Andor

If it's a war,

and you keep saying it is,

it's not up to us what we save,

what we lose...

But if I'm giving up everything,

I want to win.

I thought you were a local boy.

My father's Chandrilan. I was born in Naboo.

My mother's Ghorman.

Oh...

Bounced around until she passed away, and then Mon stepped in.

Ghorman needs this legislation more than anyone.

I am constantly begging my people to stay calm

and do nothing that might make things worse.

They're finally wanting to do something

and you tell them to be careful.

You're thinking small. You're thinking like a thief.

I'm thinking like a soldier.

Think like a leader.

Tell me what you saw.

I sense the weight of things, things I can't see.

He's a messenger.

I'm meeting with Tay next week.

I'll warn him off. I'll find what it takes.

- I'll get a number. - You know the number.

We'd be vulnerable forever. You need to be protected.

I'm not sure what you're saying.

How nice for you.

Luthen wants to know if you're ready to work.

What does he need me for?

ISB Supervisor, Dedra Meero.

She's there in Ghorman, waiting to be killed.

- What's all this? - It's a personal trip.

That is unacceptable, and you know it.

All set.

They're on the verge of promoting him,

and then he goes and does something like this morning.

He'll be there when you need him.

Think about a planet like Ghorman in rebellion.

A planet of wealth and status.

And if it goes up in flames?

It will burn... very brightly.

Open fire!

This is Palmo One.

We are under siege. We're being slaughtered.

The Imperial murder of Ghorman has begun.

As I say these words,

hundreds of murdered Ghorman lay dead in Palmo Plaza.

Thousands more on the streets.

More every minute.

We're being destroyed!

Who are you?

If you can... If you can hear me...

If you believe in truth, if you have any faith left in truth,

please, please mark this message and pass it forward.

Help us!

Is there no one who can help us?

Is there no one?

I am a Senator! With the full rights and protections...

What's going on?

- Ambassador Oran... - He's being arrested.

- Stand back and get your arms off! - What?

- Stormtroopers! - In the Senate!

No warrant! No charges!

This is the Senate Chamber, I have every right to be here.

Will no one help me? Ghorman is being slaughtered!

It's my people today and yours tomorrow!

Remember this day! Remember Ghorman!

This will be you soon enough.

Remember this day!

Have you seen the numbers? The Ghorman dead?

It's beyond belief.

Don't put on the Imperial News.

- I've seen it. It's insane. - The winner writes the story.

Well, they haven't won yet.

I need to make a speech tomorrow.

They'll never let you take the floor.

Well, I've seen you work miracles before.

Has to be done, Bail. I can't take it anymore.

And yes, I know there's no telling what the Emperor's...

capable of at this...

at this point, anything is possible.

But they've gone too far and we all know it.

We need to speak out. We need to stand up, and speak the truth,

and then we need to leave. Both of us.

We need an exit plan, and we need to make it now while we still have the time.

We have a plan. That's not the issue.

Then what is it?

I'm not going anywhere.

- Are you telling me to be silent? - It's not like that.

Senator.

We talked about this. What might happen. If this isn't the limit,

- then what is? - It's not so easy.

Compared to what? Nothing we will ever do will be as hard as hiding all these years.

Mon.

It's not that... at all.

It's me.

I have to stay. We have to buy time.

We're not ready. Yavin isn't ready.

We need to stall.

But you're right, something needs to be said.

And Yavin needs your leadership. I just can't go with you.

Not yet.

You'd be a hostage.

Let's hope not.

Work on the speech, and be very careful.

Senator Ton found a listening device in her office.

And tell no one.

Be ready to leave the moment you're done.

And be very careful.

They're calling an early session at the Senate.

If she speaks, we need to be ready...

so we're keeping you a journalist.

It's perfect.

Ronnie Googe, Mid-Rim Network.

You're coming straight from the Ghorman Massacre

to cover the political fallout.

There's a Senate catering entrance we like.

These credentials will work inside, but they scan for weapons at the entrance.

You'll wanna hang on to this one.

It's a Surface Pass, it's good all season.

I won't be needing it.

I'm not coming back.

I'm done after this.

Are you?

What does that mean?

Done?

Done with what? With us? With all of it?

He'll know what it means.

So, it's a private thing, something I wouldn't understand.

- I didn't say that. - Can I guess?

You're tired. It's too much. It's too hard.

You were a witness to the Ghorman Massacre,

one would think there'd be no stopping you.

The Senator you'll be saving is about to risk everything

putting a voice to the atrocity you just survived.

Tell her you're "done."

When have I not come through?

I need to start making my own decisions.

I thought that's what we were fighting for.

Clean yourself up.

I'll find you some clothes.

I need to keep looking.

We have to be sure.

I need to practice the speech.

Not here. Not yet.

Get some air. Go to the plaza.

It's not on our end.

So it just went dead?

The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil.

When truth leaves us...

when it is ripped from our hands,

vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest...

How did you know I would be here?

Erskin Semaj works for me.

He wanted to tell you himself, but here we are.

All this time?

He's protected you in ways you'll never know.

Well, isn't that wonderfully cryptic?

Who else am I trusting that I shouldn't?

Everyone?

Well, let me guess. In the end, it's only you I can trust. Is that it?

Tonight, that's true.

Is it?

Bail Organa's team is corrupted.

Which team is that?

The one that's taking you to Yavin after your speech.

I don't know everything, Mon, but I know what I owe you.

You don't care about me.

You're just terrified what'll happen if I get arrested.

You need to think clearly.

Be careful what you ask for.

You can't leave with Bail's people.

And you can't tell anyone what I've just told you.

Do you remember Tay Kolma?

The banker? My childhood friend?

Another false savior.

I often think of Tay Kolma.

How quickly you decided he was a risk. How quickly all that happened.

If you go with Bail's plan, you'll be in a cell before sunset.

It makes me quite a risk, doesn't it?

Right now, I'm more afraid of you than anything.

We've all been bent by secrecy, haven't we?

And I'm sorry about Erskin,

but what I'm telling you about Bail is true.

Don't you dare!

What I'm telling you cannot be shared.

I'm sending someone I trust, someone I know I can trust.

You'll ask if he's alone.

He will say, "I have friends everywhere."

"I have friends everywhere."

Those words.

Supervisor Grandi isn't in yet. I'm still on call.

Is it something that can wait?

Senator Mothma, we have a field agent with her.

Yes, I know. Her driver.

He's been calling in.

Apparently, she's not left the Senate tonight.

Is that unusual?

He seems to think so.