Star Wars Page #11

HAN:

Yeah, but this time I got the money.

GREEDO:

If you give it to me, I might forget

I found you.

HAN:

I don't have it with me. Tell

Jabba...

GREEDO:

Jabba's through with you. He has

no time for smugglers who drop

their shipments at the first sign

of an Imperial cruiser.

HAN:

Even I get boarded sometimes. Do

you think I had a choice?

Han Solo slowly reaches for his gun under the table.

GREEDO:

You can tell that to Jabba. He

may only take your ship.

HAN:

Over my dead body.

GREEDO:

That's the idea I've been looking

forward to killing you for a long

time.

HAN:

Yes, I'll bet you have.

Suddenly the slimy alien disappears in a blinding flash of light. Han

pulls his smoking gun from beneath the table as the other patrons look

on in bemused amazement. Han gets up and starts out of the cantina,

flipping the bartender some coins as he leaves.

HAN:

Sorry about the mess.

EXT. SPACE

Several TIE fighters approach the Death Star.

INT. DEATH STAR - CONTROL ROOM

VADER:

Her resistance to the mind probe

is considerable. It will be some

time before we can extract any

information from her.

An Imperial Officer interrupts the meeting.

IMPERIAL OFFICER

The final check-out is complete.

All systems are operational.

What course shall we set?

TARKIN:

Perhaps she would respond to an

alternative form of persuasion.

VADER:

What do you mean?

TARKIN:

I think it is time we demonstrate

the full power of this station.

(to soldier)

Set your course for Princess Leia's

home planet of Alderaan.

TROOPER:

With pleasure.

EXT. TATOOINE - MOS EISLEY - STREET

Four heavily-armed stormtroopers move menacingly along a narrow slum

alleyway crowed with darkly clad creatures hawking exotic goods in the

dingy little stalls. Men, monsters, and robots crouch in the waste-

filled doorways, whispering and hiding from the hot winds.

THREEPIO:

Lock the door, Artoo.

One of the troopers checks a tightly locked door and moves on down the

alleyway. The door slides open a crack and Threepio peeks out. Artoo

is barely visible in the background.

TROOPER:

All right, check that side of the

street. It's secure. Move on to

the next door.

The door opens, Threepio moves into the doorway.

THREEPIO:

I would much rather have gone

with Master Luke than stay here

with you. I don't know what all

this trouble is about, but I'm

sure it must be your fault.

Artoo makes beeping sounds.

THREEPIO:

You watch your language!

EXT. TATOOINE - MOS EISLEY - STREET - ALLEYWAY - USED SPEEDER LOT

Ben and Luke are standing in a sleazy used speeder lot, talking with a

tall, grotesque, insect-like used speeder dealer. Strange exotic

bodies and spindly-legged beasts pass by as the insect concludes the

sale by giving Luke some coins.

LUKE:

He says it's the best he can do.

Since the XP-38 came out, they

just arenÕt in demand.

BEN:

It will be enough.

Ben and Luke leave the speeder lot and walk down the dusty alleyway

past a small robot herding a bunch of anteater-like creatures. Luke

turns and gives one last forlorn look at his faithful speeder as he

rounds a corner. A darkly clad creature moves out of the shadows as

they pass and watches them as they disappear down another alley.

BEN:

If the ship's as fast as he's

boasting, we ought to do well.

INT. DOCKING BAY 94 - DAY

Jabba the Hut and a half-dozen grisly alien pirates and purple

creatures stand in the middle of the docking bay. Jabba is the

grossest of the slavering hulks and his scarred face is a grim

testimonial to his prowess as a vicious killer. He is a fat, slug-like

creature with eyes on extended feelers and a huge ugly mouth.

JABBA:

Come on out, Solo!

A voice from directly behind the pirates startles them and they turn

around to see Han Solo and the giant Wookiee, Chewbacca, standing

behind them with no weapons in sight.

HAN:

I've been waiting for you, Jabba.

JABBA:

I expected you would be.

HAN:

I'm not the type to run.

JABBA:

(fatherly-smooth)

Han, my boy, there are times when

you disappoint me... why haven't

you paid me? And why did you have

to fry poor Greedo like that...

after all we've been through together.

HAN:

You sent Greedo to blast me.

JABBA:

(mock surprise)

Han, why you're the best smuggler

in the business. You're too valuable

to fry. He was only relaying my

concern at your delays. He wasn't

going to blast you.

HAN:

I think he thought he was. Next

time don't send one of those twerps.

If you've got something to say to

me, come see me yourself.

JABBA:

Han, Han! If only you hadn't had

to dump that shipment of spice...

you understand I just can't make an

exception. Where would I be if every

pilot who smuggled for me dumped

their shipment at the first sign of

an Imperial starship? It's not good

business.

HAN:

You know, even I get boarded sometimes,

Jabba. I had no choice, but I've got

a charter now and I can pay you back,

plus a little extra. I just need

some more time.

JABBA:

(to his men)

Put your blasters away. Han, my

boy, I'm only doing this because

you're the best and I need you. So,

for an extra, say... twenty percent

I'll give you a little more time...

but this is it. If you disappoint

me again, I'll put a price on your

head so large you won't be able to

go near a civilized system for the

rest of your short life.

HAN:

Jabba, I'll pay you because it's my

pleasure.

EXT. DOCKING PORT ENTRY - ALLEYWAY

Chewbacca waits restlessly at the entrance to Docking Bay 94. Ben,

Luke, and the robots make their way up the street. Chewbacca jabbers

excitedly and signals for them to hurry. The darkly clad creature has

followed them from the speeder lot. He stops in a nearby doorway and

speaks into a small transmitter.

INT MOS EISLEY SPACEPORT - DOCKING BAY 94

Chewbacca leads the group into a giant dirt pit that is Docking Bay 94.

Resting in the middle of the huge hole is a large, round, beat-up,

pieced-together hunk of junk that could only loosely be called a

starship.

LUKE:

What a piece of junk.

The tall figure of Han Solo comes down the boarding ramp.

HAN:

She'll make point five beyond the

speed of light. She may not look

like much, but she's got it where

it counts, kid. I've added some

special modifications myself.

Luke scratches his head. It's obvious he isn't sure about all this.

Chewbacca rushes up the ramp and urges the others to follow.

HAN:

We're a little rushed, so if you'll

hurry aboard we'll get out of here.

The group rushes up the gang plank, passing a grinning Han Solo.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON

Chewbacca settles into the pilot's chair and starts the mighty engines

of the starship.

INT. MOS EISLEY SPACEPORT - DOCKING BAY 94

Luke, Ben, Threepio, and Artoo move toward the Millennium Falcon

passing Solo.

THREEPIO:

Hello, sir.

EXT. TATOOINE - MOS EISLEY - STREET

Eight Imperial stormtroopers rush up to the darkly clad creature.

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