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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‘

What is the matter with you? You are at me like a flea all day.

Either walk on this side of me or on this side of me.

Better yet, go away.

- Buenos dias, amigos. - Buenos dias, Don Diego.

Can you tell me if Senor Basilio is in the comandante's office?

I think so. Excuse me, Don Diego.

- Good morning, Capitan. - [grunts]

Well, Your Excellency, I do hope your mood is better than his.

Then I must warn you, it is not!

Ah. The sale of the royal bonds goes badly, huh?

How could it go otherwise?

There's nothing in this wretched settlement but sunshine!

You're mistaken, senor. I think you'll find there's much wealth in Los Angeles.

The people here are ignorant, irresponsible and shifty!

You'll like them better once you get to know them.

They care nothing for the mother country and her valiant wars!

Senor, be assured that my friends are all loyal to the crown

and that they will buy as many bonds as they can.

It's ridiculous to come here.

A complete waste of time!

| find now, senor, that I must agree with you.

- What do you mean? - Only that I must agree with you.

Your mood is no better than Capitan Mendoza's.

Oh.

Well, at least I have one consolation.

The Maria Fuego will be here soon to take me back to Spain.

I am here, senor, to take you

to the hacienda of Cornelio Esparon for luncheon.

I had forgotten about his invitation.

Tell him I'm unable to come.

- Well, he's expecting you. - It is hot and I am tired.

Senor, you make it very difficult for us to be loyal to Spain.

What?

I mean that Don Cornelio wishes to discuss

the purchase of royal bonds with you.

Well, did he say how many?

I think it will be worth your ride to the hacienda.

Well, at least it will relieve the monotony.

And, besides, you know, it's my duty to go.

lwill forget about the heat.

My own comfort is of no importance when I'm conducting business for the crown.

Well, Spain will triumph.

But her colonies must remain loyal.

- They must purchase the royal bonds. - We will gladly purchase them, senor,

if we believe the king needs our support and will appreciate it.

We are loyal to Spain, senor,

which is more than can be said for some of her other colonies.

You must understand us. Los Angeles is still very young.

But her heart is proud and filled with eager hopes and dreams.

- This is a new world. - And a beautiful one.

[laughing] Well, you have convinced me.

I must say, there is beauty here.

This silver, this hacienda.

This charming senorita at my side.

- The tone of this empty glass. - [glass rings]

Forgive me, senor. The tone of the empty glass may be sweet,

but I think you would find it more stimulating to have a full one.

Well put, Don Cornelio.

You know, I must say, this hacienda of yours is an oasis

in an otherwise dreary desert.

You'd find others, senor, if you'd examine the desert more closely.

It is hard to find the better things in life

when one does not look beyond the end of one's nose.

Let me propose a toast.

To the emissary of our king.

May he return to Spain with a report

that California is a place of beauty, loyalty and generosity.

Tomorrow, Senor Basilio, I shall deliver to your office 2,000 pesos

for the purchase of royal bonds.

Well, that... that's more than generous, Don Cornelio.

- And now may I show you the gardens? - A pleasure.

- Then you will excuse me? - Oh?

But the flowers would lose all their fragrance without you in my sight.

- As you wish. - This way, senor.

He is an arrogantjackass, isn't he?

You insult the jackass.

I do believe he's beginning to change his mind about us, however.

Yes, but the mention of pesos has changed the minds of many.

- Do not trust him, Diego. - Oh, I might trust him,

but I think SenorZorro will keep an eye on him, nevertheless.

[chuckles]

This is only the beginning.

I must confess, I'm astounded.

- The Angelenos are very generous. - Yes, and not only that.

In the last week I've seen

such beautiful haciendas, such gracious living,

such charming senoritas.

I've noticed them too, Excellency.

Yes, the home of Don Cornelio for instance,

would put many in Madrid to shame.

[knocking on door]

It is Don Alejandro and Diego, Your Excellency.

Ah, Senor de la Vega and Diego.

- Excellency. - Senor.

This is from the Hacienda de la Vega for the crown.

And I would like a receipt for it, por favor.

You're more than generous, senor. Make out the bond immediately.

The sum is 2,500 pesos.

And a few extra centavos. The servants also wanted to contribute.

The king will be touched.

And let me say, Don Alejandro, that l have changed my mind completely

about your charming pueblo of Los Angeles.

My first impression was entirely mistaken.

- This is good to hear, senor. - Yes.

As a matter of fact, if! had a little fortune,

I might be tempted to return here someday,

buy a small hacienda and retire.

But I'm only a poor nobleman, serving his king.

Our California sun seems to have worked wonders with His Excellency.

Yes, it has.

- Here, senor. - Gracias. Diego, we must go.

And muchas gracias in the name of the king.

- It's been a pleasure, Excellency. - Adio's.

And this is still only a beginning.

Si!

But must all of it go for a cause

that may be hopeless anyhow?

- What? - Well, l was just remembering

two years ago in Peru, Excellency, the taxes you collected and brought back.

Are you insinuating that I stole from the king?

No, Excellency, no.

Still, there is nothing wrong with taking a small commission

for a job well done.

We must wait and see how this grows.

[laughing]

- Your Excellency? - Si?

A message.

The Maria Fuego has returned from Monterey and is in San Pedro Harbor.

Capitan Arenas asked that you be ready to sail tomorrow evening.

Si.

So, we go back to Spain, back to the war.

- Si. - It's beautiful.

All this gold.

Have you figured out our commission?

There will be no commission.

- What? - Now, it does not seem right to me.

A little of all this will not be missed.

I could never be satisfied with a little.

Then we'll take more. I can change the records. It's easy.

You are a fool, Mendoza.

lthink it will be better if we do not return to Spain at all.

- You mean stay in California? - Si.

I'm beginning to find it most attractive.

But then what of this?

ltwill remain in California, too.

All of it.

- Buenos dias, senor. - Buenos dias.

Senor Basilio?

l was surprised to hear that you decided to stay in Los Angeles.

Your opinion of us has changed?

Well, I had no choice. I received a letter from the king

instructing me to stay as long as I thought my presence needed.

- | see. - My duty was clear.

Oh, uh, by the way,

I'm thinking of purchasing one of your haciendas.

Naturally, I'd be interested only in the best.

Naturally.

If you happen to hear of any for sale, would you let me know?

- Of course. - Thank you.

This is very interesting, Bernardo.

The only ship to reach San Pedro in the last two weeks

came from Monterey, not from Spain.

Yet he said he's had a message from the king.

Si. Suddenly His Excellency has become a man of wealth.

Keep your eyes open. I'll be back shortly.

You have followed my instructions well.

Gracias. But I still do not quite understand...

lwill show you.

But first, bring that pitcher and a little gunpowder.

The, uh... The other chests have been taken care of?

- Si, they are all ready. - Good.

Now, first, pour the water in there.

And, uh, I will put

a little gunpowder here.

Now.

This will be loaded on the ship as one of the treasure chests.

After the ship has sailed, the result is inevitable.

Any good-sized wave of a rolling sea will have this effect.

Oh, excuse me.

And the water will pour into the little gourd.

At the next roll of the ship, a little more water will pour into the gourd.

Now, the gourd will get heavier,

and the weight will pull on the cord,

which, in turn, will pull back the trigger of the pistol.

Now...

...the weight ofjust a little more water, and...

Ingenious, eh?

Yes, it will be quite an explosion.

Of course, that other half of the chest will be filled with gunpowder.

And the other chests will be crammed with it.

It will be quite an explosion.

Yes, I'm very much afraid the Maria Fuego will be lost at sea.

And so will the treasure, for which I have worked so hard to send our king.

Oh, clean that up, will you, Capitan?

The process, I fear, is somewhat untidy.

But I believe there is no danger of anyone getting wet.

Until after the explosion, that is.

[Garcia] Hurry, but be very careful.

[screams]

- You clumsy idiot! - Si, Excellency.

- You clumsy idiot! - Now, hurry with those chests.

But carefully, or I'll have you flogged!

[straining]

You said there were three chests, I believe.

- Si, Capitan. - Well, I will make my departure.

I would like to be in San Pedro ahead for last-minute preparations.

Of course. My prayers go with you for a safe journey,

- free from storms and pirates. - Gracias.

Oh, you will note, Capitan Arenas,

that all three chests are sealed with the crown's golden seal.

[Garcia] You heard what His Excellency said. Be careful.

Under no conditions are they to be opened by anyone,

except the Viceroy in Madrid.

Si.

A commendable precaution, Excellency.

I wanted to wish Capitan Arenas a bon voyage.

Well, gracias, senor.

Oh, uh, Capitan Mendoza,

you have instructed the driver to proceed with caution?

Si, Excellency.

After all, there are many delicate pieces ofjewelry and silver.

We would not want to have their beauty marred in transit.

Si.

Senor Basilio, my congratulations.

Spain will be grateful to you.

And to the generous people of Los Angeles.

You will excuse me now, senor? I am very busy.

Of course.

[man shouting] Ha! Ha!

You're speaking too quickly.

The chest for the treasure? Si.

Six. Six?

Well, only three chests were taken out.

They wouldn't dare send back empty chests.

They couldn't have collected enough to fill six.

Supposing we pay a call on Senor Basilio in his office.

Exactly.

I would like to see His Excellency.

He left a moment ago, Senor de la Vega.

- May I wait for him in here? - Well, uh...

- It's much cooler inside. - Very well, senor.

What is that? Looks easy enough.

Harder than it looks!

His Excellency may be gone for some time. I think I'll return later.

I'll tell His Excellency you were here.

You needn't bother. Gracias.

Halt!

- Lancers, after him. - Yah!

Yah!

Yah! Yah!

Yah! Yah!

Yah!

Yah! Yah!

Yah!

Yah!

Yah!

Yah!

Ho!

Whoa!

Ho!

Ho!

Ho!

[whistles]

A message, sir, from San Pedro.

Gracias.

- Capitan Arenas. - What does he say?

Oh, merely a note to inform us

that the Maria Fuego will sail on schedule

and that the treasure for the king is safely on board.

I wonder how long before she'll head into the rolling sea.

Kaboom!

There is no need to be crude, Mendoza.

Come.

Help me.

I remember how it all glittered last night in the flickering light.

It was magnificent.