HAN sits in the pilot’s seat and ARTOO is next to him, plugged into the FALCON’S flight control panel. LUKE, LEIA, and THREEPIO gather behind them. The group gazes out the cockpit window at the gloomy world of KESSEL looming below.
HAN: There she is. Kessel. This whole adventure is starting to feel like one big trip down memory lane.
ARTOO whistles and beeps, and LUKE sees that the DROID is relaying some information to a small screen on the flight console.
LUKE: What's that say on the readout?
HAN studies the monitor, then looks up with an expression of slight confusion.
HAN: Huh...The Falcon’s picking up an energy shield over the mining sector. The Hutts may be untrusting, but they never worried about bombardment before. ...There’s definitely something going on down there, and my gut tells me Lando and Chewie must be tangled up in it somehow.
LUKE: Yes, everything we were told on Nal Hutta certainly does seem to point in that direction. But how would we get past the shield?
HAN: (studying a readout) It looks like it’s configured against heavy aerial attack, but there might be a way...
HAN punches some data into the Falcon’s computer and studies the results.
Han: (cont.) ...Yep, that oughtta do the trick. I can get us under it.
LEIA: I still think we should notify the base...
HAN: (frustrated) Yeah, but like I already said, we have no proof! High Command back at Aquilae would never condone us sneaking around here when all we have is a few leads! They’ll just tell us to come back and wait around while they strategize and come up with a plan, and I’m not gonna wait around for permission to save Lando and Chewie to come through the ‘proper channels!’ ...Besides, I figure this is the last place our angry Imperial friends on Nal Hutta will expect us to go, being that Kessel’s so close and all.
LUKE: Well, there is some twisted logic to that reasoning...
The doubt on LEIA’S face clearly expresses her reservations, and HAN looks her in the eye. His voice is even and firm.
HAN: Look, These are my friends we’re talking about. ...There’s just no way I’m not gonna look into it, not after what they did for me on Tatooine.
LEIA: But that was different! When we came after you, we had a plan! ...Well, sort of... (exasperated) Okay, even if they are here, exactly how do you think you’re going to get them out without killing us all?
HAN: You forget, I used to come here all the time. I know my way around this place pretty well, sweetheart. Trust me!
HAN gives her a devilish grin and throws several levers forward.