Consumed by the belief that the'dark Jedi'Asajj Ventress'still lives,'Obi-Wan Kenobi'has temporarily forsaken the'Clone Wars'and recruited'Anakin Skywalker'in his desperate hunt for Ventress. But Anakin still believes that Obi-Wan is chasing a ghost, and he should know, because he himself killed Ventress. And Anakin's doubts are not assuaged when, following the trail of the rumors of Ventress' existence, they walk into a trap set by their old enemy, the bounty hunter Durge!