Master Eeth Koth has tracked down General Grievous, but is soon captured and tortured as an example to the Jedi. Obi-Wan, Anakin and Adi Gallia mount a rescue attempt, unaware that Grievous is expecting them to do just that.
Obi-Wan and a detachment of the 501st track down General Grievous on Saleucami. When Captain Rex is injured he is taken to a farmhouse to recuperate, only to find the farmer has a familiar face.
During a mission in the underworld of Coruscant, a pickpocket steals Ahsoka's lightsaber. Too ashamed to tell Anakin, she sets out to look for the thief alone, but gets help from Tera Sinube, an ancient Jedi Master.
Firmly opposed to war, Duchess Satine of Mandalore heads the Council of Neutral Systems. Obi-Wan Kenobi investigates rumors of the resurgence of the so-called Death Watch on her planet.
Obi-Wan and Anakin guard the Duchess Satine and members of The Council of Neutral Systems as they travel to Coruscant aboard the luxury vessel Coronet, but a traitor amongst them has smuggled aboard a spider-shaped assassin droid.
On Coruscant, word reaches Duchess Satine that Death Watch is mobilizing, sparking a preemptive Republic invasion. On the run from Republic authorities, Satine and Obi-Wan set off to discover the group's true motives.
Padmé is working to to introduce a bill to minimize military spending and halt the creation of clone troopers. But when one of her most trusted allies is poisoned, she and Bail Organa set out to expose the murderer.
Anakin is tasked to fly a prototypical cloaked ship to get supplies to Bail Organa on Christophsis, but can't resist an urge to attack a blockade headed by the infamous Admiral Trench.
When the Republic detonates a powerful electro-proton bomb to settle the battle of Malastare, it accidentally wakens an ancient and thought to be extinct Zillo Beast.
The Zillo Beast has been captured and is brought to Coruscant for testing. Chancellor Palpatine wants to learn the secrets of its invulnerability but only manages to make the beast angry enough to escape.
When Anakin and Mace try to rescue Admiral Kilian from his crashed cruiser, they walk into a trap set by Boba Fett and his bounty hunter associates. Then it is up to R2-D2 to try and get a message out.
Boba Fett and Aurra Sing are using hostages to force Mace Windu to face them. With Mace and Anakin still recovering, Plo Koon and Ahsoka Tano track down the bounty hunters.
General Grievous and Asajj Ventress combine forces in an attack on Kamino. As Anakin and Obi-Wan rush to aid Tipoca City, the clones prepare to defend their home planet.
Jedi Master Ima-Gun Di and his men are trapped on the besieged world of Ryloth. Senator Bail Organa teams up with Representative Jar Jar Binks to convince neutral King Katuunko of Toydaria to send aid to the Twi'leks of Ryloth.
When newly elected Chairman Papanoida's daughters are kidnapped, Senator Chuchi and Ahsoka Tano investigate the Trade Federation while Papanoida and his son follow a lead to Jabba's palace.
When Padmé visits Mandalore on a diplomatic mission she finds herself investigating an outbreak of a mysterious illness at a school with Duchess Satine.
Ahsoka is assigned to tutor at a leadership academy on Mandalore. Duchess Satine's nephew Korkie and three of his classmates discover a conspiracy involving the black market and the planet's food supplies.
C-3PO and R2-D2 are tasked to get some Jogan fruit for a reception honoring Roonan Senator Aang. But the droids are targeted by bounty hunter Cad Bane who wants to extract information regarding the Senate from their data banks.
Obi-Wan Kenobi and Quinlan Vos are assigned to retrieve Ziro the Hutt after his escape from prison. But Ziro is instantly put on trial by the five Hutt families on Nal Hutta, where his only ally may be an old lover.
Padmé visits her old mentor Mina Bonteri, who has chosen the side of the Separatists but is urging for peace talks. But the Banking Clan and several corrupt senators conspire against this initiative.
Senators Amidala and Organa are opposed to funding five million new clone troopers, but they and other like-minded dignitaries find themselves targeted by thuggish bounty hunters set on changing their vote.