Prisoners work in teams (such as Cassian’s Table 5) to construct complex, star-shaped metal pieces. These pieces are part of a larger industrial output that remains mysterious to the inmates throughout their imprisonment.
: Mon Mothma struggles to hide a 400,000-credit hole in her accounts used to fund the rebellion, leading her to consider a dangerous deal with a Chandrilan "thug". Andor s01e09
: It is later revealed (in the season finale) that these pieces are actually joint connectors for the Death Star's primary weapon dish . Key Plot Developments in Episode 9 Prisoners work in teams (such as Cassian’s Table
: The inmates learn that the Empire executed an entire level of prisoners after a "mistake" occurred where a man supposedly released was simply moved to another floor. Andor s01e09