Back at Mary's room.

Major Von Hapen: Goodnight Maria. *Kisses her hand* You are a very charming girl.
Mary: Thank you Major.
Major Von Hapen: We must get to know each other just a little bit more.
Mary: Yes we must. Goodnight. *Closes her door*

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Major Von Hapen: *Gets a sudden urge that something's not right*
Mary: *Locks her door*
Major Von Hapen: *Hears the lock, and rubs his chin with his hand, and walks down the corridor*
John: *Watching Barkley, Thomas, and Christianson writing names in their books*
Major Von Hapen: *Walks pass the Tie Interceptor. It begins to snow again*
Imperial Officers: *Sitting down on a short wall, watching the Major pass them, and their Astro Droid*
John: *Holding Barkley, and Thomas' books, and puts them down in front of Colonel Kramer* Any of these will do.
General Rosemeyer: *Smoking a cigarette*
Christianson: *Continues to write names in his book*
Colonel Kramer: *Watching him*
Morris: *Looks down at his E-11. It is on the ground next to his feet*
John: *Watches Christianson finish, and takes his book. He puts it on the table in front of Colonel Kramer* Have that compared to my original. *Throws another book onto the table in front of the Colonel*
Colonel Kramer: *Opens John's book first. He looks through the pages, but they're all blank. He gets nervous, and sweats* Guard!
John: *Shoots the storm trooper with his silenced blaster*
Morris: *Picks up his E-11*
John: *Points his blaster at Colonel Kramer, General Rosemeyer, and Lieutenant Schwartz* Easy, don't move.
Thomas: *Standing between Barkley, and Christianson. They look around the room, seeing if anyone can save them*
Morris: *Moves up closer* Just relax. *Still pointing his E-11 at Barkley, Thomas, and Christianson, he looks at John* A second rate punk, huh?
John: It was all I could think of at the time.
Morris: Thanks, that just makes it even worse.
John: Sorry.
Colonel Kramer: Is that all you wanted? Those books?
John: Yes, it appears that they know a Colonel who's been in the Empire almost as long as you have.
Colonel Kramer: Major Schmidt..Then they are who they claim to be!
John: Yes I'm afraid so. It appeared that all of our good information was being lost, and useless information was coming in, but we knew we couldn't prove it even if we could. What we really wanted was the name of their contacts. In those books.
General Rosemeyer: And Major Wilhelm? Does he know about this?
John: As a matter of fact, he does. I've been giving him false, and out of date information for years. That'll be all gentlemen.
Major Von Hapen: STAY WHERE YOU ARE!!

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Major Von Hapen: *Holding an SE-14c* I advise everyone to be perfectly still.
John: *Between General Rosemeyer, and Cartwright Jones*
Major Von Hapen: Drop your gun Major.
John: *Drops his silenced blaster*
Major Von Hapen: You too Lieutenant.
Morris: *Drops the E-11*
Major Von Hapen: *Takes a step down the stairs* By the fire please.
Morris: *Leans on the right side of the fireplace*
Colonel Kramer: *Stands up* Thank god you're here Major. They were just about to-
Major Von Hapen: Sit down Colonel!! *Slowly walks down the stairs* Everybody remain as he is, until I find out what exactly is going on here.
Colonel Kramer: *Stands up* What do you mean?! I'm sure you can see perfectly what's going on-
Major Von Hapen: SIT!! down, Colonel.
Colonel Kramer: *Sits down*
John: It's perfectly simple Major. The Lieutenant and myself have been uncovering the clues as to who's been trying to assassinate Darth Vader.
General Rosemeyer: *Stands up, outraged* THIS IS PREPOSTEROUS!!!!
Major Von Hapen: *Points his blaster at the General* Shut up!! Sit down.
John: These people are guilty of betraying Lord Sidious. Just before you interrupted us, we were placing this whole party under arrest.
Colonel Kramer: THEY WERE HERE TO GET NAMES OF IMPERIAL AGENTS WORKING IN CORUSCANT!!!!
John: I don't expect you to believe me Major, but you certainly will once I show you the names in these books, here in my pocket.
Major Von Hapen: Let me see them.
John: *Passes Morris*
Major Von Hapen: Careful Major! Very slowly.
John: *Looks down at the floor*

Skip the song to 1:44. Mary was getting close to the Golden Hall. She was carrying the suitcase with her.

Major Von Hapen: Bring them here.
John: *Moves forward, but stops next to a chair*
Major Von Hapen: Bring them here!
Mary: *Opens a door*
Major Von Hapen: *Looks at Mary*
Morris: Smith.
John: *Ducks*
Morris: *Shoots Major Von Hapen twice*
Major Von Hapen: *Dead, his black uniform once spotless, now has two holes, and some blood spilling out where he was shot*
Morris: *Shoots Colonel Kramer*
Colonel Kramer: Ah!! *Falls out of his chair*
Morris: *Shots General Rosemeyer*
General Rosemeyer: *Grunts, dropping his blaster, and closing his eyes as he falls down*
Lieutenant Schwartz: *Running towards Mary*
Morris: *Aiming at the Lieutenant, and shoots her in the back*
Lieutenant Schwartz: *Falls down in front of Mary*
John: *Grabs Morris' E-11* Alright, get up!! *Kicks Barkley's chair* All of you!!
Barkley: *Stands up with Thomas, and Christianson*
John: Put your hands up.

The three of them were too stunned to do anything.

John: Put your hands up!!
Barkley: *Slowly puts his hands up*
Thomas & Christianson: *Putting their hands up*
John: Jones, take the Major's gun.
Cartwright: Yes sir.
John: Mary, bring that bag over here!!!
Mary: *Brings the suitcase to John*
John: You were late.
Mary: You're lucky I even made it at all.

What do our heroes have planned to escape the clutches of the Empire?

Check back tomorrow when part 22 of Where Eagles Dare arrives.