The Republic is in mourning. The supreme chancellor of the Republic has been assassinated on the 132nd anniversary of the Republic's reformation after the war with the Sith.
The young king of Naboo, initially believed to be the gunman, has been cleared of all wrongdoing after his wherabouts were confirmed at the time of the incident.
Now the mysterious assassin is the target of a galaxywide manhunt, and all travel to the Republic capitol of Coruscant has been heavily restricted....