- Were you looking for something? - The miraculous in everyday life.
Oh, really? Look someplace else. We were trying to dance.
You were trying. She was succeeding.
Forgive me, Captain. A shameless joke.
I hope it will not be the last. Don Rafael wants you back. Now.
Should we try something more robust, or do you feel unequal to the task?
No, on the contrary.
I think only of your distaste for perspiration.
That is the way they are dancing in Madrid these days.
Your daughter is a spirited dancer.
"Spirited". Thank you for putting it so delicately.
- I apologise if you're offended. - No, no, no...
She is young and impulsive, but her beauty is beyond compare.
And she has her father's commanding presence.
Don Rafael ..!
As an advisor to the Queen in matters of finance, -
- it would be my pleasure to introduce you both at court.
Join us in the courtyard. There is something I want to share with you.
A vision.
Fellow dons...
All of us can recall the years when we ruled this country.
We commanded respect and amassed a great deal of wealth.
But we never determined our own destiny.
The time has come to claim what always should have been ours.
My friends...
I give you the independent Republic of California.
Every man here owes you something. The land we got made us wealthy.
But we must question your motives.
The day you arrived, you made us look like fools.
- I was merely playing to the crowd. - And what are you doing now?
You want us to raise arms against Santa Anna.
- You know we couldn't defeat him. - I wasn't suggesting a fight.
I was suggesting that we buy it.
Santa Anna is waging an expensive war with the United States.
Even if we combined our fortunes we could not buy this country.
- I already have a deal with him. - You are living in a dream.
And why don't we all live in the same dream together?
Meet me here tomorrow for a journey that will lay your doubts to rest.
My friends, I give you... El Dorado!
Fortunately, Santa Anna is unaware of the existence of all his gold.
These bars have been marked with the Spanish seal.
Is it becoming clearer to you?
Two days from now we will buy this country from Santa Anna.
With gold dug from his own land.
- Where did you find these people? - Anywhere we wanted.
Brilliant.
It’s part of the mining process. First we picked it up, now we blast.
So, this is the future of California?
This is my vision, yes.
Up here. Ain't you a sight for sore eyes!
Full-grown vultures walking around like real folks.
Welcome. Welcome to hell's outhouse.
They call us the disappeared ones, but we ain't exactly disappeared.
- We're just hard to find. - Wait! You. I know you.
You bet you do, peckerwood. I'm Three-Fingered Jack.
And you're a bunch of murderers -
- dressed up in fancy, sweet-smelling doodads.
Ignore him. He's a common thief.
As common as they come. But nothing compared to you.
I steal gold and money. But you steal people's lives.
So damn you! And damn the horse that brung you.
Peckerwood?
Is there something amusing, Captain?
Strange, I'd say.
I have twice shot this man while he was flying through the air.
Don Alejandro! I need to speak to you alone.
- Some other time, perhaps. - Today. Alone.
Good afternoon, Bernardo.
Good afternoon, señorita.
- Your voice is so calming. - He's high-spirited.
Yes, I understand.
How long have you served Don Alejandro?
Sometimes it seems interminable. Sorry.
Do not worry, Bernardo. He will not hear it from me.
Don Alejandro confuses me.
Sometimes he seems so arrogant, so superior.
And yet the way he looks at me and the way he dances with me...
As if he were two completely different men.
- You look so much like your mother. - How would you know that?
Well... I don't see much of Don Rafael in you.
My father wishes I acted more like her.
- She was very proper. - Is that how he describes her?
- Yes. But I don't believe it. - She was more like you.
Perhaps. It would be a way of knowing her.
My niñera told me that the departed can see you in the moonlight.
When I was young I sneaked out at night and rode across Andalusia.
I would wave at the skies so she would know it was me.
- How did she die? - Giving birth to me.
My father rarely speaks of her. I think he finds it too painful.
Yes...
I know what it is like to lose a loved one.
A daughter. Long ago.
When I see you, I remember what it felt like to be a father.
- Your mother would be proud of you. - Thank you.
I have to ask you... Have we ever met before?
No, why would you think that?
It’s strange... Your voice seems so familiar.
I haven't been to Spain since before you were born.
Of course. Well, it's a very pleasant voice.
Thank you.
- Good day, Bernardo. - Good day...
...Elena.
Did you know that the Compa Indians used to cannibalise their enemies?
The eyes were most sought after.
To be able to see through the eyes of an enemy is a valuable thing.
Where are my manners? Would you care for something to drink?
No? A different vintage perhaps?
You're a very sick person.
Heads and hands in jars must strike you as odd, I suppose.
You ought to fire your housekeeper.
- Who is he? - An enemy.
He has a brother who will share the same fate.
I wish you luck.
- To your health. - Murrieta's brother or not...
You are more than you pretend to be.
Maybe someday I will see what I look like through your eyes.
It is beautiful.
How much does it cost?
It is a gift, she says, in honour of your mother.
- She loved your mother. - She must be mistaken.
My mother died long ago in Spain.
She says you are the daughter of Esperanza and Diego de la Vega.
She was your nanny. She hung flowers on your crib.
I'm sorry, I cannot accept it.
Alejandro...
Listen to me. Can you find your way back to the mine?
No.
The windows were all covered.
- He didn't trust his own dons. - Nor would l.
You must break into the chest in Montero's study.
- Find out what his plans are. - People in the mine are dying.
And all I can think of is... Captain Love.
He will come into your circle soon enough.
- I miss my brother. - Your brother's dead. Put it aside.
How?
How can I do what is needed when all I feel is... hate?
You hide it.
With this.
Santa Anna has agreed to the transfer the day after tomorrow.
He insists we deliver the gold five miles north of town.
It’s a safe distance from the mine. I don't foresee a problem.
Tell him we agree. You have done well, Luis.
To the independent Republic of California.
Don Rafael!
You sent men to the hills? Doubled the guard at the wall?
- After all, it's only one man. - It isn't just one man. It’s Zorro.
And he knows about the mine. Otherwise he wouldn't be here.
- How could he possibly... - It doesn't matter how.
lf Santa Anna finds out about this he will have us butchered.
Do you understand?
Then we should destroy the evidence. Set explosives. Bury the mine.
- And the workers? - We destroy all the evidence.
Make sure those papers are locked up.
Guards!
- The much-debated Zorro. - No. The legendary Zorro.
Put down your weapons! Tell them.
Do as he says.
Allow me.
Come. Stop.
Face the window.
Now, bend down and touch your toes.
Bend over!
Excuse me, Captain Love. Thank you.
Kill him!
Good morning, señor.
- Good morning, señorita. - Give it back.
Whatever it is you have stolen from my father, give it to me.
No.
Come on now.
I don't have the time to give you the proper instruction.
I have had the proper instruction since I was four.
Not bad.
Not bad at all.
This will make it more difficult. Señorita...
Don't move.
- Do you surrender? - Never.
- But I may scream. - I understand.
Sometimes I have that effect.
Excuse me.
Goodbye, señorita.
- What happened? - I fought Zorro and he left.
- Did you recognise him? - No, but he was young and vigorous.
- He was very vigorous, Father. - Vigorous?
Yes.
Let's go!
Go!
Here. This is the canyon. That is where the mine is.
They have 25-30 guards at most.
- Nothing that Zorro can't overcome. - I'm not going with you.
I'm not going with you.
There's something I must do. It’s a personal matter.
- And the prisoners? - There's nothing more I can do.
- Nothing you will do? - I gave my life to them.
My wife was murdered before my eyes, and my child was raised by my enemy.
Montero?
Elena...
- She's your daughter. - She was.
So, you will simply take your revenge.
No, my daughter. And don't pretend she means nothing to you.
She does. But you taught me to see beyond personal feelings.
- Was that all a lie? - You are too young to understand.
To understand what? Betrayal?
All the work, all the training, all the wise words, for what?
To smile in the face of a killer while you make your own plans?
I taught you everything you need to survive.
Now I must look to my own heart.
Elena is all I have left. I am not going to lose her again.
What about California? What about the people?
They still have Zorro.
Every inch of the countryside is covered. If he shows himself...
- Are you all right? - Is your army ready to fight?
- No, sir. - Then I'm not all right.
I'm beginning to wonder if you want this operation to succeed at all.
I think my horse could run this army better than you.
I said I'll find him. That means I will.
Perhaps I can save you the trouble. Go on, reach for it, Captain.
- Who are you? - I warned you long ago, Rafael.
- You would never be rid of me. - De la Vega.
- Rafael... - It wasn't you I saw last night.
- That was Don Alejandro. - Yes.
But many would proudly wear the mask.
Either way, events have been set in motion that you cannot stop.
I'm not here to stop you. Call for Elena.
Call her.
Captain... Bring my daughter to me.
Bring her to me!
You cannot imagine how I have dreamed of this moment.
Night and day, 20 long years.
Really? I didn't give you a second thought.
- If I die, the truth dies with me. - We shall see.
- Bernardo, what are you doing? - Tell her, Rafael.
- Tell me what? - Tell her who her real father is.
What is he saying?
This man lost a daughter once and now he seeks to claim you...
Tell her how her mother died.
Your daughter is lost, de la Vega. You cannot have mine.
De la Vega ..?
A woman in town, she told me...
Diego de la Vega?
Father?
His name is of no consequence.
I was told my niñera used to hang something on my crib.
Yes, she had her hang fresh flowers.
No!
Let us finish what we started the night Esperanza died.
Drop your sword or I will have no choice but to have you shot.
Even in the presence of my daughter.
Please.
They were flowers. Romalia.
Rafael...
She knows.
Water!
Lock them up!
The fuses are burning. Hurry it up.
Let's go!
Wait here!
Secure the wagon, stay alert.
- De la Vega. - Rafael.
Only one question.
Really? What is that?
How would you like your remains displayed?
- Now I'm free to kill you. - No!
Drop the sword. Drop it.
You really think I would have killed my own child?
Did you miss me?
Elena! Get them out!
- "M"... for Murrieta. - Two men. One dead.
You're doing well. Your brother would have shot himself by now.
Alejandro.
- Is it finished? - Yes, Don Diego. It’s finished.
Not for Zorro. There will be other days, other battles to fight.
It is your curse and destiny.
My beautiful Elena...
The world is a strange place.
- Now I'll lose you again. - You will never lose me...
Father.
You are like your mother.
Same eyes.
Same mouth.
Same spirit.
Alejandro...
...Elena.
And so it was. Lightning split the sky.
Thunder shook the air. And then all was quiet.
The great warrior known as Zorro was gone.
The people of the land gave him a hero's funeral.
They came from far and wide to say farewell to the brave champion.
But, little Joaquin, whenever great deeds are remembered, -
- your grandfather will live on. For there must always be a Zorro.
And someday, when he is needed, we will see him again.
On Tornado, riding like the wind. His sword blazing in the sun.
Leaping, jumping... Fighting like a lion, like a tiger!
Fighting...
...as safely as possible.
Is this your idea of putting the baby to sleep?
Sleep tight, my son.
When I sleep, I will dream of Zorro.
But what face shall I give him?
He has been many different men, but he has loved you as all of them.
How can I refuse such a man?
- Do you know where he might be? - Zorro could be anywhere.
There, there, my darling.