Obi-Wan realized he had seen her himself. He had a vague memory of a woman in a jeweled turban. He pushed his urgency away and left his mind open, let the memory come as it would, as he had been taught. The information he sought would come to him.


He and Qui-Gon had been talking to Astri when the guests arrived. He remembered the look of distaste on Jenna Zan Arbor's face. And one tall woman had gathered her rich robe around her as if it would get dirty from touching a chair or the floor. She had very strong hands…


It had been her. The bounty hunter.


He was sure of it. And now he had a name.


"One last question," Obi-Wan said. "Do you know if Zan Arbor has more than one lab? I know that her main lab is on Ventrux."


Both the scientists looked puzzled. "But why would she need another lab?" Von Taub asked.


"I have never heard such a thing," Yamele Polidor added.


"Thank you for your help," he said, rising and bowing. He hurried outside and immediately summoned Tahl on his comlink.


"We could have a lead," he said. "I think the bounty hunter posed as a scientist named Reesa On. Most likely she disguised herself in order to steal the datapad back from Didi and Astri. She would have if Qui-Gon and I hadn't returned and surprised her. The Senate still lists her as being on Coruscant. She's supposed to inform them when she returns to her home- world. I have the address."


"Don't go alone," Tahl warned. "Wait, and I'll send a team to you."


"I can't wait," Obi-Wan argued. "She's listed at a lodging only a short distance from here. Let me at least see if she's there."


"Do not engage her in battle or even show yourself," Tahl warned.


"She could lead us to Qui-Gon."



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