Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Page #12

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Palpatine emerges from the shadows, as he always does,

rushes over to comfort the troubled Jedi.

PALPATINE:

Anakin, what’s the matter?

Anakin continues pacing madly, the only way to sate theadrenaline still rushing through his system.

ANAKIN:

Something’s happened.

PALPATINE:

What happened. Tell me?

Palpatine cautiously advances toward Anakin.

ANAKIN:

They will never forgive me for this.

PALPATINE:

Forgive you for what? Anakin, I can’t

help you if you don’t tell me what’s

wrong.

Anakin slows down his pacing, takes several deep breaths.

ANAKIN:

I’ve done something terrible, Chancellor.

He leans his back against the wall, slides his body downuntil he’s sitting on the floor.

Only now does Palpatine approach him.

ANAKIN:

(looking at Palpatine)

I killed someone, an innocent man.

PALPATINE:

I see.

ANAKIN:

They’ll never forgive me. I’ll be

expelled from the Order!

PALPATINE:

But you are a Jedi. What is it in self-

defense?

Anakin looks up, his eyes bloodshot and red, shakes hishead, no.

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ANAKIN:

No.

PALPATINE:

Who was it, Anakin?

ANAKIN:

Master Windu.

PALPATINE:

Oh, dear. Does anyone else know aboutthis?

ANAKIN:

I came here straight away. I didn’t know

where else to turn.

PALPATINE:

And you did the right thing. Come with

me.

INT. PALPATINE’S OFFICE - EVENING

Anakin sits with his face buried in his hands. Now it is

Palpatine who paces, slowly in front of his lengthyoffice window.

PALPATINE:

I must ask you what happened, Anakin. I

need the facts If I’m to protect you.

ANAKIN:

All this time the Jedi Council has been

watching me... watching us. Master Windu

had been following me for days.

PALPATINE:

Go on.

ANAKIN:

He confronted me about my relationship to

you. He said I was being corrupted byyour influence.

PALPATINE:

And how did you respond to him?

ANAKIN:

I told him he didn’t understand, and that

he was suspicious out of pure jealousy.

Palpatine grins, he was never a fan of Master Windu.

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PALPATINE:

Yes, Master Windu and I never did see eye

to eye.

ANAKIN:

He began accusing me of treason to theRepublic, and betrayal of the Jedi. He

knew about Padme.

PALPATINE:

It was only a matter of time before thatsecret became known.

ANAKIN:

He would have exposed me. He was goingto tell the Council everything. Master

Windu always doubted me, ever since I wasa child!

(angrily)

He never wanted to allow me into the

Order in the first place!

PALPATINE:

Yes, I know. He doubted the idea of youbeing the Chosen One.

Anakin stands up, walks toward Palpatine.

ANAKIN:

Chancellor, what am I going to do?

PALPATINE:

You are not alone, Anakin. We are goingto handle this... together.

ANAKIN:

I can’t involve you in this. You’ve done

so much for me already.

Palpatine moves in close, places his hands on Anakin’sbroad shoulders.

PALPATINE:

Anakin, I have always looked after yourbest interests, and I shall not abandon

you now in the time of your greatestneed.

ANAKIN:

Thank you, Chancellor. You’re the onlyone who understands me.

71.

INT. YODA’S QUARTERS - JEDI TEMPLE

Yoda is meditating as Obi-Wan enters.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

Something is wrong, Master Windu has yet

to return.

YODA:

Feel a sudden disturbance, I do. At the

Chancellor’s office.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

What is it?

YODA:

In grave trouble, Master Windu is. No

longer his Force energy do I feel.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

I’ll go and round up others to accompany

me.

YODA:

Spread thin are our numbers, Obi-Wan.

Lifted now is the Dark Side’s veil.

EXT. SKIES OVER CORUSCANT - NIGHT

Padme’s Speeder Car zooms amongst the endless traffic ofthe planet.

INT. PADME’S SPEEDER CAR

Padme cries as she navigates through the heavy traffic.

EXT. JEDI TEMPLE - NIGHT

Obi-Wan and Jedi Masters KIT FISTO, Agen Kolar and

SAESEE TIIN exit the massive front doors of the templeand stride down the equally massive causeway.

INT. CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE - CORUSCANT - NIGHT

Anakin brings news to Palpatine.

ANAKIN:

Chancellor, we have just received areport from Master Kenobi.

(MORE)

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ANAKIN (CONT'D)

He has killed General Grievous. I should

be there fighting with him.

PALPATINE:

It is upsetting to me to see that theCouncil doesn't seem to fully appreciateyour talents. Don't you wonder why theywon't make you a Jedi Master?

ANAKIN:

I wish I knew. More and more I get thefeeling that I am being excluded from theCouncil. I know there are things aboutthe Force that they are not telling me.

PALPATINE:

They don't trust you, Anakin. They seeyour future. They know your power willbe too strong to control. Anakin, youmust break through the fog of lies theJedi have created around you. Let me

help you to know the subtleties of theForce.

They walk into the hallway.

ANAKIN:

(surprised)

How do you know the ways of the Force?

PALPATINE:

My mentor taught me everything about theForce... even the nature of the dark

side.

They stop.

ANAKIN:

You know of the dark side?

PALPATINE:

Anakin, if one is to understand the greatmystery, one must study all its aspects,

not just the dogmatic, narrow view of theJedi. If you wish to become a completeand wise leader, you must embrace alarger view of the Force. Be careful of

the Jedi, Anakin.

(pausing)

They fear you. And in time they willexpel you.

ANAKIN:

Expel me, for what?

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PALPATINE:

Come now, Anakin, I know that Senator

Amidala is in fact your beloved wife.

Anakin is surprised, a bit angry.

ANAKIN:

How do you know this? Who told you?

PALPATINE:

Don’t worry, your secret is safe with me.

But if the Jedi, or your dear friend, Obi-

Wan, were ever to find out, the Jedi

would be forced to expel you from theOrder.

Anakin walks over to the massive window, gazes out at thesky traffic.

ANAKIN:

I want the world to know that I love her,

and that we are married.

PALPATINE:

I know you do, Anakin. But at what cost?

ANAKIN:

Why are you confronting me like this?

PALPATINE:

Because I want to help you.

ANAKIN:

(looks at Palpatine)

How?

PALPATINE:

Let me train you.

ANAKIN:

(snickering)

Train me? You’re not a Jedi.

PALPATINE:

Oh, no. I am something far morepowerful.

Palpatine turns and walks to the center of the room.

Anakin turns away from the window.

PALPATINE:

Only through me can you achieve a powergreater than any Jedi.

74.

Palpatine turns around, reveals his true face. His eyesglow bright yellow, his voice deepens...

PALPATINE:

Learn to know the dark side of the Force,

Anakin, and you will become its mostpowerful practitioner.

ANAKIN:

You... you’re a Sith.

(it dawns on him now)

You’re Lord Sidious!

PALPATINE:

(grinning)

There is none higher, Anakin.

Anakin cannot believe what he’s hearing, or seeing.

ANAKIN:

But Count Dooku?

PALPATINE:

Darth Tyranus was merely my apprentice.

And a rather convenient means to an end.

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