l've been informed one of my shipping vessels is arriving tomorrow.
They'll anchor off Maderas Cove.
The cargo must be brought here safely.
l want no mistakes.
Now that we have the deed, will the track be completed on time?
lt'll take my boys two days to cover the quarter mile.
l'll hold you to that, Mr. McGivens. Otherwise you get nothing.
Listen to me, you backwards-ass frog...
...you hedge on my money, you won't ever see me co--
This dagger, Mr. McGivens...
...Jake...
...has been in my family for generations.
lf you ever talk to me like that again...
...l will cut out your tongue and l'll feed it to my dogs.
Understood?
Your men have two days, Mr. McGivens...
...then the future begins.
l trust you can find your own way out.
''Orbis unum.''
Alejandro! For God's sake, why can't you leave me alone?
Elena, l was right. Armand is not who you think he is.
-You have no idea who l think he is. -l think l know.
No, because you do not think. Get out before somebody sees you.
Elena, listen to me.
-Guillermo Cortez is dead. -What?
Armand needed his land to build a railroad.
He's planning something.
How do you know this?
Oh, no. l won't tell you what l know until you tell me what you know.
lf you wanna know, l need to know why you are living in sin with an evil count!
Elena?
There you are.
Forgive me, Armand. l just had the sudden urge to step out for a puff.
Are you all right?
Fine.
My God, you're turning green.
lt's just your presence takes my breath away.
Good, because l have a little something for you.
A customary Spanish offering...
...for when a man asks a woman for her hand in marriage.
Let me do this on one knee so l can look up into your eyes.
Oh, no, don't look up.
ls that a yes?
lt's a definite maybe.
l know it's sudden, given what you've just been through...
...but l want to give you everything your former husband couldn't.
You don't have to answer now...
...but whatever you decide, the necklace is yours.
Thank you.
But l have to go. l must put Joaquin to bed.
Of course. Your children require attention.
Pearls.
Welcome, children, to Bear Point.
lt was on this desolate spot...
...that our state flag was raised for the first time.
Tomorrow our governor will be hosting a celebration here...
...to honor California's statehood.
Joaquin de la Vega!
Are you paying attention?
Take out your notebooks--
Hold up.
Scorcher of a day, ain't it, kids?
ls there something l can help you with, senor?
Don't let me interrupt the lesson, Father.
l'm just on my way to do the Lord's work.
Mount up, boys.
Come on.
Grab that there, will you?
Let's get to work, boys.
All right!
What are you doing here?
Looking at two of the ugliest guys l've ever seen.
Come on. Do you want a piece of me?
Stay there!
Orbis unum.
l can't believe it's you. You're really Zorro.
And that's Tornado, right?
l mean, whoa. Look at him. He's huge.
lt's just a scratch.
So you gonna say something or what?
Let's speak in Spanish, the language of our fathers.
My mother won't believe this!
No, it would be better if you didn't tell your mother about this.
Why not?
l'm the one asking the questions.
Now, why aren't you in school?
The man with the scar on his face.
l knew he was up to something.
You really showed that son of a bitch.
Watch your mouth.
Those men are killers.
Whatever they had in those crates was very dangerous...
...and now l don't know what it was, as l was too busy getting you out of trouble.
You mean this?
Soap?!
That's all there was?
Lots and lots of it.
Are you sure?
Would l lie to you?
Spanish, nino, Spanish, and this isn't a game.
Your father would have a heart attack if he knew what you did.
No, he wouldn't, he doesn't care.
Yesterday he forgot about me.
No, l don't think he forgot.
What you have to understand is....
No.
Your father should have been there.
Next time he will be.
How do you know?
l know.
l promise.
A serpent circling the globe.
Are you sure that this is the symbol you saw on the crate?
''Orbis unum.'' Yeah.
lt's Latin. lt means ''one world.''
lt represents the Knights of Aragon...
...an ancient brotherhood that ruled Europe in secrecy after the Crusades.
Wait, wait, wait. Armand is a knight?
Some believe they are the masters behind all the kings in Europe...
...even today.
Here is a prophecy they wrote nearly 1 000 years ago.
''There shall be a land in the west of great power...
...that shall rise to threaten the serpent.
Only by turning the power onto itself shall the serpent survive.''
A land in the west.
America.
They want to destroy it.
-With the soap? -With the soap?
Thank you.
l had a wonderful time.
Unfortunate that it has to end.
lt does?
Some colleagues of mine are arriving from Europe this evening.
The meeting may run late.
Perhaps we could meet for breakfast?
l cannot wait that long.
l want to be your wife, Armand.
lf l am going to be the lady of the house...
...l want to start making myself at home.
l suppose we could have a late supper.
l will wait for you after your meeting.
Then perhaps l can stay.
Excuse me.
Sir! Sir! Hotel Vista Grande.
What the--?
Who are you?
l'm Agent Pike. This is Agent Harrigan.
We're the Pinkertons. Operatives of the United States government.
So you are the good guys?
We live in perilous times, Mr. de la Vega.
America's gates have been thrown wide open...
...to people from foreign lands.
Which is why, on occasion, we require certain individuals...
...to aid in our country's defense.
People like your ex-wife.
Elena?
Works for you?
As a spy?
Until California's statehood becomes official...
...we don't have jurisdiction to serve Armand with a search warrant.
So we needed someone who could gain his trust.
And who more suited to the task than the woman he never forgot?
Before he arrived, we intercepted a telegram...
...he'd dispatched to his associates throughout Europe.
ln that telegram, he claimed to be on the verge of producing a new weapon...
...with a single target in mind.
The United States of America.
What kind of weapon could do that?
Your ex-wife may be on the verge to answer that question.
And every time you interfere, you jeopardize her cover. Understand?
The divorce was your idea, wasn't it?
You blackmailed Elena to lure in the count--
We prefer to think of it as a mutual understanding.
She agrees to help us...
...and we promise to keep the name of Zorro secret from his enemies.
A name you share with your wife and son.
l know something that might help you.
l will send you both to hell for this!
Our country must be protected, de la Vega, without apology.
Zorro is a relic of the past.
This belongs in a museum.
So do you.
Soon we will both be free.
Bonsoir, Marie. Armand is expecting me.
You are early, madame. The count is still indisposed.
Well, perhaps l can wait in the parlor.
Thank you so much, Marie.
Joaquin? Joaquin!
Hey! Hey! Come here.
Dad?
What are you doing in a bar?
-What are you doing in jail? -l asked you first.
l went looking everywhere for you. lt's about Mom.
-ls she okay? -No. l mean, yes, but no.
A man came to the house.
He asked her to marry him. She said yes.
l know you still love her. You said you'd do anything for her.
You can't be in jail! How can you be in jail?! You gotta stop her.
Joaquin. Joaquin, listen to me.
Help me out of here, and l'll get your mother back.
We'll be a family again.
l promise.
l promise. Now--
Joaquin. Joaquin. You are a genius, a genius.
But l don't want to catch you breaking anyone out of jail again.
Without my permission, l mean.
Stay back! Or l break the kid's neck!
Help me! l'm too young to die! l got my whole life ahead of me!
Kill him.
Where did you learn to do that?
Prison changes a man, son. Let's go.
Listen, Joaquin.
-l have to go alone. -What?
l just got you out of jail!
What if he puts up a fight?
l'm not going there to fight. l am going to reason with him.
You can't reason with him.
Joaquin, the world is a little more complicated than you think.
No, it isn't. There's right and wrong.
l don't have the time to argue with you.
l'm sorry.
Come, Joaquincito.
You don't deserve Mom.
Yeah. We're to stay put.
Armand went through there. We have to hurry.
-l know about the Pinkertons. -How?
lt doesn't matter. They told me everything.
lt's all right, l forgive you.
You forgive me? No, no. l forgive you. You!
-For what? -Everything you put me through.
You? l would not be in this mess if you had kept your mask on.
Really? Then why are you still wearing his necklace?
l'm undercover.
Besides, these are pearls. You never gave me pearls.
-You said you didn't care about that. -l lied. Every woman loves pearls.
Well, now you have them, princess.
When l said that we were never meant to be together, l meant it.
Finally we agree on something.
-This changes nothing. -Absolutely not.
-Follow me. -Always.
Orbis unum.
Fellow Knights of Aragon...
...soon the power of the United States will be so great...
...it will overshadow us.
But America has one weakness:
lts people.
They are divided by North and South.
A civil war is inevitable.
The only question is, who will claim victory?
We will determine the outcome...
...with this:
An average bar of soap.
Quite harmless in its current form.
But science has shown us how to extract the glycerin...
...and transform it into a compound...
...1 3 times more powerful than gunpowder.
Nitroglycerin.
For months, this vineyard has been a cover for its manufacture.
Tomorrow, a shipment of nitro will depart by train.
lt will be met at the state line by Colonel Beauregard...
...who will take possession of the shipment...
...and distribute it throughout the Confederate Army.
As we speak...
...they're preparing to launch...
...a preemptive strike against Washington...
...forever tearing this country apart.
Gentlemen, the Knights of Aragon...
...will soon be restored to our former glory...
...as we stand in shadow and watch America destroy itself!
l've heard enough.
Brothers, you know my spirit is with you.
But we risk antagonizing a sleeping giant if we fail.
l'll see myself out.
Lord Dillingham.
Would a demonstration put your mind at ease?
Unless you come to confess...
...you have no business here, McGivens.
Funny you should mention confession, padre...
...seeing that you're obliged to keep the secrets of your flock.
Joaquincito, go back inside!
Who's Zorro?
You know, Zorro could be anyone at all.
Come on, now.
We're both men of God.
You can tell me.
Hey, boss.
Lord hates a liar.
All right, l'll tell you.
Run!
Felipe! You killed Felipe!
Gentlemen...
...the future.
This facility will provide a continuous supply of nitro...
...to the Southern battlefront.
l'll be returning to Europe shortly...
...but Ferroq will remain to oversee the operation.
The nitro has been concealed in these bottles...
...to circumvent any prying Northern patrol.
An urgent matter requires your attention at the hacienda.
He's going back to the hacienda.
l have to get back before he does.
l'll keep the train from leaving. Go.
Elena. Be careful.
Armand.
My goodness, l must have dozed off and your dogs startled me.
Perhaps they thought you were someone you're not.
l'm told you arrived early.
l could not wait.
l'm having a special meal prepared.
l hope you're hungry.
l'm famished.
Thank you, Marie.
You are not hungry?
Tasty, is it?
lt's unusual.
ls it quail?
Pigeon.
As you said, Elena...
...we see the people we love as we wish them to be...
...not as who they really are.
Did you actually think...
...that l would be swept off my feet by a sadistic coward like you?
l thought you were a woman of vision.
''Vision.'' l could barely stomach the sight of you, Armand.
The only way l could bear your touch was to imagine you were Alejandro.
Your stepfather would be ashamed.
You've become nothing more than a common woman...
...devoted to a common man.
l take that as a compliment.
Mama!
Oh, Joaquin!
Padre's dead and the kid's a witness.
No, no, no.
We'll need the next batch of it.
Put some more here now.
We'll rendezvous at Clanton's Pass.
You and your men can assume control of the train there.
Zorro! Zorro!
No!
lf you please.
Remove his mask.
You.
You've lost it all.
Your wife.
Your son.
And for what?
For this?
No matter where you go, Armand...
...whatever you do...
...the world isn't big enough to hide from me.
Goodbye, de la Vega.
No! Armand, no!
Please. Not in front of Joaquin.
Please.
As soon as we're gone.
Elena.
My family is my life.
Shame about your friend the padre.
But he died with God's name on his lips...
...and a bullet in his heart.
And now l send you out, a sheep amongst wolves.
Thank God...
...you're alive.
l already did.
Listen, go to the marshal's office...
...and tell them what Armand is doing here.
Where are you going?
To catch a train.
Can l get you something to drink?
Understand something:
You can lock me in a tower forever...
...and l will never stop hating you.
You may feel differently when you see how Joaquin enjoys...
...the life of an aristocrat.
-l can't wait till my papi kicks your-- -Joaquin!
Zorro! Zorro, Zorro!
Don't touch him!
Guards!
Come on!
Yes!
Good boy. Well done.
Let's see how much your father truly loves you.
Get the boy!
Joaquin, quick.
-Keep going. -What are you doing?
When the car stops, get off and follow the tracks back to town.
You are the son of Zorro. You can do it.
Now, go.
How did you get in here?
So the devil will know who sent you.
The drinks are on me.
My fellow Californians...
...we have gathered here at historic Bear Point...
...to make official our entrance into the United States of America!
Bravo!
Welcome to the Union, governor.
Look at you. A real heartbreaker, huh?
-Dad? -Yeah?
Why didn't you tell me who you are?
Come here.
Joaquin...
...when you were born, l vowed l would give my life to keep you safe.
l thought l could protect you by hiding the truth.
But your mother was right.
lt wasn't my secret to keep. lt belongs to all of us.
So l promise l will never lie to you again. Never.
l bless these rings in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Elena...
...receive this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity.
Alejandro...
...receive this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity.
Today you join in the fullness of time for all eternity.
Yea, seeketh tolerance when easily provoked.
Love endureth, for it keeps no score of wrongs.
Love bears all things and believes all things.
Love endures day by day...
...hour by hour...
-...minute by minute. -Padre.
Love is patient--
Padre.
Can you hurry it up a little? The people are calling.
lt's who we are.
-Do you want her back? -Of course l do.
-And you take him? -lf l must.
You may now kiss the bride. Again.
Don't wait up.
Never.