Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Poster

Kenneth Colley: Admiral Piett

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  • Darth Vader : Yes, Admiral?

    Admiral Piett : Our ships have sighted the Millennium Falcon, my Lord. But it has entered an asteroid field and we cannot risk...

    Darth Vader : [interrupting]  Asteroids do not concern me, Admiral! I want that ship, not excuses!

    Admiral Piett : Yes, my Lord.

  • [Darth Vader has just learned of Admiral Ozzel's big blunder, and activates a viewscreen] 

    Admiral Ozzel : [appearing onscreen with Captain Piett]  Lord Vader, the fleet has moved out of lightspeed and we're preparing to...

    [Ozzel stops, and suddenly begins to choke, clutching at his throat] 

    Darth Vader : You have failed me for the last time, Admiral! Captain Piett?

    Captain Piett : Yes, my lord?

    Darth Vader : Make ready to land our troops beyond their energy field, and deploy the fleet, so that nothing gets off the system.

    [beside Piett, Admiral Ozzel utters one last strangled gasp, and falls over dead] 

    Darth Vader : You are in command now... Admiral Piett!

    Admiral Piett : Thank you, Lord Vader. I won't fail you.

  • [reacting to the arrival of Boba Fett and others] 

    Admiral Piett : Bounty hunters. We don't need that scum.

  • Admiral Piett : Lord Vader, our ships have completed their scan of the area and found nothing. If the Millennium Falcon went into light-speed, which I doubt, it'll be on the other side of the galaxy by now.

    Darth Vader : Alert all commands. Calculate every possible destination along their last known trajectory.

    Admiral Piett : Yes, my Lord. We'll find them.

    Darth Vader : Don't fail me again, Admiral. I've had quite enough.

  • Admiral Piett : Admiral.

    [Ozzel and Veers then walk to him] 

    Admiral Ozzel : Yes, Captain.

    Admiral Piett : I think we've got something, sir. The report is only a fragment from a probe droid in the Hoth system, but it's the best lead we've had.

    Admiral Ozzel : We have thousands of probe droids searching the galaxy. I want proof, not leads!

    Admiral Piett : [Darth Vader begins walking to them]  The visuals indicate life readings.

    Admiral Ozzel : It could mean anything. If we followed every lead...

    Admiral Piett : But, sir, the Hoth system is supposed to be devoid of human forms.

    Darth Vader : You found something?

    Admiral Piett : Yes, my Lord.

    [Vader analyzes the visual and recognizes it as the Rebel base] 

    Darth Vader : That's it! the Rebels are there!

    Admiral Ozzel : My lord, there are so many uncharted settlements. It could be smugglers, it could be...

    Darth Vader : That is the system. And I'm sure Skywalker is with them. Set your course for the Hoth system. General Veers, prepare you men.

    [Vader and Veers walk away to duties, Ozzel gives Piett a fierce stare before doing the same] 

  • Captain Needa : [on a hologram]  And that, Lord Vader, was the last time they appeared in any of our scopes. Considering the amount of damage we've sustained, they must've been destroyed.

    Darth Vader : [not on the hologram]  No, Captain. They're alive. I want every ship available to sweep the asteroid field until they are found.

    [Needa bows and the hologram disappears] 

    Admiral Piett : [walks up to Vader]  Lord Vader.

    Darth Vader : Yes, Admiral, what is it?

    Admiral Piett : The Emperor commands you to make contact with him.

    Darth Vader : Move the ship out of the asteroid field so that we can send a clear transmission.

    Admiral Piett : Yes, my Lord.

    [Vader goes into his room and bows as Emperor Palpatine appears on a giant hologram] 

    Darth Vader : What is thy bidding, my master?

    Emperor Palpatine : There is a great disturbance in the Force.

    Darth Vader : I have felt it.

    Emperor Palpatine : We have a new enemy. The young rebel who destroyed the Death Star. I have no doubt this boy is the offspring of Anakin Skywalker.

    Darth Vader : How is that possible?

    Emperor Palpatine : Search your feelings, Lord Vader. You will know it to be true. He could destroy us.

    Darth Vader : He's just a boy. Obi-Wan can no longer help him.

    Emperor Palpatine : The Force is strong with him. The son of Skywalker must not become a Jedi.

    Darth Vader : If he could be turned, he would become a powerful ally.

    Emperor Palpatine : Yes. He would be a great asset. Can it be done?

    Darth Vader : He will join us, or die, my master.

    [bows] 

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