yours are? OBI-WAN: Possibly. EXTERIOR: SKYSCRAPER LEDGE - NIGHT Standing on the skyscraper ledge, ZAM WESELL loads the cylinder carrying the deadly KOUHUNS into a PROBE DROID. She sends the PROBE DROID out into the Coruscant night. INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, AMIDALA'S APARTMENT, MAIN ROOM - NIGHT ANAKIN and OBI-WAN continue their conversation, moving out onto the apartment's balcony. OBI-WAN: You look tired. ANAKIN: I don't sleep well anymore. OBI-WAN: Because of your mother? ANAKIN: I don't know why I keep dreaming about her[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S] now[/S][/COLOR].[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S] I haven't seen her since I was little.[/S][/COLOR] OBI-WAN: Dreams pass in time. ANAKIN: I'd rather dream of Padmé. Just being around her again is... intoxicating. OBI-WAN: Be mindful of your thoughts, Anakin, they betray you. You've made a commitment to the Jedi Order... a commitment not easily broken... and don't forget she's a politician. They're not to be trusted. INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, AMIDALA'S APARTMENT, BEDROOM - NIGHT [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]As PADMÉ sleeps, a PROBE DROID approaches outside her window. It sends out several small arms that attach to the window, creating sparks that shut down the security system. Then a large arm cuts a small hole in the glass. A FAINT SOUND is heard as the small section of glass is removed from the window. ARTOO wakes up, and his lights go on. The PROBE DROID freezes. ARTOO looks around, makes a PLAINTIVE LITTLE SOUND, then shuts down again. The PROBE DROID attaches a little tube to the window. TWO DEADLY LOOKING CENTIPEDE LIKE KOUHUNS exit the tube, crawl through the blinds and head toward the sleeping PADMÉ. ANAKIN: (V.O.) She's not like the others in the Senate, Master. OBI-WAN: (V.O.) It's been my experience that Senators are only focused on pleasing those who fund their campaigns... and they are more than willing to forget the niceties of democracy to get those funds. ANAKIN: (V.O.) Not another lecture, Master. Not on the economics of politics...[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)][U]ANAKIN: (V.O.) She's not like the others in the Senate, Master. OBI-WAN: (V.O.) It is my experience that senators focus only on pleasing those who fund their campaigns... and they're in no means scared of forgetting the niceties of democracy in order to get those funds. ANAKIN: (V.O.) Not another lecture. At least not on the economics of politics... As PADMÉ sleeps, a PROBE DROID approaches outside her window. It sends out several small arms that attach to the window, creating sparks that shut down the security system. Then a large arm cuts a small hole in the glass. A FAINT SOUND is heard as the small section of glass is removed from the window. The PROBE DROID attaches a little tube to the window. TWO DEADLY LOOKING CENTIPEDE LIKE KOUHUNS exit the tube, crawl through the blinds and head toward the sleeping PADMÉ. ARTOO wakes up, and his lights go on. ARTOO looks around, shines a light on the bed, makes a PLAINTIVE LITTLE SOUND, then shuts down again. The TWO KOUHUNS crawl onto the bed.[/U][/COLOR] INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, AMIDALA'S APARTMENT, MAIN ROOM - NIGHT ANAKIN and OBI-WAN continue their conversation, walking back into the main room. ANAKIN: ...and besides, you're generalizing. The Chancellor doesn't appear to be corrupt. OBI-WAN: Palpatine's a politician. INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, AMIDALA'S APARTMENT, BEDROOM - NIGHT [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]ARTOO sounds an alarm and shines a light on the bed. THE KOUHUNS are inches from PADMÉ'S face. Their mouths are open, and wicked stinger tongues flick out.[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(84, 172, 210)]The KOUHUNS stand on their hind legs.[/COLOR] OBI-WAN: (V.O.) I've observed that he is very clever at following the passions and prejudices of the Senators. INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, AMIDALA'S APARTMENT, MAIN ROOM - NIGHT ANAKIN and OBI-WAN continue their conversation. ANAKIN: I think he is a good man. My[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S] instincts are very positive about[/S][/COLOR]... ANAKIN looks stunned. He looks sharply at OBI-WAN OBI-WAN: I sense it, too. INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, AMIDALA'S APARTMENT, BEDROOM - NIGHT [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][S]OBI-WAN and ANAKIN burst into the room. The KOUHUNS stand on their hind legs and hiss as PADMÉ wakes up. ANAKIN throws himself in front of her, whacking in half the deadly creatures with his lightsaber.[/S][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(84, 172, 210)]THE KOUHUNS are inches from PADMÉ'S face. Their mouths are open, and wicked stinger tongues flick out.[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)][U]OBI-WAN and ANAKIN burst into the room. ANAKIN throws himself in front of PADMÉ, whacking in half the deadly creatures with his lightsaber. PADMÉ wakes up.[/U][/COLOR] OBI-WAN sees the DROID outside the window and races straight at it, crashing through the blinds as he goes through the window. EXTERIOR: WINDOW LEDGE, APARTMENT BUILDING - NIGHT OBI-WAN flies through the glass window and flings himself at the PROBE DROID, grabbing onto the deadly machine before it can flee. The PROBE DROID sinks under the weight of OBI WAN but manages to stay afloat and fly away, with the Jedi hanging on for dear life, a hundred stories above the city. INTERIOR: APARTMENT BUILDING, AMIDALA'S APARTMENT - NIGHT ANAKIN and PADMÉ stare at the sight of OBI-WAN being carried off by the DROID. ANAKIN turns to her. She pulls her nightdress around her shoulders. ANAKIN: Stay here! CAPTAIN TYPHO, with TWO GUARDS and DORMÉ, enter the room as Anakin dashes out. DORMÉ: Are you all right, M'Lady? PADMÉ nods yes. TBC... [/QUOTE]
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