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♪ Out of the night
When the full moon is bright ♪

♪ Comes a horseman known as Zorro ♪

♪ This bold renegade
Carves a "Z" with his blade ♪

♪ A "Z" that stands for Zorro 4

♪ Zorro! ♪

♪ The Fox so cunning and free ♪

♪ Zorro! ♪

♪ Who makes the sign of the "Z"! ♪

♪ Zorro, Zorro, Zorro ♪

♪ Zorro, Zorro ♪

Ah, you sent for me, magistrado?
Sit down, comandante.

I have just received this letter
by special courier.

It should interest you.

Oh, and who is it from?

This was enclosed in the letter.

The feather!

You do well to appear alarmed, comandante.

The Eagle is quite displeased with you.

I tried to carry out his instructions
the best way I know how.

It is not good enough!

You were sent here to Los Angeles
to instill unrest in the people

and to devise a scheme
to collect money for the Eagle.

What have you accomplished so far?

Nothing!

You fill our jails with rancheros
instead of collecting money.

- But in time, I will succeed.
- Time? You have very little time left.

In a few weeks
another ship will arrive from Monterey,

somebody onboard who knew the real Ortega
could denounce you as an impostor.

Your work must be finished,
you must be away before then!

I know, I know.

- If it were not for that devil Zorro...
- Zorro or no Zorro,

the Eagle will not tolerate failure!
Your orders are to complete your mission,

to demoralize the people
and deliver funds to the Eagle.

- If you are unsuccessful again...
- Yes?

Comandante Ortega, use your imagination.

What will happen to you
will not be very pleasant.

Comandante.

Remember, time is growing short.

You may get what fruit
and vegetables we need, Emilia.

Esta bien, señorita.

Well, Sergeant Garcia.

Buenos dias, Don Diego.

You remember Señorita Cortez?

- But, of course.
- It's been ten years, sergeant.

Si, señorita. You were only a little girl,

just about so tall, heh.

Oh, your pardon, señorita.

What is this, sergeant?

What has this man done?

One of the rancheros accused
of trespassing on the king's land.

The rancheros have
always lived on the king's land.

- Now we learn that we are trespassing.
- This is very unfair, sergeant.

Si, señorita, I agree with you,

but I am only a soldier and obeying
the orders of my comandante.

For instance, if, um...
If the comandante told me to arrest

Don Diego on the suspicion of being Zorro,

I would have to do it,
ridiculous as it might seem.

That would be the height of absurdity, eh?

Si, Don Diego.

Buenos dias, señorita,
and to you, Don Diego.

I have a feeling
this persecution will end soon.

I wrote to the governor
and asked him to investigate.

While you're writing letters,
the rancheros are being put in jail!

They are no longer being forced
to work in that grist mill.

My protest to the magistrado
had some effect, after all.

Are you trying to take
credit for what another man did?

Well, I thought I helped a little.

Zorro is the only man in California
who had the courage to stop the torture.

Diego, if you were only
a little more like Zorro...

But, Rosarita, he's an outlaw!

Don't you dare say a word against him!

When I think of those poor men
chained and whipped

- by those brutal soldiers...
- You must not blame the soldiers.

They merely follow
Capitan Ortega's orders.

I was so shocked
to learn that Señor Ortega

was responsible for such a revolting act.

When I knew him aboard the ship,
he didn't seem that sort at all.

It's strange how a man
can be so pleasant one time

and such a brute another.

Well, some people, they're just like that.

Sergeant, could we stop
and have something to eat?

- But I have eaten twice today already.
- I have eaten not at all.

What?

You cannot treat your stomach
like that, Señor Fortuna.

You will eat immediately.

And I suggest you order a large meal.

The food in the jail is terrible, not
fit for a dog, and such small portions.

Thank you, sergeant. But it will be
difficult to handle the utensils.

Of course.

A man should have complete
freedom of action at the table, eh?

When you have finished eating,
I'll be waiting.

Just come to the jail,
and I will lock you in a nice cell.

I'll be there soon.

The finest Valencia lace, señorita.

Look at the superb workmanship.

That is an Italian blade, Don Diego.
An excellent buy for 30 pesos.

Possibly, but what would I do with it?

Notice the fine
ornamental work on the hilt.

Uh-huh. Hmm.

No, you are holding it wrong,
Don Diego. Here.

- Like that.
- Ha-ha-ha.

- Well executed, Don Diego.
- Ha, ha.

With practice, you might become
a fair swordsman.

Are you buying a sword, Diego?

I was considering it.

- Possibly, you could get some lessons.
- Lessons? What for?

Well, in fencing and the use of the sword.

I have no intention
of using it for such a purpose.

I thought it would make a rather
nice ornament over my fireplace.

Ornament! Is that the only reason
you would buy a sword?

- What other reason is there?
- If you don't know, I certainly wouldn't.

Diego, what happened to you?

When you were a boy, you were always
the leader, the best at any sport.

You were daring and reckless.

Well, at that age,
one does many foolish things.

The young Diego I remember was a fighter,

always willing to take
the side of the underdog.

I must tell you this.

During your years in Spain,
my thoughts were constantly of you.

I'm sorry you're displeased with me.

Not displeased, Diego.

Just disappointed.

- Sergeant Garcia.
-Si, comandante.

Where have you been?

Does it take you all day to arrest
one ranchero and bring him to jail?

Not all day, comandante.
I had my problems with Señor Fortuna.

Problems? Did he offer resistance?

Resist...

I was prepared for the worst,
my sword against heavy odds.

As a soldier, I am prepared
to die in the line of duty.

- Did he put up a fight?
- No, comandante.

Then what are these problems
you are talking about?

Oh, there were many, Excellency.

First, Señor Fortuna
had to do his barnyard chores,

milk the cows and feed the chickens.

Then a pig got loose,
and I chased the pig.

I caught him and put him back in the pen.

Does that surprise you, comandante?

Sergeant Garcia,

it would not surprise me if the pig had
caught you and put you in the pen!

You do not understand, comandante.

- I was chasing the pig...
- Enough of this!

- Where is the prisoner?
- The tavern, having lunch.

At the tavern, having lunch?

Prisoners do not eat lunch in taverns!
Who is guarding him?

- No one. Señor Fortuna is a friend.
- No one?

A prisoner in a tavern
having lunch, alone, unguarded!

He gave me his word he would not escape.

You bumbling oaf! Come with me.

Señor Fortuna is a honorable man.

- He would never do a thing--
- Silence!

You do me as much harm
as Zorro with your blundering ways.

I might even think you were Zorro
if you were not so fat.

It is not fat, comandante.
Just heavily muscled.

Ha!

But it is a terrible thing,
for a man to be hungry.

Comandante?

Comandante?

There you are, comandante.

- What are you doing down there?
- Get away from me.

- Did you hurt yourself? Let me help you.
- Let go of me, fool.

The ground is very slippery after a rain.

Of course, it has not
rained for several months.

Or has it?

You will be court-martialed for this.

But, comandante,
I did not get a chance to brush you off.

Of course she would recognize me.

There were only three first-class
passengers onboard the ship.

The real comandante,
Señorita Cortez and myself.

This is very serious.
- She got off at Santa Barbara.

How was I to know she was to come here?

If Señorita Cortez sees you,
you are through.

Only if she is alive to tell about it.

Her uncle's hacienda
is across Cahuenga Pass in the valley.

You come to a little bridge
across a gully.

It is the first place to the left.

I will go there now
and be there before she returns.

Comandante, it is best
you do not go there now.

We must plan this more carefully.

You will go tonight, when there is
little chance of you being seen.

Where's Bernardo? Wasn't he here?

No, Don Diego.
What could have happened to him?

My father was in town today.
Maybe Bernardo rode in with him.

- We must hurry, Diego. I must get home.
- Certainly.

For a moment, I thought you had me.

We have not had an evening like this
together for a long time, my son.

Just to talk, play a game of draughts.

We should make an occasion of it,
open a bottle of my oldest brandy.

Not tonight, Father. I...

Frankly, I'm worried about Bernardo.

Bernardo is capable
of taking care of himself.

Diego, you do not know
how happy it would make me

if you and Rosarita would marry.

It's a delightful thought, Father,

- but Rosarita has someone else in mind.
- Is she betrothed?

Not really betrothed, but...

Then it is an open contest.

- Diego, if you show some interest...
- There he is.

I told you not to worry.

It is your move.

Uh, Father, perhaps we could
continue this game some other time?

Oh, no. You have run out on games before.

This time we're gonna finish.

- You did not see that, did you, eh?
- No, I did not.

You did not concentrate, Diego.
That is why you lost.

You must concentrate
in the game of draughts and in love.

Well, I suppose you are right, Father.
I think I shall retire now.

- Good night.
- Good night, my son.

Now, what is it that's so important?

Rosarita?

Buenas noches, señorita.

- Who are you?
- You do not remember me?

Now, in the moonlight,
do you recognize me?

Oh, yes.

We were passengers
on the ship from Monterey.

Sancho Fernandez at your service.

It's rather late, señor.

Why are you here?

I felt it my duty I should pay
my respects to you and your family.

Well, perhaps come back some other time?

It's not proper for us to be here alone.

Surely your uncle could chaperone us.

He is home, is he not?

No. He's visiting friends this evening.

Then perhaps one of the servants.

They've all retired.

Please, I'll have to ask you to leave.

I saw you in the marketplace
buying this shawl today.

It is very beautiful.

Please, señor. Please!

- Zorro!

Till we meet again, señorita.

Halt, señor! You cannot go up.
Orders of the comandante.

- You stupid fool, I am your comandante.
- Oh, si.

You're relieved. Go to the barracks.

Si, comandante. Immediately.

Well, comandante,
was your mission a success?

My career as comandante is ended.

You failed, then?

Time is growing short. I need funds.

I will bother you
for the money in your desk.

What? You would rob me
of my personal gold?

The money, magistrado, or should I
put a bullet through your head?

Do you think you will escape
the Eagle's vengeance?

He will follow you
to the ends of the earth.

There! On the rooftop!

Half of this money is yours.

Let me go free.

Why settle for half
when I can have it all?

It's Zorro and the comandante.

Don't shoot! You might hit the comandante.

Not such a bad idea,
but hardly good military practice.

Or is it? No.

Don Diego!

Don Diego. Don Diego, no!

Help me, help me!

He is dead.

Here is gold, señores,
and it is all yours! Ha-ha!

Pick up your guns and fire.

Shoot him! That's Zorro!

You incompetents!

Now he's gone.

- Adios, Emilia.
- Adios, Don Diego.

Diego, I do hope that
you'll take yourself in hand

and try to improve yourself.

- In what way?
- In so many ways.

Would it help if I modeled
myself after this outlaw Zorro?

Oh, if you only could!

- You're quite fond of him, aren't you?
- He's magnificent.

Diego, if you can possibly meet him,
do so.

Maybe he can teach you
the things he knows and lives by.

Believe me, as an old friend,
it would help you.

Heh.

- Adios, Diego.
- Adios, Rosarita.

Have a pleasant visit in Capistrano.

Vete.

Bernardo, were you
ever jealous of yourself?

I'm afraid this fellow, Zorro,
has won my childhood sweetheart.

By all the santos! It is gold, Diego.

Next week,
a fiery Gypsy girl and her pretty pebbles

touch off a desperate race
through the High Sierras.

Watch Zorro defend the secret gold mine

in a life or death struggle
with agents of the Eagle.

Join us next week
for the thundering climax

to an exciting adventure
in the life of Zorro.