Manhunt on the Wheel In 3 ABY , an Imperial manhunt for Prince ss Leia Organa and Luke Skywalker took place on The Wheel . With the help of the Freemakers , Princess Leia and Luke evaded Lieutenant Estoc ' s forces and returned to the Rebel Alliance . Prelude . During the Galactic Civil War , the Freemakers remained neutral and tried to make a living as scavengers who built and repaired starship s . However , the Freemakers would soon cross paths with members of the Rebel Alliance . At some point following the Battle of Hoth , Prince ss Leia Organa and Luke Skywalker were part of a convoy of rebel starfighter s that were pursued by TIE fighters . While flying through a pinnacle planetoid , their A - wing escorts were destroyed . The two rebels managed to destroy their TIE pursuers . However , their Y - wing was damaged , and the two traveled to the Wheel space station to seek repairs . Leia and Luke sought repairs at Freemaker Salvage and Repair , the Wheel ' s garage shop . The Freemakers were facing financial strains and struggling to pay their rent . The youngest , Rowan Freemaker , had also begun his Jedi training under Naare , who was actually a Sith agent . Rowan was involved in a quest to find the pieces of the Kyber Saber crystal and was told by Naare not to reveal his powers to anyone else outside their circle . Seeking to make money , Kordi agreed to repair Leia and Luke ' s Y - wing . She sent Rowan aboard their ship " StarScavenger " to fetch an ion stabilizer . The local Imperial authorities led by Lieutenant Estoc soon learned about the presence of the rebels and issued a wanted alert . Kordi almost evicted Leia from her stall until the Princess offered to pay five times the normal price . Kordi managed to hide Leia just before Estoc and several stormtrooper s entered the Freemaker Garage to search it . Meanwhile , the startled B1 battle droid Roger accidentally took the " StarScavenger " along with Rowan and Luke for an accidental trip to Felucia . The Manhunt . Lieutenant Estoc and her stormtroopers found no sign of Leia or Luke . Kordi explained the " StarScavenger " unscheduled departure by claiming it was doing a salvage run . Leia hid in a trash bin , and the Freemakers tried to smuggle her out . However , Estoc noticed that they had walked past the trash incinerator . To avoid arousing her suspicion , Kordi and Zander tipped the bind inside the incinerator . This satisfied Estoc and her stormtroopers . Kordi and Zander then headed down a turbolift and rescued Leia from being burnt by the incinerator . However , the Freemakers and Leia were spotted by stormtroopers and forced to flee . Zander separated from Kordi and Leia so that they could escape . He then used a probe droid to fling canisters at the stormtroopers , knocking them out . Meanwhile , Kordi and Leia took the lift up to the Upper Ring , which was inhabited by the rich and Imperials . Leia then confirmed that she was indeed a member of the Rebellion . In the Upper Ring , Leia and a disguised Kordi hid by posing as cleaners at the rich Wick Cooper ' s penthouse . Leia blew their cover when she assaulted Cooper after he made a bad joke about the destruction of Alderaan . With stormtroopers after them , Leia and Kordi fled down the turbolift to the Middle Ring , where the Freemakers lived . The two hid in a diner but were followed by Lieutenant Estoc and her stormtroopers . Leia hid among the hair of an alien customer , but Kordi was discovered hiding inside a pot . Before Estoc could arrest Kordi and send her to a prison world , Leia resurfaced and knocked out the Imperials with plates . Estoc was sucked up by a garbage truck . After being picked up by Zander ' s speeder bike , the three returned to the Freemaker Garage . The Freemakers managed to trick the Imperials into believing that Leia and Luke were dead after sending out their Y - wing as a decoy . While Lieutenant Estoc did not believe the Freemakers ' account that they had been forced to assist the rebels , Estoc was jubilant that she would get a promotion for killing two major rebels . Shortly , Luke returned with Rowan and Roger aboard the " StarScavenger " . Aftermath . Due to their encounters with Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker , the Freemakers developed a greater appreciation and respect for the two rebels . They also came to regard the Rebel Alliance as a force for good . Out of respect for the Rebellion , Kordi sold a Z - wing to Leia and Luke at a steep discount . After destroying the Kyber Saber to keep it out of the Emperor ' s hands , the Freemakers joined the Rebel Alliance . Behind the scenes . The Manhunt on the Wheel forms one of the two main plots of the " " episode " Crossing Paths , " which premiered on July 11 , 2016