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As the war between the Republic and the Separatists intensifies, many are driven from their home planets, and it is up to Senator Amidala to secure aid for them. All eyes turn to the Banking Clan and the planet Scipio. In an effort to remain independent from the Republic and the Separatists, all operations are divided and money transactions are performed in a neutral zone surrounding the Main Vault. For operations to continue there must be NO WAR on Scipio. However, worry about the stability of the Banking Clan is brewing within the Republic as the wellspring of money may be in jeopardy....

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    • As the war between the Republic and the Separatists intensifies, many are driven from their home planets, and it is up to Senator Amidala to secure aid for them. All eyes turn to the Banking Clan and the planet Scipio. In an effort to remain independent from the Republic and the Separatists, all operations are divided and money transactions are performed in a neutral zone surrounding the Main Vault. For operations to continue there must be NO WAR on Scipio. However, worry about the stability of the Banking Clan is brewing within the Republic as the wellspring of money may be in jeopardy....
    • The Republic diplomatic vessel Valorous soars past the snowcapped mountain peaks of Scipio and zeroes in towards the ice-bound fortress containing the Main Vault of the Banking Clan. The ship settles on a landing pad, and Padmé Amidala, her handmaiden Teckla Minnau, and Banking Clan delegate Nix Card emerge.
    • They are welcomed by a Banking Clan leader, Mak Plain. Spying this arrival from a nearby rooftop through electrobinoculars is the bounty hunter Embo. Embo activates a small seeker droid and dispatches it to spy on the transaction.
    • Padmé, Teckla, Plain, and Card leave their guards behind as they enter through the massive armored gates of the Vault. Within a rotunda hall, Padmé looks up the huge, holographically projected faces of the Core Five, the leadership of the Banking Clan. Padmé explains to Clu Lesser, spokesman of the Five, that she has been sent by the Supreme Chancellor to secure a loan.
    • Lesser is surprised that Padmé would have traveled this far, and calls for a special clan representative to deal with this matter. A door opens, and out steps Padmé's old flame, Rush Clovis. Padmé objects to Rush's presence. She calls Clovis as a known Separatist, insists he be removed from negotiations, and then storms off.
    • That night, a shadowy figure climbs through the balcony of the guest quarters where Padmé and Teckla stay. Padmé draws a concealed blaster pistol and points it at the intruder: it is Rush Clovis. The two Senators step out onto the balcony, where they can be spied upon by Embo. Clovis asks for Padmé's help to pressure the Core Five to gain access to the Vault.
    • Shots ring out from the night, narrowly missing Rush and Padmé. Unbeknownst to them, it is Embo who peppers the balcony with blaster-fire, but conspicuously misses. Rush tackles Padmé to push her away from the line of fire. When the attack ends, Rush points out that his life is in danger as proof of his claims and trustworthiness. Rush leaps off the balcony onto an awaiting hover sledge and disappears into the night.
    • Muun security agents depart from Padmé's balcony, satisfied that the Senator is safe. Padmé is in holographic communication with Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. He is greatly intrigued by what Clovis has revealed, and he fears that the security of the Republic may be at stake. Palpatine advises that Padmé trust her old friend and help Clovis, in the interests of finding out the truth.
    • The next day, before the Core Five, Padmé accepts Clovis as the Banking Clan's special representative. But she makes this contingent on being allowed into the vaults to supervise the transaction process. This horrifies the Core Five -- no outsider is ever allowed into the vaults. Clovis backs Padmé's request, citing the need for transparency following the mysterious attempt on the Senator's life the night before. The Core Five caucus and agree to the request. The vaults will be opened the next morning.
    • The next morning, outside the Vault structure, Teckla walks towards a massive power grid that feeds the Vault systems. The terminals crackle with electrical power. She slips the thermo charge onto the structure, but halts in her tracks as she spots a targeting laser-light that appears on her body. Teckla worriedly scans her surroundings, trying to find her attacker, but does not see Embo at all, who fires a single shot that kills her. Teckla's explosive detonates, overloading the grid, plunging the Vault into darkness.
    • As the Core Five Muuns panic, Padmé darts into the darkness. Emergency power keeps the mainframe running, but there is not enough power to disengage the lock-down protocols. Padmé plugs the data transfer device Clovis gave her into the mainframe, extracting the hidden files.
    • Back at her quarters, Padmé and Clovis compare notes. The data she has recovered prove that the vaults are empty. Just then, Nix Card and several Muun guards enter, declaring that Amidala is under arrest for espionage. Clovis' cry of protest falls on deaf ears as guards march Padmé away.
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