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And what of the Rebellion? If the

Rebels have obtained a complete

technical readout of this station,

it is possible, however unlikely,

that they might find a weakness and

exploit it.

VADER:

The plans you refer to will soon

be back in our hands.

MOTTI:

Any attack made by the Rebels

against this station would be a

useless gesture, no matter what

technical data they've obtained.

This station is now the ultimate

power in the universe. I suggest

we use it!

VADER:

Don't be too proud of this

technological terror you've

constructed. The ability to

destroy a planet is insignificant

next to the power of the Force.

MOTTI:

Don't try to frighten us with your

sorcerer's ways, Lord Vader. Your

sad devotion to that ancient

religion has not helped you conjure

up the stolen data tapes, or given

you clairvoyance enough to find the

Rebel's hidden fort...

Suddenly Motti chokes and starts to turn blue under Vader's spell.

VADER:

I find your lack of faith disturbing.

TARKIN:

Enough of this! Vader, release

him!

VADER:

As you wish.

TARKIN:

This bickering is pointless.

Lord Vader will provide us with

the location of the Rebel fortress

by the time this station is

operational. We will then crush

the Rebellion with one swift stroke.

EXT. TATOOINE - WASTELAND

The speeder stops before what remains of the huge Jawas Sandcrawler.

Luke and Ben walk among the smoldering rubble and scattered bodies.

LUKE:

It looks like Sand People did this,

all right. Look, here are gaffi

sticks, bantha tracks. It's

just... I never heard of them

hitting anything this big before.

Ben is crouching in the sand studying the tracks.

BEN:

They didn't. But we are meant to

think they did. These tracks are

side by side. Sand People always

ride single file to hide there

numbers.

LUKE:

These are the same Jawas that sold

us Artoo and Threepio.

BEN:

And these blast points, too

accurate for Sand People. Only

Imperial stormtroopers are so

precise.

LUKE:

Why would Imperial troops want to

slaughter Jawas?

Luke looks back at the speeder where Artoo and Threepio are inspecting

the dead Jawas, and put two and two together.

LUKE:

If they traced the robots here,

they may have learned who they

sold them to. And that would

lead them back home!

Luke reaches a sudden horrible realization, then races for the speeder

and jumps in.

BEN:

Wait, Luke! It's too dangerous.

Luke races off leaving Ben and the two robots alone with the burning

Sandcrawler.

EXT. TATOOINE - WASTELAND

Luke races across the wasteland in his battered Landspeeder.

EXT. TATOOINE - LARS HOMESTEAD

The speeder roars up to the homestead. Luke jumps out and runs to the

smoking holes that were once his home. Debris is scattered everywhere

and it looks as if a great battle has taken place.

LUKE:

Uncle Owen! Aunt Beru! Uncle

Owen!

Luke stumbles around in a daze looking for his aunt and uncle.

Suddenly he comes upon their smoldering remains. He is stunned, and

cannot speak. Hate replaces fear and a new resolve comes over him.

EXT. SPACE

Imperial TIE fighter races toward the Death Star.

INT. DEATH STAR - DETENTION CORRIDOR

Two stormtroopers open an electronic cell door and allow several

Imperial guards to enter. Princess Leia's face is filled with

defiance, which slowly gives way to fear as a giant black torture robot

enters, followed by Darth Vader.

VADER:

And, now Your Highness, we will

discuss the location of your

hidden Rebel base.

The torture robot gives off a steady beeping sound as it approaches

Princess Leia and extends one of its mechanical arms bearing a large

hypodermic needle. The door slides shut and the long cell block

hallway appears peaceful. The muffled screams of the Rebel princess

are barely heard.

EXT. TATOOINE - WASTELAND

There is a large bonfire of Jawa bodies blazing in front of the

sandcrawler as Ben and the robots finish burning the dead. Luke drives

up in the speeder and Ben walks over to him.

BEN:

There's nothing you could have

done, Luke, had you been there.

You'd have been killed, too, and

the droids would now be in the

hands of the Empire.

LUKE:

I want to come with you to Alderaan.

There's nothing here for me now. I

want to learn the ways of the Force

and become a Jedi like my father.

EXT. TATOOINE - WASTELAND

The Landspeeder with Luke, Artoo, Threepio, and Ben in it zooms across

the desert. The speeder stops on a bluff overlooking the spaceport at

Mos Eisley. It is a haphazard array of low, gray, concrete structures

and semi-domes. A harsh gale blows across the stark canyon floor.

Luke adjusts his goggles and walks to the edge of the craggy bluff

where Ben is standing.

BEN:

Mos Eisley Spaceport. You will

never find a more wretched hive

of scum and villainy. We must be

cautious.

Ben looks over at Luke, who gives the old Jedi a determined smile.

EXT. TATOOINE - MOS EISLEY - STREET

The speeder is stopped on a crowded street by several combat-hardened

stormtroopers who look over the two robots. A Trooper questions Luke.

TROOPER:

How long have you had these droids?

LUKE:

About three or four seasons.

BEN:

They're for sale if you want them.

TROOPER:

Let me see your identification.

Luke becomes very nervous as he fumbles to find his ID while Ben speaks

to the Trooper in a very controlled voice.

BEN:

You don't need to see his

identification.

TROOPER:

We don't need to see his

identification.

BEN:

These are not the droids youÕre

looking for.

TROOPER:

These are not the droids we're

looking for.

BEN:

He can go about his business.

TROOPER:

You can go about your business.

BEN:

(to Luke)

Move along.

TROOPER:

Move along. Move along.

EXT. TATOOINE - MOS EISLEY - STREET

The speeder pulls up in front of a rundown blockhouse cantina on the

outskirts of the spaceport. Various strange forms of transport,

including several unusual beasts of burden, are parked outside the bar.

A Jawa runs up and begins to fondle the speeder.

THREEPIO:

I can't abide these Jawas.

Disgusting creatures.

As Luke gets out of the speeder he tries to shoo the Jawa away.

LUKE:

Go on, go on. I can't understand

how we got by those troopers. I

thought we were dead.

BEN:

The Force can have a strong

influence on the weak-minded. You

will find it a powerful ally.

LUKE:

Do you really think we're going

to find a pilot here that'll

take us to Alderaan?

BEN:

Well, most of the best freighter

pilots can be found here. Only

watch your step. This place can

be a little rough.

LUKE:

I'm ready for anything.

THREEPIO:

Come along, Artoo.

INT. TATOOINE - MOS EISLEY - CANTINA

The young adventurer and his two mechanical servants follow Ben Kenobi

into the smoke-filled cantina. The murky, moldy den is filled with a

startling array of weird and exotic alien creatures and monsters at the

long metallic bar. At first the sight is horrifying. One-eyed,

thousand-eyed, slimy, furry, scaly, tentacled, and clawed creatures

huddle over drinks. Ben moves to an empty spot at the bar near a group

of repulsive but human scum. A huge, rough-looking Bartender stops

Luke and the robots.

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