Tarpfen went on to serve the Galactic Republic, becoming the Head of Security of the Starlight Beacon space station. Around that time, the Nihil pirates became a threat to the galaxy. Viewing the station as a threat, the Nihil found out about Tarpfen's past and began a campaign of blackmail against her, sending her various holomessages related to her past, including the holodrama. Tarpfen, however, did not realize that someone was attempting to blackmail her until she received a hologram of a Nihil raider who ordered her to shut down security cameras in various corridors on the station during a night cycle, which she refused to do.