- We cut to the Jedi Council, where they're reporting that Obi-Wan has made contact with Grievous.
- Mace Windu orders Anakin to tell Palpatine about the developments and gauge his reaction to the news carefully.
- When Anakin leaves, Mace confesses to the Council that he senses the dark side around Palpatine, and he suspects a plot to overthrow the Jedi.
- If the Chancellor doesn't agree to give up his extra wartime powers when the war is over, the Jedi agree they'll have to take over the Senate in order to preserve the Republic.
- Yoda thinks this all sounds iffy.