The group now realize they too are under suspicion and escape the scene. They split up as they evade blaster fire.
Grpyh now on her own has an encounter with an old friend from the Art Dealer World and the possibility of payment of 5000 credits owed her. She learns that her husband has been arrested and sent to the Ryloth mines for her Art Fraud Scheme. For his freedom Gryph must repossess one the paintings she sold off as her own and return to its rightful owners. The catch – she has to bid on it in the upcoming auction with the 5000 credits.
Jorbis and Cardhu meet up with Gryph at the auction and help distract prospective bidders. All is going smoothly until Grpyph is recognized as an impostor upon accepting the “Boy With Apple” painting. A commotion erupts and our desperate group makes a break for it shooting out the lights and escape the large chamber with the precious painting in their possession.
The group make their way through the lower levels of Cloud City to their ship. They notice a cloaked figure inspecting the outside of the haul. He turns in the direction of the group – his red eyes glaring through his steel mask and shouts “Jorbis Kane! – you are the bug squat on the back end of a Bantha! You are also to be – removed!”
For a split second Jorbis is beside himself – it is was phrase his deceased wife used to say to him. Shock quickly is replaced by rage - Jorbis whips out his blaster and starts firing upon the masked man. The cloaked figure makes a daring escape leaping off the landing platform onto his awaiting speeder.
Realizing they must escape themselves, the group run for the ship’s entrance hatch only to trip a booby trap – a rigged thermal detonator. Split second reactions save the group and they blast off away from Cloud City.
