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I cannot accuse Don Cornelio
of smuggling and treason

when everybody in Los Angeles
owns something that was not made in Spain.

- I choose not to hear that, sergeant.
- Nevertheless, it is true.

It had better not be!

Because if it is, then you are the one
who is guilty of treason.

- Me?
- And for you, the penalty would be death.

The death penalty for me? Why?

If, as acting comandante,

you publicly admit that everyone trades
with the enemies of Spain,

then you are guilty of treason
because you have willfully failed

to enforce His Majesty's laws.

- But I didn't. I mean, I haven't.
- And for that, I will see you hang!

The Walt Disney Studio
presents Zorro, starring Guy Williams.

Ah, Sergeant Garcia.

Sit down, sergeant.

Here, near me.

Please have one of these, sergeant.

I can assure you,
they're of excellent quality.

Light it for him, capitán.

And be quick about it!

Sergeant, I owe you an apology.

I had no idea you had been in the army
for so long a time.

Sí. In just three weeks,
it will be 20 years.

I, uh...

suppose you thought of retiring.

No, I love the army, Your Excellency.

But you know, of course, that you can
retire after 20 years of service?

-Sí, but I do not wish to.
- Oh.

Uh, but have you thought of the land
you could own?

Land?

I have no money for land.

Oh, but you don't need any.

There is a law that permits the crown
to give land to retired soldiers.

- I did not know about that.
- Of course.

- Now what do you think about retiring?
- Well, I...

I would still like the army,
Your Excellency.

I'm surprised, sergeant.

I have always thought you would make
an excellent hacendado.

Yes, I can easily envision it.

You, the master of a large hacienda,

which would be the social center
of all Los Angeles.

Presided over by yourself,
Don Demetrio Garcia.

Don Demetrio Lopez Garcia.

Sergeant, you are my friend.

I can make this come true for you.

- You can, Your Excellency?
- All you have to do is retire.

After all, it's your duty
to accept the land.

- My duty?
- Yes,

it would set an example
to the other soldiers,

encourage them to give
the same faithful service

to the king that you have, sergeant.

Sí, Your Excellency.

Adiós, Don Demetrio.

Are you feeling all right, Excellency?

Don't worry about me, Mendoza.
I know what I'm doing.

There is a law which states that
a comandante may seize the property

of a person convicted of treason.

The, uh, property I have in mind

presently belongs to Don Cornelio Esperon.

Is he guilty of treason?

That, uh...

should not be too difficult to prove.
Uh... One way or another.

But why give it to Garcia?

Sergeant Garcia will be good enough
to hold it for us.

After this whole affair
has quieted down...

I can think of nothing easier
than taking it back from him.

Don Demetrio Lopez Garcia.

Don Diego.
Buenas tardes, my good friends.

Buenas tardes, sergeant.

Come into the tavern
and let me buy you a drink.

- What?
- Just a token of friendship.

You too, little one.

Ah.

Well, sergeant,
what is this auspicious occasion?

My good friend, today,

as a matter of fact, a few moments ago,

I decided to perhaps retire
and become an hacendado,

like Don Alejandro
or yourself, Don Diego.

Very slowly, sergeant,
would you mind repeating that?

Not at all. Some moments ago
I decided that perhaps I would retire

and become an hacendado...

Don Diego, it seems that I...

Please, sergeant.
Would you allow me to pay this time?

Gracias, Don Diego. If you insist.

Now, what... What is this you were saying
about getting an hacienda?

Well, I am not quite sure
about the details, but my good friend,

His Excellency, Señor Basilio,
is going to arrange everything.

- Your friend, Señor Basilio?
-Sí. Oh, Don Diego, he likes me.

He even apologized to me.

And then he told me that
my faithful service should be rewarded.

You're making a joke?

No, Don Diego.
I wouldn't do a thing like that.

Well, I don't understand it, sergeant,
but I'm very happy for you.

- Congratulations.
-Gracias, Don Diego.

I think.

This man follows you around like a slave.

We are all slaves, señorita.

Slaves to duty, and slaves to beauty.

Well, are you enjoying yourself,
sergeant?

Sí, Señor Basilio.

Somehow wine seems to taste
so much better from a Venetian glass.

Really? Venetian?

I hadn't noticed.

But then, I've had eyes only
for Señorita Moneta.

Gracias.

Tell me, sergeant, uh,
what other things have you discovered?

Uh, forgive me, Don Cornelio,

but I like to encourage my men
to show an interest in the finer things.

That's very commendable, señor.

Sergeant, feel free to examine anything.

Gracias, Don Cornelio,
but it will not be necessary.

Oh, come, now,
don't be embarrassed, sergeant.

After all, as a future hacendado,

you will have to learn
to accept hospitality graciously.

Ah.

Now, those, for instance. Come, my dear.

Those candle holders are beautiful.

And by candlelight...

your eyes seem to be flecked with gold.

Tell me, sergeant,

where would you say these candle holders
were made?

- France.
- They are exquisite.

What a pity we are not better friends
with the French.

Ah, now there is something
equally beautiful.

Come, my dear.

What workmanship.

What attention to detail.

Such a thing as this could have come
only from one country.

Where, sergeant?

- England?
- Yes.

England. Spain's mortal enemy.

Sergeant, I deeply regret that you should
have pointed these things out to me.

Señor Basilio!
In a moment, de la Vega.

My dear.

I truly regret
that I should have to inject a...

An unpleasant note
into what has been an otherwise

thoroughly enjoyable evening.
Please forgive me.

But I don't understand.

Don Basilio, you seem to have taken
offense at some of my possessions.

Not I, Don Cornelio,
but the king of Spain.

Your glasses, your silver service...

now these candle holders...

and I am certain a great many other things
that the sergeant could find,

were all obtained in open defiance
of the law,

which explicitly forbids the possession
of these articles.

Your Excellency, we all know
that this is an obsolete law.

It is, nevertheless, a law.

And as such, it will be enforced.

Cornelio Esperon...

it is my duty to arrest you
for trading with the enemy,

for smuggling illegal merchandise

and for high treason to His Majesty,
the king.

Well, this is ridiculous.

Capitán Mendoza.

Surely you are joking.
- I am sorry, my dear.

Believe me, I am,
but I have no other choice.

It's my duty to enforce the law.

- Father?
- Excellency?

Señor Esperon is under arrest.
Take him away.

No, Father!

It will be all right, Moneta.
Diego, take care of her.

Oh, uh, Señor de la Vega,
I will need your testimony at the trial.

- You will come?
- You can count on it.

Good.

And once again, señorita,

I must tell you how sorry I was
to do this.

However, feel free to visit your father
at any time.

Buenas noches.

Oh, uh...

Of course you understand
that under the law,

this hacienda, and all the lands
connected with it, are confiscated.

Oh, I almost forgot.

Congratulations, sergeant.

As the soldier who discovered
this treason,

all this will be yours when you retire.

Now, sergeant, about the hearing tomorrow.

You know what you're to say, of course?

I cannot accuse Don Cornelio
of smuggling and treason

when everybody in Los Angeles
owns something that was not made in Spain.

- I choose not to hear that, sergeant.
- Nevertheless, it is true.

It had better not be! Because if it is,

then you are the one who is guilty
of treason!

- Me?
- And for you, the penalty would be death.

The death penalty for me? Why?

If, as acting comandante,
you publicly admit that everyone trades

with the enemies of Spain,
then you are guilty of treason

because you have willfully failed
to enforce His Majesty's laws.

- But I didn't. I mean, I haven't.
- And for that, I will see you hang!

Stand up when His Excellency
is speaking to you.

Well, sergeant, I...

I hope our little talk hasn't upset you.

- Of course not, Your Excellency.
- Good.

I want you to understand the situation.

If you testify against Don Cornelio,

he will be exiled and you will take over
all his lands and properties.

But...

if you testify that Don Cornelio's
treasonable acts are common practice...

you will hang. Is that clear?

Sí, Señor Basilio.

And if you mention a word
of this conversation...

you will wish, in the end,
that I had hanged you.

Buenas tardes, sergeant.

Excellency, when Don Cornelio
is convicted of treason,

- are you really going to exile him?
- Certainly.

But, uh... only as far as the gallows.

Buenas tardes, Corporal Reyes, Lugo...

Buenas tardes, Don Demetrio.

Just call me "sergeant,"
or even "Demetrio."

- Is that an order, sergeant?
- Of course not.

Gracias, Don Demetrio.

Let's go.

Somehow I don't feel
very thirsty anymore.

Gracias, Jacinta,
but I do not have any money.

That is quite all right, Don Demetrio.

But your friend, Señor Basilio,
has guaranteed your credit

until you receive your blood money
for selling out Don Cornelio.

Buenas tardes, sergeant.

Buenas tardes, Don Diego.
And to you, little one.

- Sit down, Don Diego, please sit down.
- I'd be delighted.

- Some wine, Don Diego?
- No, no. No, thank you.

I, uh, would like a word with you,
however.

Gracias, Don Diego.
I knew you were my friend.

Well, I hope I am.
I hope you are Don Cornelio's also.

Oh, yes, Don Diego, believe me.

Good! I knew you wouldn't testify
against him.

You do not understand, Don Diego. I must.

You're right, sergeant.
I do not understand. Explain it to me.

Well, that is to say, I...

Go on.

I'm sorry, Don Diego.

I must do what I must do!

Now I think I do understand, Don Demetrio.

I've better uses for my time.

- Will you excuse me?
- But...

But nothing.

I don't understand the sergeant either.

We've got to make him change his mind
about testifying.

Certainly.

- Señor Zorro... I hope.
- Yes, sergeant. Zorro.

Thank goodness.

The way things have been happening,
it could have been Corporal Reyes, even.

I'm so glad to see you.

It is nice to have someone to talk to,
even if it is you.

All right, sergeant. Talk to me.

Tell me, why are you going to testify
against Don Cornelio?

That is one thing I cannot tell you.

Does becoming a landowner
mean that much to you, sergeant?

Oh, no, Señor Zorro, you must believe me.
I am happy just being a soldier.

Can't you see how happy I am?

- I don't want Don Cornelio's hacienda.
- Then why are you taking it?

Well, I... I...

Look, sergeant,
all you have to do is to testify

that nearly everyone in Los Angeles
has bought goods from other countries

and Don Cornelio will go free.
Will you do it?

And if I do not testify against
Don Cornelio, Señor Basilio will...

Señor Basilio will not give you
Don Cornelio's hacienda.

- Is that it, sergeant?
- Please, Señor Zorro!

Well, let me tell you this.

If you do testify against Don Cornelio,

I'm going to carve a "Z"
right on the seat of your trousers.

- I know, Señor Zorro. You always do.
- Only this time, sergeant...

I'll do it from this side.

Sergeant Garcia,
you haven't made your inspection yet.

- Do I have to come in and get you?
- Remember, sergeant, from this side.

Sergeant Garcia!
- Oh, shut up!

I hope I have been able
to make my position clear.

I am a humble servant of the law.

A simple subject of His Majesty,
the king of Spain.

Whatever be my feelings in this matter,

there is only one course
that I may follow.

A law has been violated...

...and the law must be satisfied.

It would not surprise me
if he started to cry.

Because this is
a hearing and not a trial,

I shall call but one witness.

And he will be able to supply
all the facts

pertinent to this situation.

I now call...
Sergeant Demetrio Lopez Garcia.

Now, Sergeant Garcia,

will you tell us, in your own words,
of the smuggling,

the treachery and the treason

that you discovered
at the hacienda of Cornelio Esperon?

Well, I...

May I have a glass of water,
please, Excellency?

- Yes, of course. Help yourself, sergeant.
Gracias, Excellency.

Now, you found numerous items

forbidden by law to be in the possession
of California citizens.

- Is that true?
-Sí.

And you were surprised, were you not,
to discover this evidence?

We are waiting, sergeant.

You did not know
of this treasonable traffic, did you?

Otherwise, you would be guilty
of treason yourself.

All right. Then I am guilty,
because I knew of it.

Knew about it!

Do you realize what you're saying?

Sí. Even the governor and the viceroy,

they know that we trade with other ships
that come to California.

It is a common practice.

Are you confessing to treason
in open court?

They tell me, Your Excellency,

that confession is good for the soul.

- If anyone moves, Señor Basilio dies.
- Everyone stand still!

A wise decision, señor.

Let's see if we cannot broaden
the base of our confession in open court.

I notice this coat you're wearing...

is made of exceptionally fine wool.

Where is it from?
Where was it made, Excellency?

England.

Well, Excellency, what do we have here?

Excellent watch, eh, sergeant?

Where would you say it was made?

Switzerland.

You know, that's exquisite brocade
in your vest, señor.

Tell us, where did it come from?

I can explain.

- Where did it come from?
- France.

For the sake of modesty, señor,

we will assume that the pants
were made in Spain.

And now, Your Excellency,
do you wish to render a verdict?

Are you, the sergeant and Don Cornelio
guilty or not guilty of treason?

Not guilty.

Hey, Lugo, did you hear that? Not guilty.
There's no one to guard now. Come on.

- Zorro!
Mendoza!

Mendoza, get me down. Get me down!

Lancers! Get him!

Get him! Shoot him!

Shoot him! After him!

Don't let him get away! Shoot him!

♪ Zorro, Zorro ♪

♪ Zorro, Zorro ♪

Ladies and gentlemen,
you are about to witness

the most dangerous moment
in the adventurous life of Zorro.

De la Vega.

Zorro unmasked.

You'll be stunned,
thrilled by the amazing revelations

and dramatic tenseness next week
when Zorro takes a dare. Don't miss it.

♪ 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! Zorro! ♪

♪ Who makes the sign of the "Z"! ♪

♪ Zorro, Zorro ♪