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(suspicious
) Have you told him anything?
    P ADMÉ: No, but he’s your mentor, your best friend . . . he must suspect something.
    A NAKIN: He’s been a father to me, but he’s still on the Council. Don’t tell him anything!
    P ADMÉ: I won’t, Anakin.
    A NAKIN: I don’t need his help . . . Our baby is a blessing, not a problem.
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    77 INT. CORUSCANT—JEDI TEMPLE—YODA’S QUARTERS—DAY
    YODA and ANAKIN sit in Yoda’s room, deep in thought.

    Y ODA: Premonitions . . . premonitions . . . Hmmmm . . . these visions you have . . .
    A NAKIN: They are of pain, suffering, death . . .
    Y ODA: Yourself you speak of, or someone you know?
    A NAKIN: Someone . . .
    Y ODA: . . . close to you?
    A NAKIN: Yes.
    Y ODA: Careful you must be when sensing the future, Anakin. The fear of loss is a path to the dark side.
    A NAKIN: I won’t let these visions come true, Master Yoda.
    Y ODA: Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them, do not. Miss them, do not. Attachment leads to jealousy. The shadow of greed, that is.
    A NAKIN: What must I do, Master Yoda?
    Y ODA: Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.
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    78 INT. CORUSCANT—JEDI TEMPLE—HALLWAY—DAY
    ANAKIN hurries down a temple hallway, heading toward a Jedi Briefing Room. SEVERAL JEDI are exiting.
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    79 (58) INT. CORUSCANT—JEDI TEMPLE—BRIEFING ROOM—DAY
    ANAKIN rushes into the Briefing Room. By the time he reaches the Chamber, the last of the Jedi are leaving. Only OBI-WAN remains at the front of the lecture hall. He is shutting off some holograms and electronic charts and maps.
    O BI- W AN: You missed the report on the Outer Rim sieges.
    A NAKIN: I’m sorry, I was held up. I have no excuse.
    O BI- W AN: In short, they are going very well. Saleucami has fallen, and Master Vos has moved his troops to Boz Pity.
    A NAKIN: What’s wrong then?
    O BI- W AN: The Senate is expected to vote more executive powers to the Chancellor today.
    A NAKIN: Well, that can only mean less deliberating and more action. Is that bad? It will make it easier for us to end this war.
    O BI- W AN: Anakin, be careful of your friend Palpatine.
    A NAKIN: Be careful of what?
    O BI- W AN: He has requested your presence.
    A NAKIN: What for?
    O BI- W AN: He would not say.
    A NAKIN: He didn’t inform the Jedi Council? That’s unusual, isn’t it?
    O BI- W AN: All of this is unusual, and it’s making me feel uneasy. You’re probably aware that relations between the Council and the Chancellor are stressed.
    A NAKIN: I know the Council has grown wary of the Chancellor’s power, mine also for that matter. Aren’t we all working together to save the Republic? Why all this distrust?
    O BI- W AN: The Force grows dark, Anakin, and we are all affected by it. Be wary of your feelings.
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    80 (59) INT. CORUSCANT—CHANCELLOR’S OFFICE—DAY
    ANAKIN stands with PALPATINE at his window overlooking the vastness of Coruscant. Several buildings have been destroyed. A brown haze hangs over the landscape.
    P ALPATINE: Anakin, this afternoon the Senate is going to call on me to take direct control of the Jedi Council.
    A NAKIN: The Jedi will no longer report to the Senate?
    P ALPATINE: They will report to me . . . personally. The Senate is too unfocused to conduct a war. This will bring a quick end to things.
    A NAKIN: I agree, but the Jedi Council may not see it that way.
    P ALPATINE: There are times when we must all endure adjustments to the constitution in the name of security.
    A NAKIN: With all due respect, sir, the Council is in no mood for more constitutional amendments.
    P ALPATINE: Thank you, my friend, but in this case I have no choice . . . this war must be won.
    A NAKIN: Everyone will agree on that.
    P ALPATINE: Anakin, I’ve known you since you were a small boy. I have advised you over the years when I could . . . I am very proud of your accomplishments. You have won many battles the Jedi Council thought were lost . . . and you