Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Page #23

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INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT

LUKE:

It sure is leaving in a big hurry.

If they identify us, we're in big

trouble.

HAN:

Not if I can help it. Chewie...jam

it's transmissions.

BEN:

It'd be as well to let it go. It's

too far out of range.

HAN:

Not for long...

EXT. SPACE

The pirateship zooms over the camera and away into the

vastness of space after the Imperial TIE fighter.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT

The tension mounts as the pirateship gains on the tiny

fighter. In the distance, one of the stars becomes brighter

until it is obvious that the TIE ship is heading for it. Ben

stands behind Chewbacca.

BEN:

A fighter that size couldn't get

this deep into space on its own.

LUKE:

It must have gotten lost, been part

of a convoy or something.

HAN:

Well, he ain't going to be around

long enough to tell anyone about us.

EXT. SPACE

The TIE fighter is losing ground to the larger pirateship as

they race toward camera and disappear over head.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT

The distant star can be distinguished as a small moon or

planet.

LUKE:

Look at him. He's headed for that

small moon.

HAN:

I think I can get him before he gets

there... he's almost in range.

The small moon begins to take on the appearance of a monstrous

spherical battle station.

BEN:

That's no moon! It's a space station.

HAN:

It's too big to be a space station.

LUKE:

I have a very bad feeling about this.

HAN:

Yeah, I think your right. Full

reverse! Chewie, lock in the auxiliary

power.

The pirateship shudders and the TIE fighter accelerates away

toward the gargantuan battle station.

LUKE:

Why are we still moving towards it?

HAN:

We're caught in a tractor beam! It's

pulling us in!

LUKE:

But there's gotta be something you

can do!

HAN:

There's nothin' I can do about it,

kid. I'm in full power. I'm going to

have to shut down. But they're not

going to get me without a fight!

Ben Kenobi puts a hand on his shoulder.

BEN:

You can't win. But there are

alternatives to fighting.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - DEATH STAR

As the battered pirate starship is towed closer to the awesome

metal moon, the immense size of the massive battle station

becomes staggering. Running along the equator of the gigantic

sphere is a mile-high band of huge docking ports into which

the helpless pirateship is dragged.

EXT. DEATH STAR - HUGE PORT DOORS

The helpless Millennium Falcon is pulled past a docking port

control room and huge laser turret cannons.

VOICE OVER DEATH STAR INTERCOM

Clear Bay twenty-three-seven. We are opening the magnetic

field.

INT. DEATH STAR - DOCKING BAY 2037

The pirateship is pulled in through port doors of the Death

Star, coming to rest in a huge hangar. Thirty stormtroopers

stand at attention in a central assembly area.

OFFICER:

To you stations!

(to another officer)

Come with me.

INT. DEATH STAR - HALLWAY

Stormtroopers run to their posts.

INT. DEATH STAR - HANGAR 2037

A line of stormtroopers march toward the pirateship in

readiness to board it, while other troopers stand with weapons

ready to fire.

OFFICER:

Close all outboard shields! Close

all outboard shields!

INT. DEATH STAR - CONFERENCE ROOM

Tarkin pushes a button and responds to the intercom buzz.

TARKIN:

Yes.

VOICE:

(over intercom)

We've captured a freighter entering

the remains of the Alderaan system.

It's markings match those of a ship

that blasted its way out of Mos

Eisley.

VADER:

They must be trying to return the

stolen plans to the princess. She

may yet be of some use to us.

INT. DEATH STAR - DOCKING BAY 2037

Vader and a commander approach the troops as an Officer and

several heavily armed troops exit the spacecraft.

VOICE:

(over intercom)

Unlock one-five-seven and nine.

Release charges.

OFFICER:

(to Vader)

There's no one on board, sir.

According to the log, the crew

abandoned ship right after takeoff.

It must be a decoy, sir. Several of

the escape pods have been jettisoned.

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