I like the whole triming down the Palps'- jedi battle - how bout this

"I am the Senate!" then ZAP he blasts the 3 Jedi with lightning (this should be the first time its seen in the saga, I would edit Dooku as a rogue jedi and nothing more) showing hints of Palps true sith appearence with yellow eyes etc, we then cut to an exterior shot of the office with the flashes of lightning being seen through the window,

then cut away and come back with Anakin near the end of the battle. that way Palps never had a light saber