Patel Odfath, a member of the Rebel Alliance, found himself in a precarious situation. Around 1 ABY or 2 ABY, the bounty hunter known as Lu'daal-ud apprehended Odfath, who was in possession of crucial datafiles. Despite being encrypted, these datafiles contained critical details; their exposure could determine the fate of nearly a thousand Rebel agents scattered throughout the galaxy. Commander Zgorth'sth of the Rebellion was determined to launch an operation to retrieve these datafiles, fearing that Lu'daal-ud might decipher the information and offer it to the Galactic Empire.