After Jix had left, the Dark Lord placed a call for Commander Dor Gadell through the official 
imperial holo-net. This would look like an official investigation on the outside. It was 
expected of him. The Force had told him to trust Gadell with the more secret part of the plan. 

Sooner than he had estimated, the chime was rung at the office door. 

"Come in," he called out while he stood up from the seat he had occupied. A man of average 
height and wearing an Fleet-uniform stepped into the room and came to a stop only three steps 
into the office. 

"Commander Dor Gadell at your service, Sir," he all but shouted in the typical way of the 
military-trained. 

"At ease Commander, and step forward," Vader ordered. 

"My Lord," came the confused reply. 

"You stopped your entrance close to the door, to give you the means of escape if you needed 
it. I assure you, it would not matter how close you are to the entrance, if I mean to do 
you harm," the Sith explained patiently. 

"Yes sir, sorry sir. What is your need of me, my Lord," Gadell replied, while stepping 
closer to the enormous desk. 

"I want you to lead an investigation for me," Vader informed. 

"The Death Star-pilot, my Lord," the Fleet-Commander guessed, his head tilting slightly. 

"Yes indeed. I want you to find the pilot's identity. At least, that is the appearance of 
what you will be doing," the Dark Lord confirmed. 

"Pardon me, I don't understand, my Lord." 

"That was to be expected. I officially order you to investigate the identity of that pilot, 
and you will answer like that to anyone, who will ask you about your orders. But listen closely, 
this will also be a test of your loyalty to me not the Empire," Vader declared. 

" My Lord, I have always been loyal to you. It's the least I owe you for my sister's life," 
Dor Gadell objected. 



When Gadell was still a schoolboy, there was a fire in the upper class house of his family. 
No one was sure what had caused it, and his father had died that night trying to rescue his family. 

The fire-workers couldn't do much and in the end ordered that no one was to go in anymore. 
They would not heed the pleas of his mother that his little sister was still in the 
flame-engulfed home. They said it was too risky and that there were no chance that she was 
still alive. 

The house had stood close to the castle of Lord Vader and at that moment he had come out to 
ask the chief of the fire-workers , if everything was under control. 

At that moment Gadell's almost hysterical mother gripped at the Lord's arm for dear life at 
began to plead with him for her daughter's life. The chief told Vader that it was impossible 
that the girl was still alive and that he could not risk his men's lives. 

The Dark Lord stood there, seemingly unhearing for a short while, and then coldly stated that 
there was still life in the house. It was weak but it nonetheless existed. 

While putting off his cloak and handing it to the young Dor, Vader said that he would go in 
himself because his armor was heat-resistant and fireproof. And indeed not two minutes latter 
he stumbled out of the burning house, levitating a small body, while behind him the building 
came crashing down. 

He ordered them to take care of the girl without touching him. Every one who would have done 
so would have burned himself on his overheated armor. 

Since then, Dor Gadell has sworn to himself that he would serve the Sith Lord in each way 
when possible. Darth Vader was his true reason to join the imperial-fleet. 

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"Yes I know. That is why you are chosen. The real order that I will give you goes behind 
the back of the Emperor." 

Lord Vader paused a moment to let the consequences of given such an order sink in. 

"If you are going to betray me, I will have no other choice than to eliminate you before any 
damage is done. Is this understood," he continued. 

"Yes, My Lord, I will do as you say," was Gadell's sincere reply. "What are my real orders, Sir?" 

"I know the identity of the pilot and I want to keep it secret, from the Emperor or anyone 
else, for private reasons. But I have to start an investigation and I have to a name at hand 
at the end of it." Vader explained. 

"But we can't give some other's rebel identity, the Rebellion might release proof of the wrong 
accusations, Sir. 
That would surely bring in His Majesty's interest." Gadell voiced his thoughts. 

"I appreciate your input Commander, but I have already taken care of this problem," the 
Dark Lord stated. "I have ordered an other investigation to find out the second pilot who 
survived the battle about the Death Star. As soon as I know it, I will give it to you. 
You are to come up with it as the official result of this investigation." Vader extrapolated farther. 

Commander Gadell thought about it for a short while, an expression of surprise on his face. 
"I see, my Lord. I will do so, but the Rebellion will still send proof that I am wrong," he worried. 

"No, Commander Gadell, that is the trick. I know for certain, that the High Command of the 
Rebellion will leave it like that." Lord Vader assured his new agent. "The real pilot is of 
too much importance for them. They wont do anything as long as they believe, that this one 
will be kept save by it." 

"I will leave immediately and I will be very careful about what kind of information I give 
to anyone, my Lord." Gadell concluded. "You can trust me ,my Lord." 

"I surely hope so. You are dismissed Commander," Vader's commanding voice boomed through the room. 




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After weeks of impatient waiting, finally a secret message from Wenga Jixon reached the 
Dark Lord of the Sith. It was only a short file with a name, a holo and a brief biography. 

Now he had the identity of the man he could blame for the lost battle of Yavin. 

Upon receiving the message, Vader immediately summoned Dor Gadell to report to him about 
Jix's finding. The Commander would know that that was the signal for him that his Lord has 
the information about the chosen scapegoat. It would appear that Vader had lost his patience 
with Gadell's investigation coming up dry till now. No one would be suspicious about him 
demanding Gadell to report to him. And that shortly thereafter the Commander would indeed 
come up with the investigation result. Everyone would think it was the Dark Lord's negative 
motivation methods that had inspired Dor Gadell in his duty. 

Everything was well on its way. And the investigation took the time it was estimated to by 
Palpatine and whoever else would take notice of it.