A restless Boba Fett checks on the bound and gagged Republic hostages aboard the Slave I. He loosens the gag on Admiral Kilian and offers the older officer a drink of water. Kilian tries to appeal to Fett's sense of decency, which agitates the boy. Aurra Sing barges in and begins beating the prisoners.

Meanwhile, in the Jedi Temple medical bay, Anakin and Mace share a recovery room. Skywalker suggests that Mace be proactive in tracking down Boba Fett, but Windu has no inclination to make a priority out of a personal vendetta.

Plo Koon and Ahsoka Tano enter with news that they have received a transmission from the bounty hunters. Master Plo plays the hologram of Boba and Aurra, armed, standing over the trio of Republic hostages. Boba calls out Mace specifically, ordering him to face him. Aurra orders Boba to kill one of the hostages, but the boy hesitates. Aurra has no delay. She shoots Commander Ponds, killing him.

Mace shows a renewed determination, but Plo Koon rightly says that Windu is too injured to travel. The masked Jedi Master will take up this assignment, with Ahsoka Tano by his side.

Aboard Slave I, Aurra scolds Boba for not carrying through on her orders. The bounty hunters eject Ponds' lifeless body into the void of space before setting course for Florrum. Castas has had enough of this caper, and wants out. Disgusted by the spineless Klatooinian, Sing agrees to drop Castas off at their next destination.

On Coruscant, Master Plo identifies one of the hunters in the hologram as Aurra Sing, a former associate of Jango Fett, and is following leads to any of Jango's compatriots. This leads Ahsoka and Plo beneath the planet's cosmopolitan surface. They ride an airspeeder into an enormous ventilation shaft that leads into the heart of the Coruscant underworld.

Meanwhile, Slave I touches down on Florrum, and Aurra Sing gets reacquainted with Hondo Ohnaka, someone she shared a relationship with in the past. Hondo is pleased to see her, and greets Boba, telling the boy that he knew his father as an honorable man.

Hondo leads Boba, Aurra and Castas to a bar, where Castas parts company to make a long-distance call on a public holo-transceiver. The Klatooinian calls Fong Do, a Nautolan, and reports that his working arrangement with Aurra Sing has gone sour. Aurra overhears this conversation and shoots Castas dead before her former partner is able to sell her out. Fett witness this with great unease.

On Coruscant, Plo and Ahsoka inspect the fifth Coruscant tavern in the row. Plo Koon warns Ahsoka to be cautious and to remain subtle, keeping her ears open for any clues. Master Plo speaks with the multi-armed bartender, Tiggs Leo, while Ahsoka eavesdrops into the various booths.

Ahsoka overhears a Nautolan talking to a Weequay about a murdered comrade on Florrum. The Nautolan mentions Aurra Sing's name before spotting Ahsoka lurking.

The thugs try to pin the Padawan but she escapes their grasp. Fong Do pulls out a pair of knives while other thugs nearby brandish blaster pistols. The room is suddenly silenced as Plo Koon ignites his lightsaber blade and orders the thugs to stand down. As a distraction, Ahsoka reaches into her tunic and pulls out a handful of credits, throwing them into the crowd.

On Florrum, Aurra brings Hondo up to speed on her predicament with Boba's vendetta and the Republic hostages. Hondo offers no help, but also says he does not plan to hinder Aurra either -- he will remain neutral in this affair.

Plo Koon and Ahsoka land on Florrum. They are greeted by Hondo, who states plainly that Aurra Sing awaits them in the tavern. Hondo makes it clear he is not in on the deal.

Plo Koon enters the tavern, and finds Aurra seated alone at the table. Sing is disappointed that it is not Mace Windu. Boba emerges from the shadows and holds a gun to Plo Koon's head. Plo hardly seems worried.

Aurra contacts Bossk aboard Slave I, telling him to execute the hostages of she gives the word. Ahsoka springs from the shadows with her lightsaber ignited and shears off Aurra's cranial antenna. She holds Aurra at lightsaber-point. It's a stand-off.

Boba fires at Ahsoka, forcing her to deflect the blast. That frees Aurra to fire off a pair of rocket darts from her boot, but Plo Koon turns the table up, blocking the projectiles. Aurra stands and draws both her blasters, unleashing a barrage on Ahsoka. Plo knocks aside Boba, and Force-pushes the table between Ahsoka and Aurra. Master Plo cuts apart Aurra Sing's weapons and orders her to surrender.

Boba Fett throws a bomb into the fray, letting Sing escape. Sing runs away, and Boba tries to follow, but Plo Koon Force-pulls him back. To Fett's shock, Aurra keeps running, leaving him behind.

The bounty hunter jumps on a speeder bike, and Ahsoka does likewise, giving chase into the desert badlands. Aurra and Ahsoka twist and turn through the canyons of Florrum. Plo Koon transmits the coordinates of the hostages -- obtained from a defeated Boba Fett -- to Ahsoka.

Ahsoka breaks her chase, and speeds to Slave I, where she trains her bike's guns on Bossk, causing him to drop his guard of the prisoners. Ahsoka frees the hostages, who promptly hold Bossk at gunpoint.

Aurra Sing comes crashing into the scene and dashes aboard Slave I, powering up the ship for launch. Ahsoka jumps onto it as it lifts off, slicing off on the ship's stabilizers with her lightsaber. Aurra loses control of Slave I and crashes it into the canyon.

Some time later, Boba Fett and Bossk are marched into a Republic prison on Coruscant. Fett is unrepentant. The shackled boy sees Mace Windu, and says he will never forgive the Jedi.