Consumed by the belief that the Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress still lives, Obi-Wan Kenobi has temporarily forsaken his duties and recruited Anakin Skywalker in his desperate hunt for Ventress.

Anakin believed he himself killed Ventress and that Obi-Wan is chasing a ghost. Ans Anakins doubts about his former Masters quest are not assuaged when, following the trail of the rumors of Ventress existence, they walk into a trap set by their old enemies, the bounty hunter Durge and Count Dooku.