Ben Kenobi: We'll give you two thousand now, plus 15 when we reach Alderaan.
Han Solo: 17? Alright, you have yourselves a deal

Ok, we have a problem with this. How can he be so trusting? Here we have a smuggler who, working for Jabba the Hutt, obviously deals with a lot of unsavory writh-wrath. People who would more than likely turn on him as they would their own mothers. Yet here we have an old man and a farm boy looking for passage to Alderaan. Now you might ask, why be afraid of an old man and farm boy. Well, the farm boy might not seem a threat; he just got tossed like a rag doll. But the old man is wielding a lightsaber. We doubt that Han doesn't know what a lightsaber is.

Han Solo: Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, and I've seen a lot of strange stuff. But I've never seen anything to make me believe that there's one all-powerful Force controlling everything. There's no mystical energy field that controls MY destiny.

Yeah, he doesn't believe in the Force, but he more than likely has at least heard of lightsabers. Even if he hasn't, watching what the old man did with that weapon, Han knows not to underestimate the old coot.

Now, when he first meets these two, he takes control of the deal.

Han Solo: Ten Thousand. All in advance.

You want me to transport you to Alderaan while avoiding the law? Ok, this is how much it will cost you. Here he seems like a smart business man who knows what the risks are. Then just as quickly he loses control of the deal when the old man offers him less. Two thousand now. Eight less then his asking price. Sure, the old man offers another 15 when they reach their destination, but how good is their word? We mean, Han doesn't even stop to consider this. All he sees is the seventeen thousand. He's thinking his debt is in the clear.
Now, if you owed a debt to one of the biggest crime bosses in the GFFA, would you take the risk of trusting the word of an old man you just met? We wouldn't. Now, maybe Chewie put in a good word for the old man, saying he is a Jedi. After all, we all know that the Wookie has had dealings with Jedi before. It's possible. But how can Chewie be sure that the old man IS a Jedi. He could just as easily be a simple old coot who found a glow stick.

That's our two credits. What do you think? Join us tomorrow as we tackle the mystery of Han Solo's reward.

"May the Force be with me, myself, and I"