[Supervisor Meero is interrogating Karn about the Ferrix incident and his search for Cassian Andor]
Dedra MeeroHere's what we'll do, Mr. Karn. You'll stop filing requests for Andor. Anticipating that, I will inform the Bureau of Standards that you were of service to the Empire today. [leaves]
I was a good deputy inspector!! [Meero stops] I was very good. I solved a double murder and found the killer in two days. I was overly ambitious, yes, but time was slipping away, and the opportunity was real. Service to the Empire, you just said it. Can one ever be too aggressive in preserving order? I didn't deserve what happened.
Meero
I wish you luck. I'm running late.
It's clear you need Andor in order to find his partner. This is more important than the death of two Corporate Security guards. I could be a valuable asset going forward.
Meero
Raise the alarm one more time, and it won't be me you're speaking to. Forget this happened.
[in Coruscant, Major Partagaz is not too keen of Dedra Meero backing out of Krennic's plans for Ghorman]
Humbling, isn't it? Both of us reminded of our place in the chain of command.
Dedra Meero
I'm not sure I know what you mean, sir.
Did Krennic offer you the job?
Meero
You know that he did.
Then it's done. We're in it.
Meero
And what about Axis? That's where I belong. I can't do both.
Axis? You've invested almost two years. You've built the legend and delivered almost nothing.
Meero
We're getting closer all the time.
"He's here. He's there. He's everywhere." He's nowhere! Next time, catch them first, then make them famous! [Dedra looks away] This will appear to be a demotion. You'll have to play the part. It will heat up soon enough. [looks around for anyone watching them] This is good news, Dedra. Ghorman will be yours to run as you wish. You'll only answer to Krennic and he's got no time for anything but results. Ghorman is a gift. Take it, then win it. [walks away]
[Syril and Dedra's dinner with his mother Eedy is not going too well, and Syril has just left the dining room]
EKEedy Karn
You'll toughen him up.
Dedra Meero
I have a different plan in mind. Mmm, but when I say the word "plan," that makes it sound optional, which is not the impression you should be taking away. This game ends now. You want Syril in your life? You will think before you speak. I'll make sure he visits twice a month. I'll make sure that he calls you. I will guarantee a level of engagement, but it will be inversely proportional to the volume of anxiety you generate in our lives.
Dedra
I'm not done. You can spare me the Uncle Harlo testimonials. I've had a look at his ISB criminal files, and that is not a story you want to be advertising.
[Dedra Meero talks to Major Partagaz over a secure videolink]
Sorry to keep you waiting. The Emperor has taken a great interest in the situation. Director Krennic's still with him now, but they wanted me to pass along the affirmative message to you immediately. We are moving forward with the original plan. There is, apparently, no suitable replacement or synthetic alternative for the Ghorman substrate material.
Dedra Meero
I see.
It's not for lack of effort. Krennic's had the lab in Eadu working overtime all year. I don't know the science, but... it's bad luck Ghorman. We need what's in the ground, and when we're done, there won't be much left to call "home."
Meero
When?
The fleet will be fully positioned in 48 hours. They're fiddling with the calendar, but to commence a full-enforced resettlement that fits Krennic's schedule, we'll need a Declaration of Martial Domain as soon as possible. Captain Kaido is arriving today.
Meero
He's here. He's outside my office. Who is he?
He is a crisis specialist. He'll be bringing a variety of personnel to help manage the situation.
Meero
We have plenty of security. What I need now is some clarity on how exactly -
Dedra. Calmly. Let the image of professional ascendance settle your nerves. A successful conclusion to this problem will reinforce the ISB's position at the Emperor's side. You've done excellent work bringing this forward. Everyone that matters knows how well you've played this. Captain Kaido knows the objective. He will answer to you operationally. The tactical details, however, will be at his discretion.
Meero
You're aware, sir, that the insurgents have weapons at this point.
[short pause] We're counting on it.
[Syril confronts Dedra in the Imperial command center about what Carro Rylanz called him out on during the march to Palmo Square]
Dedra Meero
Following orders.
How long have you known about all this? [shouting] How long?!
Dedra
[shaken] We can discuss this later.
It's too late already. [grabs Meero by the shoulders]
Dedra
Syril, please.
You're gonna tell me what this has really been about.
Dedra
[pleading] You're hurting me.
And you are going to tell me what the mining ships are doing here.
Dedra
They're not...
There is an armada up there! They're already unloading in Jel-Novi and Leequa. You couldn't even wait.
Dedra
No- [Syril seizes her by the throat]
[seething as he chokes Meero] Don't. You tell me this is a rumor and I will throw you out that window. What have we been doing here?
Dedra
[gasping] There's a stone. Something in the dirt here. They need it. It's the energy program. It's directly from the Emperor. It's something they can't do without. They need the planet. [Syril releases her and she gasps for breath]
[disgusted] How long have you known this?
Dedra
We're going home, Syril. We're going home as heroes. This began long before we got here. They've been planning it for years. They're doing this no matter what. We wanted to be together. [venomously] You didn't seem to mind the promotions!
[coldly] Good luck, Dedra. [storms out]
[Luthen receives Dedra at his antiquities store, where she presents him with something familiar - the N-S9 Starpath he was looking for on Ferrix]
Dedra Meero
A vintage Imperial Starpath unit. What do you think? A little damaged, perhaps... But I'd say it's held its value. [Luthen breathes deeply] I have dreamt of this. Too many versions to remember. And here you were... all that time, hiding in the shelter of Imperial peace and quiet.
And I've known you all along. Hardly seems fair.
Dedra
You disgust me. Do you want to know why?
Everything you stand for. Freedom scares you.
Dedra
"Freedom"? You don't want freedom. You want chaos, chaos for everyone but you. Ruin the galaxy and then run back to your ridiculous wig and little workshop.
Dedra
We're done here.
Dedra
The building is surrounded. You're finished.
And you're too late. The Rebellion isn't here anymore. It's flown away. It's everywhere now. There's a whole galaxy out there waiting to disgust you.
Dedra
And soon, you'll be telling us all about it. [she spots smoke rising from the back room] What have you done? [Luthen turns his back to her] Turn around. [aims blaster] Turn around or be stunned. [sees Luthen's hand holding a Nautolan bleeder he showed her, indicating he stabbed himself before he collapsed] No. No. No, no, no. All units engage. I need a med-team. Now!
[In a holding cell, Director Krennic interrogates Dedra Meero about Lonni Jung and something called Death Star]
When did you give him your code cert?
Dedra Meero
Excuse me? Jung? My clearances? Never. Why would I do that?
I don't have time for "why." Your motivations are far less pressing than the extent of your betrayal.
Meero
If Jung had my cert, then he stole it.
Who told you about Galen Erso?
Meero
Several intel bundles were forwarded to my office by mistake. I should have reported it.
Ghorman Mining Schedules?
Meero
I have clearance for Ghorman.
What about Orbital Progress Assessments? Eadu Research Journals? We found two years of Jedha Working Group printouts in your files.
Meero
I should have reported it...
And I should've pegged you as a scavenger a long time ago.
Meero
I didn't read them all. Most of them I never opened.
[walking to go behind Dedra as she tries to keep her composure] But you read enough, didn't you? You and your fringey friend, Supervisor Jung, spent three hours last night logged into [pokes finger onto her scalp] your account. [Dedra gets nervous as Krennic walks to her front] Now shall we take a guess... at what he might have told Luthen Rael? Hmm?
Meero
I was searching for Axis. That's all I was ever doing. And I found him. Yes, I'm a scavenger, but I've had to be. There's a Partisan spy mentioned in the Jedha read-outs. A valet for the local Moff. When questioned, he said that he had been recruited by a man with a Fondor Haulcraft full of antiquities. In classic fashion, your team tortured him to death, and that crucial piece of information, rather than being directed my way, was buried, and became something I had to "scavenge" for.
How terribly perplexing. How does one balance such passionate competency with the mindless decision to confront Luthen Rael ON YOUR OWN?!?! If you're not a Rebel spy, you've missed your calling.
Meero
Rael's assistant. We think she's his daughter. She wasn't at the gallery. [door opens for ISB officer]
IISB Officer
If you have a moment...
Meero
Whatever Jung told Rael, she knows too. It may be days before he's well enough to be questioned, she needs to be found. We need agents at every transit point we can cover-
[holds her face and forces her to sit down] We'll do our best to carry on without you. [leaves cell]
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