The only tangible clue
Obi-Wan Kenobi had regarding the identity of the villains behind Senator
Padmé Amidala's assassination attempts was a small, fork-shaped dart used to deliver a deadly toxin. Kenobi took the evidence to the analysis laboratories in the
Jedi Temple, where it was carefully examined by droids to no avail. According to the
SP-4 and
JN-66 droids, the dart's markings did not correspond with those of any known culture. The forensic droids concluded that the dart most likely was self-crafted by a lone warrior.
Dissatisfied with these findings, Obi-Wan ventured to the dilapidated Coco Town area of Coruscant, and conferred with his old friend Dexter Jettster. The grizzled local proprietor was an expert in a wide variety of subjects, and was easily able to identify the projectile. The cuts on the side of the dart led Dexter to recognize it as a Kamino saberdart, a rare artifact he had not seen since his prospecting days on Subterrel.
Armed with this information, Kenobi was able to locate the stormy world of Kamino, as well as the dart's owner, a bounty hunter named Jango Fett. The discoveries on Kamino were continuing links in a mysterious chain of events that would eventually doom the Galactic Republic.