All language subtitles for Zorro s01e25 Palomarez Returns

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

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

conspire. Then from out of the night, my
hero must rise.

I'm sure it's that evil a mask won't
disguise.

They turn to the man comes around.

The one who's larger than life and
defender of all. He's this man who

the people acclaim.

He's the one who strikes back for the
poor and oppressed.

A hero.

Finally met your match, Don Diego.

Yes, I can see that you know this game
very well, Sergeant.

Well, you do pick up a few tricks in the
barracks. And I suppose this is just

beginner's luck.

I had a perfect time.

You're a very good teacher.

Why don't you let me buy you a nice
lunch?

That would be a good idea.

What are they serving for lunch today?

The kitchen is closed.

I had to dismiss the cook in order to
pay for the alcalde's new bed tax.

You have your comandante to thank for
your empty belly.

Well, the alcalde can be a bit
aggressive, but look at the bright side.

Mendoza, there is no bright side to
oppression.

Yes, true, but it is nice and quiet
around here with the garrison away on

maneuvers. Maneuvers?

That is nothing more than an excuse for
the alcalde to take the summer air in

Monterey.

Well, the alcalde is better than Colonel
Palomares, is he not?

That's not saying so much, Sergeant.

Sergeant Mendoza, please do not ever
mention that name again in my tavern. I

would rather die than submit to his
rule.

Is that so, senorita?

Death, you see, is easily arranged.

I have just returned from Madrid.

The king was quite upset to hear of the
continued popular support for the

renegade Zorro.

Maybe he'd like to hear how upset we are
with the way we are treated.

That is precisely the traitorous
attitude that has forced the king to

all colonial property rights.

Forgive me, Colonel, but the king has
already issued a number of land grants

over the years.

They're all rescinded, null and void, as
if they never existed.

This... is a new land grant overriding
all others.

So all property in the territory belongs
to you.

But that can't be legal.

It bears the king's signature.

Where is the Al -Qaeda?

In Monterrey, a manoeuvre. Very official
military matters.

And then bring me the acting commandant?

That is me.

The incompetence is incredible.

Very well, Sergeant. Inform the local
populace they have 48 hours to either

evacuate the territory or become subject
to my rule.

48 hours?

But that's not enough time to... Perhaps
you would rather face the gallows once

again? No, sir. I mean, yes, sir.

Right away, sir.

I suppose you and your men will be
stationed at the quartel?

My men, yes.

For myself, I have something a little
bit, shall we say, nicer in mind.

I am Don Alejandro Sebastian de la Vega.

I was born here. My son was born here.

My father and his father set the first
stones for this hacienda.

You can't throw me out of my own house.

How do we even know the signature on
this new land grant of yours is

It certainly appears to be.

Trust me, Senor de la Vega.

It is quite genuine.

Can you prove it?

Perhaps you don't understand.

I now own the land beneath your feet. I
don't have to prove anything to you. You

will have a revolution in your hands.

Hundreds of people will take up arms
against you. And then we will have

of executions. If you do, the only thing
you'll have left is land, worthless

land. Without people, you'll have
nothing. Come, Diego.

Don Alejandro, wait!

Suppose... Suppose you are right.

What would I have to do to win the trust
of the people?

I'll tell you what you have to do.

Let them judge the authenticity of this
document.

If it proves to be authentic, then you
stand on firm legal ground. You're

suggesting a public forum with an
impartial judge to study the document.

But that would require someone with no
property interest at all. Nothing at

stake.

And the territory of magistrate is in
San Francisco now.

I think I know just the man.

Me?

Why me? Because you neither own property
nor pay any rent.

Well, senor, I am not an expert on such
things as land grants. But you do know

the king's signature, don't you?

Oh, si.

It's on the garrison commission that
hangs above the alcalde's desk.

And the king's signature is right on the
bottom. Good.

Then that's settled.

I'll see you both in the morning.

It's a bit early, isn't it, Diego?

Yes, but it's been a rather trying day,
and I do want to be up in time for the

sergeant's room.

Did anyone see you come in?

There's a stranger at the hacienda.

We'd better hurry.

To Britain.

May the sun never set on her glory.

When we control these western Pacific
ports, it never will.

It's only a question of money, senor.

My government wants no difficulty with
the local population.

I have a new land grant signed by the
king, which I am prepared to sell to you

with the full support of my people.
Senor Bickle.

Shall we discuss terms?

He's trying to sell our pueblo to the
British.

What about this Zorro, the fox?

Zorro, he's nothing. If he shows his
face to me this time, he's a dead man.

You sound rather confident.

A deadly poison used by an obscure tribe
of South American headhunters.

A single scratch.

slow, agonizing death.

Dinner is served, Senor Bickle.

Shall we dine on the terrace?

I've got to get a better look at that
land, Grant.

Forgery is brilliant.

The king himself would be deceived.

No, it can't be authentic.

Parchment is much too porous.

It's made from a tropical papyrus, which
would only be found in South America.

Yes, you're right. I must return this so
that Colonel Palomares can have his day

in court.

You've been poisoned.

You will be dead within 24 hours.

You're a dead man!

Were you watching?

It appears to have natural origins.

Possibly a refined snake venom.

Yes, I know, it's already inflamed.

But even the strongest poison has to
have an antidote.

Exactly. It would take months to
research all possibilities, by then I'll

be dead.

Actually quite sharp, isn't it?

Go down to the river and select a
strong, straight thistle reed.

Because, Felipe, we're going to get
Colonel Palomares himself to lead me to

antidote. Now, it's nearly sunrise. I
must get back to the tavern before my

father misses me. Hurry.

Don Diego.

This is awfully early for you, isn't it?

Couldn't sleep.

I guess I'm a bit worried about the
hearing.

Yes.

Coffee? Oh, please.

Maybe that's what I need.

Thank you.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

That's all right.

I'll get something to clean it.

Look how sharp I made the quill.

It's all right.

The dizziness comes and goes.

Come and learn the proper technique for
hitting your target.

Should have known.

He went back upstairs for more beauty
sleep.

And I will judge the document's legal
authority.

Not that there is any doubt, of course.

What do I do now?

Examine the document.

This is a transfer of deed granting...

Complete control of the territory to
Colonel Palomares. Are you sure,

Excuse me, Sergeant.

I may have no skill with a sword, but I
do know fraud when I see it. Could you

hold the document up to the light,
please?

It still looks like the king's
signature.

As it should.

Enrique Rodero is very good at his
trade.

Enrique Rodero? Who is that?

A brilliant man who left Spain to embark
upon a career as a forger and a

counterfeiter.

He now resides in a Brazilian prison.

There's absolutely no evidence of
forgery here.

Perhaps he has had a recent visitor.

Someone who claims to have returned to
Spain, but who in fact went to Brazil

instead.

This is absurd.

Make your ruling.

It certainly looks like the king's
signature.

Look at the watermark.

What's that?

Every royal document bears the king's
watermark.

It's in the parchment.

Read it, please.

I'm sorry, I only read Spanish.

This is in Portuguese?

Yes, which is the native tongue of
Brazil, I believe.

You all right, son? Yes, yes, I'm fine.

I don't understand. How can a parchment
from South America bear our king's

signature?

That's just the point, Sergeant.

It can't.

Make the ruling, Sergeant.

That document is a fake, and so are you.

That's enough.

We've all agreed to abide by your
official ruling, Sergeant.

What can I do?

You'll kill me.

Where is Zorro? He should be here.

Zorro. That fool is saying his prayers.

He's a dead man.

Make the ruling, Sergeant.

Zorro.

He shot me.

With the poison.

I've been poisoned.

I have been poisoned.

I believe you're free to make whatever
judgment you wish, Sergeant.

This document is... What's a good word?

Fraudulent.

I declare this document to be
fraudulent.

And it's also no good.

It

goes

for a drink.

Daniel.

How did you know about the paper?

The books.

You can learn almost anything from
books.

Yes. I should have known.

No, thank you. All this excitement has
given me a bit of a headache. I think

I'll go upstairs and rest.

Buried egg.

I found him.

Nopalito rojus blossom.

A man could travel a hundred miles
through the desert and not find another

It's the antidote, isn't it?

Yes. Yes, it only takes a single drop of
the nectar to counteract the poison.

Back away, Carl.

Please.

I believe I need it greater.

Do your eyes bother you, Zorro?

First, the eyesight fails.

Then, all sense of balance.

The flower.

So delicate.

So rare.

Please, let me have it.

What do I receive in return?

Anything. Anything at all.

All I want is for you to leave
California forever.

You have my word. My men and I ride for
Mexico today.

The flower.

He ate the flower.

Perhaps I'm not feeding him well enough.

So the great sorrow is nothing more than
a murderer after all.

The only poison you need to worry about
is in your own mind.

You mean the dart?

There was no poison?

No.

Only the motivation to get you to lead
me to the antidote.

I have no need to kill another man,
senor. Not even you.

But you return to this territory and
give me the need, and I will kill you.

See?

I ride south.

Then let me be the first to wish you
safe journey.

Diego, please, let us handle it.

Colonel didn't take very good care of
your house.

Well, he's gone, that's all that
matters.

Our courier saw Palomares and his men
riding south.

I hope he's not coming back.

No, I don't think we'll hear from
Colonel Palomares again.

What makes you so sure, Diego?

Well, I read about a similar case
history in one of my behavior books.

You learn a lot of things from books.