Obi-Wan Kenobi:
Captain Typho has more than enough men downstairs. No assassin will try that way. Any activity up here?
Anakin Skywalker:
Quiet as a tomb. I don't like just waiting here for something to happen to her.
[Obi-Wan checks a palm-sized view scanner he has pulled out of his utility belt. It views R2D2, over by the door, but no sign of Padme's bed]
Obi-Wan Kenobi:
What's going on?
Anakin Skywalker:
[shrugs]
She covered the cameras. I don't think she liked me watching her.
Obi-Wan Kenobi:
What is she thinking?
Anakin Skywalker:
She programmed R2 to warn us if there's an intruder.
Obi-Wan Kenobi:
It's not an intruder I'm worried about. There are many other ways to kill a Senator.
Anakin Skywalker:
I know, but we also want to catch this assassin. Don't we, Master?
Obi-Wan Kenobi:
You're using her as bait?
Anakin Skywalker:
It was her idea... Don't worry, no harm will come to her. I can sense everything going on in that room. Trust me.
Obi-Wan Kenobi:
It's too risky... besides, your senses aren't that attuned, young apprentice.
Anakin Skywalker:
And yours are?
Obi-Wan Kenobi:
Possibly.
[Cuts to a shot of Zam Wesell loading a probe droid and dispatching it. When it cuts back, Anakin and Obi-Wan have moved their conversation to the balcony]
Obi-Wan Kenobi:
You look tired.
Anakin Skywalker:
I don't sleep well anymore.
Obi-Wan Kenobi:
Because of your mother?
Anakin Skywalker:
I don't know why I keep dreaming about her now. I haven't seen her since I was little.
Obi-Wan Kenobi:
Dreams pass in time.
Anakin Skywalker:
I'd rather dream of Padmé. Just being around her again is... intoxicating.
Obi-Wan Kenobi:
Be mindful of your thoughts, Anakin, they betray you. You've made a commitment to the Jedi Order... a commitment not easily broken... and don't forget she's a politician. They're not to be trusted.
[the probe droid cuts a hole into Padme's window. R2 awakens, but when he sees no alarm, he shuts off]
Anakin Skywalker:
She's not like the others in the Senate, Master.
Obi-Wan Kenobi:
It's been my experience that Senators are only focused on pleasing those who fund their campaigns... and they are more than willing to forget the niceties of democracy to get those funds.
Anakin Skywalker:
Not another lecture, Master. Not on the economics of politics...
[They return to the main room]
Anakin Skywalker:
... and besides, you're generalizing. The Chancellor doesn't appear to be corrupt.
Obi-Wan Kenobi:
Palpatine's a politician. I've observed that he is very clever at following the passions and prejudices of the Senators.
[R2 sounds an alarm as the poisonous Kohuns get within inches of Padme's face]
Anakin Skywalker:
I think he is a good man. My instincts are very positive about...
[He stops]
Obi-Wan Kenobi:
I sense it, too.
[They move and quickly kill the Kohuns]
