Obi-Wan has faked his death, pretending to be killed by Rako Hardeen in order to infiltrate a Separatist plot to kidnap Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. Having undergone a physical alteration, he has taken the identity of the bounty hunter Rako Hardeen who is now known as the bounty hunter who 'killed Obi-Wan'. He allowed himself to be 'arrested' where he broke out of prison alongside criminal mastermind Moralo Eval and notorious bounty hunter Cad Bane who tried to leave him behind multiple times, warranting in Obi-Wan getting their own ship confiscated so they'd be forced back together; eventually leaving the planet, only to stop for gas and warrant a fight with Anakin who was left confused and angry.

The trio traveled to the palace of Count Dooku on planet Serenno to offer their services for the high-paying Separatist operation, only to get involved in The Box—a massive, reconfiguring, trap-filled technological death course designed by Eval to see Who would be allowed to go on the mission. Throughout the lethal trials—which feature hazards like toxic dioxis gas and moving crush-walls—Obi-Wan repeatedly displays teamwork and saves others, frustrating Eval. Cad Bane even ends up stepping in to save Hardeen's life at a critical moment when Eval attempts to cheat and kill him. The trial ends with a tense hand-to-hand fight between Obi-Wan and Eval, which Obi-Wan wins, securing his spot among the final five bounty hunters selected to kidnap the Chancellor during the Festival of Light on Naboo, alongside a few others.

There are three days of travel to get from Serenno to Naboo for the true mission.

A lot can happen in three days in a ship with close quarters where Obi-Wan, as Hardeen, is amongst the best of the best, bounty hunter wise. One slip up now could ruin everything.