"Sorry, Jai," Ezra says, before knocking his friend off their shared platform. This gives Zare the chance to finish second. Tomorrow's assessment promises to be the hardest yet, and the reward will be a training session aboard an Imperial walker.

Once again in Imperial HQ, Ezra climbs into an overhead duct. He makes his way to Kallus' office and waits...

...for Zare's diversion. While Zare speaks with Kallus, claiming to have a delivery of Podracer parts, Ezra levitates the decoder into his possession.

On his way back to his quarters, Ezra overhears Commandant Aresko speaking to the Inquisitor. "I believe we've identified two cadets," Aresko says, "Morgan and Kell, that meet your special criteria, Inquisitor." The Inquisitor says he will come to Lothal, test them himself, and take them into custody.

Chopper meets Zeb and Sabine at the rendezvous point and delivers the decoder...but Ezra is nowhere to be seen. Chopper plays a message from the Padawan, who says he's staying to help save Jai from the Inquisitor. And, if they're not too busy, Ezra asks them to attack the Imperial Academy tomorrow at noon. He needs a diversion for his escape.

At night, Ezra and Zare tell Jai that the Inquisitor is coming for him. Jai resists at first, but finally agrees to go along with their plan: to win tomorrow's challenge and get inside an Imperial walker.

Now in possession of the decoder, the Ghost team knows the coordinates of the Imperial kyber shipment. Kanan takes the Phantom, and reaching out through the Force, determines that the crystal is in the convoy's middle ship.

Meanwhile, the three cadets work together to win the final assessment -- but fail! Oleg blasts Ezra, sending him back down into the Well, and takes the third spot in the Imperial walker. Ezra will have to improvise.

Kanan heads for the convoy. He engages TIEs, and draws fire his way...giving Hera, still piloting the Ghost, an opening.

At the Imperial Academy, Zare and Jai stall for time in the walker. Finally, a booming explosion can be seen nearby -- courtesy of one grumpy astromech -- and Jai takes the opportunity to stun the Imperial combat driver and Oleg.

Zare takes control of the walker. As a result of the explosion, the base is on high alert; with the blast doors closing, Zare blasts a nearby walker and advances, though Imperial Troop Transports open fire on the cadets.

In space, Hera makes her move. The ace pilot evades heavy fire, makes her way to the Imperial transport carrying the kyber crystal, and pummels it with the Ghost's heavy blasters -- destroying the Empire's craft and cargo in a huge explosion.

The resulting green shockwave is enormous, swallowing starships as it expands. As it closes in on Hera, Kanan docks the Phantom back into the Ghost, and the ship escapes into hyperspace.

In the Imperial Academy, the blast doors continue to close. Ezra makes his way to the top of the AT-DP, hoping to get inside, but blasts from an Imperial Troop Transport send the walker crashing down. It lands in the door frame, keeping the entrance open, and Ezra tumbles safely to the ground. Zeb and Sabine clear the area of stormtroopers, giving the cadets time to get away.

But Zare changes his mind -- staying at the academy is the only way he'll find his sister. He grabs a blaster and fires at the escaping rebels, intentionally missing, as Aresko and Grint run to his side.

The Inquisitor is not happy. "This is a black mark, Commandant," he says, recognizing Ezra from their encounter on Stygeon Prime. Informed of Zare's heroic actions, he tells the cadet that he wants to know everything about his "former friends."

In the Lothal plains, the Ghost crew regroups. Hera tells Jai they'll take him to his mother, and help them hide from the Empire. Ezra and Kanan take a moment to reconnect; while Ezra is used to being on his own, he's happy to be back with his team.