88. EXT. HYPERSPACE. The pirateship is just coming out of hyperspace; a strange surreal light show surrounds the ship. 89. INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT. HAN Stand by, Chewie, here we go. Cut in the sublight engines. Han pulls back on a control lever. Outside the cockpit window stars begin streaking past, seem to decrease in speed, then stop. Suddenly the starship begins to shudder and violently shake about. Asteroids begin to race toward them, battering the sides of the ship. HAN What the...? Aw, we've come out of hyperspace into a meteor shower. Some kind of asteroid collision. It's not on any of the charts. The Wookiee flips off several controls and seems very cool in the emergency. Luke makes his way into the bouncing cockpit. LUKE What's going on? HAN Our position is correct, except...no Alderaan! LUKE What do you mean? Where is it? HAN That's what I'm trying to tell you, kid. It ain't there. It's been totally blown away. LUKE What? How? Ben moves into the cockpit behind Luke as the ship begins to settle down. BEN Destroyed...by the Empire! HAN The entire starfleet couldn't destroy the whole planet. It'd take a thousand ships with more fire power than I've... A signal starts flashing on the control panel and a muffled alarm starts humming. HAN There's another ship coming in. LUKE Maybe they know what happened. BEN It's an Imperial fighter. Chewbacca barks his concern. A huge explosion bursts outside the cockpit window, shaking the ship violently. A tiny, finned Imperial TIE fighter races past the cockpit window. LUKE It followed us! BEN No. It's a short range fighter. HAN There aren't any bases around here. Where did it come from? 90. EXT. SPACE. The fighter races past the Corellian pirateship. 91. INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT. LUKE It sure is leaving in a big hurry. If they identify us, we're in big trouble. HAN Not if I can help it. Chewie...jam it's transmissions. BEN It'd be as well to let it go. It's too far out of range. HAN Not for long... 92. EXT. SPACE. The pirateship zooms over the camera and away into the vastness of space after the Imperial TIE fighter. 93. INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT. The tension mounts as the pirateship gains on the tiny fighter. In the distance, one of the stars becomes brighter until it is obvious that the TIE ship is heading for it. Ben stands behind Chewbacca. BEN A fighter that size couldn't get this deep into space on its own. LUKE It must have gotten lost, been part of a convoy or something. HAN Well, he ain't going to be around long enough to tell anyone about us. 94. EXT. SPACE. The TIE fighter is losing ground to the larger pirateship as they race toward camera and disappear over head. 95. INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT. The distant star can be distinguished as a small moon or planet. LUKE Look at him. He's headed for that small moon. HAN I think I can get him before he gets there...he's almost in range. The small moon begins to take on the appearance of a monstrous spherical battle station. BEN That's no moon! It's a space station. HAN It's too big to be a space station. LUKE I have a very bad feeling about this. HAN Yeah, I think your right. Full reverse! Chewie, lock in the auxiliary power. The pirateship shudders and the TIE fighter accelerates away toward the gargantuan battle station. LUKE Why are we still moving towards it? HAN We're caught in a tractor beam! It's pulling us in! LUKE But there's gotta be something you can do! HAN There's nothin' I can do about it, kid. I'm in full power. I'm going to have to shut down. But they're not going to get me without a fight! Ben Kenobi puts a hand on his shoulder. BEN You can't win. But there are alternatives to fighting. 96. INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - DEATH STAR. As the battered pirate starship is towed closer to the awesome metal moon, the immense size of the massive battle station becomes staggering. Running along the equator of the gigantic sphere is a mile-high band of huge docking ports into which the helpless pirateship is dragged. 97. EXT. DEATH STAR - HUGE PORT DOORS. The helpless Millennium Falcon is pulled past a docking port control room and huge laser turret cannons. VOICE OVER DEATH STAR INTERCOM Clear Bay twenty-three-seven. We are opening the magnetic field. 98. INT. DEATH STAR - DOCKING BAY 2037. The pirateship is pulled in through port doors of the Death Star, coming to rest in a huge hangar. Thirty stormtroopers stand at attention in a central assembly area. OFFICER To you stations! (to another officer) Come with me. 99. INT. DEATH STAR - HALLWAY. Stormtroopers run to their posts. 100. INT. DEATH STAR - HANGAR 2037. A line of stormtroopers march toward the pirateship in readiness to board it, while other troopers stand with weapons ready to fire. OFFICER Close all outboard shields! Close all outboard shields! 101. INT. DEATH STAR - CONFERENCE ROOM. Tarkin pushes a button and responds to the intercom buzz. TARKIN Yes. VOICE (over intercom) We've captured a freighter entering the remains of the Alderaan system. It's markings match those of a ship that blasted its way out of Mos Eisley. VADER They must be trying to return the stolen plans to the princess. She may yet be of some use to us. 102. INT. DEATH STAR - DOCKING BAY 2037. Vader and a commander approach the troops as an Officer and several heavily armed troops exit the spacecraft. VOICE (over intercom) Unlock one-five-seven and nine. Release charges. OFFICER (to Vader) There's no one on board, sir. According to the log, the crew abandoned ship right after take-off. It must be a decoy, sir. Several of the escape pods have been jettisoned. VADER Did you find any droids? OFFICER No, sir. If there were any on board, they must also have jettisoned. VADER Send a scanning crew on board. I want every part of this ship checked. OFFICER Yes, sir. VADER I sense something...a presence I haven't felt since... Vader turns quickly and exits the hangar. OFFICER Get me a scanning crew in here on the double. I want every part of this ship checked! 103. INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - HALLWAY. A Trooper runs through the hallway heading for the exit. In a few moments all is quiet. The muffled sounds of a distant officer giving orders finally fade. Two floor panels suddenly pop up revealing Han Solo and Luke. Ben Kenobi sticks his head out of a third locker. LUKE Boy, it's lucky you had these compartments. HAN I use them for smuggling. I never thought I'd be smuggling myself in them. This is ridiculous. Even if I could take off, I'd never get past the tractor beam. BEN Leave that to me! HAN Damn fool. I knew that you were going to say that! BEN Who's the more foolish...the fool or the fool who follows him? Han shakes his head, muttering to himself. Chewbacca agrees. 104. INT. DEATH STAR - MAIN FORWARD BAY. The crewmen carry a heavy box on board the ship, past the two stormtroopers guarding either side of the ramp. TROOPER The ship's all yours. If the scanners pick up anything, report it immediately. All right, let's go. The crewmen enter the pirateship and a loud crashing sound is followed by a voice calling to the guard below. HAN'S VOICE Hey down there, could you give us a hand with this? The stormtroopers enter the ship and a quick round of gunfire is heard. 105. INT. DEATH STAR - FORWARD BAY - COMMAND OFFICE. In a very small command office near the entrance to the pirateship, a Gantry Officer looks out his window and notices the guards are missing. He speaks into the comlink. GANTRY OFFICER TX-four-one-two. Why aren't you at your post? TX-four-one-two, do you copy? A stormtrooper comes down the ramp of the pirateship and waves to the gantry officer, pointing to his ear indicating his comlink is not working. The gantry officer shakes his head in disgust and heads for the door, giving his aide an annoyed look. GANTRY OFFICER Take over. We've got a bad transmitter. I'll see what I can do. As the officer approaches the door, it slides open revealing the towering Chewbacca. The gantry officer, in a momentary state of shock, stumbles backward. With a bone-chilling howl, the giant Wookiee flattens the officer with one blow. The aide immediately reaches for his pistol, but is blasted by Han, dressed as an Imperial stormtrooper. Ben and the robots enter the room quickly followed by Luke, also dressed as a stormtrooper. Luke quickly removes his helmet. LUKE You know, between his howling and your blasting everything in sight, it's a wonder the whole station doesn't know we're here. HAN Bring them on! I prefer a straight fight to all this sneaking around. THREEPIO We found the computer outlet, sir. Ben feeds some information into the computer and a map of the city appears on the monitor. He begins to inspect it carefully. Threepio and Artoo look over the control panel. Artoo finds something that makes him whistle wildly. BEN Plug in. He should be able to interpret the entire Imperial computer network. Artoo punches his claw arm into the computer socket and the vast Imperial brain network comes to life, feeding information to the little robot. After a few moments, he beeps something. THREEPIO He says he's found the main computer to power the tractor beam that's holding the ship here. He'll try to make the precise location appear on the monitor. The computer monitor flashes readouts. THREEPIO The tractor beam is coupled to the main reactor in seven locations. A power loss at one of the terminals will allow the ship to leave. Ben studies the data on the monitor readout. BEN I don't think you boys can help. I must go alone. HAN Whatever you say. I've done more that I bargained for on this trip already. LUKE I want to go with you. BEN Be patient, Luke. Stay and watch over the droids. LUKE But he can... BEN They must be delivered safely or other star systems will suffer the same fate as Alderaan. Your destiny lies along a different path than mine. The Force will be with you...always! Ben adjusts the lightsaber on his belt and silently steps out of the command office, then disappears down a long grey hallway. Chewbacca barks a comment and Han shakes his head in agreement. HAN Boy you said it, Chewie. Han looks at Luke. HAN Where did you dig up that old fossil? LUKE Ben is a great man. HAN Yeah, great at getting us into trouble. LUKE I didn't hear you give any ideas... HAN Well, anything would be better than just hanging around waiting for him to pick us up... LUKE Who do you think... Suddenly Artoo begins to whistle and beep a blue streak. Luke goes over to him. LUKE What is it? THREEPIO I'm afraid I'm not quite sure, sir. He says "I found her", and keeps repeating "She's here." LUKE Well, who...who has he found? Artoo whistles a frantic reply. THREEPIO Princess Leia. LUKE The princess? She's here? HAN Princess? What's going on? THREEPIO Level five. Detention block A A-twenty-three. I'm afraid she's scheduled to be terminated. LUKE Oh, no! We've got to do something. HAN What are you talking about? LUKE The droid belongs to her. She's the one in the message.. We've got to help her. HAN Now, look, don't get any funny ideas. The old man wants us to wait right here. LUKE But he didn't know she was here. Look, will you just find a way back into the detention block? HAN I'm not going anywhere. LUKE They're going to execute her. Look, a few minutes ago you said you didn't want to just wait here to be captured. Now all you want to do is stay. HAN Marching into the detention area is not what I had in mind. LUKE But they're going to kill her! HAN Better her than me... LUKE She's rich. Chewbacca growls. HAN Rich? LUKE Yes. Rich, powerful! Listen, if you were to rescue her, the reward would be... HAN What? LUKE Well more wealth that you can imagine. HAN I don't know, I can imagine quite a bit! LUKE You'll get it! HAN I better! LUKE You will... HAN All right, kid. But you'd better be right about this. Han looks at Chewie, who grunts a short grunt. LUKE All right. HAN What's your plan? LUKE Uh...Threepio, hand me those binders there will you? Luke moves toward Chewbacca with electronic cuffs. LUKE Okay. Now, I'm going to put these on you. Chewie lets out a hideous growl. LUKE Okay. Han, you put these on. Luke sheepishly hands the binders to Han. HAN Don't worry, Chewie. I think I know what he has in mind. The Wookiee has a worried and frightened look on his face as Han binds him with the electronic cuffs. THREEPIO Master Luke, sir! Pardon me for asking...but, ah...what should Artoo and I do if we're discovered here? LUKE Lock the door! HAN And hope they don't have blasters. THREEPIO That isn't very reassuring. Luke and Han put on their armored stormtrooper helmets and start off into the giant Imperial Death Star. 106. INT. DEATH STAR - DETENTION AREA - ELEVATOR TUBE. Han and Luke try to look inconspicuous in their armored suits as they wait for a vacuum elevator to arrive. Troops, bureaucrats, and robots bustle about, ignoring the trio completely. Only a few give the giant Wookiee a curious glance. Finally a small elevator arrives and the trio enters. LUKE I can't see a thing in this helmet. A bureaucrat races to get aboard also, but is signaled away by Han. The door to the pod-like vehicle slides closed and the elevator car takes off through a vacuum tube. 107. INT. DEATH STAR - MAIN HALLWAY. Several Imperial officers walk through the wide main passageway. They pass several stormtroopers and a robot similar to Threepio but with an insect face. At the far end of the hallway, a passing flash of Ben Kenobi appears, then disappears down a small hallway. His appearance is so fleeting that it is hard to tell if he is real or just an illusion. No one in the hallway seems to notice him. 108. INT. DEATH STAR - INTERIOR ELEVATOR - DETENTION SECURITY AREA. Luke and Han step forward to exit the elevator, but the door slides open behind them. The giant Wookiee and his two guards enter the old grey security station. Guards and laser gates are everywhere. Han whispers to Luke under his breath. HAN This is not going to work. LUKE Why didn't you say so before? HAN I did say so before! 109. INT. DETENTION AREA. Elevator doors open. A tall, grim-looking Officer approaches the trio. OFFICER Where are you taking this...thing? Chewie growls a bit at the remark but Han nudges him to shut up. LUKE Prisoner transfer from Block one-one-three-eight. OFFICER I wasn't notified. I'll have to clear it. The officer goes back to his console and begins to punch in the information. There are only three other troopers in the area. Luke and Han survey the situation, checking all of the alarms, laser gates, and camera eyes. Han unfastens one of Chewbacca's electronic cuffs and shrugs to Luke. Suddenly Chewbacca throws up his hands and lets out with one of his ear-piercing howls. He grabs Han's laser rifle. HAN Look out! He's loose! LUKE He's going to pull us all apart. HAN Go get him! The startled guards are momentarily dumbfounded. Luke and Han have already pulled out their laser pistols and are blasting away at the terrifying Wookiee. Their barrage of laserfire misses Chewbacca, but hits the camera eyes, laser gate controls, and the Imperial guards. The officer is the last of the guards to fall under the laserfire just as he is about to push the alarm system. Han rushes to the comlink system, which is screeching questions about what is going on. He quickly checks the computer readout. HAN We've got to find out which cell this princess of yours is in. Here it is...cell twenty-one-eight-seven. You go get her. I'll hold them here. Luke races down one of the cell corridors. Han speaks into the buzzing comlink. HAN (sounding official) Everything is under control. Situation normal. INTERCOM VOICE What happened? HAN (getting nervous) Uh...had a slight weapons malfunction. But, uh, everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you? INTERCOM VOICE We're sending a squad up. HAN Uh, uh, negative. We had a reactor leak here now. Give us a few minutes to lock it down. Large leak...very dangerous. INTERCOM VOICE Who is this? What's your operating number? Han blasts the comlink and it explodes. HAN Boring conversation anyway. (yelling down the hall) Luke! We're going to have company! 110. INT. DEATH STAR - CELL ROW. Luke stops in front of one of the cells and blasts the door away with a laser pistol. When the smoke clears, Luke sees the dazzling young princess-senator. She had been sleeping and is now looking at him with an uncomprehending look on her face. Luke is stunned by her incredible beauty and stands staring at her with his mouth hanging open. LEIA (finally) Aren't you a little short to be a stormtrooper? Luke takes off his helmet, coming out of it. LUKE What? Oh...the uniform. I'm Luke Skywalker. I'm here to rescue you. LEIA You're who? LUKE I'm here to rescue you. I've got your R2 unit. I'm here with Ben Kenobi. LEIA Ben Kenobi is here! Where is he? LUKE Come on! 111. INT. DEATH STAR - CONFERENCE ROOM. Darth Vader paces the room as Governor Tarkin sits at the far end of the conference table. VADER He is here... TARKIN Obi-Wan Kenobi! What makes you think so? VADER A tremor in the Force. The last time I felt it was in the presence of my old master. TARKIN Surely he must be dead by now. VADER Don't underestimate the power of the Force. TARKIN The Jedi are extinct, their fire has gone out of the universe. You, my friend, are all that's left of their religion. There is a quiet buzz on the comlink. TARKIN Yes. INTERCOM VOICE Governor Tarkin, we have an emergency alert in detention block A A-twenty-three. TARKIN The princess! Put all sections on alert! VADER Obi-Wan is here. The Force is with him. TARKIN If you're right, he must not be allowed to escape. VADER Escape is not his plan. I must face him alone. 112. INT. DEATH STAR - DETENTION AREA - HALLWAY. An ominous buzzing sound is heard on the other side of the elevator door. HAN Chewie! Chewbacca responds with a growling noise. HAN Get behind me! Get behind me! A series of explosions knock a hole in the elevator door through which several Imperial troops begin to emerge. Han and Chewie fire laser pistols at them through the smoke and flame. They turn and run down the cell hallway, meeting up with Luke and Leia rushing toward them. HAN Can't get out that way. LEIA Looks like you managed to cut off our only escape route. HAN (sarcastically) Maybe you'd like it back in your cell, Your Highness. Luke takes a small comlink transmitter from his belt as they continue to exchange fire with stormtroopers making their way down the corridor. LUKE See-Threepio! See-Threepio! THREEPIO (over comlink) Yes sir? LUKE We've been cut off! Are there any other ways out of the cellbay?...What was that? I didn't copy! 113. INT. DEATH STAR - MAIN BAY GANTRY - CONTROL TOWER. Threepio paces the control center as little Artoo beeps and whistles a blue streak. Threepio yells into the small comlink transmitter. THREEPIO I said, all systems have been alerted to your presence, sir. The main entrance seems to be the only way in or out; all other information on your level is restricted. Someone begins banging on the door. TROOPER VOICE Open up in there! THREEPIO Oh, no! 114. INT. DEATH STAR - DETENTION CORRIDOR. Luke and Leia crouch together in an alcove for protection as they continue to exchange fire with troops. Han and Chewbacca are barely able to keep the stormtroopers at bay at the far and of the hallway. The laserfire is very intense, and smoke fills the narrow cell corridor. LUKE There isn't any other way out. HAN I can't hold them off forever! Now what? LEIA This is some rescue. When you came in here, didn't you have a plan for getting out? HAN (pointing to Luke) He's the brains, sweetheart. Luke manages a sheepish grin and shrugs his shoulders. LUKE Well, I didn't... The princess grabs Luke's gun and fires at a small grate in the wall next to Han, almost frying him. HAN What the hell are you doing? LEIA Somebody has to save our skins. Into the garbage chute, wiseguy. She jumps through the narrow opening as Han and Chewbacca look on in amazement. Chewbacca sniffs the garbage chute and says something. HAN Get in there you big furry oaf! I don't care what you smell! Get in there and don't worry about it. Han gives him a kick and the Wookiee disappears into the tiny opening. Luke and Han continue firing as they work their way toward the opening. HAN Wonderful girl! Either I'm going to kill her or I'm beginning to like her. Get in there! Luke ducks laserfire as he jumps into the darkness. Han fires off a couple of quick blasts creating a smokey cover, then slides into the chute himself and is gone. 115. INT. DEATH STAR - GARBAGE ROOM. Han tumbles into the large room filled with garbage and muck. Luke is already stumbling around looking for an exit. He finds a small hatchway and struggles to get it open. It won't budge. HAN (sarcastically) Oh! The garbage chute was a really wonderful idea. What an incredible smell you've discovered! Let's get out of here! Get away from there... LUKE No! wait! Han draws his laser pistol and fires at the hatch. The laserbolt ricochets wildly around the small metal room. Everyone dives for cover in the garbage as the bolt explodes almost on top of them. Leia climbs out of the garbage with a rather grim look on her face. LUKE Will you forget it? I already tried it. It's magnetically sealed! LEIA Put that thing away! You're going to get us all killed. HAN Absolutely, Your Worship. Look, I had everything under control until you led us down here. You know, it's not going to take them long to figure out what happened to us. LEIA It could be worst... A loud, horrible, inhuman moan works its way up from the murky depths. Chewbacca lets out a terrified howl and begins to back away. Han and Luke stand fast with their laser pistols drawn. The Wookiee is cowering near one of the walls. HAN It's worst. LUKE There's something alive in here! HAN That's your imagination. LUKE Something just moved past my leg! Look! Did you see that? HAN What? LUKE Help! Suddenly Luke is yanked under the garbage. HAN Luke! Luke! Luke! Solo tries to get to Luke. Luke surfaces with a gasp of air and thrashing of limbs. A membrane tentacle is wrapped around his throat. LEIA Luke! Leia extends a long pipe toward him. LEIA Luke, Luke, grab a hold of this. LUKE Blast it, will you! My gun's jammed. HAN Where? LUKE Anywhere! Oh!! Solo fires his gun downward. Luke is pulled back into the muck by the slimy tentacle. HAN Luke! Luke! Suddenly the walls of the garbage receptacle shudder and move in a couple of inches. Then everything is deathly quiet. Han and Leia give each other a worried look as Chewbacca howls in the corner. With a rush of bubbles and muck Luke suddenly bobs to the surface. LEIA Grab him! Luke seems to be released by the thing. LEIA What happened? LUKE I don't know, it just let go of me and disappeared... HAN I've got a very bad feeling about this. Before anyone can say anything the walls begin to rumble and edge toward the Rebels. LUKE The walls are moving! LEIA Don't just stand there. Try to brace it with something. They place poles and long metal beams between the closing walls, but they are simply snapped and bent as the giant trashmasher rumbles on. The situation doesn't look too good. LUKE Wait a minute! Luke pulls out his comlink. LUKE Threepio! Come in Threepio! Threepio! Where could he be? 116. INT. DEATH STAR - MAIN GANTRY - COMMAND OFFICE. A soft buzzer and the muted voice of Luke calling out for See-Threepio can be heard on Threepio's hand comlink, which is sitting on the deserted computer console. Artoo and Threepio are nowhere in sight. Suddenly there is a great explosion and the door of the control tower flies across the floor. Four armed stormtroopers enter the chamber. FIRST TROOPER Take over! (pointing to the dead officer) See to him! Look there! A Trooper pushes a button and the supply cabinet door slides open. See-Threepio and Artoo-Detoo are inside. Artoo follows his bronze companion out into the office. THREEPIO They're madmen! They're heading for the prison level. If you hurry, you might catch them. FIRST OFFICER (to his troops) Follow me! You stand guard. The troops hustle off down the hallway, leaving a guard to watch over the command office. THREEPIO (to Artoo) Come on! The guard aims a blaster at them. THREEPIO Oh! All this excitement has overrun the circuits of my counterpart here. If you don't mind, I'd like to take him down to maintenance. TROOPER All right. The guard nods and Threepio, with little Artoo in tow, hurries out the door. 117. INT. DEATH STAR - GARBAGE ROOM. As the walls rumble closed, the room gets smaller and smaller. Chewie is whining and trying to hold a wall back with his giant paws. Han is leaning back against the other wall. Garbage is snapping and popping. Luke is trying to reach Threepio. LUKE Threepio! Come in, Threepio! Threepio! Han and Leia try to brace the contracting walls with a pole. Leia begins to sink into the trash. HAN Get to the top! LEIA I can't LUKE Where could he be? Threepio! Threepio, will you come in? 118. INT. DEATH STAR - MAIN FORWARD BAY - SERVICE PANEL. THREEPIO They aren't here! Something must have happened to them. See if they've been captured. Little Artoo carefully plugs his claw arm into a new wall socket and a complex array of electronic sounds spew from the tiny robot. THREEPIO Hurry! 119. INT. DEATH STAR - GARBAGE ROOM. The walls are only feet apart. Leia and Han are braced against the walls. The princess is frightened. They look at each other. Leia reaches out and takes Han's hand and she holds it tightly. She's terrified and suddenly groans as she feels the first crushing pressure against her body. HAN One thing's for sure. We're all going to be a lot thinner! (to Leia) Get on top of it! LEIA I'm trying! 120. INT. DEATH STAR - MAIN FORWARD BAY - SERVICE PANEL. THREEPIO (to Artoo) Thank goodness, they haven't found them! Where could they be? Artoo frantically beeps something to See-Threepio. THREEPIO Use the comlink? Oh, my! I forgot I turned it off! 121. INT. DEATH STAR - GARBAGE ROOM. Meanwhile, Luke is lying on his side, trying to keep his head above the rising ooze. Luke's comlink begins to buzz and he rips it off his belt. 122. INT. DEATH STAR - MAIN FORWARD BAY - SERVICE PANEL. Muffled sounds of Luke's voice over the comlink can be heard, but not distinctly. THREEPIO Are you there, sir? 123. INT. DEATH STAR - GARBAGE ROOM. LUKE Threepio! 124. INT. DEATH STAR - MAIN FORWARD BAY - SERVICE PANEL. THREEPIO We've had some problems... LUKE (over comlink) Will you shut up and listen to me? Shut down all garbage mashers on the detention level, will you? Do you copy? 125. INT. DEATH STAR - GARBAGE ROOM. LUKE Shut down all the garbage mashers on the detention level. 126. INT. DEATH STAR - MAIN FORWARD BAY - SERVICE PANEL. LUKE (over comlink) Shut down all the garbage mashers on the detention level. THREEPIO (to Artoo) No. Shut them all down! Hurry! Threepio holds his head in agony as he hears the incredible screaming and hollering from Luke's comlink. THREEPIO Listen to them! They're dying, Artoo! Curse my metal body! I wasn't fast enough. It's all my fault! My poor master! LUKE (over comlink) Threepio, we're all right! 127. INT. DEATH STAR - GARBAGE ROOM. The screaming and hollering is the sound of joyous relief. The walls have stopped moving. Han, Chewie and Leia embrace in the background. LUKE We're all right. You did great. Luke moves to the pressure sensitive hatch, looking for a number. LUKE Hey...hey, open the pressure maintenance hatch on unit number...where are we? 128. INT. DEATH STAR - MAIN FORWARD BAY - SERVICE PANEL. HAN (over comlink) Three-two-six-eight-two-seven. 129. INT. DEATH STAR - TRACTOR BEAM - POWER GENERATOR TRENCH. Ben enters a humming service trench that powers the huge tractor beam. The trench seems to be a hundred miles deep. The clacking sound of huge switching devices can be heard. The old Jedi edges his way along a narrow ledge leading to a control panel that connects two large cables. He carefully makes several adjustments in the computer terminal, and several lights on the board go from red to blue. 130. INT. DEATH STAR - UNUSED HALLWAY. The group exits the garbage room into a dusty, unused hallway. Han and Luke remove the Trooper suits and strap on the blaster belts.