A few days later, a Jedi shuttle lands at the Vault platform, where it is met by Mak Plain. Anakin Skywalker and R2-D2 emerge. Padmé lies asleep in a jail cell, but awakens as Anakin enters. He chuckles at the predicament that Padmé has gotten herself into. Padmé is grateful to see Anakin, but saddened about word that Teckla is dead. Anakin contacts R2-D2 on the comlink, instructing the droid to keep the ship ready should they need it.

The hover sledge arrives at the chalet; it has been ransacked. Embo's probe droid spots them enter. Padmé looks through the overturned furniture, hoping to find Clovis or his data, but Anakin is content to leave Clovis to fend for himself. Clovis emerges from a lower level of the chalet, happy to see Padmé. She resists his embrace in Anakin's presence. When Anakin sees Clovis, he demands the banker hand over his files. As Anakin and Clovis bicker, Embo -- who is outside -- targets his bowcaster on Padmé.

Anakin senses the danger through the Force. He yells for Clovis and Padmé to seek cover as he ignites his lightsaber to deflect the incoming blasts. Anakin covers their escape as they rush to the hover sledge, avoiding Embo's blast.

The bounty hunter's pet anooba, Marruk, gives chase, but the sledge lifts off. Embo redirects his fire to the sledge's repusorlift engine. A hit sends the sledge tumbling into the mountainside where it begins to slide down. Embo gives chase by using his broad, disc-like hat as a makeshift snowboard, slaloming down the mountain.

The sledge slides into an ice gully and picks up speed. Anakin calls R2-D2 for help before concentrating on deflecting the incoming blasts. Embo fires at massive icicles looming overhead, causing them to cascade in a torrent of heavy ice. But with Padmé piloting, the sledge avoids the worst of the spills, and Anakin is able to Force-push Embo out of pursuit.

The sledge runs out of mountainside, and soars off the edge of a cliff, only to cross paths with the Jedi shuttle that R2-D2 has piloted to intercept in the nick of time. Anakin, Padmé and Clovis leap onto the shuttle's hull as the sledge tumbles into the ice far below. The shuttle takes off, departing Scipio.

Embo recovers from his fall. Faithful Marruk brings his hat to him. With a handheld communicator, Embo contacts Darth Sidious, his client. Sidious is pleased to hear of Embo's success, and assures the bounty hunter that he will deal with his quarry from now on.