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[thunderclap]

J‘ Out of the night When the full moon is bright

J‘ Comes a horseman known as Zorro

J‘ This bold renegade carves a "Z" With his blade

J‘ A "Z" that stands for Zorro

J‘ Zorro!

J‘ The Fox so cunning and free

J‘ Zorro!

J‘ Who makes the sign of the "Z"!

J‘ Zorro, Zorro, Zorro

J‘ Zorro, Zorro J‘

J‘ Oh, the life of a Spanish lancer is not the life of a dancer

J‘ lt's rough as only a soldier's life can be

J‘SI’

J‘ We ride all day in the saddle We 're constantly in the battle

J‘ Till we 're only skin and bones as you can see

J‘SI’

J‘ But When the battle 's over and the enemies take flight

J‘ The tired lancer winds his weary way

J‘ To the cheerful village tavern

J‘ Where the soldier's heart is light

J‘ As he opens a bottle of sherry or Tokay

J‘ Tokay?

J‘ Ole!

J‘ Viva el vino

J‘ The friend of the soldier

J‘ Viva el vino The faithful friend of man

J‘ Your dog may bite you Your horse may kick you

J‘ But you can count on el vino Yes you can...

J‘ Viva el vino The friend of the soldier

J‘ Viva el vino The faithful friend of man

J‘ Your dog may bite Your horse may kick

J‘ Your wife may leave you Children grieve

J‘ You'll viva el vino Viva el vino

J‘ The faithful friend of man

J‘ El vino! J‘

[all laugh]

It's a hard life being a soldier, eh, sergeant?

Yeah, a very hard life.

You should learn to relax more.

These long hours in the saddle, they're beginning to show on you.

[tsks] Just skin and bones.

I ride when there is reason to ride,

when there is trouble, something to ride to.

Or from, like the time when Zorro chased you...

That's enough, corporal.

There is still 2,000 pesos reward for the capture of Zorro.

Isn't that reason to ride? You could pay me everything you owe me.

Can you not understand?

When there is trouble, I am busy.

l have no time to ride after Zorro.

But when there is no trouble, like now,

then there is no Zorro.

So how can I ride after him?

Oh, that's the trouble, eh, sergeant?

- [bell dinging] - [bartender] Sergeant...

The coach from Santa Barbara? 80 soon?

You are alone, senor?

Obviously not.

I mean, there were no other passengers on the coach?

None that I happened to meet. If you will please excuse me...

One moment, please.

[laughter]

You dance divinely. If you don't mind, can we continue this some other time?

I am Sergeant Demetrio Lopez Garcia,

acting comandante of El Pueblo de Los Angeles.

I must see your papers and inspect your baggage.

Is there no other form of amusement in California,

other than rummaging through baggage of visitors?

- [laughter] - [Garcia] Your name, senor.

Estevan de la Cruz.

You are from...?

Portero de Santiago, Barcelona.

- Barcelona. - That's in Spain.

Yes, I know. May | ask, senor, what is your business here in Los Angeles?

I've come in search of my fortune.

l was told this was the country of opportunity.

[crowd chuckles]

Uh, not that I do not trust you, sergeant.

Merely a precaution of a very conservative man.

I must see what is in that pouch, senor.

Please.

[crowd gasps]

Now, sergeant, if there are no further questions,

please, it's been a very long trip.

- l have not yet inspected your baggage. - Go right ahead, sergeant, corporal.

In the meanwhile,

| invite the rest of you to be my guests in the tavern.

[crowd cheers]

[man] Viva Espanal

A very hard life, being a soldier, eh, sergeant?

Come on, corporal, let's hurry.

[commotion]

[Latin music]

[cheering]

[cheering]

Go on! Go on!

[cheering stops]

We were just amusing ourselves, until you completed your work.

I trust you are done.

Si. Never have I seen a man with so much baggage, and on such a hot day.

It is very thirsty work, inspecting baggage.

Uh... Now, l have a few questions to ask you, sergeant.

What kind of questions.

Sit down, please, huh.

Senor...

No, gracias. No no.

Sergeant, I am going to need a place to live in during my stay in Los Angeles.

Do you have any suggestions?

This is the only inn. Have you inquired...?

A room, here in the inn? That is unthinkable.

It would be hardly enough room for my baggage.

That is true.

No, I will need at least a hacienda with service.

You do have some fine haciendas in this area, do you not?

But not any that rent out rooms, Senor De la Cruz.

l have no intentions of renting a room. I would need the entire place.

Now, in Santa Barbara and Monterey,

l was told that the De La Vega Hacienda is a very outstanding one.

It is said to be one of the finest in all of California.

But I do not think they plan to sell it.

Nor do I plan to buy it. lwill merely take it over.

Would you be so good as to escort me there?

Take it over?

I do not think Don Alejandro and Don Diego would like that... very much.

All | ask is that you escort me, protect me.

After making me publicly display myjewels, is that asking too much?

One moment, please, senor.

The refreshments and the things you ordered,

it was my understanding that you would pay for them.

Oh, si, of course.

You are a sporting man, are you not? We'll flip a coin, double or nothing.

You choose.

I choose tails.

It's too bad. This must be my lucky day.

One moment, please, senor. I did not get a very good look

l have never seen a coin like this. How can you tell which side is heads?

How can I tell which side is heads?

By the saints, I thought every schoolboy could tell heads from tails

on a Spanish florintavo.

I beg your pardon, senor, I do not mean to be so stupid.

But we are so isolated here, so out of touch with the world.

Think no more of it.

[all] Adio's, amigo.

There goes a fine man.

So generous too.

Si.

Que atrocidadl

Oh, sergeant, help me move this table. I want to move it this way, huh?

- The table? - Si, por favor.

Vamos! Pronto! Pronto!

Such poor taste. The room was so cluttered.

Yes, this was much better.

Yes, I think this place will be quite adequate,

at least for my brief stay in Los Angeles, thank you for your help.

| just talked to the major-domo.

He expects Don Alejandro and Don Diego to return at any moment.

Please, senor, leave now before somebody gets killed.

Oh, I had no thought of killing them. lwill merely put them out.

I may even...

...I may even allow them to take a few of their personal belongings.

Don Alejandro, he may have different ideas.

Si, he may not like it.

You do not know Don Alejandro. When he gets mad, you should see him.

Apparently, I am about to have that pleasure.

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[laughing] Alejandro!

- [all laugh] - Alejandro!

- Uncle Estevan. - Diego, my boy.

What in the world are you doing in California?

Why did you not let us know you were coming?

You could've told me you were a relative.

Then I would not have been so worried about Don Alejandro running you through.

Si, people can't help it if they have relatives.

To show no hard feelings, I invite you and the corporal to the party tonight.

- The party? - [Diego] What party is this?

The party you are giving for me

to celebrate my arrival, introduce me to your friends.

Don't tell me there is another party planned for tonight also.

No, Estevan, there is no other party.

Just the one,

welcoming you to our hacienda.

When you get to the pueblo, you might ask the coach driver to come also.

He was most accommodating, huh? And the innkeeper too.

Oh, and all of the people I met at the tavern this afternoon.

[chuckling] The more the merrier, | always say.

Uncle Estevan hasn't changed a bit, has he? I doubt that he ever will.

Diego, your mother was a wonderful woman.

But as for the rest of the family... huh.

[guitar music]

Well, Diego, my boy! You should not be stuck off in a corner like this.

Beautiful young ladies and handsome young men belong to each other.

Go on, dance. [chuckles]

- Don Estevan. - Gracias, sergeant.

- Salud. - Salud.

Gracias,

You have a most beautiful daughter, Don Marcos and a splendid dancer.

Gracias, And you do remarkably well too, I noticed, for a man of your age.

Senor, I do not consider myself a man of my age.

I meant no offense.

You said earlier you had something to show me.

Ah.

A thousand pardons. No no no no!

I must speak with you. It is urgent. You will excuse us?

Of course, Don Alejandro.

Gracias, Margarita.

What is all this about?

It is Estevan, he is taking our friends and neighbors aside one by one,

showing them jewels he says he brought from Spain.

I'm afraid he's trying to sell them jewels that are, well, not genuine.

You don't think that Uncle Estevan would...

This would put us in a strange position.

Precisely. We would have to repay whatever money he took.

Even then, we would never live it down.

Uh.

Bernardo, I want you to do something for us.

You know that bag ofjewels that my uncle has?

We've got to get it away from him.

Never mind, just get it.

Yes, and hurry back with the jewels before he knows they're gone.

[crack]

Please, Don Marcos, I don't mean to sound adamant,

but that is not the reason I showed you the jewels.

I'm not sure I could bring myself to part with them, any of them.

But you will be returning to Spain. You can buy others.

At least sell me the one diamond I admire, for my daughter.

It is the most beautiful stone l have ever seen.

Ah, then perhaps you can understand my reluctance to part with it.

Suppose I offered 1,500 pesos, would that help you to change your mind?

1,500 pesos? Well, l...! Cuidado! Cuidado!

It's all right, I'm not going to beat you.

He cannot hear you.

Ah.

Really, Don Marcos, I'll have to be honest with you.

I do not think the diamond is worth 1,500 pesos,

I mean in the regular market in Spain.

I am not discussing what it is worth in the regular market.

I am discussing what it is worth to me, here, in California.

Did you get it?

Good boy, Bernardo.

Well, where is it?

What have we gotten ourselves into?

Diego, how well do you know this little deaf mute servant of yours?

Very well. He's been with me for years.

- Why? - He's a pickpocket.

He took my chamois bag ofjewels right out of my pocket,

while he pretended to be wiping off some wine that he spilled on me.

Estevan, this is a serious accusation.

You should not make it if you are not sure.

Yes, how do you know he took it?

Because I took it out of his pocket before he got away.

| just thought I should warn you.

I never would trust a man with such nimble fingers.

I'll have to go up to my room and put on a clean jacket.

Look at this. [scoffs]

[Alejandro sighs]

May the saints give me strength.

What do we do now?

I don't know. Maybe you can talk with him.

Talk with him?! Within five minutes, he would have me bidding on the things!

Your uncle, he has a way with people.

The only other thing I can think of is that maybe Zorro should come along,

relieve Uncle Estevan of the jewels.

Yes. That's the only thing we can do.

All right, send Bernardo to my room, and make it look inconspicuous.

[grunts]

Help! Help! Help!

Help! I'm being robbed! Help!

He's in there! A robber, all dressed in black. He stole myjewels!

Zorro!

Don Alejandro, may l...?

Do not worry, Don Estevan, we will find him.

Lancers! Lancers! Search the hacienda. It is Zorro!

It is too sad, Estevan, but those things happen.

Sometimes they even happen for the best.

Where is Diego? Send him to me. I want to talk to him.

lwill go find him.

Wait a minute, Marcos. Help me make Estevan comfortable.

ltell you, I'm all right! I want to talk to Diego!

I think his little deaf mute servant is mixed up in this.

Bernardo? | just can't believe it.

Alejandro knows. He tried to steal the jewels early this evening.

lthink I recognized him here in my room just before I was hit over the head.

Go get Diego! Where is he?!

l... I think he's busy right at the moment.

One moment, senores.

l'll trouble you for that bag ofjewels.

[door opens]

lt's Zorro! Get him!

These are the men you want. Don't let them get away!

Those are the men we want, lancers! Don't let them get away!

Want? For what?

Stop him! Stop him!

Lancers, open the gates! Open the gates!

Stand back, all of you!

There are your jewel thieves.

And if they do not confess, I'll come back and loosen their tongues.

[horse whinnies]

Stop him! Don't let him get away!

Well, it was a wonderful party.

Only | wish someone could explain to Bernardo that I'm sorry I misjudged him.

I'm sorry about your jewels, Uncle Estevan.

You know, it's getting so you don't know who you can trust these days,

when even a respectable outlaw like Zorro turns jewel thief.

[chuckles]

This El Zorro, let him keep the jewels.

lt'd serve him right. [laughs]

You know something, I think I could almost learn to like it here.

Yes, I may decide to stay for a while.