On Tatooine

Tatooine Planet

, shortly after Anakin Skywalker

Anakin Skywalker (Human) Character Major Characters

, the Lars family and Padme Amidala

Padme Amidala (Human) Character Major Characters

buried Anakin's mother

Shmi Skywalker (Human) Character Minor Characters

, R2-D2

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approached the group and said someting in droid language. C-3PO

C-3PO (3PO-series Protocol Droid) Character Droids

translated that R2 had received a message from a person named Obi-Wan Kenobi

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Human) Character Major Characters

and soon Skywalker, Amidala, and the droids left the homestead to listen to the message that Kenobi transmitted from Geonosis

Geonosis Planet

, on Amidala's yacht

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. Padme rerouted the message to Coruscant

Coruscant Planet

as soon as playback was started. Kenobi reported that he snuck into a facility on Geonosis and watched a meeting of Separatist leadership, where it was revealed that Viceroy Nute Gunray

Nute Gunray (Neimoidian) Character Supporting Characters

of the Trade Federation was behind Amidala's assassination attempt. The last moments of the message shown that Kenobi was captured by destroyer droids

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. On Coruscant, Jedi

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Council members along with Republic officials viewed the message in Palpatine

Palpatine (Human) Character Major Characters

's appartments. When the message concluded, Mace Windu

Mace Windu (Human) Character Major Characters

ordered Anakin to stay on Tatooine and protect Amidala. Initially Anakin decided to honor Mace Windu's order, but Amidala convinced him that rescuing his mentor was the right thing to do and they departed for Geonosis. Meanwhile on Coruscant, Jedi and Senators were debating of whether they should respond to Separatists threat by deploying a newly discovered clone army or not. Palpatine was confident that the debate in the Senate on this matter would drag on forever. Mas Amedda

Mas Amedda (Chagrian) Character Supporting Characters

mentioned that only if Palpatine were granted emergency powers would he be able to make the decision himself. Palpatine somberly remarked that no Senator would make such a bold proposal except perhaps Amidala. Both Palpatine and Amedda looked to Jar Jar Binks

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.