Friends and Enemies " Friends and Enemies " is the sixteenth episode of the . It aired on January 27 , 2012 . Official description . " " Fleeing across the galaxy with criminal fugitives , a disguised Obi - Wan , Cad Bane and Moralo Eval are tenaciously pursued by Anakin and Ahsoka , who have no idea they ' re chasing their friend . " " Synopsis . After eluding immediate Republic pursuit , " Rako Hardeen " ( still Obi - Wan Kenobi in disguise ) crash - lands the ship in the swamps of Nal Hutta to further throw any pursuers off their tracks , and he , Moralo Eval and Cad Bane proceed to the Bilbousa Bazaar to purchase new equipment and a ship . During their shopping trip , however , Bane treats the Rodian owner of a local pawnshop , Pablo , very roughly by nearly killing him with a toothpick when he can ' t keep his mouth shut . Subsequently , in order to avoid attracting undue attention , Bane sends Kenobi to buy a new ship while he and Eval procure some weapons . Once the deal is complete , however , Bane abandons Obi - Wan to the local authorities , who were alerted by Pablo ' s assistant , since he still does not trust him . But Obi - Wan , anticipating betrayal , had previously attached a homing beacon to the ship ' s hull , and when questioned by the Hutt ' s henchmen , he reveals the tracking frequency and , while the guards proceed to shoot down the ship , escapes the dungeon . After contacting Yoda and Mace Windu and asking them to lift the manhunt in order to allow them free movement and provide some money for a new ship , Obi - Wan is rejoined by Eval and and an irate Bane , who have only barely escaped the Hutt ' s forces , just in time to present them with their new ship . In the meantime , on Coruscant , Palpatine is asked by Mace Windu to rescind the hunt for the fugitives . However , Anakin , who is visiting the Chancellor and is still unaware of the secret mission , does not take this decision well , and Palpatine exploits this by deliberately sending him and Ahsoka to Nal Hutta . After some brutal questioning of the locals on Anakin ' s part , the two Jedi learn about the next likely whereabouts of the fugitives ' ship , since the ship seller decided to fuel up the ship only just enough to force them to seek out his brother ' s refueling station on Orondia . After spotting their quarry as they prepare to leave , Anakin decides to ram the ship into submission and board it in midflight , but is foiled by Bane and a subsequent crash - landing of both parties resulting from the furious chase through a local fuel - processing facility . Obi - Wan leaves the ship to tell Anakin the truth behind the matter , but is almost killed when his friend attacks him in a rage . Bane snares Anakin and prepares to kill him , but fails , and in the ensuing struggle , Obi - Wan ends up wrestling with Anakin and addressing him by name before Anakin loses consciousness . Ahsoka arrives just when Bane prepares to finish off Anakin , but with her master unconscious and the fugitives ' ship stil operational , she cannot prevent the three from escaping . But as Anakin awakes soon afterwards , he relates his discovery that Obi - Wan is still alive and undercover and decides to find out the reason for this . At the same time , Yoda and Windu learn from Palpatine that he has sent Anakin after the fugitives , and so the two Jedi Masters decide to reveal the truth to Skywalker , lest he endanger the mission or end up even worse . . . Development . The helmet of Obi - Wan ' s disguise is a recolored version of an early concept drawing for the helmet of Boba Fett . Continuity . When Cad Bane , Eval and Obi - Wan are in Pablo ' s shop , a Phase I clone trooper helmet can briefly be seen with other equipment . When Cad Bane is looking for a new hat , he briefly considers ' iconic fedora .