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(THUNDERCLAP)

♪ 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

♪ Zorro!

♪ The Fox so cunning and free

♪ Zorro!

♪ Who makes the sign of the "Z"!

♪ Zorro, Zorro, Zorro

♪ Zorro, Zorro ♪

(HORSE WHINNIES)

Zorro, my friend, you have done enough.

Leave me before the soldiers come back.

There is a safe place not far from here.

MAN: Spread out. Search everywhere.

MAN 2: Keep searching.

Zorro, my friend, while there is time, save yourself, escape.

We shall make it together.

GARCIA: Comandante! Comandante! Over here! Over here!

Look, Comandante.

That is the jacket Don Alejandro was wearing when he escaped.

See? There is blood on it.

They cannot have gotten far on foot,

particularly with the old man wounded.

What land is this, Sergeant?

Why, California, Capitan.

No, you idiot. What rancho?

Oh, it is the boundary of Don Alejandro's rancho.

Of course. No wonder Don Alejandro escaped us.

He knows every rock and tree of his own rancho.

A wounded animal always crawls back to its own lair. Mount up, Sergeant.

(GROANS)

(SIGHING) Thank you.

It is a bad wound, Senor Zorro?

The bullet is still in there. I do not have the means to remove it.

I will get word to your son, Diego.

He will come and take care of you.

(STRAINING)

No, no, don't move.

It would only aggravate the wound.

Sergeant, you and Alvarado search the upstairs.

Si, Comandante.

Corporal Delgado, Ivaro, we will search downstairs.

(CHEST SLAMS)

What was that?

Don Diego!

Sergeant.

What are you doing here at this hour?

And with drawn sword? It's much too early for dueling.

A thousand pardons, Don Diego. But it is your father I seek.

He led a surprise attack last night on the cuartel,

and would have been captured had it not been for Zorro.

My poor father in trouble again, eh?

You must forgive me if my sympathies go out to him. But, uh, is he safe?

No, Don Diego, he is wounded,

and the Capitan swears he will capture him and Zorro, too.

(SIGHS)

Such a long night without food or drink.

With your permission, I will sit for a little moment.

Oh, by all means, sit, but not here.

On the bed. It will be much more comfortable.

Yeah. It is indeed soft,

and a welcome change from that hard saddle.

Ah, I know exactly how you feel, Sergeant,

and there's nothing like a few winks of sleep to put a man back on his feet.

Oh, si, Don Diego.

But I mustn't, Don Diego. I have a duty to perform.

Oh, I will stand in front of the door and warn you if anyone comes.

Gracias, Don Diego. Gracias.

You are indeed a true friend, Don Diego,

to let me sleep in your own bed.

(SIGHS)

It is no wonder I have such a great admiration for you.

(YAWNING)

(SNORING)

MONASTARIO: Sergeant Garcia!

Sergeant Garcia, have you found...

Oh, de la Vega. I was looking for you.

Also, for my sergeant. Where is he?

What is this? What is the matter with Sergeant Garcia?

Nothing. He was sleepy, so I offered him the use of my bed.

Tired and sleepy, is he?

We will see how tired he is.

Tired, Sergeant?

Si.

Can hardly keep your eyes open, eh?

Si.

Sleep well, my sergeant.

Gracias, Comandante.

Comandante?

Ah!

Sergeant Garcia, do you know the penalty for sleeping while on duty?

Si. It is unforgivable.

You should be hung.

Si, Comandante.

But perhaps the cause of justice would be better served

if I were banished to a distant place, say the presidio at Monterey?

Where the wines are even better than here?

Oh, no, my stupid one, you shall not escape so easily this time.

Comandante, it was not his fault, but mine.

I thoughtlessly offered him wine containing a sleeping potion

which I prepared last night.

He could not help falling asleep. Could you?

Oh, no, Don Diego. The drug in the wine overpowered me.

Is that so?

And why were you taking a sleeping potion last night?

Because I couldn't sleep, naturally.

I took several of them. I'm subject to insomnia.

You are subject to a lot of things, are you not?

Enough lying. You have deceived everyone until now, but not me.

I see through your trickery. You are an impostor.

I'm not sure I understand what you mean, Comandante.

Enough innocence, de la Vega. You rich landowners are all alike.

While you are pretending politeness,

you are scheming and praying for my downfall.

Fortunately, I have nothing to fear from weaklings like you.

It is the strong men like your father, Don Alejandro,

who must be put down.

I will crush him as an example to all the others.

Sergeant Garcia, I place this man in your charge.

See that he does not leave the hacienda.

Si, Comandante.

And now, de la Vega, even if you wish,

you cannot come to the assistance of your father.

Corporal Delgado, Lancer Ivaro.

Help Sergeant Garcia guard this prisoner.

See that he speaks to no one.

Corporal, stand at that door there.

Lancer, you will take your post here.

If he escapes, Sergeant,

I will see that you stand before a firing squad.

Twice in the same day he kills me.

He must like me, though. He offered me a choice.

Well, it seems that the Comandante's left us to our own devices, gentlemen.

Why don't we be comfortable?

Let's go downstairs and relax in the sala.

You said the Comandante has gone?

That's right.

Well, what could be more comfortable than this?

You heard the Comandante's orders. Watch the window.

You, Ivaro, watch the door. And both of you watch Don Diego,

as I may become over-fatigued in the performance of my duty.

(GROANS)

(KNOCKING)

DIEGO: Come in.

Please, Don Diego, don't frighten me like that.

I forgot. I'm your prisoner. You should give the orders.

What do you want?

He's my manservant. He cannot speak or hear. Leave him alone.

I would say yes, but the Capitan left strict orders

that you were to see no one.

The exact order was "speak to no one."

That order cannot apply to a deaf mute.

True. Don Diego, you always reason everything out so clearly. Let him go.

Monastario.

I must destroy him before he destroys us.

(WHINNIES)

Say, why don't we go downstairs?

There, we shall be close to a goodly supply of my father's best wine.

The Comandante did not say we should stay in this room.

No.

Delgado, Ivaro, surround the prisoner.

We march.

(DRUM ROLL)

Forward, march!

Be seated, be seated.

Thank you, Don Diego.

Hey, how about a little wine?

If you insist, Don Diego.

Something is missing. Um, cups, of course.

Gentlemen, please excuse me. I'll go to the pantry and get some mugs.

A thousand pardons, Don Diego, but I will get the mugs, if you don't mind.

Bernardo, we're going to need more wine.

Much more wine.

Ah! Uh-huh.

(LAUGHING)

Here are the mugs, Don Diego.

Ah, let me see...

Here's one for you.

Gracias.

One for you.

Sergeant Garcia.

I think I have one here for you.

Si, gracias.

And one for me, eh?

Oh, si, Don Diego.

Now, whom shall we toast?

Well, I know a little toast.

Delgado, play the guitar.

Si.

With your permission, Don Diego.

Of course.

This is a song that is very popular now down at the inn.

♪ Here's to a soldier of the king

♪ So lift your glass to drink

♪ And lift your voice to sing

♪ Here's to a soldier of the king

♪ He'll never be a scholar He'll never save a dollar

♪ He doesn't need a thing

♪ When he's a soldier of the king

A little more wine, please.

Of course.

GARCIA: Oh, gracias.

♪ Here's to a soldier's loyal wife

♪ Who waits through each campaign

♪ Until he's home again

♪ Here's to a soldier's loyal wife ♪

Sergeant, don't forget your dog.

Oh, el perro. Of course.

♪ Here's to a soldier's faithful dog

♪ Who waits through each campaign to, uh...

♪ To wag his tail again

♪ Here's to a soldier's faithful dog ♪

Garcia, don't forget your mother-in-law.

Oh, si, the mother-in-law.

♪ Here's to a soldier's mother-in-law

♪ She's, uh, timid, like a mouse

♪ When he is in the house, not mine

♪ Here's to a soldier's mother-in-law

♪ Here's to a soldier of the king

♪ So lift your glass to drink

♪ And lift your voice to sing

♪ Here's to a soldier of the king ♪

It is him. Comandante!

Senor Comandante!

Ha-ha! Look at him.

There's the pig that tried to raise the rancheros against me.

Next to Zorro, he's my greatest enemy.

Si, mi Comandante.

You know what I will do with him?

Arrest him, mi Comandante.

And let some soft judge let him off with a fine? This is no ordinary pig.

This is a wild boar. Even wounded, he is dangerous.

Do you know how we hunt the wild boar?

No, mi Comandante.

With a pig-sticker. Give me that.

Let no one interfere. This is my sport.

So there is still fight in you, wild boar? I will give you some sport.

Monastario.

Zorro!

You want some sport?

I'll give it to you.

Good. Throw him a lance.

(ALL LAUGHING)

After him, you fools. After him.

Wait, Zorro, wait!

These are not Monastario's men?

No.

These is Sergeant Espinoza under orders from the governor.

He has guaranteed my safety.

Please look after Senor de la Vega. He's been seriously wounded.

Of course, Senor Zorro.

You're Zorro, the outlaw?

He is my friend. He saved me from Monastario.

And that is my good friend, Don Alejandro de la Vega.

Good work, Sergeant.

Capitan Monastario, Comandante del pueblo de Los Angeles.

I will take charge of these prisoners.

Sorry. Senor Torres is under the protection of the governor of Monterey.

If he chooses to give safe conduct to this gentleman,

we will guard him also.

Do you defy my orders?

I am merely obeying orders.

It is good to find someone who can.

Perhaps at last justice has come to California.

Does the governor also protect the outlaw Zorro?

From what I have heard, Senor Zorro does not need protection.

My orders are to provide an escort, not to chase outlaws.

What you do with him is your business.

At your service, Comandante.

Lancers, follow me!

(WHINNYING)

Back to the hacienda.

GARCIA: ♪ And lift your voice to sing

♪ Here's to a soldier of the king

♪ He'll never be a scholar He'll never save a dollar

♪ He doesn't need a thing When he's a soldier of the king ♪

(LAUGHING)

Who are we gonna toast now? We've run out of people we like.

Then let's toast our enemies. Now, let me see...

♪ Here's to the Comandante Drink

♪ We toast him with champagne

♪ Although he has no brain

(LAUGHS)

♪ Here's to the Comandante

♪ Drink!

♪ Here's to the Comandante's health

♪ He's strong, just like an ox

♪ But he cannot catch the Fox

(LAUGHS)

♪ Here's to the Comandante's health

♪ He'll never be a scholar He'll never save a dollar

♪ He doesn't need a thing When he's a soldier of the king

♪ Here's to the Comandante's boots

♪ They kick us in the rear

♪ Oh, the Comandante's here

♪ Here's to the Comandante's fame ♪

(GRUNTS)

So, now you make up songs about your superior officers, eh?

I am an enemy, am I?

No, Comandante.

It was another Comandante a long time ago in Spain.

I shall decide your punishment later.

I have more important matters to decide now.

Where is de la Vega? I must...

Where is he? Where is Diego de la Vega?

He was here only a moment ago. I...

Sergeant, I warned you,

if de la Vega escaped, I would cut you to pieces with my saber.

Oh, no, Comandante, it was either shooting or hanging.

MONASTARIO: I left you with a guard at each door. Why are you here?

Answer me, quickly!

If the Capitan will give me a little moment, I will think of something.

Eh, looking for me, Comandante?

What are you doing here? Where have you been?

Your lancers were so tired out from their all-night chase of my father,

that I offered them a little stimulant.

Oh, by the way, did you capture my father,

or did that rascal Zorro foil you again?

Oh...

A thousand thanks, Don Diego. The Capitan is a madman.

I think, this time, he would have killed me.

Very well, Sergeant. Let us drink to all the lives

we can save from Monastario.

(ALL LAUGHING)

ALL: ♪ Here's to a soldier of the king

♪ So lift your glass to drink

♪ And lift your voice to sing

♪ Here's to a soldier of the king ♪

(ALL LAUGHING)

NARRATOR: Next week laughter joins with intrigue

when the cunning Monastario tries to make a mockery of justice

in the trial for the lives of Torres and Alejandro.

Well, what is your verdict?

(STAMMERS) The verdict is...

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