Come on, Alejandro! It is my turn! Let me see.
Freedom! Freedom!
Hey! What are you doing cutting holes in my wagon?
I am sorry, Senor Lopez. We were just waiting for Zorro.
Go home, muchachos.
Do you think he is really going to come, Senor Lopez?
Someone thinks he will.
Joaquin, Alejandro, once I carved coffins for your mother and father.
I would hate to carve ones for you.
Now, go!
This is no place for you. Now get back to the mission.
Come on!
Don Montero, for the love of God, why are you still here?
Now, now, Don Luiz. Calm, calm.
Santa Anna's men are three miles from the town. You have to go, sir. Now.
The government of Spain would like to thank you for your devoted service.
This land is the property of the Spanish government.
And in two hours' time it will be the property of the Mexican government...
unless I hand them over to you.
I am well acquainted with Santa Anna.
He will realize that the dons will be dutiful taxpayers...
and he will respect your claims.
The rest of Alta California I have divided up equally among the other dons.
I trust that you will make sure that all of them receive their grants.
Get the children out of the plaza immediately!
The children should never have to see the things we do.
I want to see! Put me down!
I saw him. I Saw Zorro. Come here.
Who are these men that you would risk your life to have them killed?
Who are they? I have no idea.
Three peasants pulled at random from the crowd.
Where is he?
Go.
Come on.
My thanks to you gentlemen.
Now, if you will excuse me, I'm missing my own party.
Kill him!
You would murder three innocent men just to capture me?
I would murder a hundred innocent men if it meant killing you.
Three men, three cuts. A small memento of Mexico, Rafael...
to remind you not to return.
Tornado, my old friend, you're getting too old for this.
Yes, me too.
But the good prince was not afraid of the evil king.
He raced across the drawbridge, fighting off a hundred guards.
And then, looking very handsome and dashing in the late afternoon sun...
he leapt onto the balcony...
and thrust his enchanted sword under the king's chin.
"You would kill three innocent men," he demanded, "just to capture me?"
"Yes."
Then suddenly, lightning flashed and a mighty thunder shocked the wasted land.
And the evil king glared at the good prince and said...
Something very forgettable.
And the good prince? What did he do?
Well, he leapt from the balcony onto his faithful old steed Tornado...
and raced home to his beautiful wife Esperanza...
and to his little child Elena...
never to do anything so foolish or dangerous again.
She loves to hear your stories.
Oh, it's only the sound of my voice.
One day she'II have no time for them.
I never tire of them. Why should she?
She already has your strength.
Today she broke the little clay horse you made for her.
It's just a scratch. It's all right.
- Diego, you promised me. - I know.
No more nights waiting up, praying you'II come home alive.
The Spaniards are going home. Today is Zorro's Last ride.
From now on we'II grow old together with our five children.
- Five? - Yeah.
Not enough?
I love you.
Dona de la Vega, still as beautiful as ever.
Don Rafael, what an honor. The governor in my home.
You will stay for dinner, of course.
I have come to apologize, Esperanza.
I am sorry that I could not protect this country...
from the peasants who have overrun it.
I'm sorry that I couldn't make you love me.
And I'm sorry that I have to leave you without a husband.
Arrest him.
Blood never lies, Zorro.
You're a traitor to your country and your class.
Take him away.
Wait!
I would never have let any harm come to her.
She was never yours to protect.
I want you to live with the knowledge you have lost everything you hold dear.
I want you to suffer as I have suffered...
knowing that your child should have been mine.
Let me hold her.
Let me hold her!
She has her mother's eyes.
You'll never be rid of me!
Caught the bandits, plain to see
They're tough and they're mean But don't scare me
Stayed on their track Bringin' 'em back
So pay the bounty now to me
'Cause
Nobody's tough as Jack Nobody's tough as Jack
Now you're gettin' her.
Like I done told ya, singin' can lighten your terrible load.
Come one! Come all!
For the fright of your life!
See the notorious Murrieta brothers!
Robbers! Horse thieves!
Bandits! People of the worst sort!
Gather 'round!
Garcia.
It's the Murrieta brothers.
Get over here, you mangy trash.
These men are now in the custody of Corporal Armando Garcia...
and we will take them the rest of the way.
You can claim your bounty in Tlaxco.
Yeah, when bulls start wearin' bloomers.
- How much are we worth? - Get out.
All figured, about 200 pesos.
Two hundred pesos? That's it? After all the payrolls we've robbed?
A lousy 200 pesos apiece! That's all we're worth?
- We're wasting time. - That's 200 pesos for the both of ya.
What? Are you crazy? Don't take it, Jack!
Touch my brother again, and I'II kill you.
Yes, he will.
Hey, I thought you were tied up.
That's because you're stupid.
Drop it! Drop it!
They got a strongbox on the wagon.
We know. That's why we came.
Lousy 200 pesos.
That cheat.
It is a fact, that I, the legendary Three-Fingered Jack, ain't mentioned.
I ain't even mentioned.
And ain't! The one that figured to kidnap the mayor from his own outhouse?
I tell you, I am the holy guts of this gang.
Without me, the whole dang opera fall sapart.
- Come on. Come on. - Go! Go!
Come on! Get up! Get up!
Go.
I want you to know I consider this an honor.
Bury the body. Bag the head.
Of course I have feelings for you.
Yes. Yes.
But quick. Hide in the barn.
He is coming.
What do you want? Please! Don't touch me!
What do you want? Who are you?
Don Rafael.
Listen to me.
If any one of you is or ever was that masked man...
all dressed in black known as Zorro...
reveal himself now.
I am Zorro!
They took my mask.
- My sword, my horse! - Silence!
You old fool. I am Zorro!
I am the man you want!
- I am the original! - Liar!
- The first! I am the root!
Anyone can see you are too tall!
I am the first!
I am Zorro!
Get him out of here before he starts to stink.
Did you find him?
He's dead.
Back to the boat. I need some sleep before landing tomorrow.
The governor has returned!
Welcome home, Rafael. It has been too long.
Too long, my friend.
You said once you favored me above all.
Consider this a fool's apology for ever doubting you.
Come. A crowd has gathered to greet you.
- Don Pedro. - Don Rafael, welcome.
- You're looking well. - Thank you.
- Don Hector. - Welcome back, sir.
Don Julio.
Gentlemen.
Please! Please!
I know that you are not really happy to see me.
So let us all stop pretending, shall we?
You think I don't know that you've been paid, even threatened...
to come out in the hot sun and greet me?
I understand exactly how you feel.
Why should you care about any of your leaders, past or present?
What did they ever do for you?
The Spaniards oppressed you.
The Mexicans ignored you.
And the dons? Well, the dons, the dons.
The dons seem merely content to cheat and lie to you.
In fact, I put it to you.
Who in your entire history has ever helped you?
Zorro fought for the people.
Ah, yes, Zorro.
Where is he now, Padre...
your masked friend?
Unless I'm mistaken, he hasn't shown himself in 20 years.
Twenty years!
People of California...
the time has come to take our destiny into our own hands...
not as Spaniards, not as Mexicans...
but as Californians!
I stand here before you today with no mask...
only a pledge...
a solemn pledge that I will never abandon you.
And you have my word, the word of Rafael Montero...
that I will do everything within my power to help you fight...
for a free and independent California!
Father!
Gentlemen, allow me to introduce my daughter Elena.
Thank you.
Can anyone tell me what this flower is? I know this scent.
It's called romneya, but it only grows in California.
And I believe this is your first visit to our shores.
Yes.
More whiskey...
or whatever you call this.
I don't wanna see the bottom of this glass, huh?
- Money first. - Money first.
Wait, wait, wait!
- What about this? - Silver!
Of course, silver. The finest.
Where did you get that?
It's none of your business.
Where did you get it?
It was my brother's.
He's dead.
I'm sorry.
You're sorry? Why should you be sorry?
You should not trade something like that for a mere glass of whiskey.
Why not? You think I could get two?
Who's that?
That's the man who killed my brother.
You're drunk and angry, in no condition to fight a professional soldier.
Get out of my way, old man.
Care to try again?
You're welcome.
For what?
For saving your life.
- I would have killed him. - No, not today.
He is trained to kill. You seem trained to drink.
Yes, my friend, you would have fought very bravely and died very quickly.
Who, then, would avenge your brother?
I would have found a way. I've never lost a fight.
Except to a crippled old man just now.
What is your name?
You know, there is a saying, a very old saying.
"When the pupil is ready, the master will appear."
Now, if you want to kill this man, I can help you.
I can teach you how, how to move, how to think...
how to take your revenge with honor and live to celebrate it.
But it will take dedication. It will take time.
Why are you so eager to help me?
Because once a long time ago...
you did the same for me.
I can't believe it.
I never thought that one day...
I would be standing in the lair of the fox...
in the lair of Zorro.
Yeah, this place was devoted to the training of Zorro.
Where were you all these years? I thought you were dead.
I was dead, and we will leave it at that.
I remember the last time I saw you in the square...
fighting a hundred men.
- A hundred men? - I do not forget.
You were the greatest swordsman who ever lived. Yes.
Rafael Montero was the governor of California then.
Do you remember him?
What?
Rafael Montero. Do you remember him?
Yes. His soldiers killed many...
and he was the sworn enemy of Zorro.
You.
Montero's come back.
Good. Then you can kill him.
No, there are complications. Too many complications for me to ignore.
What complications?
I can see we're not gonna spend much time talking.
Montero has some plan, some design for California.
Otherwise, he would not have retained the services of your Captain Love.
We must find out what that design is.
And then what?
Oh, if you are ready...
we will both tempt our fates.
Let's go then!
Do you know how to use that thing?
Yes. The pointy end goes into the other man.
Yeah. This is going to take a lot of work.
This is called a training circle, a master's whee!
This circle will be your world, your whole life.
Until I tell you otherwise, there is nothing outside of it.
- Capitan Love is out... - There is nothing outside of it.
Captain Love does not exist until I say he exists.
As your skill with a sword improves...
you will progress to a smaller circle.
With each new circle, your world contracts...
bringing you that much closer to your adversary, to retribution.
I like that part.
Shall we?
Slow!
Attack slow.
Attack! Slow! Again!
Slow! Let's try and... Slow, like...
Good.
- That is good. - Thank you.
Attack.
Good!
Time for a drink.
Perfect. Do it again.
One, five, three!
Six, four, two!
And lunge!
Over-lunged!
Lesson number one: Never attack in anger.
Lesson number two? Come with me.
What?
So, what is lesson number three?
To get to lesson number four.
Again?
Whoa. Whoa.
Black Andalusian.
Magnificent.
Looks like your old horse Tornado.
Quiet. Quiet.
Damn horse!
What are you doing, huh? What are you doing?
I'll see you tonight.
Zorro, you look better than ever.
Be careful, senorita.
There are dangerous men about.
Well...
If you see any, be sure to point them out.
Everybody's in!
Listen.
I'm going to give you the great honor...
of being my horse.
We are like one spirit.
Damn it! Damn it, stop!
Go! Go, go, go!
Get him!
Kill him.
Zorro! The legend has returned!
Don't yell.
I need sanctuary, Father. You don't know me, so...
Zorro? Of course I know you.
Is it really you? I must say, the years have been far kinder to you than to me.
I have no time to talk now.
Father, please hide me.
Come.
It's just like the old days.
Padre, is that you?
Is everything all right? It sounds like there is a battle going on.
Don't worry, my dear.
You are safe in the house of the Lord.
Of course, Padre.
Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.
It has been three days since my last confession.
How many sins could you have committed in three days?
Come back when you have more time, please.
Excuse me?
Listen, senorita...
Please...
go on.
I have broken the fourth commandment, Padre.
- You killed somebody? - That is not the fourth commandment.
Of course not.
In what way did you break the most sacred...
of commandments?
I dishonored my father.
That is not so bad. Maybe your father deserved it.
What did you say?
I said, tell me more, my child.
Well, I try to behave properly...
the way my father would like me to...
but I'm afraid my heart is too wild.
- Too wild? - Yes.
Could you be a little more specific about that?
I had impure thoughts about a man.
I think he was a bandit or something. He wore a black mask.
He had a deep voice?
Yes.
Ruggedly handsome?
I do not know. His face was half-covered.
But something in his eyes captured me.
Captured you.
I felt warm and feverish.
Lustful?
Yes. Lustful.
Forgive me.
I forgive you.
Look over there, by the altar!
Go the other way. He has to be here.
Search everything.
The chapel, the loft, the rectory, all of it.
This is a house of God.
Don't worry, Padre. We'll be gone by the time He gets back.
Senorita, you have done nothing wrong.
The only sin would be to deny what your heart truly feels.
Now go.
Elena!
- What are you doing here? - I was confessing.
- Confessing? - Yes.
To whom? The priest is here.
Stand back, Elena.
Please.
Out of respect for Miss Montero...
I'll deal with you later.
Horse! Come here!
Blackie! Thunder!
Storm! Stupido! Get over here now!
I warn you. I'll get another horse.
So...
what do you think?
Sir. Sir.
I got the black stallion. I carved a "Z" in the cuartel.
Don Diego, the people will be speaking the name of Zorro again.
Stealing horses and marking walls makes you worthy enough to wear that mask?
Be careful.
You're a thief, Alejandro.
A pitiful clown.
Zorro was a servant of the people. He was not a seeker of fame like you.
A buffoon.
Zorro did what was needed.
And now he's needed again.
I didn't ask for your help in the cantina...
but I came here to learn how to fight like you...
to have your strength, your courage.
Now, when I try to use them, you slap me down?
Let me tell you something: I am tired of all your training, your lecturing.
I am tired of waiting for you to tell me I am ready.
I have my own scores to settle...
a new life to find.
I thought I could do it here...
but I was wrong.
Alejandro!
Choose your weapon.
Montero has invited every don in California...
to a banquet at his hacienda.
If you want to be of service, you can join them as a spy.
I think I do not understand, sir.
You have passion, and your skill is growing...
but to enter Montero's world I must give you something...
which is completely beyond your reach.
Oh, yes? And what is that?
Charm.
What is that?
Convince Montero that you're a gentleman of stature...
and he will let you into his circle.
Me?
A gentleman?
This is gonna take a lot of work.
Yes.
Look at me. I look like a butterfly.
This is the most stupid thing I've ever done.
I doubt that.
- We'll never get away with this. - Yes, we will.
A nobleman is nothing but a man who says one thing...
and thinks another.
What if Montero realizes who you are?
Montero thinks of himself as a true nobleman.
He will never look a servant in the eye.
Listen to me.
Listen to me!
The most important thing of all...
Do not let the dons leave the table without you.
- Yes. - Good.
And good luck tonight.
Thank you.
Stand up straight.
Charm.
Don Rafael Montero?
Good evening.
I am Don Alejandro del Castilloy Garcia.
Formal greeting of the Spanish court.
I've not seen that in years.
My father was very strict in matters of etiquette.
Who is your father?
Don Bartolo del Castillo.
I have heard of Don Bartolo, but I've never met him.
I arrived last week from Spain...
by way of Paris, Lisbon and San Francisco.
I am inspecting my family's holdings.
Queen Isabella of Spain has been very generous to us.
Very impressive. What brings you to my door?
When I heard you were back in California...
I knew I must introduce myself.
Her Royal Highness speaks very highly of you.
Really?
I was under the impression I was out of favor with the Spanish court...
since California was lost to Mexico.
Only in certain circles.
Her Majesty knows those unfortunate events were clearly no fault of yours.
She also told me this province is still a land of opportunity...
for a man of vision.
And you are a man of vision?
I am a man in search of a vision.
But my timing is unfortunate.
I have interrupted a party.
Perhaps I could call again?
No, no. It would honor me for you to join us.
It would honor me to do so, sir.
Please allow me to introduce my daughter Elena.
Of course.
Charmed.
I'm afraid I have brought no gift for the hostess.
Wait a moment.
- Thank you. - My pleasure.
Bernardo, pick up your feet.