Cover Artist: Jason Felix

Regardless of what the rest of his family believes, Ben Skywalker is still convinced that Jacen Solo killed his mother. When he tries to lay out his reasoning rationally, he feels that he is being humored and decides that he needs to find the truth objectively, like a cop. Jaina Solo has realized that it will likely be her that has to stop her brother and so travels to Mandalore to learn from the most recognized Jedi killer there is, Boba Fett. On Coruscant, Ben meets up with his old friend Lon Shevu, who isn't comfortable with what Jacen has become so they decide to work together and try and find evidence that he killed Mara, using proper police methods. Darth Caedus has decided on a new target that he will use as an example to the rest of the Confederation, Fondor. In order to achieve his goals though he enlists the help of the Imperial Remnant led by Admiral Pellaeon. Pellaeon doesn't trust the battle to go entirely as planned so he calls in an old friend to assist if necessary, Admiral Daala. While Caedus is busy organizing his assault, Shevu and Ben conspire to examine Caedus' X-wing for evidence of Mara's murder and find Mara's hair, so Ben returns to Endor to prepare his case against Caedus. On Mandalore, Jaina learns many things about fighting in a different manner than she learned as a Jedi. When Daala calls on Fett to provide a company of Mandalorian commandos for the upcoming Fondor conflict, he invites Jaina to come along. At the battle of Fondor, Caedus takes the fight to the population centers of the planet causing the Fondorian government to surrender. When he refuses to honor the surrender, Admiral Niathal tries to remove him from power and asks the Imperials to support her. When Admiral Pellaeon stands by his principles and refuses to join Caedus, he is shot and killed by Caedus' new apprentice, Tahiri Veila. Daala then sends in her fleet and the Mandalorians with Jaina board Pellaeon's Star Destroyer to recover his body and eliminate the treacherous Moffs. Tahiri finds herself running from both Jaina and Fett's granddaughter Mirta Gev, and she and Caedus barely escape with their lives before retreating to Coruscant. Admiral Niathal then sets up a Galactic Alliance goverment in exile on Fondor while everyone recovers from their losses. On Coruscant, Caedus reveals to Shevu that he did indeed kill Mara and then proceeds to explain why it was completely necessary to do so and why all his actions as a Sith have been perfectly justified. Shevu, who was wearing recording equipment at the time, then sends that data to Ben who shares it with the rest of his family so they will know the truth. On Mandalore, Jaina realizes that her brother has to be stopped, permanently if necessary, and that she is the only one who can do it.