Luminara and Anakin act as decoys to divert new enemy super-tanks, while Padawans Barriss Offee and Ahsoka attempt to destroy a Separatist droid factory.
Luminara Unduli disappears during a sandstorm while following Poggle the Lesser. When Anakin and Obi-Wan track her to an ancient temple, they are attacked by undead Geonosian warriors.
Ahsoka, Barris and Tango Company board a supply ship to a station near Ord Cestus. But one of the troopers has been infected by a Geonosian brain worm and has taken along a nest full of worm eggs to submit the others.
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.