Details the rise of Herod to throne of Judea, acting as an agent of Rome. On one hand Herod pursued Jewish rebels on Rome's behalf but on the other he embarked on ambitious building projects, especially an unprecedented reconstruction of the Temple of Jerusalem.

The scene introduces the hero of the story, Luke Skywalker. In this scene R2-D2 shows Luke the message from Leia.

Obi Wan and Luke recruit a Han Solo and his co-pilot, Chewbacca. They need a ship to take them to Alderaan.

Luke Skywalker returns to rescue Leia, Han, and Chewbacca from Jabba the Hut

Arriving at Alderaan's co-ordinates, the hero's find that it's been destroyed by a space station known as the Death Star. They are pulled into the Death Star and forced to hide and come up with a plan.