"Dangerous Debt" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars - Season 7, Episode 7

Ahsoka, Trace, and Rafa find themselves in a Pyke prison following their failure to deliver the gangsters' spice. They debate who is to blame for their current situation, and when Ahsoka suggests that she might be a Jedi, Rafa scoffs and begins to tell a story.

Rafa recounts how a Jedi chase gone wrong resulted in the deaths of their parents, and the Force-wielders offered her and Trace little comfort. In the end, the sisters had to survive on their own with no help from anyone. The tale shocks and troubles Ahsoka, but she has little time to ponder as guards come and take Rafa away.

They bring Rafa to a dark room...where a torture droid awaits. She offers excuses but the mechanical menace does not seem to listen. Shortly thereafter, the Pykes return an unconscious Rafa to the cell and take Trace.

As the torture droid prepares to work on Trace, she suddenly passes out from fear...or so it would seem. The clever mechanic catches her captors off-guard, grabs a blaster, and makes a quick escape! Meanwhile, Ahsoka uses the Force to unlock her cell, and she and Rafa start looking for Trace.

Finally, Trace literally runs into her sister! The three now reunited, they head for the exit with the Pykes in pursuit. Once outside, they exchange fire with the gangsters, and Trace ends things with a bang.

But they're not clear yet. The group comes upon a bridge that suddenly begins to retract! Rafa makes it to the other side, as does Trace thanks to a Force-assist from Ahsoka. The former Padawan makes the biggest leap of all, leaving her friends confused as to how she did it. "I'm more athletic than I look," she says.

The trio moves through the Pyke complex and finally near the exit. They split up, and Ahsoka opens the gate while Trace and Rafa take down the guards.

Trace spots her ship and happily runs ahead of Ahsoka and Rafa, who again have a heated exchange, this time about whether Rafa should be involving her little sister in these jobs. They're stopped, however, by a beggar looking for credits. Rafa dismisses him quickly, and they walk on.

The beggar soon leads the Pykes straight to Ahsoka, Trace, and Rafa, and the gangsters open fire. The three jump onto a moving speeder, but a blast from the Pykes sends Trace and Rafa hurtling into the air and crashing into the ground.; Ahsoka, meanwhile, continues to flee.

From a rooftop, three Mandalorians watch the events below and one seems to recognize Ahsoka. "Let's keep track of her," she says. "She could be of use to us."

The Pykes surround Trace and Rafa, ready to execute the sisters. Ahsoka doubles back, driving a speeder right through the gangsters and rescuing the sisters. But they're soon cut off and captured again!

The Pykes place the three in a cell once more, and Rafa, guilt-ridden, apologizes for taking the job. "We live and learn, Rafa," Ahsoka says. "Yeah," adds Trace. "But for how much longer?"

The story of the Martez parents’ death during the prison escape of Ziro the Hutt references the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Hunt for Ziro" -- but from an unseen perspective.

The Pykes' torture droid is a similar model to 8D8, who was seen punishing other droids in Jabba’s palace in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.

Another droid in the same series as the Pykes' torture droid can actually be seen up close and personal by Star Wars fans: look for 8D-J8, turning the spit of cooked meat at Ronto Roasters, in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.

The Ithorian that Trace frees is based on original Kenner action figure design. Many other Kenner-inspired background aliens can be spotted throughout this arc.

"It's always fun to be a character that's evil. It's a nice switch up for me." - Dee Bradley Baker ("Fife")

"All of a sudden, she sees that there's two sides, and it's really hard on her. I mean, it's very emotional when she finds out what happened to Trace and Rafa's parents." - Ashley Eckstein ("Ahsoka Tano")

"We constantly see Ahsoka wondering, 'What do I do?' Because easily, she could use the Force and get them out of this cell block or fight the bad guys, but she doesn't want to. She also doesn't want to give away the fact that she used to be a Jedi." - Ashley Eckstein ("Ahsoka Tano")

"She's a hustler, but she does have a good heart." - Dave Filoni (Executive Producer & Supervising Director)

J0-N0 torture droid by Wayne Lo

Bo-Katan Kryze by Kilian Plunkett

Trandoshan skiff by Pat Presley

Pyke citizens by Darren Marshall

Pyke planet city by David Le Merrer

Pyke planet stronghold corridor by JP Balmet

Pyke Stronghold rear gates by Tara Rueping

Pyke Stronghold by Will Nichols

Pyke cell by Jason Boesch

Trace, Rafa, and Ahsoka escape from explosion by Jason Boesch

Ahsoka using the Force by Jason Boesch

Mandalorians by Jason Boesch