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When daggers are pointed at innocent hearts and muskets are ready to fire.

When tyrants ride high and govern with fear as the forces of evil

conspire. Then from out of the night, our hero must rise with courage that

even a mask won't disguise.

They turn to the man.

Diego, tell me how I

look.

Just as you did ten minutes ago.

Well, tell me again.

And five minutes before that, you look splendid. Good, good.

First impressions are everything.

I still can't believe you'd consider marriage to a woman you've never even

Marriage is a definite prospect, yes. But the purpose of the senora's visit is

to confirm feelings we already know are mutual.

For five years now, the widow de la pena, Francisca, and I have corresponded

sharing our deepest thoughts.

First our pens, then our hearts found each other.

Well, Felipe had fatted the coach.

Coach? But it's an hour early.

Quick, how do I look?

You will dazzle her.

Good, good.

Doesn't quite look like her.

You are Señora de la Pena?

I am Francisca.

And you're Don Alejandro?

The same.

You expect me to follow a lady into her chambers? You should have asked her

earlier. Well, she was tired from the journey.

Ask her now.

I trust your rooms are to your liking, Senora?

Quite beyond my expectation, Don Alejandro.

The north window frames the San Gabriel Mountains, whereas to the west...

On a clear day, you will see the ocean. Excuse me, Signora. My father would love

to give you a lesson on the local geography, but he refuses to ask a

question which plagues us both.

It's about the cameo, isn't it?

Yes.

Yes, yes, yes, of course, the cameo.

You were good enough to send me this, Signora.

I did.

You are not that lady.

But I...

Cannot say I'm disappointed.

I confess to the deception, gentlemen.

Don Alejandro, try to understand.

Five years ago, I was a young widow, lost in grief.

And despite the attentions of others who sought my hand, lonely, I joined our

correspondence society and found there a man of honor, integrity, romantic

imagination.

You, senor.

The warmth of our letters grew.

We reached out and met each other at a level of intellect, reason, even

affection that I had never experienced.

So true, dear lady.

But our letters could not tell me what you expected in me.

I am many years younger than you, senor.

And so very beautiful.

I wanted you to desire me for what we shared in our letters.

You were testing my sincerity.

The cameo is of my distant aunt, Consuela.

She is happily married and a grandmother.

Can you forgive me?

Oh, of course, of course.

My deepest respect to your aunt, Consuela, and her

grandchildren.

After all, a man is promised silver.

Will he refuse gold?

A toast, Diego. To a noble lady.

Senora, to the tithe that bind sympathetic souls.

Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay. Gomez and his vaqueros.

Always causing trouble.

Why now?

Hola, Mendoza. Your men are disturbing the peace.

Please, tell them to calm down.

We've been on a long cattle drive. They need to have some fun.

You tell them.

Men, seize it.

Lunch first.

And then I will personally knock some heads together.

Your concern is all over your face, Don Diego.

But only natural.

Don Alejandro and I have come together under unusual circumstances.

To say the least.

As a good son, you fear for his happiness.

Letters are one thing, senora.

quite another.

He is everything I could desire in a man.

And a husband.

Thank you for your candor and your understanding, senora.

Please excuse me. Felipe tells me our prize bull is loose in the camp after

again.

Gomez and his vaqueros are up to their old tricks at the tap.

Well, let's see if Zorro can teach Señor Gomez a lesson in travel.

Get your pig out of my tavern, and as much as you're paying me, your drinks

be free.

One moment.

Forgotten your manners, senor.

On your knees before a lady.

Please, continue.

Watch out for Gomez.

You might at

least have let me finish my supper, Zorro.

Now it is my duty to arrest you.

But hasn't the Alcalde always said that a well -fed soldier is a good soldier?

Very cruel.

Well, then your duty, Sergeant, is to your supper.

Anger brings a very pretty blush to your cheeks.

Oh, anger never makes me blush.

Alcalde's man.

I must go before Mendoza finds courage in his meal.

All right, Felipe, let's see what you've learned.

Excellent.

What a dilemma.

How do I tell my father that the woman he's in love with is involved with

another man?

Perry.

It'll break his heart, but I have to tell him.

Tell me what, Diego?

Give it up so Try as you will you'll never be a swordsman Now you had

important to tell me. Yes The exertion has driven it right out of my head

Just don't hurt yourself for that sword Diego

Alicia, warn the customers.

We can't let this card shop rob our regulars.

Hey, Sister King.

I've had a run of luck.

It can kill you here

and now.

If you swear to cooperate with me, you live.

And maybe you and your man will get your money back.

An Easter wedding.

Isn't that being a trifle hasty?

How ironic.

It's always the young who are so impetuous.

They have all the time in the world.

What if she's not the woman you think she is?

Here you go.

Your tone disturbs me. Do you know something I don't?

Father, this is very difficult for me to say.

Alejandro, dear, I've been looking for you. Ah, senora.

We were just discussing the wedding.

We have so much to prepare.

Precisely. Now you'll both have to excuse me. I have an appointment with my

lawyer.

Francisca has suggested a contract.

And I have agreed.

You don't trust me.

Do you, Don Diego?

A good friend of mine.

Someone I trust.

Saw you with your lover last evening.

Can I convince you that what your friend saw was not what it appeared to be

between Ramirez and me?

Ramirez.

Your lover.

What?

I was younger, without parents.

Easily seduced.

Later I realized what a monster he was, but by then I was virtually his slave.

My friend did not see a master and slave at the tavern.

The truth?

Two months ago, we were on a boat out of San Carlos.

Ramirez luck was out. He was desperate.

I regret to my dying day for having introduced him to a kind, open -hearted

woman who told us of her correspondence with your father.

Senora de la Pena.

Her last letters with the suggestion of marriage were written by Ramirez on her

hand. So you would marry my father, and this scoundrel would take over his

estates.

And the real Senora de la Pena?

Ramirez drowned her off the boat.

So he's truly a murderer.

You'll be at the tavern later.

Have him erected. I will testify to his crime.

You will be on the next coach out.

You will leave a gentle but firm message to my father.

Explaining a change of heart.

Anything I swear.

Surely I will be at the tavern.

Surely Ramirez will hang.

Bring the carriage, Felipe.

Let's go to the Fred Law immediately.

Wait.

Bring neck down this grouse and quail all about in California.

But not homing pigeons.

Stop him!

Fire!

A dummy.

Excellent shooting, gentlemen.

But who are the real dummies?

Now let's see how fast you can reload.

Oh, God.

Zorro may have made his match, but if he wins, we still have our job to do, so

stand ready.

I think I'll save you for the hangman. All right, men.

Zorro is ours.

Arrest him.

Sorry

to

disappoint you, Sergeant.

Keep your eye on that one. The name is Ramirez, and he's a murderer.

We'll have evidence soon enough to hang him.

Senorita.

Till we meet again.

Till we meet again, senorita.

Buenos dias, senorita.

Adios, senorita.

If we were able to meet for more than just a few moments, you would not always

depart in such a hurry.

Senor, the real Francisco showed me some of your letters.

You made her very happy.

And I only wanted to say if I met a man like you instead of Ramirez, I think I

would have been a better woman.

There's a widow in the next valley, Moreno Gonzalez.

She has a very pretty and...

Very marriageable daughter. And I thought perhaps you and I could take a

over there.

Surely you're not thinking... Oh, not for me, Diego. For you, my boy.

Babies, Diego.

I want babies.

By the way, whatever happened to that fine bust you did? I started another.

Why? I thought it was very good.

I'm afraid it received a rather critical public reception.