We meet young Han in a Faginesque thieves den on the grotty planet of Corellia, planning his escape with his chancer girlfriend Qi «ra (Emilia Clarke) and a phial of the precious fuel coaxium.
He's just stolen a speeder and a small vial of coaxium, a rare and valuable mineral used as starship fuel, but he has no plans of offering it as tribute to the local capo, Lady Proxima (Linda Hunt).