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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 ♪

(SHOES TAPPING IN RHYTHM)

(FLAMENCO GUITAR PLAYING)

Ole, guapa.

Bueno.

(ALL APPLAUDING AND CHEERING)

MAN: Ole.

Ole. Viva Espana.

Ole.

MAN: Ole.

(COINS CLINKING)

MAN: Ole.

Ole.

(GUITAR PLAYS)

Forgive me, Senorita may I tell you how divine you are?

You are most kind.

Would you have a glass of wine with me?

Is this man annoying you?

No.

He has merely invited me for a drink.

Senorita Fuentes is occupied tonight.

Who is this man? What is he to you?

Nothing.

If the Senorita joins my party, it's no concern of yours.

You'd be wise to keep out of this.

I do not want a scandal.

But the lady does not want your company.

And I do not want yours!

Shall I stop the fight?

Not yet. This may be interesting!

The stranger is an expert swordsman.

This is an affair of honor!

Let them go.

(SCREAMS)

(CROWD MURMURING)

You've killed him!

Take this man to the cuartel. Lock him up!

At once.

A regrettable incident.

Rest assured, his aggressor shall not go unpunished!

You call yourself soldiers? You cannot handle one man?

Throw him in a cell!

He is like a tiger!

Why did you not stop the fight sooner?

I've a plan, Garcia.

This hot-blooded stranger gave me an idea.

He's going to help me eliminate Zorro!

(LAUGHS) Oh.

Steady, Tornado, steady. Easy, boy.

Easy, hold it. Good boy, Tornado.

Now we can get on with the training. Everything clear?

Take cover!

No, Tornado. No fair, peeking. Get back.

(WHISTLING)

(SNORTS)

Good boy, Tornado. You found me!

You're getting to be a pretty smart horse.

No one lives around here.

By the saints! I may have discovered Zorro's hideout.

Hold it, Tornado. Easy, boy.

Steady, Tornado, steady.

Easy, boy, easy.

Soldiers? Did they see you?

Cover for me. I will get Tornado out of here.

What are you doing out here?

Oh, never mind. He is deaf and dumb,

and I know I heard someone whistle.

Search everywhere. He must be here somewhere.

Look behind that big rock.

GARCIA: Look over there!

Keep searching. Do not overlook anything.

(WHISTLES)

Oh, never mind.

It is him. It is him whistling.

GARCIA: Stop searching.

Oh. You can save us a trip.

I have a letter here for Don Alejandro.

Let me... Oh, yes.

See that he gets it. Oh, thank you!

Come on, muchachos. We have more letters to deliver.

This is the height of irony.

After everything the Comandante has done, he is trying to make amends.

"We request the pleasure of your company

"at the dinner for the leading citizens of our community.

"8:00 tonight at the posada of Los Angeles."

Well, I certainly am not going!

If the leading citizens are going, you should go.

I refuse to honor him with my presence.

Not to honor him, so much, but at the same time, not to offend him.

I will write a polite note declining his most kind invitation.

Oh, uh, have Bernardo wait for it.

You heard the invitation?

A dinner for leading citizens.

I wonder what new deviltry is the Comandante up to?

When you deliver my father's answer, see what you can find out.

Open the cell door.

The Comandante wishes to see you.

How much longer must I endure this humiliation?

That is what the Comandante wishes to discuss with you now.

Come in!

Let no one disturb us, Sergeant.

Si, Comandante.

Last night you promised me freedom in exchange for a favor.

What is the favor?

You are a daring, impetuous man.

Quick with a blade, too quick for your own good.

I had to defend my honor. Naturally.

And the lady in question is most attractive, though fickle.

Come to the point, Capitan. What am I supposed to do?

You have heard of the mysterious outlaw, Zorro?

The champion of the people. His fame has spread to Monterey.

He is a blackguard and a bandit!

Then put him in your filthy cell instead of me.

Or can't you catch him?

I haven't been able to.

The people are protecting him.

They regard this scoundrel as their friend.

When, in reality, it is you who are their friend?

Exactly!

Tonight I am giving a dinner at the tavern.

It's only for the large landowners and a few rancheros as well.

You will appear,

without invitation, of course,

as the masked bandit, Zorro.

Does this appeal to you?

Anything appeals to me that gets me out of here.

Excellent! Come into my quarters, please.

I have a copy of the disguise Zorro wears.

I should like you to put it on.

The cloak.

Now the hat.

Is it becoming? Quite dashing.

Hmm. And now the mask.

Hardly the material I would choose for myself.

It is better than prison garb.

How do I look?

The resemblance is extraordinary!

Yes, you will do very well.

Just what will I do?

You will rob my guests, even the poor ones.

Make it a point to mistreat the servants.

A blow with the flat of my sword, perhaps?

Or shall I cut off an ear?

Anything that pleases you.

We must discredit Zorro with all classes so they will not protect him.

I will easily capture him.

After I have thoroughly proved what a monster Zorro is,

I am allowed to escape?

You will vanish in the night.

It sounds simple. It is simple.

My guests will be unarmed. Garcia will be stationed at the front door

to see you are not interrupted.

Suppose a guest objects to being robbed?

Then you will, of course, defend your honor.

I bow to a true friend of the people.

Well, we meet again, eh?

Ah, the Comandante is over at the posada getting everything ready.

(STUTTERING) The com...

Come with me. This may require an answer.

Innkeeper!

Yes, Senor Comandante?

You have a tablecloth, I hope? Tablecloth?

You idiot! Do you expect my guests to eat from bare boards?

Do you have a large tablecloth?

The finest, Comandante!

That is more like it.

Esperanza, take the sheets off the bed in number three.

Oh, si, Senor, si.

Comandante, this is the servant of the de la Vega hacienda.

He brought this letter for you.

Don Alejandro de la Vega regrets that he cannot accept my invitation.

He shall come whether he wishes to or not!

Have him wait for a reply.

Innkeeper! Bring me a pen and ink, quickly!

At once, Senor Comandante.

I've made arrangements for the trap.

Shh.

Oh, don't worry about him. Remember, he is deaf and dumb.

Watch.

See? Deaf as a post!

Give me that doubloon. It is mine.

It's a payment on what you owe me.

But it is all I have. Now I cannot buy a single drink!

You never worried about that before!

(GRUMBLING)

Please, Capitan, could I have a little advance on my pay?

I will give you an extra month's pay

if we are successful in destroying Zorro tonight!

(CHATTERING)

Apparently, this is a reply from the Comandante.

"I cannot accept your refusal to attend my dinner.

"It is imperative that a representative of every family be present.

"Do not fail to attend."

This is not an invitation! It is an order!

So like the Comandante, so lacking in tact.

I still refuse to go!

Senor Alcalde, those books I promised to lend you,

I shall get them for you.

Should I humble myself in order to avoid Monastario's displeasure?

No. I wonder what the purpose of this dinner is.

Whatever the purpose, it cannot be for our welfare!

No, no, no. Not so fast. Now, begin at the beginning.

You... You met Sergeant Garcia?

He took you to the tavern? Don't tell me he bought you a drink!

Capitan Monastario was there.

He read my father's letter and became angry. I can imagine!

(SLASHING SOUNDS)

He said something about Zorro? What?

Going to slit his throat?

Going to shoot him?

Oh! They're going to hang him!

Poison him?

Well, shoot him or hang him or...

It seems they intend to destroy him.

All right, Mr. Oh-So-Clever-One.

Now I know the reason for that dinner.

They're setting a trap.

And for some reason they expect Zorro to be there.

Very good, Bernardo. Let us not disappoint them.

Here they are. I'd mislaid them.

Thank you, but I...

About the Comandante's dinner. You do not have to go.

The invitation says a representative of each family. I'll go in your place.

I'm sorry, the tavern is closed for the evening.

The Comandante is giving a private party.

(TAPPING)

Honorable Alcalde of the pueblo de Los Angeles, caballeros,

it is indeed gratifying that not one person

failed to accept my humble invitation.

All of our leading families are represented here.

Don Alejandro de le Vega was unable to attend because of illness.

But he sent his son in his place.

You have perhaps wondered why I invited you here tonight.

The purpose is to promote the feeling of harmony

and mutual respect in our community.

During the year I have been Comandante,

several regrettable misunderstandings have taken place.

Some of you may feel that I have been overzealous

in the administration of my office.

Caballeros, let me assure you, with my hand on my heart,

that I have only done my duty for the glory of Spain

and devoted service to our noble monarch.

Caballeros, I propose a toast.

To His Majesty, the king!

ALL: To the king!

And now that we have sealed our friendship,

drink and be merry. On with the entertainment!

(FLAMENCO GUITARS PLAYING)

(CASTANETS PLAYING)

(FUENTES SCREAMS)

Everyone line up over there! Move! Quickly!

You too! Innkeeper, over here!

Pick it up, you clumsy lout!

(GRUNTS) Oh.

Collect their valuables.

(STAMMERS) Yes.

Never mind the musicians. They never have money.

I'm sorry, Don Diego.

No violence, please, Senor Zorro!

You're making a mistake.

You're making a mistake. I'm a poor man!

Without your life's blood, you would be much poorer!

Get me my clothes.

A man in there is impersonating Zorro, robbing the people.

Please do not take my jewelry. It was my mother's.

Would you rather have your pretty throat cut?

Canalla.

(CHUCKLES)

I thought you were already inside!

Hurry up. I'll hold the ladder for you.

I'll be in front when you escape!

Put it in my sash.

Stand back. He's mine!

You fool! What did you come back for?

Fight me and make it look good!

You're overdoing it.

(GASPS)

Zorro!

What's going on here? Look!

Two Zorros! Which one is ours?

I know the real one!

Don't interfere. He is mine!

Adios, Senor Impostor!

This is not Zorro.

This is the stranger that killed Romero in the duel!

He took our money.

Yes, and here it is!

FUENTES: How did he get out of jail?

(STAMMERS) Well...

Sergeant Garcia, explain yourself!

Capitan, you know very well that...

Silence! Not a word!

Take this man to his cell. See that he does not escape this time!

Si, Comandante.

Up, prisoner! March!

Oh, Senor Alcalde. Here is your watch.

Muchas gracias! Your jewelry, Senorita.

Gracias. This...

This ring belongs to Don Diego.

Don Diego? Don Diego, where are you?

Here I am!

I saw no reason in allowing that bandit to get away with everything!

Here is your ring and your purse.

Thank you.

I think I'd better be leaving.

Oh, Comandante, thank you for a delightful evening.

If you'll excuse me for leaving so early...

Well, I just haven't been myself all evening.

NARRATOR: Next week, driven to desperation,

Monastario throws caution to the winds

in a reckless plot to unmask the daring Zorro.

This is the work of Zorro, the people's friend.

You are about to lose your life.

NARRATOR: Is this Monastario's hour of triumph?

Thrills without end.

Next week, when the Walt Disney Studio brings you Zorro!