Elvis1 has dropped some interesting hints of Episode III we've been working to confirm the last few days. Apparently this is "friend of a friend" info, but we believe it is very much on the right track. Here's the scoop:

Padme is killed by Anakin. He uses the force 'strangle' on her and goes a little too far. He doesn't mean to kill her.

Also, when Anakin wakes up as Darth Vader and is told what happened to him he becomes so angry he rips apart the room he's in with the Force.

And lastly, when Mace Windu confronts Palpatine, Palpatine's electricity bolts deflect off Windu's saber and into Anakin's eyes. Anakin flips out again and lops off Mace's arm.

The first two paragraphs we've been able to corroborate for the most part, but the last part about the deflection is something we hadn't heard from anyone else. Make of that what you will and here's a bit more clarification from other insiders we've heard on the subject:

I like the term "Force Choke" myself - and it is a great connection to Vader's penchant for choking people in classic Star Wars.

And the source is on the right track but the reason Vader rips the room apart isn't because of what happened to him. It is because of Vader being told he killed Padme.

This has been a good week, no? Talk about it. But wait until (Darth) Friday ... and the newsletter exclusive over the weekend. May the Force be with you!