Han is turned over to Boba Fett, bounty hunter, for delivery to Jabba the Hutt.
Return of the Jedi begins with Han, still frozen in carbonite, serving as an item of decor in Jabba the Hutt's Tattooine palace.
There, surrounded by synchophants, toadies (literally) and fellow smugglers, Jabba spends his time in Fall of the Roman Empire splendor, playing gladiator games with his captives.
Jabba has him thrown the the Raccor, a dinosaur-like beast that Luke manages to slay.
In rage, Jabba decides to toss his captives to the giant sand thing; Luke, in a display of Force bravado hitherto unknown in the Star Wars films, saves his friends, defeats Jabba and destroys his court.
