In one of the most uniquely written Star Wars books, Watson writes two intertwined stories: one in the past featuring a young Obi-Wan Kenobi on trial for wrongdoing in the death of Jedi student Bruck Chun, and one set twelve years later with Obi-Wan now serving as the Master to Anakin Skywalker as Kenobi once again comes face-to-face with the family of his former rival.