The future leaders at the Royal
Academy of government must learn
The evils of corruption.
Yoda feels that only a young
Padawan like you can get through to them.
My lady, if I may, what do
The jedi know of our ways?
Do we really want them meddling
With our children's education?
Surely there is nothing to
Fear from exposing them to new
Ideas, prime minister.
Duchess Satine.
Prime minister almec.
Master Skywalker, so good to
See you again.
This is your padawan, I assume.
Yes, my lady.
May I present Ahsoka Tano?
Duchess. Prime minister.
I am grateful that the jedi
Council could spare the two of
You to help instruct our leaders
And peacekeepers of tomorrow.
Please thank master yoda for me.
Our limited resources, I must
Return to battle immediately.
So you will not be staying,
Master Skywalker?
No, but I assure you, padawan
Tano is a highly capable jedi
And has the full confidence of the council.
Very well.
Cadet Korkie, amis, lagos.
These are some of the cadets
That you will be instructing,
Padawan Tano.
That's a fine weapon.
May I see it?
I'm afraid not.
Because of master Kenobi's
Recent visit and the trouble
That followed, no offworlders
May carry weapons on Mandalore.
Master Obi-Wan caused Trouble?
That's a first.
Just give me the lightsaber.
Thank you for respecting our
Ways, master jedi.
Excuse the interruption, sir,
But it is time to depart.
General Fisto is expecting us.
If you'll excuse me.
Corruption is what happens
When someone in power puts their
Interests of the people they
Represent.
So it's a result of greed?
Yes.
A leader sacrifices moral
Integrity for the sake of money or power.
Entire star systems have
Collapsed into chaos or
Revolution because their greedy
Politicians got caught up in a
Cycle of bribery and blackmail
While their people suffered.
Does that mean most
Government officials are corrupt?
Well... No, but the point is
That temptation is always there,
And citizens must be vigilant
So corruption can't take root.
The deadliest enemies of a
Society dwell within its
Borders, and from these internal
Threats, the people need to be protected.
But if you don't trust your
Leaders, isn't that treason?
It's every citizen's duty to
Challenge their leaders, to keep
Them honest, and hold them
Accountable if they're not.
How do you do that?
By exposing corrupt officials
For what they are.
Lasting change can only come from within.
Be sure your assignments are
Prepared for tomorrow.
The school's out of rations again.
I guess there'll be no
Late-night snacks tonight.
Listen, we've had a food
Shortage since the war began.
Transport ships keep coming in,
But there's strict rationing.
Something is wrong on Mandalore.
But these problems are bigger than us.
Just let the authorities handle it.
We have to do something about
It, like Ahsoka said.
Let's go down to the warehouse
District and see if there really
Is a food shortage.
Beats sitting around here
Listening to my stomach growl.
These doors are heavily
Secured by the government.
It won't be secure for long.
Looks like the academy taught us well.
Come on. Up and over.
I have a bad feeling about this.
What are you doing?
Quiet.
It sounds like someone else is
Let's get out of here.
No, come on.
Dangerous.
The risk involved makes the price up.
You must be more cautious.
Coming here could raise suspicion.
It's a little late for a
Meeting, isn't it?
Let's get a closer look.
Are you crazy?
It wasn't my idea.
Soniee, quick, use your holocam.
Those look like mandalorian
Police, but they're unmarked.
Who's that?
Who are those guys?
What are offworlders doing on a
Secure port?
I don't like this.
I'm getting out of here.
Crash!
Hurry. This way.
Hey, no!
What are we going to do?
This is bigger than we thought.
We're going to need help.
We should speak to my aunt Satine.
Aunt Satine, may we speak with you?
Of course, Korkie.
Come in.
We did some investigating.
There's no food shortage.
We found stores of food at the
Government port.
How would you know this?
That doesn't matter right now.
I beg to differ.
We made a recording of a
Secret meeting between what we
Know was a government official
And a black marketeer.
That's why everything costs
So much and so many people are
Starving.
We need your help to find the
One responsible.
This is a serious matter, I
Agree, but the source of this
Evil may be more than you cadets
Can handle.
People can be very deceiving.
You don't want to get yourselves
Into trouble.
But, auntie, don't you see?
You can't ignore this.
I won't. Trust me.
But for your own safety, you
Must let me take care of it.
Now run along, all of you.
Concentrate on your studies.
There will be a time to save the
World when you're a bit older.
She refused to help us
Because she doesn't think we can
Handle it.
She just thinks we're a bunch
Of stupid kids.
She acted like nothing was wrong.
We need to find someone else
Who believes us.
Like who?
Mandalore has two people in charge.
Since my aunt won't help, we'll
Have to go to the prime minister.
What makes you think he'll listen?
I've known him my whole life.
He's always told me to me to
Him if I'm ever in trouble,
And I'd say we're all in big trouble.
allegations, my intrepid young cadets.
You think duchess Satine knows
Who the conspirator is?
She said she was going to handle it.
Meet me in the Palace Plaza tonight.
Bring the recording you took of
The black market deal and all
The cadets who know about it.
Korkie, you seem distracted
Today.
What's going on?
We did what you said.
We found evidence of corruption.
What do you mean?
Well, we were hungry, so we
Decided to go look for food.
Food?
Yeah, down at the government
Warehouse.
Someone just let you in to
Inspect the warehouse?
No, we broke in.
Oh, great!
So you committed a crime.
It sounds bad, I know, but
Then we saw a meeting and
Offworlders...
And they chased us.
Maybe they chased you because
You broke into a government
Warehouse.
No, it was a black market
Deal.
I know it.
My aunt Satine told us to stay
Out of it, but we must do
Something.
Do you have proof?
We made a holo-recording.
The prime minister is meeting us tonight to...
Are you sure that's a good idea?
But I thought you said it was
The duty of every citizen to
Expose corrupt officials.
I'm only saying that you
Should take this slowly.
Examine all of the facts and all
Of the people involved before you act.
You sound more like my aunt
Than a jedi knight.
You Korkie?
Prime minister, is that you?
Secret service.
You're all under arrest for
Treason, corruption, and conspiracy.
You will come with us.
These are the same guards we
Saw last night.
We've done nothing wrong.
Looks like the prime minister
Set you up.
That's treason.
He's the leader of our system.
He couldn't possibly be a traitor.
We need proof.
We have the recording.
That's no good.
You can't see who it is.
Wait. Stop right there.
Information retrieval.
I need you to I.D. a hologram.
That's him!
You're right.
That is the prime minister.
We have to take this to my
Aunt and warn her.
They know I talked to her.
We're too late.
He's dead.
Korkie, wait.
The intruders may still be inside.
They took her.
This is all my fault.
Who knows what they've done to her.
Now what?
How are we supposed to find her?
Who can we trust?
I need all of you to calm
Down and focus.
We know the prime minister is
Behind this.
After my aunt, he's the most
Powerful person on Mandalore.
So let's go talk to him.
Master jedi, this is an
Unexpected pleasure.
What can I do for you?
Actually, prime minister,
It's what I can do for you.
I believe some of my students
Are involved in a conspiracy
Against you.
Intriguing.
You can't do this!
We trusted you, master Tano.
Thank you for bringing the
Traitors to justice, master jedi.
They mentioned that duchess
Satine was their leader.
We should arrest her too.
Do not worry.
We already have her in custody.
Really?
Where?
That is none of your concern.
Now, I must prepare a public
Statement about the duchess and
Her crimes.
Officer, I need to
Interrogate the prisoners
Immediately.
Careful.
We're being watched.
Did he buy it?
Have you found my aunt?
Not exactly, but I know they
Have her in custody.
Where?
The prime minister wouldn't
Tell me.
I knew this plan wouldn't work.
Have a little faith.
I'll find her.
We'll just modify the plan a bit.
How are you going to do that?
Don't worry.
You'll know when to act when I
Give the signal.
What's the signal?
You'll know it when you see it.
You will take me to duchess Satine.
I will take you to duchess
Satine.
What are you doing?
I must interrogate the duchess.
You must interrogate the duchess.
I'm getting you out of here.
Ahsoka, it's a trap.
I see you found the duchess, youngling.
You may stop your playacting
Now, sergeant.
Prime minister, sir!
Using a jedi mind trick was a
Very poor decision.
My guards have been trained to
Resist such archaic magic.
And now you have revealed
Yourself as a conspirator.
Set for stun.
You little fool.
Where is she?
Stick to Ahsoka's plan.
But how dwe do that?
It's falling apart.
Ahsoka wants us to wait for a
Signal, and that's what we're
Going to do.
Sigit.
Sign the confession and admit to
Your treasonous ways.
There is only one traitor to
Mandalore here, prime minister,
And that's you.
You control the black market.
You have betrayed the public
Trust and used your office to
Accumulate wealth and power.
It's shameful.
Your idealism is inspiring, my
Dear, but hopelessly naive.
I established the black market
For the people.
That's absurd.
The war is disrupting trade
Across the galaxy.
The profits from the black
Market are being used to
Purchase humanitarian supplies for Mandalore.
Think of it as a new tax in the
Interest of national security.
It's a tax for your benefit,
Prime minister.
Where are these humanitarian
Supplies you speak of?
Sergeant, put the shock
Collar on her.
My patience has worn thin,
Duchess.
Maybe this will convince you.
I would rather die than sign
Your confession.
That can be arranged.
You're wasting your time.
Bring me those traitorous
Cadets.
No, you can't.
They're just children.
All right, let's move.
I'm afraid your nephew will
Have to suffer needlessly.
Put the shock collar on cadet Korkie.
Go!
Got ya.
Send for my personal guards.
You must know by now that I
Didn't bring you here just to teach.
I knew something was amiss, but
I had no one to trust.
I thought if I brought a jedi,
Especially a friend of senator
Amidala's, we could solve this
Mystery together.
I never doubted you, duchess.
Neither did we.
It was an honor to serve with a jedi knight.
It was my privilege to be your teacher.
I hope this assignment wasn't
Too boring for you.
Ah, it had its moments.
Huh, like the one where you
Convinced untrained children to
Help you overthrow a corrupt
Government?
That was a highlight.
It sounds pretty risky.
You're lucky you didn't get hurt.
Nothing you wouldn't have done.
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