Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Page #19

Rune Haako tries to run but is trapped by a dead-end asVader advances.

RUNE HAAKO:

Stop! Enough, this is not right!

Rune is cut down. Nute Gunray crawls out from under the

table and opens the Main Door, allowing DESTROYER DROIDS

to enter.

Wat Tambor is cut down, along with Shu Mai.

DESTROYER DROIDS appear in the doorway and blast away,

causing total destruction.

When the firing is over, Vader is gone.

Blown away? No. Vader drops from the ceiling behind theTwo Droids and cuts them to pieces.

INT. MAIN CONTROL CENTER - HALLWAY

Nute Gunray is the last Separatist leader alive.

Vader moves on to find Gunray cowering in an alcove.

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NUTE GUNRAY:

(terrified; pleading)

The war is over. Lord Sidious promisedus peace... we only want...

Gunray is cut down in mid-sentence by the red lightsaber.

INT. MAIN CONTROL CENTER

Darth Vader surveys the slaughter with a crazed look inhis eyes.

INT. CONTROL CENTER - BALCONY

Vader stares out at Mustafar, standing on the control

room balcony.

INT. PADME’S APARTMENT - EVENING

Padme, Bail, Yoda and Obi-Wan meet in her apartment.

Threepio brings them all refreshments.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

What we’re about to tell you, Padme, willcome as a great shock. Anakin has turned

to the Dark Side.

PADME:

The Dark Side?

OBI-WAN KENOBI

Of the Force.

BAIL ORGANA:

And Chancellor Palpatine has revealedhimself to be a Sith Lord.

PADME:

I, I don’t know how to take all of this.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

Where is Anakin?

PADME:

I don’t even know. He said he was goingto handle some business for the

Chancellor.

BAIL ORGANA:

When was the last time you saw him?

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PADME:

I’m not sure... I don’t see him all

the...

OBI-WAN KENOBI

Padme, it’s alright. We know your

secret.

Padme sighs, almost relieved to get it off her chest.

PADME:

A couple of days ago.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

And you didn’t notice anything strangeabout his behavior?

PADME:

No, nothing. He was just happy to havehis new position.

Yoda sits quietly, studying Padme’s every word and

nuance.

PADME:

I’m sorry, you’ll have to excuse me.

(standing)

This is all too much.

Padme leaves the room, Threepio follows after her.

Bail and Obi-Wan exchange worried looks.

YODA:

Strange, this is.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

What is it, Master?

YODA:

Hiding something, she is. Knows where

Anakin is, she does.

BAIL ORGANA:

I’ve known her all these years.

(gets up, paces)

I can’t believe she’d lie to our faces

like this.

YODA:

Lying, she is.

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OBI-WAN KENOBI

You have to remember, Senator, under the

circumstances her loyalty would be toAnakin first and foremost.

YODA:

Precisely the reason forbidden attachmentis for a Jedi.

BAIL ORGANA:

How do we handle this?

OBI-WAN KENOBI

We wait. She will lead us straight toAnakin sooner or later.

PADME’S ROOM

Padme’s ear is against the door.

OBI-WAN KENOBI (O.C.)

Thank you for your time, Senator. We

will show ourselves out.

PADME:

Threepio, have the crew prepare my ship

for immediate departure.

C-3PO

As you wish, my Lady.

INT. SENATE ARENA - CHANCELLOR'S HOLDING OFFICE - SUNSET

A HOLOGRAM OF Vader appears before Palpatine in hisoffice at the bottom of the Senate Arena.

DARTH VADER:

The Separatists are taken care of, MyMaster.

DARTH SLDIOUS:

It is finished, then. You have restored

peace and justice to the galaxy. You

have done well, Lord Vader.

DARTH VADER:

Thank you, My Master.

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INT. MUSTAFAR -COXFERENCE ROOM - DAY

A Hologram of Sidious speaks with Vader in the Mustafar

control room.

DARTH SLDIOUS:

Send a message to the ships of the TradeFederation. Tell them the Separatistleaders have been wiped out. Grievous

and Dooku have been destroyed. All droid

units must shut down immediately.

DARTH VADER:

Very good, My Lord.

EXT. ENTRANCE TO UNDERGROUND LEVELS - CORUSCANT - DAY

A taxi skiff descends into a massive circular pit on thesurface of the city.

Numerous other transports descend and ascend intoCoruscant’s notorious underworld levels.

INT. SMUGGLER’S TAVERN - LEVEL 333

Bail meets with Mon Mothma and the Corellian Senator GARM

BEL IBLIS inside a seedy dive for smugglers and bountyhunters, 333 levels beneath the city surface.

GARM BEL IBLIS:

Could you have picked a more out of theway place, Bail?

BAIL ORGANA:

We can’t afford to take any chances. A

purge by the Chancellor has alreadybegun.

MON MOTHMA:

He speaks the truth, Garm. The mere

subject of this discussion would beenough to have us arrested for high

treason.

GARM BEL IBLIS:

Treason, you say? I’m all ears.

BAIL ORGANA:

Firstly, I fear for the future of theSenate based upon the present situation.

Palpatine ordered the termination of theJedi Order.

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MON MOTHMA:

Such an extreme policy cannot gounheeded.

GARM BEL IBLIS:

I don’t disagree with you there.

BAIL ORGANA:

Then join with us, Garm, in the formationof a galactic rebellion.

GARM BEL IBLIS:

A rebellion? With what resources?

MON MOTHMA:

This would be our second order of

business. No one says there will be animmediate result.

GARM BEL IBLIS:

Time is against us all, Mon Mothma. I’m

sure I could muster my fair share oflogistical equipment and such, but forthe long haul? Who else stands with you?

Bail and Mon Mothma exchange looks.

BAIL ORGANA:

(beat)

I’m afraid our alliance is limited to the

three persons present at this table.

Bel Iblis belts out a hearty ROAR of laughter.

GARM BEL IBLIS:

Are you mad? This is no rebellion!

BAIL ORGANA:

Keep your voice down.

GARM BEL IBLIS:

I’m afraid you’ll have to do much betterthan this. Corellians are a people ofaction, and this is all talk.

He gets up to leave.

MON MOTHMA:

Garm, please hear us out...

GARM BEL IBLIS:

I’ve heard my fill. Come to me when youhave something more substantial to offer.

(MORE)

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GARM BEL IBLIS (CONT'D)

Until then, I see no reason to leave the

Republic.

BAIL ORGANA:

Fine. But what you don’t understand isthat there is no more Republic, you justdon’t realize it.

Garm leaves the tavern.

EXT. MUSTAFAR - LANDING PLATFORM - DAY

Vader sees Padme's ship arriving on the screen and goesout to meet her.

The sleek NABOO SKIFF lands on the Mustafar landingplatform near Vader's GREEN STARFIGHTER.

Vader runs up to the SKIFF as the ramp lowers. Padme

runs to him.

DARTH VADER:

Padme, I saw your ship...

They embrace.

PADME:

Oh, Anakin!

DARTH VADER:

It's all right, you're safe now. But I

told you to go to Naboo. This changeseverything.

PADME:

I was scared, I didn’t know what to do.

Obi-Wan came to see me, with Master Yoda

and Senator Organa.

DARTH VADER:

Obi-Wan? He’s alive?

PADME:

Yes. They were trying get informationfrom me, about you.

DARTH VADER:

And what did you tell them?

PADME:

Nothing. But they know that we’remarried.

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DARTH VADER:

(snickering)

It doesn’t even matter now. Things aregoing to be completely different for us.

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