Chapter 4: Sanctuary

To shield a village from attacking raiders, the Mandalorian allies himself with a former soldier.

The scene shifts to the planet Sorgan, where numerous krill are seen swimming in a body of water. Human villagers are harvesting them with baskets. A woman called Omera is observing her daughter Winta as she pursues a frog. The frog manages to escape. Birds take flight above. Suddenly, they detect some sounds and loud roars.

The villagers are attacked with blaster fire. Amidst the blaster barrage, Omera grabs Winta and takes her to safety inside a dwelling. Several Klatooinian raiders storm into the village, stealing their provisions and crops. One of them even hits an astromech droid on its head. Omera and her daughter conceal themselves beneath a wooden structure while the raiders depart. Omera embraces Winta as she examines the devastation.

In the meantime, the Mandalorian is traveling through space on the Razor Crest. The Child is near the console, looking out into space. As he plays with the controls, the ship lurches. The Mandalorian picks up the Child and places him on his lap. He consults a holomap and decides that Sorgan, a remote planet without significant industry, settlements, or spaceports, would be a good place to hide. He believes it will be a suitable place for them to remain unnoticed for the next couple of months, like womp rats. He assures the Child that no one will be able to find them there.

The Mandalorian guides the Razor Crest into Sorgan's atmosphere, flying above the village. Several villagers, including Omera, watch as the ship descends. After landing, he tells the Child that he will go out to scout around, promising to return soon. He places the Child on his seat and tells him not to touch anything. He promises to find lodging and return for him. He tells him to stay here and not to move.

The Mandalorian walks down the ramp, only to find the Child, who can walk, standing next to him. The Mandalorian gives in and allows him to accompany him. They proceed along a path.

They enter a common house where food is being cooked over a large grill. The majority of the patrons are human, and a loth-cat growls at the Child, causing him to become startled. The Mandalorian positions the child in a high chair. The proprietor attends to them, inquiring about their order. The Mandalorian requests bone broth for the child. The proprietor asks if he wants some but the Mandalorian says only the little one needs it.

The Mandalorian then inquires about when the woman in green in the corner had arrived. The proprietor replies that she has been frequenting the common house for a week. When the Mandalorian asks about the woman's purpose there, she hesitates to answer until the Mandalorian provides her with some credits. The proprietor then informs the Mandalorian that the woman doesn't seem like a log runner. She assures him that she will prepare the broth as soon as possible and also bring some spotchka. The Mandalorian soon discovers that the woman in green has departed. He pays the proprietor to watch over the child before leaving to pursue the woman.

The Mandalorian employs infrared sensors in his helmet to track her footprints. She surprises him, and they engage in close combat. The woman knocks him to the ground. The Mandalorian uses his flamethrower, but she steps on his arm. After a struggle, they both aim their weapons at each other, resulting in a standoff. The Child then appears, sipping his bone broth. The Mandalorian asks the woman if she wants some soup.

The two return to the common house. The woman, Carasynthia Dune, a former Rebel Alliance shock trooper, discusses her post-Endor activities of eliminating ex-Imperial warlords. The New Republic desired secrecy, so they dispatched dropships without support. Once the ex-Imperials were defeated, political issues arose. She states that her role shifted to protecting delegates and quelling riots, which was not what she had anticipated.

When the Mandalorian asks how she ended up here, she explains that she received an early discharge. She explains that she attacked him so aggressively because she knew he would discover the bounty on her. After finishing her soup, she warns him that one of them will have to leave unless they want another fight. She adds she was here first. The Mandalorian tells the Child that it appears this planet is already occupied.

Some moths fly around a lamp at night. The lamp is attached to a repulsorlift speeder. Two men on the repulsorlift speeder approach the Razor Crest. They approach the Mandalorian and request his services as a mercenary. They wish to hire him to defend their village from raiders. They explain that their krill harvest has been stolen by raiders.

The Mandalorian is reluctant to engage in another conflict and attempts to decline the job. The two men offer to pay him more, but the Mandalorian remains unmoved. As they prepare to return to their village, the Mandalorian asks where they live. They reply that they live on a farm. The Mandalorian asks if it is in the middle of nowhere and if they have lodging. The farmers say yes. This pleases the Mandalorian who accepts their petition for help. He also convinces them to give him their credits.

The Mandalorian approaches Cara and asks if she is interested in a "round two," tossing her the bag of coins. While traveling with the human peasants on their speeder, Cara remarks that their job is hunting some raiders for lunch money. The Mandalorian responds that she is caught up in this in the middle of nowhere and that it is a pretty reasonable deal for somebody in her position. Worst case scenario is that they turn up with their blasters. The best case scenario is that they deter them. He says that he can't imagine anything living in these trees that a shock trooper could not handle.

The Mandalorian stretches his arm while the Child watches. The next morning, they arrive at the village, where they are greeted by several children who run to meet them. The children show interest in the Child, while the Mandalorian and Dune agree that the kids are happy to see them. The children also assist in unloading boxes.

The Mandalorian is given lodging by Omera, who offers her modest accommodations. Omera also introduces the Mandalorian to her daughter Winta, explaining that she is shy around strangers. Omera tells Winta that this "nice man" is going to protect them from the "bad ones." She hugs her daughter who thanks the Mandalorian. They then leave to give their guest some privacy.

While the Mandalorian is settling the Child in a cradle, they are visited by Omera and Winta, who bring them some food. Winta is interested in the Child and asks if she can feed him. The Mandalorian allows her to feed him. She also gets his permission to play with the Child. Omera also tells the Mandalorian that she has brought him some food since he hasn't eaten outside.

In private, Omera asks the Mandalorian when was the last time he removed his helmet. He says yesterday. When she asks when he last did it in front of someone else, he replies that it was when he wasn't much older than the children. Omera is surprised that he has not shown his face to anyone since he was a kid. The Mandalorian replies that he was grateful that the Mandalorians took him in because his parents were killed. Omera feels sorry for the Mandalorian. She tells him to let her know if there is anything he needs before leaving.

That evening, Cara and the Mandalorian use infrared vision to study the trail left by the raiders, and the Mandalorian estimates that there were about twenty raiders in the group. Cara and the Mandalorian notice some sheared branches. Continuing their investigation, Cara finds a huge print in the ground that she recognizes as one belonging to an AT-ST Raider, and she remarks that this was "more than she signed up for."

The Mandalorian and Cara then return to the village. The Mandalorian begins by telling the villagers that they "can't live here anymore." Cara then takes over, apologizing that it was not the news they wanted to hear, but that there were no other options. When two of the farmers remind them of their job, Cara responds by saying that it was "before they knew about the Imperial walker."

Cara then says that Sorgan is a big planet and suggests moving somewhere else. One of the farmers responds by saying that his grandfather seeded the ponds, and his companion adds that it took them generations to build this village. The Mandalorian points out that the farmers are not fighters, but the farmers beg for a chance.

Dune responds that she has seen AT-ST walkers take out entire companies of soldiers within minutes. When Omera restates that they are not leaving, Cara says that they cannot fight "that thing," but the Mandalorian says that they will be able to if he and Dune "show them how."

Addressing the village fighters, the Mandalorian explains that they have got two problems: the bandits and the mech. The Mandalorian says that he and Dune will handle the AT-ST but tells the villagers to protect them when they come out of the wood. He warns them about the danger posed by the bandits and explains that Cara was a veteran and a drop soldier for the Rebellion. He explains that Cara is going to lay out a plan and tells them to listen carefully.

Cara says that they will build a trap for the AT-ST since nothing on this planet can take it out. She explains that they have to dig a pit deep enough for the walker to fall inside. Cara's plan is to draw the raiders out of their camp. She and the Mandalorian plan to provoke them and lure them into a trap. The Mandalorian also tasks the villagers with building barricades to deter the raiders. The Mandalorian asks the villagers who can shoot and Omera raises her hand. He teaches the villagers how to shoot, using pots and pans as target practice. Meanwhile, Cara trains the villagers to fight with sticks.

Later that evening, the Mandalorian chats with Omera, telling her that it is dusk and that they will be leaving soon. She promises to be ready when they return. That night, the Mandalorian and Cara infiltrate the Klatooinian wikiup. Cara takes out a sentry. The two venture deeper into the outpost, passing several Klatooinians sitting by a campfire. They head inside a tent and find several circular tanks. The Mandalorian plants a grav charge.

Several Klatooinians enter the tent and engage in a fist fight with the infiltrators. More Klatooinians enter and the fist fight continues. Cara shoves one of them into a blue tank as the charge flashes. More enter with blasters. The Mandalorian covers Cara while she flees out an exit. The two escape before the tent explodes into flames.

Cara says that she hoped the plan works as the AT-ST Raider comes to life, glowing red shining through its viewports. The two flee through the woods as the Imperial walker rains down laser fire upon them, burning several shrubs. The villagers take up position at the barricades with guns while the children hide with the Child in a barn.

The Mandalorian and Cara soon return and tell the villagers that once that thing goes in the pond, it is going down. The AT-ST Raider advances on the village. However, the walker stops short of the pit trap and deploys a powerful beam light, scanning the barricades. The walker bombs a house but Cara orders the villagers to hold their positions.

Klatooinian raiders charge through the fields and the villagers open fire on them. The Mandalorian and Cara realize that they cannot get the walker to step forward. Cara decides to lure the AT-ST walker into the trap and wades through a pond with the Mandalorian's Amban phase-pulse blaster. She fires potshots at the walker to provoke the drivers.

Omera says that it is now or never and the villagers surge forth, attacking the raiders. Cara exchanges fire with the AT-ST, firing blaster bolts through its viewports. The Mandalorian hopes the walker takes the bait. Provoked by Cara, the walker charges into the pit only to sink into the pond. The Mandalorian charges with a grav charge and plunges it through the walker's chassis, blowing it up. Deprived of their mech support, the surviving Klatooinian raiders flee into the wood. Omera smiles while the villagers cheer. Inside the pond, the Mandalorian asks Cara if this was the plan and she says "something like that."

Several weeks later, peace has returned to the village. The Child swallows a Sorgan frog whole while the children watch but spits it out. Meanwhile, Omera brings Cara a drink and invites the Mandalorian into the house. The Mandalorian declines her invitation. Omera observes that the Child is very happy here since the children have taken a liking to him. The Mandalorian agrees.

When Cara asks if the Mandalorians would kill him for taking off his helmet, he explains that he can never put it on again if he takes it off in public. Cara suggests that the Mandalorian take off his helmet, marry the beautiful young widow and raise his kids sipping spotchka. The Mandalorian says that they raised some hell a few weeks back and that it is too much action for a backwater world. He warns that word travels fast and that it would be a better idea to move on. Cara says that she wouldn't want to be the one to tell him.

The Mandalorian suggests leaving the Child here because traveling rough is no life for a kid. He believes he did his job and given the kid a better chance at life. Cara thinks that leaving would break the Child's heart. The Mandalorian responds that Child will get over it because they all do.

Meanwhile, a Kubaz bounty hunter with a tracking fob walks through the forest towards the village. The Mandalorian goes to Omera and asks if he can have a word with her. He tells her that it is very nice and that the Child is clearly happy here. Omera asks if he is happy here and adds that they want the Mandalorian to stay. She says that the community is grateful and that he can pack his armor away if there is any trouble. She suggests that he and his boy could have a good life and that the Child could have a childhood for a while.

The Mandalorian says that he would and lets Omera hold his armor. The Kubaz bounty hunter aims his blaster trigger at the back of the Mandalorian's helmet. The Mandalorian gently pulls down her hands and says that he does not belong here but adds that the Child does. Omera says she understands and promises to look after the Child as if he were her own.

The Kubaz bounty hunter trains his blaster on the Child. A blaster bolt rings and the Mandalorian tells Omera to go get the kids. Children scream in fear and alarm. It is revealed that Cara Dune had gunned down the Kubaz before he could shoot the Child. She stands over his his smoking remains. The Mandalorian comes and checks his tracking fob. He realizes that the bounty hunter was tracking the Child. Cara and the Mandalorian realize that they know the Child is here and that they will keep coming.

The villagers and Cara help the Mandalorian to load his supplies onto a repulsorlift sled. Cara offers to escort him back to the Razor Crest but the Mandalorian declines. He explains that his plan is to bypass the town and get to the Razor Crest. Cara bids him farewell till their paths cross and the two shake hands. A tearful Winta hugs the Child, telling him that she will miss him so much. Omera thanks the Mandalorian before hugging him. The Mandalorian fetches his Amban blaster and loads it onto the repulsorlift sled. He sets off as the children wave goodbye. The Child watches as the sled departs.

The initial script draft was finalized by Jon Favreau on February 8, 2018. This episode, the sixth out of eight produced during the first season, was filmed between December 14, 2018, and January 25, 2019, with a two-week break for the holidays. Bryce Dallas Howard, the director, completed the episode almost exactly one year after her father, Ron Howard, finished the final additional shots for Solo: A Star Wars Story.