Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021–…): Season 2, Episode 7 - The Clone Conspiracy - full transcript
The entire galaxy believes Rampart's
lies, even the Senate. It's not right.
Well, there's nothing we
can do about it. Let it go.
How can I? Kamino was our
home, and we destroyed it.
All those cities, all those people,
gone, because of what we did.
We were
following orders.
Oh, were we? Then... Then why
is Rampart covering it up, huh?
I'm sorry, Slip. I can't
stay silent any longer.
Wait. What did you do?
I sent a message to Rampart.
Gave him the chance to tell the Senate
the truth before I did it myself.
Cade! Cade, stop!
You know what Rampart's
capable of. It's too dangerous.
Slip, we're not bad men,
but what we did was wrong.
Please, I need your
help. Together we can...
Secure the perimeter.
While the cataclysmic
storm on Kamino was tragic,
the reality is that without the production
of new clone troopers, we are vulnerable.
Admiral Rampart's proposed Defense
Recruitment Bill will keep us protected.
I concur with the honorable
delegate of the Banking Clan.
A new conscripted military
is what this galaxy needs.
One comprised of the people,
who fight for the people.
This recruitment bill has
been discussed, debated,
and tabled each
session for a reason.
There are more pressing
matters in the galaxy right now
than the costly creation
of a new military.
The war is over.
Perhaps where you
reside, Senator Pamlo.
But the Mid and Outer Rims
are rife with insurgents.
We must be protected.
The deployment of the clone army was
a result of the Emergency Powers Act,
put forward by then Chancellor
Palpatine during the Separatist crisis.
Shifting to a military of
citizens swearing loyalty
fundamentally goes against
the principles of this body.
I strongly disagree,
Senator Organa.
Where does the Emperor
stand on this issue,
since he remains absent
from these proceedings?
The Emperor, as always, trusts this
delegation to act in the best interests
of all galactic citizens.
And what about the interests
of the clone troopers?
Why are they not included
within this legislation?
The clone army cannot sustain
given their accelerated aging
and should be slated
for decommissioning.
They are not droids to
simply be shut down.
These are soldiers who defended
us, defended our worlds.
Mmm, I didn't realize you spoke on
the clones' behalf, Senator Chuchi.
If we don't, who will?
After all they have sacrificed,
you now wish to discard them?
Leave them with nothing?
Is that how we repay
them for their service?
Is that what this
Empire stands for?
How can we debate
commissioning a new army
without a plan in place to
care for our current one?
I hear your concerns,
Senator Chuchi.
Allow me to assure this delegation
that provisions are in place
to aid the clones as they
begin to be phased out.
What do you know about their needs,
Admiral? Have you asked them?
Or do they not get a
say in their future?
I am open to discussing
any and all provisions you,
or the clones, have in mind.
If we work together, I am confident we
can adequately address their concerns.
Well, until then, I motion to table the
vote on the Defense Recruitment Bill.
I second.
Governor Tarkin assured me you
were capable of getting the Senate
to support this bill.
I am not the one who will
suffer if it doesn't pass.
It will. A few vocal
senators will not derail us.
They already have.
If any of them begin to dig further
into what truly happened to Kamino,
then this legislation
is at risk.
And so are you.
I have measures in place to
ensure that doesn't happen.
Let Senator Chuchi make
her demands for the clones.
Once she's appeased, the Defense
Recruitment Bill will be approved
long before any of the provisions
she's seeking come due.
For your sake, Admiral, be certain
there are no more surprises.
So, that's it? We served our
purpose and now they want us out?
That's why I'm here, to
better understand your needs.
I need to stay a trooper.
Can you make that happen?
Well, no, but once a clone has
completed the required rotations...
Yeah, the Empire declares
us obsolete. We know.
Talking won't change that.
But it can change your futures.
I can craft a pension plan...
Pension plan?
I'd rather be out there fighting those
insurgent groups that keep popping up.
And what happens when
you're too old to fight?
That's not a scenario we
are trained to think about.
It's time you did. All of you.
As difficult as it is to accept, your
military service will come to an end.
You get to choose what
your lives will be.
You've spent years fighting
for us. Let me fight for you.
Tell me how to help and I will make sure
Admiral Rampart's bill meets your needs.
Thank you for trusting
me. I'll do what I can.
Senator.
Yes?
Are you truly intent
on helping clones?
You have no representation
in the Senate.
You deserve to have someone
speak on your behalf.
It won't matter. Admiral
Rampart can't be trusted.
Why not?
He's lied to you. To everyone.
Kamino wasn't
destroyed by a storm.
It was an attack ordered
by Rampart himself.
Why would you make
such an accusation?
I was there, aboard his Venator.
He had us open
fire on the cities.
If that were true, the Senate would
know. Someone would have come forward.
Rampart made sure no one could.
Clones who tried to speak
up were either reassigned,
went missing or ended up dead.
You don't look well, trooper.
The name's Slip.
Check my service record if
you don't believe me. CT-0409.
You seem like one of
the good ones, Senator.
Be careful.
Everything all right?
Yes. Everything's fine.
Senator Chuchi, Admiral
Rampart is expecting you.
Have you located
trooper CT-0409?
Not yet, but we
will keep looking.
It's Slip. I'm in some trouble.
I've heard you can help get me out, but
you have to hurry. I don't have much time.
You expect the Empire to fund a
new military and full pensions
for millions of clone troopers?
If that is not
manageable, Admiral,
then perhaps now is not the
time for your recruitment bill.
Oh, I wish that were the case,
but the murmurs of rising threats
and insurgency are more than rumors.
My priority is keeping
the galaxy safe.
But I do agree with you.
The future of the clones requires
further discussion and planning.
We owe them that,
for their service.
Something troubling
you, Senator?
The storm that caused the
cities of Kamino to fall.
How is it that you survived?
I was taking part in a
training exercise off-world.
If I had been present, perhaps
more could have been saved.
It was a tragedy.
The majority of the Kaminoan
population was lost, Admiral.
That is beyond tragic.
Indeed. But we
must move forward.
Perhaps it is easier
for some than others.
Good day, Admiral.
Senator Chuchi. You've received
a secure communication.
From whom?
Yes?
It's all right. Wait here.
Senator Organa?
Hello, Riyo.
R2-C4, keep an eye out.
You caused quite a stir
during yesterday's session.
Curious how speaking up for what's right
has become an act that causes a stir,
unlike inaction,
apathy, or ignorance.
Indeed.
I heard you had a meeting with
Admiral Rampart. Was it productive?
Surprisingly so.
I expected more pushback, yet he conceded
to many of my requests for the clones.
Rampart is skilled at
saying all the right things.
Especially when he doesn't
want anyone looking deeper.
So I've been hearing.
There are other whispers if
you listen closely enough.
The issue of clone rights is
part of a much bigger picture.
These insurgencies
that have arisen.
Their numbers are growing,
and the Emperor is afraid.
If systems begin to revolt as
they did with the Republic,
that will threaten
his new Empire.
It's rather convenient,
wouldn't you say?
How a catastrophic storm destroyed
the cloning facilities on Kamino,
making way for the
Empire's new military.
Tipoca City, designed
to be submersible,
weathered thousands of
storms over the years,
yet it's suddenly
wiped off the map.
I spoke to a clone
who claimed Rampart gave an order
to attack the Kaminoan cities.
Did he offer proof?
He said he was assigned to
the ship that opened fire.
If we can convince
him to testify.
Where's the clone now?
In hiding. My guards
are out searching.
Be careful, Riyo. You may not
be the only one looking for him.
Have you located the clone?
Not yet. But Senator Chuchi's guards
have also been searching for him.
Follow the senator. If
she finds him, handle it.
The senator as well?
Yes. Ensure it can't
lead back to me.
Understood.
I'm at the rendezvous.
Where are you?
I'm en
route. Hang tight.
Easy, trooper.
Senator?
You're a hard person
to track down.
What are you doing here?
I believe you were telling the
truth about Admiral Rampart.
I want you to help me.
No. No. No, no. No, no. I'm
leaving once he gets here.
Who?
Someone who can make me disappear,
where the Empire can't find me.
How did you even find me?
Were you followed? If you
can get to me, so can they.
I can protect you. Once the Senate
hears what you have to say...
Senator, you're not listening
to me. They already killed Cade.
My life is in danger.
Yours will be too.
You have to go.
Wait!
His attack on Kamino didn't just
affect the cloning facilities.
Rampart wiped out entire cities.
Those who perished, including the clones
who died trying to speak the truth,
they deserve justice.
Testify before the Senate.
Rampart must be
held accountable.
Senator, I must insist we
leave. It's not secure here.
Yeah, he's right, and
you don't need me.
The evidence you want is
aboard Rampart's ship.
Check the bridge's command log.
I saved a backup to
the central system...
Protect the Senator!
We have to go.
We move out on three.
I'll draw him out. Run for
the door. Get to the speeder!
I'll be right behind you!
You all right, Senator?
Captain Rex? Wha...
What is going on?
I was hoping you could tell me.
I came to meet a clone contact of
mine when I heard the blaster fire.
You were who Slip was meeting?
He's dead. So are my guards.
What happened?
Slip told me about what
truly happened to Kamino.
I wanted him to testify
before the Senate.
Someone was sent to make
sure that would never happen.
A clone? Why would a
trooper do such a thing?
He's not a trooper.
Not sure what he is, but I suggest we
question him somewhere more hidden.
And I have just the place.
Where are we?
Couple friends of mine own this
garage. They're gone for a bit.
Nice of you to join
us. You got a name?
Hmm.
You're not wearing any
identifiable markings.
Who do you work for?
Don't want to talk
about yourself? Fine.
Tell me whose orders you were
following, and I'll let you go.
No, you won't, Captain Rex.
You're fighting the
wrong battle, brother.
You're limited.
So, what does that make you?
A believer.
lies, even the Senate. It's not right.
Well, there's nothing we
can do about it. Let it go.
How can I? Kamino was our
home, and we destroyed it.
All those cities, all those people,
gone, because of what we did.
We were
following orders.
Oh, were we? Then... Then why
is Rampart covering it up, huh?
I'm sorry, Slip. I can't
stay silent any longer.
Wait. What did you do?
I sent a message to Rampart.
Gave him the chance to tell the Senate
the truth before I did it myself.
Cade! Cade, stop!
You know what Rampart's
capable of. It's too dangerous.
Slip, we're not bad men,
but what we did was wrong.
Please, I need your
help. Together we can...
Secure the perimeter.
While the cataclysmic
storm on Kamino was tragic,
the reality is that without the production
of new clone troopers, we are vulnerable.
Admiral Rampart's proposed Defense
Recruitment Bill will keep us protected.
I concur with the honorable
delegate of the Banking Clan.
A new conscripted military
is what this galaxy needs.
One comprised of the people,
who fight for the people.
This recruitment bill has
been discussed, debated,
and tabled each
session for a reason.
There are more pressing
matters in the galaxy right now
than the costly creation
of a new military.
The war is over.
Perhaps where you
reside, Senator Pamlo.
But the Mid and Outer Rims
are rife with insurgents.
We must be protected.
The deployment of the clone army was
a result of the Emergency Powers Act,
put forward by then Chancellor
Palpatine during the Separatist crisis.
Shifting to a military of
citizens swearing loyalty
fundamentally goes against
the principles of this body.
I strongly disagree,
Senator Organa.
Where does the Emperor
stand on this issue,
since he remains absent
from these proceedings?
The Emperor, as always, trusts this
delegation to act in the best interests
of all galactic citizens.
And what about the interests
of the clone troopers?
Why are they not included
within this legislation?
The clone army cannot sustain
given their accelerated aging
and should be slated
for decommissioning.
They are not droids to
simply be shut down.
These are soldiers who defended
us, defended our worlds.
Mmm, I didn't realize you spoke on
the clones' behalf, Senator Chuchi.
If we don't, who will?
After all they have sacrificed,
you now wish to discard them?
Leave them with nothing?
Is that how we repay
them for their service?
Is that what this
Empire stands for?
How can we debate
commissioning a new army
without a plan in place to
care for our current one?
I hear your concerns,
Senator Chuchi.
Allow me to assure this delegation
that provisions are in place
to aid the clones as they
begin to be phased out.
What do you know about their needs,
Admiral? Have you asked them?
Or do they not get a
say in their future?
I am open to discussing
any and all provisions you,
or the clones, have in mind.
If we work together, I am confident we
can adequately address their concerns.
Well, until then, I motion to table the
vote on the Defense Recruitment Bill.
I second.
Governor Tarkin assured me you
were capable of getting the Senate
to support this bill.
I am not the one who will
suffer if it doesn't pass.
It will. A few vocal
senators will not derail us.
They already have.
If any of them begin to dig further
into what truly happened to Kamino,
then this legislation
is at risk.
And so are you.
I have measures in place to
ensure that doesn't happen.
Let Senator Chuchi make
her demands for the clones.
Once she's appeased, the Defense
Recruitment Bill will be approved
long before any of the provisions
she's seeking come due.
For your sake, Admiral, be certain
there are no more surprises.
So, that's it? We served our
purpose and now they want us out?
That's why I'm here, to
better understand your needs.
I need to stay a trooper.
Can you make that happen?
Well, no, but once a clone has
completed the required rotations...
Yeah, the Empire declares
us obsolete. We know.
Talking won't change that.
But it can change your futures.
I can craft a pension plan...
Pension plan?
I'd rather be out there fighting those
insurgent groups that keep popping up.
And what happens when
you're too old to fight?
That's not a scenario we
are trained to think about.
It's time you did. All of you.
As difficult as it is to accept, your
military service will come to an end.
You get to choose what
your lives will be.
You've spent years fighting
for us. Let me fight for you.
Tell me how to help and I will make sure
Admiral Rampart's bill meets your needs.
Thank you for trusting
me. I'll do what I can.
Senator.
Yes?
Are you truly intent
on helping clones?
You have no representation
in the Senate.
You deserve to have someone
speak on your behalf.
It won't matter. Admiral
Rampart can't be trusted.
Why not?
He's lied to you. To everyone.
Kamino wasn't
destroyed by a storm.
It was an attack ordered
by Rampart himself.
Why would you make
such an accusation?
I was there, aboard his Venator.
He had us open
fire on the cities.
If that were true, the Senate would
know. Someone would have come forward.
Rampart made sure no one could.
Clones who tried to speak
up were either reassigned,
went missing or ended up dead.
You don't look well, trooper.
The name's Slip.
Check my service record if
you don't believe me. CT-0409.
You seem like one of
the good ones, Senator.
Be careful.
Everything all right?
Yes. Everything's fine.
Senator Chuchi, Admiral
Rampart is expecting you.
Have you located
trooper CT-0409?
Not yet, but we
will keep looking.
It's Slip. I'm in some trouble.
I've heard you can help get me out, but
you have to hurry. I don't have much time.
You expect the Empire to fund a
new military and full pensions
for millions of clone troopers?
If that is not
manageable, Admiral,
then perhaps now is not the
time for your recruitment bill.
Oh, I wish that were the case,
but the murmurs of rising threats
and insurgency are more than rumors.
My priority is keeping
the galaxy safe.
But I do agree with you.
The future of the clones requires
further discussion and planning.
We owe them that,
for their service.
Something troubling
you, Senator?
The storm that caused the
cities of Kamino to fall.
How is it that you survived?
I was taking part in a
training exercise off-world.
If I had been present, perhaps
more could have been saved.
It was a tragedy.
The majority of the Kaminoan
population was lost, Admiral.
That is beyond tragic.
Indeed. But we
must move forward.
Perhaps it is easier
for some than others.
Good day, Admiral.
Senator Chuchi. You've received
a secure communication.
From whom?
Yes?
It's all right. Wait here.
Senator Organa?
Hello, Riyo.
R2-C4, keep an eye out.
You caused quite a stir
during yesterday's session.
Curious how speaking up for what's right
has become an act that causes a stir,
unlike inaction,
apathy, or ignorance.
Indeed.
I heard you had a meeting with
Admiral Rampart. Was it productive?
Surprisingly so.
I expected more pushback, yet he conceded
to many of my requests for the clones.
Rampart is skilled at
saying all the right things.
Especially when he doesn't
want anyone looking deeper.
So I've been hearing.
There are other whispers if
you listen closely enough.
The issue of clone rights is
part of a much bigger picture.
These insurgencies
that have arisen.
Their numbers are growing,
and the Emperor is afraid.
If systems begin to revolt as
they did with the Republic,
that will threaten
his new Empire.
It's rather convenient,
wouldn't you say?
How a catastrophic storm destroyed
the cloning facilities on Kamino,
making way for the
Empire's new military.
Tipoca City, designed
to be submersible,
weathered thousands of
storms over the years,
yet it's suddenly
wiped off the map.
I spoke to a clone
who claimed Rampart gave an order
to attack the Kaminoan cities.
Did he offer proof?
He said he was assigned to
the ship that opened fire.
If we can convince
him to testify.
Where's the clone now?
In hiding. My guards
are out searching.
Be careful, Riyo. You may not
be the only one looking for him.
Have you located the clone?
Not yet. But Senator Chuchi's guards
have also been searching for him.
Follow the senator. If
she finds him, handle it.
The senator as well?
Yes. Ensure it can't
lead back to me.
Understood.
I'm at the rendezvous.
Where are you?
I'm en
route. Hang tight.
Easy, trooper.
Senator?
You're a hard person
to track down.
What are you doing here?
I believe you were telling the
truth about Admiral Rampart.
I want you to help me.
No. No. No, no. No, no. I'm
leaving once he gets here.
Who?
Someone who can make me disappear,
where the Empire can't find me.
How did you even find me?
Were you followed? If you
can get to me, so can they.
I can protect you. Once the Senate
hears what you have to say...
Senator, you're not listening
to me. They already killed Cade.
My life is in danger.
Yours will be too.
You have to go.
Wait!
His attack on Kamino didn't just
affect the cloning facilities.
Rampart wiped out entire cities.
Those who perished, including the clones
who died trying to speak the truth,
they deserve justice.
Testify before the Senate.
Rampart must be
held accountable.
Senator, I must insist we
leave. It's not secure here.
Yeah, he's right, and
you don't need me.
The evidence you want is
aboard Rampart's ship.
Check the bridge's command log.
I saved a backup to
the central system...
Protect the Senator!
We have to go.
We move out on three.
I'll draw him out. Run for
the door. Get to the speeder!
I'll be right behind you!
You all right, Senator?
Captain Rex? Wha...
What is going on?
I was hoping you could tell me.
I came to meet a clone contact of
mine when I heard the blaster fire.
You were who Slip was meeting?
He's dead. So are my guards.
What happened?
Slip told me about what
truly happened to Kamino.
I wanted him to testify
before the Senate.
Someone was sent to make
sure that would never happen.
A clone? Why would a
trooper do such a thing?
He's not a trooper.
Not sure what he is, but I suggest we
question him somewhere more hidden.
And I have just the place.
Where are we?
Couple friends of mine own this
garage. They're gone for a bit.
Nice of you to join
us. You got a name?
Hmm.
You're not wearing any
identifiable markings.
Who do you work for?
Don't want to talk
about yourself? Fine.
Tell me whose orders you were
following, and I'll let you go.
No, you won't, Captain Rex.
You're fighting the
wrong battle, brother.
You're limited.
So, what does that make you?
A believer.