Sphere of Influence " Sphere of Influence " is the fourth episode of the ' . It aired on October 1 , 2010 . Official description . " Chi Eekway and Che Amanwe , Chairman Papanoida ' s daughters , are kidnapped and held for ransom . Ahsoka Tano teams up with the Senator from Pantora , Riyo Chuchi , to aid the new chairman in recovering his family before the Trade Federation can unduly influence the future of his planet . " " The Chairman and his son , Ion , track down the kidnapper — Greedo — on Tatooine , and rescue Che Amanwe . Meanwhile , Ahsoka and Chuchi find Chi Eekway held captive aboard a blockading Trade Federation battleship over Pantora , and expose Trade Federation officer Sib Canay as a Separatist conspirator . " Plot summary . The Trade Federation is blockading the space above Pantora under the pretense that Pantora has outstanding debts to pay , while Count Dooku is really trying to coerce the Pantoran s to join the Separatist Alliance . Senator Riyo Chuchi and Chairman Papanoida are trying to maintain the fighting spirit of their people and turn to the Senate for help . They do gain general sympathy for their plight , but the same night , Papanoida ' s daughters , Chi Eekway and Che Amanwe , are kidnapped from their quarters , though Che manages to strike one of their attackers with an icon before she is stun ned . The next morning , Ahsoka , who has become a close friend of Chuchi , informs Anakin Skywalker and Senator Amidala of the situation . While the Jedi can ' t officially get involved in the investigation , Anakin slyly grants his Padawan permission to look into the matter due to " personal " concerns . While Ahsoka and Chuchi travel to the blockade fleet in order to look for the sisters there , Papanoida and his son Ion discover the misplaced icon , smeared with blood , at the crime scene . By analyzing it , they identify one of the kidnappers as Greedo and proceed to Tatooine , where the villain is known to operate . They enter Jabba the Hutt ' s palace , where Papanoida cunningly spreads word that he wants to hire Greedo ' s services in order to have him come to them . Greedo does indeed come , with his accomplices and blasters in hand , but Papanoida overpowers him and presents his evidence to Jabba . Exposed , Greedo confesses and leads Papanoida and Ion to a seedy bar in Mos Eisley , where Chi is kept hidden . When Chi is brought forth and identifies her father , a firefight breaks out . Though Papanoida and his children manage to kill all antagonists , Greedo manages to slip away . In the meantime , Chuchi and Ahsoka , the latter disguised as a servant , are admitted aboard the Trade Federation ship and quartered for the impending negotiation sessions . The same night , the two young women sneak to the Trade Federation ambassador ' s office , where they overhear him and Administrator Sib Canay talking about one of Papanoida ' s daughters being kept aboard this ship . A gasp from Chuchi nearly gives them away , but they narrowly avoid discovery thanks to Ahsoka ' s Jedi abilities . They penetrate the ship ' s detention complex and find Che in one of the cells , but are discovered . Ahsoka manages to slice up the squad of battle droids sent against them , and Chuchi uses her glib tongue to force the Trade Federation envoy to reconsider , leading to the dissolution of the blockade and a happy ending for the Papanoidas . Story Change . The initial story setting placed this episode as a prequel to the " Trespass " episode from season 1 . Chi Eekway was the sister of senator Riyo Chuchi and had been kidnapped in a plot to let the Separatists establish a base on Orto Plutonia . Chairman Chi Cho would secretly aid the separatists . Several of these scenes can be seen in animatic form in the extra material on the Blu - Ray edition .