(Vader walks away, an officer in step beside him.)
OFFICER: Holding her is dangerous.
A: Is there an echo in here?
OFFICER: If word gets out, it could generate sympathy for the Rebellion in the Senate.
A: Yeah, what he said.
V: (to officer) I have traced the Rebel spies to her. Now, she is my only link to finding their hidden base.
OFFICER: She'll die before telling you anything.
V: Leave that to me. Send a distress signal. Then inform the Senate that all aboard were killed.
V: Hey, they listened to Jar Jar that one time, didn't they?
A: Oh, yeah. Politicians can be pretty foolish, huh?
V: Yep.
A: I mean, one of them actually married you.
V: Yeah, that's- Hey!
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(Vader steps into a turbolift. It begins to rise.)
ANAKIN: Where are we going?
VADER: To the detention level to interrogate the princess.
A: You're not going to hurt her, are you?
V: I am, yes.
A: Why, man? She's a cutie!
V: So what?
A: Qui-Gon wouldn't approve.
V: Qui-Gon was weak.
A: He was awesome! He had that whole long-haired-hippy thing going on!
V: He was a fool. Remember how he kept taking his bong out behind the pod-racer when he thought nobody was watching?
A: He said it helped him get in tune with the Force!
V: Riiight. If I'd followed in his footsteps, I'd be living on a diet of "herbal" brownies and trying to smoke anything I could set on fire...
A: Well, we're just Mr. Bitter today, aren't we?
V: We're Mr. Bitter every day.
A: Yeah, I've noticed. And look what it's doing to your health!
V: Being thrown into a fiery pit of lava had more to do with that, I think.
A: Is that what happened? I'm still a little fuzzy on that.
V: It is. And stop it.
A: Stop what?
V: You're trying to distract me from interrogating the princess.
A: Is it working?
V: No.
A: Crap.
V: I'm going to question her, I'm going to get the information I seek, and I'm going to crush the Rebellion and restore order to the galaxy.
A: Well, it's all about you, isn't it?
V: Actually, yes. George said so.
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