As the battle begins, Luke hears the voice of Ben urging him to use the Force.  When he reaches out, the battle tide turns in their favor.  Wedge tells Luke they can only hold out for so long and they decide they’re distraction has done its job.  One of the R2 units begins to malfunction as they try to escape.  It forces the x-wing to start firing at Luke’s ship!  Luke is able to disable the ship and Wedge tows it away as they escape. 

Elsewhere Lando and Leia find Fett’s ship, but Dash takes off saying his job is finished and he doesn’t want to get into any more trouble than he has to.  They look on as the Imperials continue to attack and Fett flees before they reach him.

Back at their base, they inspect the faulty R2 unit and R2D2 tells them it was programmed to fire at Luke.  Dash returns to base without Lando and Leia, who eventually make it back on their own.  When they return to the faulty droid they find it has been completely destroyed.  The crew chief takes a shot at Luke with a blaster, but he’s able to avoid it before Wedge shoots and kills her.

After a slicing by Lando, they learn that a large sum on money was transferred from an unknown account into the chief’s.  It seems Darth Vader may be behind the attack.

Leia is able to convince Luke to return to Tatooine, and without Luke’s knowledge she pays Dash to follow him to ensure he doesn’t get into any more trouble.  She goes to Lando and wonders if he can get in touch with Black Sun to further investigate the source of the attack on Luke.  Lando is not pleased that she would want such an arrangement, but agrees to help her set up a meeting.

Xizor meets with Vader and gives him false information on a secret Rebel base.  The outpost is actually one of Xizor’s competitors, but he knows that Vader will destroy it regardless of what he finds.  Either way, the outcome works favorably for him in the eyes of the Emperor.  The Emperor commands Vader to take the fleet and personally oversee the operation.  Vader is not pleased, and plans to return as quickly as possible as he suspects Xizor is up to something.

As Leia and Lando make contact with Greedo’s uncle who agrees to help him, Luke is eager to test out his new lightsaber when a dozen swoop riders drop in to attack this hideout.  After a trip through Beggar’s Canyon, the swoops break off when Dash shows up who tells him they were sent by Jabba.  It looks like someone else wants him dead.

Vader contacts the Emperor to tell him the supposed Rebel base was destroyed.  The Emperor reveals that Xizor is with him and commands Vader to thank him for the information. Vader is furious, but controls his emotions during the conversation. 

Xizor contacts Guri and tells her to retrieve a secret file from his office and pass it along to a Bothan spy to give to the Rebels.  Guri isn’t sure it’s a wise move, but he wants to be sure that just in case the Empire does lose the war, Black Sun will be looked upon favorably by the winners.  Guri brings Leia’s visit to a Black Sun casino to his attention, and he sends her there hoping a meeting between the two will bring him closer to Luke.

While recovering from the fight, Dash and Luke receive a message from the Bothan spy, Koth Melan, who tells them they have five days to meet him to retrieve information that will be vital to the Rebel Alliance.  In Leia’s absence, they decide to take up the mission.

After several attempts, they contact the spy who tells them that special computer containing sensitive information on the Empire will be transported very soon to Bothawui.  It is being smuggled on a fertilizer ship, and although he has a team to help secure it, they need a leader with experience.  Luke jumps on the chance and convinces Dash there may be some money in it for him if he comes along.

Luke and the others approach the freighter.  When they demand it stop, it reveals that that it is heavily armored and has weapons.  Eventually Luke disables the engines and they are allowed to board. 

After spending productive time in the casino, Leia tells Lando the Black Sun operative will meet them.  Lando plans to hide out in the closet and Chewie will be guarding the door for Threepio and Leia during the meet.