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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 ♪

(ROOSTER CROWS)

Sergeant Garcia, look.

Zorro?

(GRUMBLING) Something told me I should not have gotten out of bed this morning!

Don't just stand there. Take it down!

The rope is gone. I think it's nailed.

Then climb up the pole and un-nail it!

Climb?

At once, before the Comandante sees it!

(YELLING)

Why is it whenever I want anything done, I have to do it myself?

Here, take this.

And this. Now stand aside.

But, the pole is... Silence!

"Z" for Zorro!

You! Come here.

Stand on my shoulders.

We're gonna get this flag down if it takes us all...

You on his shoulders... Si.

Sergeant Garcia!

(YELLING)

(LAUGHTER CONTINUES)

Ooh!

Garcia, what are you up to?

Nothing, Capitan.

If you have completely finished your little game,

you are at liberty to explain this!

It was only a little accident, Comandante.

We wanted to get that down!

What is wrong with that?

Zorro!

See what you are causing?

You are making me the laughingstock of the pueblo!

Guard, arrest those two vagabonds! Quickly!

Hold it. Halt.

So, you think that insult to my command is amusing, do you?

No, Comandante!

No, you're not funny at all!

Silence! Take them inside.

Sergeant, give these two rogues 30 lashes and 30 days in the cells!

Oh, please don't, Comandante!

Our wives and children! They go hungry!

Silence! Throw them in the cells!

Oh, Sergeant.

The stable roof was to have been repaired this week, was it not?

Si, Comandante.

Good.

That gives me another idea. One moment!

Guards, release the prisoners.

Bring them out!

Gracias!

Your pleas for mercy have touched me deeply. Your sentence is canceled.

Instead, you will repair the stable roof.

Patch it so that it no longer leaks.

This will require about

30 buckets of pitch which you may bring from the tar pits.

The task must be completed by sunset

tomorrow or your families will suffer!

Thirty buckets by tomorrow?

This is impossible, Comandante!

The tar pits are miles away.

Even if you give us a wagon and men to help...

I will give you nothing except 60 lashes and 60 days in the cells

if the task is not completed on time!

Can we take the first sentence?

Silence!

As for you, Sergeant,

I will give you just two minutes to remove that flag.

Two minutes, understood?

Si, Comandante!

Please, Sergeant Garcia, can you not help us?

Help you? I've got troubles of my own!

Corporal...

Yes, sir.

Bring me an axe.

(KNOCKING)

Come in!

You got it down?

Si, Comandante.

And the pole, too! What?

(GROANS) I want that pole replaced immediately, Sergeant!

Si, but it was the only way I could get this down.

Answer me this.

How is it possible for Zorro to enter the cuartel unobserved,

nail up that insulting flag and leave without being seen?

I hold you personally responsible!

Me, Capitan?

You are not worth your pay!

Begging your pardon, but I have not been paid for six months!

Hold your tongue! I ought to have you...

That might be an excellent idea, Sergeant!

An idea, Capitan, about me?

Answer me this.

Why have we not been able to catch Zorro?

Because...

There are two reasons.

One is you are so stupid and he eludes you at every turn,

the other is people in the district are protecting him.

They will not cooperate with us.

But, if there was someone we could trust,

someone to mingle with the people, find out where Zorro hides...

There is no such person.

I think there is.

You! Me?

But no one trusts me, Capitan. They know I work for you.

You must be dismissed from service. Dishonorably dismissed!

Dishonorably?

As a private citizen, you might learn Zorro's whereabouts

set a trap for him and send me a message.

Once and for all, I would be rid of him!

You think so? I mean, you think so?

If this were done, Sergeant, you might get a promotion!

A lieutenancy?

Lieutenant Garcia!

Very well. It is settled!

You must be publicly stripped of your rank.

The court martial will take place this afternoon.

(BUGLE PLAYING)

(DRUMROLL)

Buenas tardes, Alcalde. Buenas tardes.

What is happening?

Sergeant Garcia is being dropped out of service.

What did he do?

Something about a flag Zorro put up.

Con permiso.

This we must see!

Sergeant Garcia, uncover!

Sergeant Demetrio Lopez Garcia,

by the authority invested in me

as Comandante of this district,

I hereby publicly announce your court martial.

You have been found guilty of the following charges.

Stupidity, maliciousness.

Incompetency.

Indolence, unreliability.

Irresponsibility. Insubordination.

Insolence and slovenliness.

Please, Capitan, couldn't I just be guilty?

And guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer...

and a gentleman!

I therefore declare you unfit

to wear the uniform of His Royal Majesty,

and forthwith relieve you of your post!

You are dishonorably discharged from serving His Majesty the King.

Corporal, dismiss the company!

Si, mi Capitan. Company dismissed!

I would hate to think that all this happened because of me!

Oh! Be careful, Senor!

It has taken half a day to fill up these buckets!

Si, all the way to the tar pits and back on foot!

Where were you taking them to?

To repair the stable roof for the Comandante.

Thirty buckets by tomorrow at sunset he says,

or 60 lashes and 60 days!

What crime did you commit?

No crime!

We laughed at the fat sergeant trying to get Zorro's flag down.

Andale, Pancho, we've got 26 more buckets to fill!

Oh, si.

No, these innocent people must not suffer because of the prank I played.

Stay with the carriage, Bernardo.

Senorita, could I...

Could I have a drink, please? A little service?

May I join you? Please do, Don Diego.

If you do not mind sitting with a miserable ex-sergeant!

Tio, a bottle of your very best wine, please.

At once, Don Diego!

You are most kind, Don Diego.

Why not? You're a civilian now.

I was dismissed dishonorably in front of the whole pueblo!

That dog of a Monastario will regret it!

Be careful what you say about him!

What do I care? I can call him what I like.

I am glad I no longer have to do his dirty work for him!

But, Don Diego, the life of a soldier is all I know.

Who will give me a job?

That shouldn't be too difficult.

No one will hire me. I have no honest trade.

I shall become a vagrant.

A beggar.

Tomorrow may find me even in jail, unless...

If I knew where to find this Zorro, I would ask him for help.

Zorro, but he's an outlaw. Surely you can't mean that!

But I do. Zorro is a friend of the common people, is he not?

Have no fear, I am no longer a soldier. I, too, am a common people.

Here you are. The finest we have!

Oh, Tio, are you sure you have no position here that Garcia might fill?

I don't think so. I can serve the wine.

Maybe you need a new bartender, eh?

A waiter? Possibly a porter?

A pot washer?

If you work for your food and a bed.

He can make up for the drinks he has never paid for!

There you are. A most gracious offer!

But it will be only temporary, I assure you, Don Diego.

I'll tell you a little secret.

I've made up my mind.

As soon as I can, I am going to join forces with Zorro!

Yes, I know. Sergeant Garcia has been saying all over the pueblo

that he would like to join forces with Zorro.

Shall we let him?

TIO: Garcia!

When you've finished, scour the pots and scrub the kitchen floor.

Then you can sleep on the bed in back.

Yes, Senor Gonzalez.

I would also suggest that instead of scratching, you take a bath!

I am... I mean, I shall!

Senor Zorro!

I am no longer your enemy. I wish to be your friend.

So I have heard. Why?

I see things differently now.

I, like you, wish to see justice done.

Quite a change of heart, eh?

Now I understand why you fought against Monastario.

I can be of great value to you if you allow me to join you.

Perhaps we shall test this newfound purity!

Anything for a chance to settle my account with the Comandante!

Very well.

Meet me at dawn at the signpost to La Brea Rancho.

Si, si!

(KNOCKING)

(DOOR RATTLING)

Let me in. I have an important message for the Comandante!

GARCIA: Comandante! Comandante!

Wake up, please!

MONASTARIO: What do you want?

How dare you disturb me at this hour?

Your plan, Capitan! It worked!

(SNIFFS) You smell like a winery! Have you been drinking?

A little accident. But, I have seen him!

Seen who?

Zorro! He was just at the tavern.

Zorro? The real Zorro?

I am meeting him at dawn.

Zorro took you into his confidence?

As if I were his own mother!

I do not believe it. Where are you meeting him?

At the signpost of the La Brea Rancho.

At dawn, you say? Hmm.

Go back to the inn and take a horse from their stables.

Si, Capitan.

I will follow at a distance with a company of lancers.

We shall prepare a little surprise for Zorro.

And I shall become a lieutenant!

Go now while I dress.

Tell the corporal I will leave the orders of the day on my desk.

At once, Capitan.

Be careful, Pepe.

Bones of ancient animals and even men have been found in there.

Si! Yesterday, I saw part of a skull like a big elephant!

Oh! Don't fall in.

I'm too tired to pull you out!

The way I feel, it wouldn't make any difference!

What's the use to keep on? We can never finish by sunset!

I was wondering, which one would be worse?

Sixty lashes,

or shall we just throw ourselves into the tar pits?

(HORSE APPROACHING)

It's the sergeant who got thrown out of the army.

Maybe that's why he looks so happy.

Or because he doesn't have to walk!

(MORE HORSES APPROACHING)

Are they after the sergeant?

Who knows? They'll be after us if we don't get a move on!

Well, what is it?

This was on the signpost, Capitan.

It says, "Proceed to San Vincente rock". It is signed with a "Z".

What are you waiting for?

San Vincente rock is a long way off.

I know where it is. Get on with it!

We will be right behind you!

How do I know why the Comandante wants it? It's in the orders of the day.

"Bring every bucket in the cuartel in my carriage to the tar pits,

"where you will receive instructions."

Harness the horses. Orders are orders!

It says to meet him at the summit.

Must I climb all the way up there?

Naturally! Follow his instructions.

I wonder... No, he must be up there. Dismount quickly.

We will be right behind you.

Si, Comandante.

(PANTING)

(GRUNTING)

Comandante, I don't know how to say this, but...

He is not here! And you helped lead us on a wild goose chase!

Me, Capitan? Why would Zorro mislead me like this?

He wanted us away.

He's probably burning the barracks!

Ooh, this is all your fault! Lancers, back to the horses immediately!

Baboso!

That looks like the Comandante's coach. What's going on?

Who cares? Come on, compadre.

If you value your life, obey, without asking questions.

Whatever you say, Senor Zorro.

Take the buckets out. Fill them with pitch.

Well, you're an excellent worker, Corporal.

Now the buckets are full, take them to the cuartel.

Finish repairing the stable roof.

If you do good, I will not let the Comandante know you used his carriage.

Andale!

Wait, Capitan, wait!

Could we not rest for a moment?

My horse is about ready to drop!

All right, but not for long.

That scoundrel Zorro's up to something to make me look ridiculous!

All right. That is long enough. Mount up, lancers.

Hola, Capitan! Are you looking for me?

Zorro! After him! Ha!

(LAUGHING)

There he is!

What's the matter, Comandante?

Are your horses tired?

Lancers, charge!

Oh!

Babosos! Get me out of here!

Adios, Comandante!

Ah, Capitan Monastario, I've been waiting to ask you a question.

I see your stable roof has been coated with pitch.

Such a wonderful job! I wondered who did...

Oh, but of course, I see that you all must have

pitched in?

You are not very amusing, de la Vega!

Get these men and horses inside quickly!

Well, Sergeant Garcia. Congratulations!

I see the Comandante has taken you back again!

Please, Don Diego, this is no time for compliments.

Another time, please?

CORPORAL: Guards, heat water, plenty of it, and get those gates closed!

(SLASHING)

NARRATOR: Next week, a stranger, a master swordsman,

and his slashing blade, provides the diabolical Monastario

with his most clever scheme to outwit the daring Zorro.

(FUENTES SCREAMS)

See Zorro in mortal combat with a reckless imposter.

There are two Zorros! Which one is ours?

NARRATOR: See your most thrilling adventure next week

when the Walt Disney Studio presents Zorro.