SYNOPSIS
Trapped on the gambling space station known as The Wheel, and pursued by Stormtroopers, Threepio with the unconscious Luke Skywalker manage to evade the white-clad Imperials with some help from Artoo-Detoo, who closes a blast door between them just in time. The shots from the Stormtroopers ricochet, killing them.

Their progress is being monitored by Senator Greyshade, the administrator of this facility and his robotic companion, Master-Com. They are also following the shootout between Princess Leia, Han Solo and another group of Stormtroopers. Greyshade has ordered some of the Wheel security guards to interrupt the firefight and take Leia and Han into custody. Leia is taken towards Senator Greyshade, while Han is returned to his ship while it's being searched.

Elsewhere, Chewbacca has succeeded in avoiding capture, and making his way to the rendezvous point at the Crimson Casino. Unfortunately he is stopped by a bouncer and alien companion, who begins a brawl with the wookiee. Chewbacca manages to eject the alien bouncer bodily from the casino, but is quickly stunned by Wheel security and taken to the gladiator pits.

Meanwhile, Leia. held captive in the executive tower, watches as security guards begin dismantling the Falcon searching for the stolen credits. She offers a theory to Greyshade about why the Empire might make it appear that the Rebels are stealing Wheel profits. Suddenly master-Com barges in, letting them know that Commander Strom is on his way. Strom then blasts Master-com apart, but the droid manages to transfer his programming into another body and disarm Strom.

Greyshade asks Strom to step into the other room while Leia waits for him. The ex-Senator asks Strom to consider become partners. He promises to stay quiet about the Imperials supposed theft of Wheel profits, in return for being allowed to keep Princess Leia.

Later Threepio and Artoo have managed to find the hospital wing and have worked to get Luke admitted and examined when a wheel guard comes by and takes them away to storage, citing that they are now Wheel property. It seems that Han pawned them as a gambling stake.

Elsewhere, Chewbacca is being tormented by guards in his holding cell. They give him the option to "volunteer" for gladiator service or be shipped off to the spice mines of Kessel.

In an effort to remain on board the gambling vessel, Han has been attempting win suitable profits, but his luck has not been holding up. To gather the necessary funds, he put himself up as a gladiator in the Big Game arena. Watching on, Senator Greyshade tells Master-com that he plans to have Han lose that bet, just as surely as they made him lose the smaller games.