Monchar, Lorn, and Maul converge on the Dewback Inn with Lihnn not far behind. Monchar tells Lorn he wants half a million credits.  It's a deal Lorn can't pass up, but one he can't afford.  I-Five suggests a bank fraud and Lorn agrees to the scam.  As they leave the Inn, Lihnn spots them and follows.

Lorn and I-Five know they will have just over two hours before the bank discovers the deception.

Maul easily finds Monchar's hiding space and kills him, however, he is unable to retrieve the holocron as Lihnn interrupts his search.  She opens fire on him and Maul jumps to safety as an explosion rocks the apartment.  Lorn arrives seconds later and finds the holocron.

Maul contacts Sidious and tells him he knows where to find Lorn and the holocron, but admits his initial attempts have ended in failure.

As he recounts the events to I-Five, he recalls that all the wounds were cauterized and since Jedi weren't known for executions, it was possibly a Sith.  He wants to ditch the holocron, but I-Five convinces him to sell it to a notable Hutt so they can escape with credits in their pockets.

Darsha is able to return safely to the Jedi Temple, but after giving her account to Bondara, the master says since she didn't actually see Oolff die they should return before information the Council.  Upon their return, however, they find only a blood stain where the body should have been.

Lorn arrives at Yanth the Hutt's office and after running a quick test agrees to the million credit price tag.  Back at Lorn's cubicle, Maul learns of the meeting with the Hutt and sets off to intercede.

As Lorn prepares to get his credits, Maul enters begins laying waste to anyone in his way including the Hutt.  Lorn and I-Five are able to escape, but Maul is still hot on their trail.  As he moves to pounce on them, Darsha and Bondara intervene and help them escape, albeit with a damaged vehicle.  Lorn is amused that he is being chased by a Sith and rescued by the Jedi he hates so much.  I-Five tells the Jedi the information about the impeding blockade of the planet Naboo.

Bondara orders Darsha to take the passengers back to the Temple and leaps from the sky car back to attack Maul.  Darsha disobeys however and returns to fight.  Before she makes it back, Bondara realizes he cannot defeat the Sith and creates a suicidal blast, but it fails to kill Maul but does knock him out cold.  Darsha's car feels the blast and they make their way into a stairwell that is also collapsing from the explosion.

Rune Haako informs Gunray that Monchar and their bounty hunter are both dead and they know soon enough they will have to explain their actions to Sidious.

Yoda, Mace windu, and Qui-Gon Jinn meet to discuss the mysterious disappearance of the padawan and her master.  Unsure of the circumstances, Qui-Gon suggests sending his padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi, in to investigate.

After being pulled from the blast by I-Five, Lorn and Darsha find themselves again in the dark underbelly where they come across as decrepit looking tunnel.  I-Five's locator points them towards the Jedi Temple.  Once inside, it doesn't take long for trouble to find them as they are covered by an electrically charged net that knocked them unconscious.

Maul awakens from the blast and knows that his prey has escaped.

As Lorn wakes up, he sees he is surrounded by Cthons, creatures that had spent so long underground they no longer needed, or had, eyes are known for their cannibalistic nature.