Senate hostage crisis The Senate hostage crisis took place at the Senate Office Building on Coruscant during the Clone Wars when Bounty hunter s employed by the Hutt Clan , led by Cad Bane , held Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine of the Galactic Republic and several senators hostage in order to free Ziro the Hutt from the Republic Judiciary Central Detention Center . Prelude . During the Clone Wars , Jabba the Hutt ' s uncle , Ziro , was arrested by the Republic Coruscant Guard and Naboo Senator Padmé Amidala . He revealed that he worked with Separatist leader , Count Dooku in kidnapping Jabba ' s son , Rotta , in order to become master of all the Hutt Clan s . Following his confession , Ziro was then imprisoned at the Republic ' s detention center . Following Ziro ' s bounty hunter , Aurra Sing ' s failed attempt on Amidala , Jabba and the Grand Hutt Council were concerned that Ziro would give the Senate their records . So , Jabba paid bounty hunter Cad Bane to get the Galactic Senate Building ' s blue prints from Amidala ' s protocol droid , C - 3PO . However , 3PO did not have the blueprints . 3PO , however , said that R2 - D2 had the blueprints . Bane was able to get the blueprints , made sure that 3PO ' s and R2 ' s memories were wiped , and they were returned without suspicion . Bane then went to Jabba ' s Palace on Tatooine . Bane was then paid for the blueprints . Jabba , with the Council ' s approval , also asked Bane to carryout this mission . Bane agreed to do it , for the right price . Hostage Crisis . Bane then assemble a team of bounty hunters ; Aurra Sing , Shahan Alama , Robonino , HELIOS - 3D , HELIOS - 3E , another IG - 86 sentinel droid , and a pair of Commando droids . Together , they then went to the Senate Building . Bane was then confronted by Senate Guard commandos . Sing then took out the commandos . Bane and the rest of the bounty hunters then finished off the remaining ones . The commando droids then disguised themselves as Senate Commandos . Bane and the others then entered the building . During this time , Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker was meeting with his wife , Senator Padmé Amidala . However , their meeting was cut short when Senator Bail Organa barged in . Organa asked her to join him in a meeting with Senator Philo about the Enhanced privacy invasion bill . Amidala then went with Organa and left Skywalker . However , Amidala left with Skywalker ' s lightsaber . Bane and his bounty hunters then made their way through the building . Bane then finished off the remaining Senate Guards . Bane and the others then went to Control Room , taking out the droids and guards stationed . Bane then left Robonino to cut the power . Bane and the others then went to " talk " with the senators . Bane and his bounty hunters then surrounded the Senators and took them hostage . Senator Philo refused to listen to Bane and tried to leave . Bane then shot Philo . He then contacted Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine , demanding that Ziro be released and turned over to him . At first , Palpatine refused until Robonino cut the power and building was placed on lockdown . Communication with the outside was lost . Bane then searched the Senators for communicators . However , as he comes across Amidala , Bane spotted Skywalker . He then ordered Alama and the IG - 86 sentinel droid to go after him . Skywalker attempted to contact someone but was unable to do so . Skywalker was then confronted by Alama and the droid , but realized that he did not have his lightsaber . So , he evaded them . Skywalker then went to a room with communication equipment . There , he was able to modify his comlink and contact Palpatine . Palpatine told him to get to the control room to reestablish communication . However , Skywalker cut him off when Alama came to the room . He was able to use a Mind trick to throw Alama off . When the two bounty hunter split up , Skywalker confronted the droid and was able to destroy it . However , it proved to Alama that Skywalker had no lightsaber . Bane then sent Alama with Sing to meet up with Robonino and to subdue Skywalker . Skywalker then made his way to the control room . However , Robonino then sealed the door when Skywalker ran towards him . Skywalker attempted to use a mind trick on him , but was then held at gunpoint by Alama . He then took Alama ' s blaster and held him at gunpoint . Sing however was able to shoot the blaster out of Skywalker ' s hand . Robonino then attacked Skywalker , shocking him unconscious . They then tied him and took him to Bane . Bane then contacted Palpatine , instructing him to make a pardon disk and give to Senator Orn Free Taa . 3D then goes to the Chancellor ' s office and takes Taa to the detention center . There , Ziro was then freed and taken back to the Senate building . Bane and the other bounty hunters then placed bombs around the senator as they prepare to leave . However , as they make their way towards the landing platform , Bane ' s bounty hunters were then surrounded by Commander Fox ' s detachment of the Coruscant Guard called in by Taa and Palpatine . However , Bane refuses to surrender threatening set to kill the senators . Thus , Bane and his bounty hunters were allowed to leave . The senators were then able to wake up Skywalker and Amidala gave him back his lightsaber , saying he dropped it . As Bane , his bounty hunters , and Ziro made their escape , he set off the bombs as Ziro ' s payback . Luckily , Skywalker was able to cut a hole in the floor , and saved them before the bombs went off . Aftermath . Ziro was then taken to Nal Hutta before the Grand Hutt Council at Gardulla ' s Palace . Ziro , knowing they were behind his rescue , threatened to send the Council records to the Senate if he was killed .