Andor

It's that time of the year, Toffi!

Senate Investiture. I absolutely adore this holiday.

I want to talk parties.

I wanna know who's going where with who.

I wanna know where you've been invited.

Dedra Meero is running Ghorman.

She's been on it all year. All this time. Hiding it.

What's the obsession with Ghorman?

- What are they after? - I don't know.

I'm trying to rethink this all with her in the picture. It doesn't make sense.

I need an assessment. Carro Rylanz.

He's running the Ghorman Front. I'm not sure about the group.

And Bix?

No. You'd have to go alone.

I'm not loving Coruscant.

It's overwhelming. I know you...

You've been struggling.

- No! No! No! - Hey.

We need you, Bix. We need you healthy.

No word from your friend?

Cinta? No.

Luthen knows but he won't tell me.

That's not acceptable.

If she wanted to see me, she would.

I'm only meeting you because we find ourselves

with a unique opportunity.

We have a source inside.

- An Imperial source? - I'll not say.

Feeding false information is what they do.

They're pretty good at it.

The information is reliable.

They'll need help, sir.

How may we assist?

Transport schedules need to remain consistent.

The information I pass them needs to be accurate.

Done.

Let it continue? Let them build what they want?

Is that truly your recommendation?

I have more questions than recommendations.

Not much of a revolutionary, are you?

It's a forgery.

What else have we missed?

Even the finest collections have problems now and then.

"Let's put a bug in Davo Sculdun's office that leads directly back to us."

You agreed to it!

We're drowning.

And you keep pretending it's all under control.

We have to take it out at the party.

And if we can't?

We should be prepared.

- You're late. - Yeah.

We had a spot inspection coming out of Ghorman.

Preflight check complete.

Hold on.

Set for Coruscant.

Calculating for Coruscant.

Calculation complete.

Look at you.

What's his name?

Varian Skye.

Not bad.

Tell me about the Ghorman Front. You weren't there very long.

Don't get involved.

That's your assessment? Just like that.

Two days in. You barely looked around.

How do you know what I did?

We heard it didn't go very well.

Oh, you heard? Really? I only left this morning.

Well, they sent word. They're very prompt, the Ghormans.

What they are is impatient.

They started too late. Now they're rushing.

That's awfully definitive.

They're not ready, Luthen.

I think they know that.

That's why we sent you.

The Empire is building an armory in the center of town.

They say it's a new complex office, but everyone knows the truth.

There's nothing to be done about it now,

and the more trouble they make, the worse it will be.

- There's always something to be done. - Oh, yeah?

Yeah? They have a plan.

They want to hijack an Imperial transport

to prove something that everybody already knows is true.

Who's gonna care about it?

The Empire will care about it.

Exactly.

In a place where they know nothing about fighting. They'll be crushed.

They're finally wanting to do something and you tell them to be careful.

It doesn't matter to you, does it?

It doesn't matter? Ghorman in play?

A new frontline against the Empire?

The chance for that? That's a triumph.

You're thinking small. You're thinking like a thief.

I'm thinking like a soldier.

Think like a leader.

Think about a planet like Ghorman in rebellion.

A planet of wealth and status.

And... if it goes up in flames?

It will burn... very brightly.

I'll skip this one.

Will you excuse me a moment?

Yes?

Waste of time. This piece isn't what we need.

We knew that already.

I thought seeing it in person would make a difference.

I have a customer waiting.

You were sourcing another item.

It's being delivered as we speak.

Visiting friends?

- Why do you ask? - I'm curious by nature.

I have friends everywhere.

I had a feeling you were on your way.

Hi.

Look at this place.

You cleaned it up.

We're here. Might as well.

Yeah. The flowers...

They're expensive. But they are beautiful.

The trip? Okay?

Different.

Who were you?

I was Varian Skye.

I was a fashion designer.

Yeah.

I was very, very pretty.

- I'm sorry I missed that. - Mmm-hmm.

Fresh blue suit.

- Coruscanti shirt. - Mmm-hmm.

Polished shoes.

Just your kinda guy.

Well, you're gonna have to bring him home some night.

You... You must be hungry.

Hey.

You okay?

Hmm?

Was it dangerous?

Ghorman? No.

Just... all talk. A waste of time.

- Uh-huh. - It's Luthen that scared me.

Yeah. Tell me about it.

He came after you left.

I didn't realize how shabby the place looked.

What? He came?

Yeah, he was gonna ask me for a weapons appraisal

but he changed his mind.

Go out? On your own?

He waits-- He waits for me to leave? He comes when you're alone?

He changed his mind, so...

I rode back with him this afternoon, he never mentioned it.

- It happened. - I know it happened, Bix.

That-- That's not what I'm saying.

What is that?

He knows you need a rest.

- I would have gone if he asked. - That's not the point.

He's so pissed off, he's not gonna tell me?

He has to know we're having this conversation.

He doesn't do anything without a reason.

Maybe he just wants us to waste our time talking about it.

Maybe.

That leaves Senator Rhodi, Senator Plada, Danascar,

we can't possibly make them all...

Hmm.

If we-- If we skip the Girvan Banquet,

then we could just about make the whole night work.

And we can't leave Sculdun's early.

No, no, no. We'll finish there.

Why so difficult this season? You never struggle.

It's these dinners.

I mean, how many years did you serve before we held a Ceremony Dinner?

Mmm.

I count eighty. Eighty new senators, all hosting "Investiture Banquets."

It's tough squeezing a whole year's worth of insincerity into three nights.

You'll figure it out.

This was a very poor decision.

You come to the house and you mess with Bix?

You mess with her behind my back?

You realize what you're putting at risk right now?

It would have been so easy for you to tell me.

When you leave here, and that will be immediately,

you'll have brought a medallion that was missing from a shipment

that Kleya took this afternoon. A Darvian Medallion.

So, thank you for this. Coming all this way.

What's wrong with you?

This is the second time today you let me down.

You had to know she would tell me.

I thought it would be interesting if she didn't,

but now you've both disappointed me.

And that's what's most important, right?

- How it goes for you! - What's most important is The Cause!

"Kill me or take me in."

You're in!

"Oh, but Ghorman looks too painful. Bix is too vulnerable."

- I give you everything. - This is everything?

This fury? This lack of control?

Violating every protocol we live by?

Soft on Ghorman but willing to protect Bix at any cost.

We-- We are not droids, Luthen.

We are not who we were when we started.

Bix has to pull it together.

Or you will have to decide at what point it becomes too large a problem.