What is it, General? My Lord, the fleet has moved out of lightspeed. Com Scan has detected...

Darth Vader: What is it, General? General Veers: My Lord, the fleet has moved out of lightspeed. Com Scan has detected an energy field protecting an area of the sixth planet of the Hoth System. The field is strong enough to deflect any bombardment. Darth Vader: [getting angry] The Rebels are alerted to our presence. Admiral Ozzel came out of lightspeed too close to the system. General Veers: He... he felt surprise was wiser... Darth Vader: He is as clumsy as he is stupid! General... prepare your troops for a surface attack. General Veers: Yes, my Lord.

- I'm afraid there's not much left. - What was it? Droid of some kind. I didn't hit it that hard. - Must have had a self-destruct. - An imperial probe droid. It's a good bet the Empire knows we're here. We'd better start the evacuation. - Admiral. - Yes, Captain? I think we've got something, sir. The report is only a fragment... from a probe droid in the Hoth system, but it's the best lead we've had. We have thousands of probe droids searching the galaxy. - I want proof, not leads. - The visuals indicate life readings. It could mean anything. If we followed up every lead... But, sir, the Hoth system is supposed to be devoid of humans forms. - You found something? - Yes, my lord. That's it. The rebels are there. My lord, there are so many uncharted settlements. - It could be smugglers... - That is the system. And I'm sure Skywalker is with them.