- Ben explains to Luke how he and his father fought in the Clone Wars together.
- Ben also presents Luke with his father's lightsaber. Luke asks how his father died, and Ben tells him that a Jedi knight named Darth Vader turned to the Dark Side of the Force before betraying and murdering Luke's father.
- Ben turns on R2's message. In it, Princess Leia requests that Obi-Wan Kenobi keep the little droid safe and return him to her father on Alderaan.
- She says that information vital to the survival of the Rebellion is stored in his memory unit.
- Ben says Luke must learn the Force and accompany him to Alderaan. Luke claims he can't go because he has work to do.