POWERFUL SPANISH GUITAR MUSIC APPROACHING FOOTSTEPS FEET STOMP FLAMENCO RHYTHM Ay! Come on, Alejandro, it is my turn. Let me see! ANGRY SHOUTING (Man shouts) Muerte a Montero! (Crowd chants) Freedom! Freedom! Freedom! Freedom! (Crowd continues chant) Arggh! (Gasps) 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's 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. FLURRYING, DRAMATIC MUSIC Alejandro! Joaquin! This is no place for you. Now get back to the mission. LIVELY FLAMENCO MUSIC ANGRY SHOUTING (Horse whinnies) (People yell in Spanish) (Sniffs) 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. In two hours time it will be the property of the Mexican Government, unless I hand them over to you. Santa Anna will realise the Dons will be dutiful taxpayers and he will respect your claims. The rest of Alto California I have divided up equally among the other Dons. I trust you will ensure all of them receive their grants. ANGRY YELLING CONTINUES (Yells) Get the children out of the plaza immediately! Children should never have to see the things we do. I want to see! Put me down! Shhh! Zorro? HOPEFUL MUSIC SWELLS I saw him. I saw Zorro. Come on! Atencion! Firmes! Armas al hombro! A la derecha! Who are these men that you'd risk your life to kill? Who are they? No idea. Three peasants pulled at random from the crowd. MILITARISTIC DRUMBEAT Alto! A la izquierda! Preparen! Where is he? Apunten! BABY WAILS DISTANTLY Fuego! GUNS FIRE (Cries out) HEROIC ORCHESTRAL MUSIC EXCITED CHEERING Go. (Yells passionately) Ugh! HEROIC MUSIC CONTINUES Yaaaaaaa! (Both laugh) Come on! BELL CLANGS (Soldiers scream) (Both holler) ANGRY YELLING (Crowd chants) Zorro! Zorro! Zorro! FOOTSTEPS My thanks to you gentlemen. Now, if you will excuse me, I'm missing my own party. Kill him! GUNFIRE (Crowd chants) Zorro! Zorro! Zorro! Zorro! (Crowd cheers ecstatically) Zorro! Uh-uh! (Gasps) You would murder three innocent men just to capture me? I would murder a hundred if it meant killing you. (Gasps) Three men, three cuts. A small memento of Mexico, Rafael, to remind you not to return. (Whistles) TRIUMPHANT MUSIC (Crowd chants) Zorro! Zorro! Zorro! Zorro! Zorro! TRIUMPHANT MUSIC SWELLS (Both cheer and whoop) PEACEFUL MUSIC (Sighs) Tornado, my old friend, you're getting too old for this. (Whickers) Yes, me too. GENTLE, LOVING MUSIC (Speaks Spanish) (Speaks Spanish) ROMANTIC ORCHESTRAL MUSIC But the good prince was not afraid of the evil king. He raced across the drawbridge, fighting off a hundred guards. Then, looking very handsome and dashing in the afternoon sun, he leapt on to the balcony and thrust his enchanted sword on to the king's chin. "You'd kill three innocent men," he demanded, "just to capture me?" "Yes!" Ha! And suddenly lightning flashed and a mighty thunder shook 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 on to his faithful old steed, Tornado, and raced home to his beautiful wife, Esperanza, and to his little child, Elena. He never did do anything so foolish or dangerous again. She loves to hear your stories. Well, it's only the sound of my voice. One day, she'll have no time for them. I never tire of them. Why should she? Esperanza. She already has your strength. Uh-huh. Today she broke the little clay horse you made for her. (Chuckles) Diego... (Gasps) It's just a scratch. It's all right. Diego, you promise me? I... No more nights waiting up, praying you'll come home alive. The Spaniards are going home. Today is Zorro's last ride. From now on, we'll grow old together with our five children. (Laughs) Five? Yeah. Not enough? I love you. GUN IS COCKED (Gasps) LOW, OMINOUS MUSIC Dona de la Vega. Still as beautiful as ever. Don Rafael. What an honour. The Governor in my home. You will stay for dinner, of course. I have come to apologise, Esperanza. I am sorry I could not protect this country from the peasants who have overrun it. I am sorry I couldn't make you love me. And I am sorry I must leave you without a husband. Arrest him. No! (Gasps) Blood never lies... ..Zorro. You're a traitor to your country and your class. Take him away. Wait! TENSE MUSIC (Cries out) Ya! (Elena screams) ESPERANZA: Nooooo! Noooooo! LOW, TRAGIC MUSIC I would never have let any harm come to her. She was never yours to protect. (Elena cries) (Softly) Elena. Ugh! I want you to live with the knowledge that you have lost everything that you hold dear. I want you to suffer as I have suffered, knowing that your child should have been mine. EXPLOSION (Horse neighs) Elena! Elena! Elena! Let me hold her. Let me hold her! Rafael! She has her mother's eyes. Rafael! You'll never be rid of me! Rafael! (Man hums song) # Doo-dah # Doo dah... # (Grunts) (Grunts) Ah-ha-ha! Ha-ha! (Sings) # Oh doo-dah day # He stayed on their track # Bringing them back # So pay the bounty now to me # Cause... # FLY BUZZES Ah! # Cause... # (All sing) # Nobody's tough as Jack # Nobody's tough as Jack. # Ha-ha ha-ha ha! Now you're getting there. Like I done told you - singing can lighten your terrible load. Ha-ha! Ha-ha! (Yells) Hey! Hey! Hey! Come one, come all for the fright of your life! See the notorious Murrieta brothers - robbers, horse thieves, bandits! People of the worst sort! Hey! Gather around here! Garcia! It's the Murrieta brothers. Get over here. Stinking trash! Ha! Con su permiso, amigo. 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 Calexico. Yeah. When bulls start wearing bloomers. How much are we worth? All figured, er... ..about 200 pesos. (Makes gasping sounds) 200 pesos? That's it? After all the payrolls we've robbed? A lousy 200 pesos apiece?! We're wasting time. That's 200 pesos for the both of you. What? Are you crazy? Don't take it, Jack! Touch my brother again and I'll kill you. Yes, he will. Hey, I thought you were tied up. That's because you're stupid. Ya! Drop it! Drop it! Hey! (Whispers) They've got a strongbox on the wagon. We know. That's why we came. Ah! (Jack mutters) 200 pesos! (Continues grumbling) ..I, the legendary Three-Fingered Jack ain't even mentioned! I ain't even mentioned. And ain't I 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 falls apart. Amigos, adios. (Horse whinnies) Ya! Ya! BOISTEROUS, JOVIAL MUSIC (Hollers) Hoo-ha! (Both yell) Hoo-ha! (Laughs) Whoa! Arggh! (Gasps) Ugh! Joaquin! Joaquin! Go! Go! Come on! Get up! Get up! Go. Go. HORSES WHINNY I want you to know I consider this an honour. GRIM MUSIC (Sighs) (Pants) Bury the body. Bag the head. SAD MUSIC THUNDER RUMBLES (Snores) No, of course I have feelings for you. Yes. FOOTSTEPS APPROACH Yes. But quick, hide in the barn. DOOR OPENS He is coming! (Snores) (Yells) What do you want?! Please, don't touch me! What do you want? Who are you? OMINOUS MUSIC Don Rafael. (Swallows with difficulty) FAINT GROANING COUGHING (Laughs mindlessly) (Mutters) 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... Silence, you old fool! I am Zorro. I am the man you want. I am the original... (Yells) Anyone can see you are too tall! GENERAL CACOPHONY PORTENTOUS MUSIC Get him out of here before he starts to stink. NECK CRUNCHES PURPOSEFUL MUSIC Did you find him? He's dead. Back to the boat. I need some sleep before landing tomorrow. INTREPID MUSIC SMALL EXPLOSION Agh! DRAMATIC MUSIC DRUM ROLL FANFARE The Governor has returned! FANFARE CONTINUES Luiz. Welcome home, Rafael. It has been too long. Too long, my friend. You said once you favoured me above all. Consider this a fool's apology for ever doubting you. Come. A crowd has gathered to greet you. SCATTERED APPLAUSE Don Pedro! Don Rafael, welcome! You're looking well. Thank you. Don Hector. Welcome back, sir. Don Julio! Bienvenido a casa. Gentlemen! SCATTERED APPLAUSE CONTINUES Please, please! I know that you're 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. (Laughs) In fact, I put it to you, who in your entire history has ever helped you? Zorro! Zorro fought for the people. WILD CHEERING Ah, yes. Zorro. CHEERING CONTINUES Where is he now, Padre, your masked friend? Unless I am mistaken, he hasn't shown himself in 20 years. CHEERING DIES AWAY 20 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! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 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! WILD CHEERING EMOTIVE MUSIC SWELLS Father. Gentlemen, allow me to introduce my daughter, Elena. TENDER MUSIC Thank you. Can anyone tell me what this flower is? I know this scent. Si, senorita. It's called romania, but it only grows in California and I believe this is your first visit to our shores. Yes. TENDER MUSIC CONTINUES BOYS LAUGH OUTSIDE Hey, hey, hey! Hey! Hey, hey, more whisky. Or whatever you call this. I don't want to see the bottom of this glass. Money first. Money first. Hey, hey! Hey, wait! Wait, wait! What about this? Silver! Tcha! Of course silver. The finest. Where did you get that? (Grunts) 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 whisky. Why not? You think I could get two? (Laughs) EVIL MUSIC Who's that? That's the man who killed my brother. You're drunk and you're angry and in no condition to fight a professional soldier. Get out of my way, old man! IRONIC TANGO PLAYS Would you care to try again? Ow! 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. 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? Alejandro. Alejandro. You know, there is a saying, a very old saying - "When the pupil is ready, the master will appear." If you want to kill this man, I can teach you how - how to move, think, take your revenge with honour and live to celebrate it. But it will take dedication and time. Why are you so eager to help me? Because once, a long time ago... HAUNTING MUSIC ..you did the same for me. d 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. Yes. 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 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. Oh, yes. Rafael Montero was the Governor of California then. Do you remember him? What? Rafael Montero. Do you remember him? Uh... Yes. His soldiers killed many. And, uh... ..he was the sworn enemy of Zorro. You. Montero has 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 going to 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? Well, if you are ready, we will both tempt our fates. (Bangs table) Let's go, then! Do you know how to use that thing? Yes. The pointy end goes into the other man. (Whispers) Yes. This is going to take a lot of work. This is called a training circle, the master's wheel. This circle will be your world, your whole life. Until I tell you otherwise, there is nothing outside of it. Captain Love is... (Shouts) There is nothing... (Quietly) ..outside of it. Captain Love does not exist until I say he exists. As your skill with the sword improves, you will progress to a smaller circle. With each new circle, your world contracts, bringing you that much closer to your adversary, that much closer to retribution. I like that part. Shall we? (Grunts) Slow! Attack slow. Attack slow. Again. Slow. Less triangular. Slow like... Good! Good. That is good. Thank you. Attack. FEET STAMP IN TIME TO MALAGUENA Good! Time for a drink. MALAGUENA CONTINUES Perfect. Do it again. MALAGUENA BUILDS (Groans) Ugh! One, five, three! Six, four, two. And lunge! Overlunge! (Roars) Lesson number one - never attack in anger. (Sniffs) Lesson number two... Come with me. What? So what is lesson number three? To get to lesson number four. Ha ha! Again? Whoa! Whoa. Ya! Ya! Ya! Black Andalusian. Magnificent. Looks like your old horse - Tornado. Oh! Whoa! Whoa! HEROIC MUSIC Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Hey, hey. Hey. Quiet. Quiet. (Growls) Damn horse! What are you doing, huh? What are you doing? (Screams at horse in Spanish) I'll see you tonight. GENTLE MUSIC BELLS CHIME HAUNTING MUSIC Zorro, you look better than ever! ROMANTIC MUSIC Shh! Be careful, senorita. There are dangerous men about. Well, uh... ..if you see any, be sure to point them out. ROMANTIC MUSIC SWELLS DRUNKEN REVELRY IN THE BACKGROUND OK, everybody's in! SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC BUILDS Listen. I'm going to give you the great honour of being my horse. (Whickers) Mira, callate ya, por Dios! We are like one spirit. (Neighs) Aaaargh! Damn it! Santa Maria! NEIGHING FLAMENCO GUITARS PLAY EXCITING MALAGUENA CREAKING Go! Go! Go! Go! SILENCE Get him! EXCITING MUSIC CONTINUES (All laugh) Aaaaargh! Kill him. THUD! BULLFIGHT FANFARE (All scream) Zorro! The legend has returned! (Laughs) Whoaaaaa! HORSE NEIGHS ..O dulce virgo Maria, perorne saecula saeculorum... (Whispers) Don't yell. Mm-mm. I need sanctuary, Father. You don't know me, but... Zorro? Of course I know you. Zorro, is it really you? The years have been kinder to you than to me! I have no time to talk now! Father, please, hide me. Come. YELLING OUTSIDE Hey, it's just like the old days. ELENA: Padre, is that you? Padre, is everything all right? It sounds like there is a battle going on out there. Don't worry, my dear. You are safe in the house of the Lord. Of course, Padre. NOISES OUTSIDE 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! Excuse me? Listen, senorita! Then, please...go on. I have broken the Fourth Commandment, Padre. You killed somebody? No! That is not the Fourth Commandment! Of course not. You...you... In what way did you break the most sacred of Commandments? I dishonoured 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. Huh? I did! 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. Feverish. Lustful? Yes. Lustful. ROMANTIC MUSIC Forgive me. I forgive you. COMMOTION OUTSIDE MAN: Look over there by the altar! MAN: Go the other way! 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 you get your bag. 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 SNORTS Hey! Psst! Horse! Come here! Blackie! Thunder! Storm! Estupido, get over here now! I warn you! I'll get another horse. Well. (Whistles sharply) (Chuckles) Ugh! Ay! Ya! Ya! EPIC MUSIC WHIP CRACKS So? What do you think? Sir! Sir, I got the black stallion, I carved a 'Z' in the courtyard... Don Diego, the people will be speaking the name of Zorro again. You think stealing a horse and scratching marks on a wall makes you worthy enough to wear that mask? Be careful. (Chuckles) 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! En garde! Choose your weapon. GRIM MUSIC 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, Alejandro, 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. And what is that? Convince Montero that you're a gentleman of stature and he will let you into his circle. Me? A gentleman? Mmm. This is going to take a lot of work. Yes. d 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 realises who you are? Montero thinks of himself as a true nobleman. He would 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. Now, good luck tonight. Thank you. Stand up straight. Charm! Charm. ELEGANT MUSIC Gracias, senor. Don Rafael Montero? Good evening. I am Don Alejandro del Castillo y Garcia. The formal greeting of the Spanish Court. I've not seen that in years. My father was very...strict in matters of etiquette. And who is your father? Don Bartolo del Castillo. I have heard of Don Bartolo but I have never had the pleasure of meeting 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 favour 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 honour me for you to join us. No, it would honour 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. But, uh... Wait a moment. (Laughs) Thank you. My pleasure. Bernardo, pick up your feet. Senorita. Caballero. LIVELY DANCE MUSIC CHEERING Don Alejandro. My father and I would like you to join us at our table. I would be delighted, senorita. Ah, Don Alejandro, I'm so pleased you could join us. Gentlemen, allow me to introduce Don Alejandro del Castillo y Garcia, recently returned from Spain. This is Captain Harrison Love. Not a Don, but certainly a kindred spirit. Are you not the man who was chasing a legendary bandit recently? He was hardly legendary. So you caught him? It's...only a matter of time. Well, the bandit may have escaped, but the rest of us will certainly think twice before going to confessions. LAUGHTER COUGHING Oh! Thank you. With all due respect, Don Hector, I disagree. Until these people are free to govern themselves, I think we will see many more 'Z's carved into walls. Don Alejandro, what do you think? I think, uh... ..sheep will always need a shepherd... ..but, uh...certainly not this Zorro creature. He probably wears the mask to hide his bald head and unsightly features. LAUGHTER There are some who would call him heroic. Heroism! A romantic illusion. Much like nobility. Elena, that is enough. Myself, I would think heroism is something to aspire to, not sneer at. All that playing with swords, shooting guns, racing around on horses - it gives me a frightful headache. Such sweaty pursuits are hardly the work of a gentleman. And what is? Climbing in and out of carriages? No, my dear. But increasing one's holdings so as to provide lavish comfort for young ladies... ..such as yourself. A woman's grasp of politics. What can I say? INDULGENT LAUGHTER Well, we're at a party, aren't we? Elena, may I have the honour of this dance? I would be glad to. GENTLE MUSIC SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC UNEASY MUSIC PASSIONATE DANCE MUSIC ELENA: Yes? Were you looking for something? A sense of the miraculous in everyday life. (Laughs) Oh, really? Well, why don't you try looking someplace else? The lady and I were trying to dance. You were trying. She was succeeding. Uh...forgive me, Captain. Shameless joke at your expense. And I hope it will not be the last. Don Rafael wants you back at his table...now. Nino! DANCE MUSIC CONTINUES LAUGHTER AND TALKING APPLAUSE CONTINUES Would you care to try something more...robust? Or do you feel unequal to the task? No! On the contrary, Don Alejandro, I think only of your distaste for perspiration. (Chuckles) Maestro... (Whispers) SLOW, SULTRY SPANISH MUSIC MUSIC BECOMES FASTER GUITARS PLAY CHEERING AND APPLAUSE APPLAUSE CONTINUES Well, that's the way they are dancing in Madrid these days. Excuse me, Don Rafael, I'd like to catch my breath. Your daughter is a very spirited dancer. DON RAFAEL: Spirited? Thank you for putting it so delicately. I apologise if you were offended. No, no, no, no. Completely unnecessary, I assure you. She's young and impulsive. Her beauty is beyond compare. And she has her father's commanding presence. Don Rafael! As an adviser to Her Royal Highness in matters of finance, it would be my pleasure to introduce you both at court. Mmm. Join us in the courtyard. There's something I'd like to share with you. What is that? A vision. d DON RAFAEL: Fellow Dons of California, all of us here can recall the golden years when we ruled this country. We commanded respect as noblemen and we amassed a great deal of wealth. But there was something that we never achieved. We never determined our own...destiny. Well, the time has come - time to claim what always should've been ours. My friends... ..I give you the Independent Republic of California. ONE PERSON APPLAUDS OTHERS JOIN IN LIGHT APPLAUSE Don Rafael, every man here owes you something. The land you gave us made us all wealthy men. However...we must question your motives. The day you arrived on the beach, you made us look like fools. That's absurd, Don Pedro. I was merely playing to the crowd. What are you doing now if not playing to the crowd? Now you're inciting us to raise arms against Santa Anna when you know perfectly well we could never defeat his army. I was not suggesting that we fight him for California. I was suggesting that we buy it from him. Santa Anna is waging an expensive war with the United States and is increasingly short of money. Even if we all combined our fortunes, we couldn't come up with enough money to buy this country from Santa Anna. I have already brokered a deal with him. You're living in a dream, Montero. Then why don't we all live in the same dream together? DRAMATIC MUSIC Meet me here tomorrow morning, gentlemen, for a journey that will open your eyes and lay all your doubts to rest. EXCITING MUSIC DRAMATIC MUSIC Whoa! Whoa! HORSE WHINNIES SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC DRAMATIC MUSIC My friends, I give you... ..El Dorado. REVERENT MUSIC Technically, of course, all this gold belongs to Santa Anna, but fortunately for us, he's completely unaware of its existence. Now, for the deception to work, all these bars have been marked with the Spanish seal so he'll think they've come from Spain. You see now, gentlemen? Is it becoming clearer to you? Two days from now, we will BUY this country from Santa Anna. But we will buy it with gold dug from his own land. Where did you find all these people? Anywhere we wanted. Brilliant. Brilliant. EXPLOSION It's only part of the mining process. At first we just picked it up, but now we're down to blasting. So...this is the future of California? This is my vision, yes. WHIP CRACKS (Man exclaims) MAN: Ah! Ha-ha! Up here! Well, now ain't you a sight for sore eyes. Full-grown vultures, walking around like real folks. Welcome! Welcome to hell's outhouse. Now, they call us the disappeared ones, but as you can see, we ain't exactly disappeared, we've just been a little hard to find. Wait! You. I know you! You bet you do, peckerwood! I'm the legendary Three-Fingered Jack and YOU are a bunch of murdering trash dressed up in fancy, sweet-smelling doodads. Ignore him, gentlemen. He's a common thief. Ha! As common as they come. But I ain't NOTHING compared to you 'gentlemen'. I steal gold. I steal money. But you - you steal people's lives. So damn you, and damn the horse that brung you! Arggh! (Three-Fingered Jack screams continuously) GUNSHOT ECHOES Peckerwood? (All laugh heartily) SAD MUSIC Is there something...amusing, Captain? Strange, I'd say. It's the second time I've shot this man while he was flying through the air. CAPTAIN LOVE: Don Alejandro! I need to speak with you at the hacienda. Alone. Some other time...perhaps. Today! Alone. (Hums softly to himself) ELENA: Good afternoon, Bernardo. Good afternoon, senorita. Your voice is so calming. He's high-spirited. He needs to hear something soothing. Yes, I understand. How long have you served Don Alejandro? Sometimes it seems interminable. I'm sorry. I speak out of place. Do not worry, Bernardo. He will not hear it from me. Don Alejandro confuses me. Sometimes he seems so...arrogant, so superior. Yet the way that he looks at me and...the way that he dances with me... It's as if he were two completely different men. Yes. You look so much like your mother. How would you know that? Well...I don't see much of Don Rafael in you. I know my father wishes I acted more like her. She was very proper, my mother. Always appropriate. Is that how he describes her? Yes. But sometimes, I do not believe him. She was more like you. Perhaps. It would be a way of knowing her. My ninera once told me that the departed can see you in the moonlight. So when I was young, I used to sneak out at night, and ride my horse across Andalusia. And I'd wave at the sky so she would know it was me. How did she die? Giving birth to me. Oh. My father rarely speaks of her. He finds it too painful. Yes. Well... ..I know what it is like to lose a...a loved one. You? Yes. A daughter. Long ago. When I see you, I remember what it... ..felt like to be a father. I'm sure your mother would be very proud of you, senorita. Thank you. Bernardo, I have to ask you - have we ever met before? No. Why would you think that? I don't know. It's strange. Your voice seems so familiar, somehow. 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. (Whispers) Elena. Did you know that the Campa Indians of Central Peru used to cannibalise their slain enemies in order to absorb their power? The eyes, in particular, were most sought after. To be able to see through the eyes of an enemy... ..is a valuable thing. (Chuckles) Where are my manners? Would you... (Clears throat) Would you care for something to drink? OMINOUS MUSIC No? A different vintage, perhaps? (Puts object on table) OMINOUS MUSIC You're a very sick person, Captain Love. Heads in water jars, hands in wine pitchers, must...strike you as odd, I suppose. Well, for one thing, I think you ought to fire your housekeeper. (Laughs) 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 some day... ..I will see what I look like through your eyes...Captain Love. DOOR OPENS DOOR CLOSES ARGH! (Woman speaks) (Speaks native language) Oh, it is beautiful. Excuse me, how much does it cost? (Speaks native language) (Speaks native language) "It is a gift," she says. "In honour of your mother." My mother? She loved your mother. No. Tell her she must be mistaken. My mother died long ago in Spain. (Speaks native language) (Speaks native language) (Speaks native language) She says there is no mistaking the daughter of Esperanza de la Vega. She says she was your nanny. She hung flowers on your crib when you were little. I'm sorry, I cannot accept it. DIEGO: Alejandro. Alejandro, listen to me. Can you find your way back to the mine? No. The carriage windows were all covered. (Scoffs) He didn't even trust his own Dons. Nor would I. You must go to Montero's house tonight. Break into the chest in the study. Find any information about his plans... People at the mine are dying... ..and all I can think of is...Captain Love. He'll come into your circle soon enough - you need not chase him. I miss my brother, sir. Your brother is dead! We lose those we love. We cannot change it. 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 at noon the day after tomorrow, but insists we deliver the gold five miles north of town. Captain Love? It's a safe distance from the mine. The bars are stamped and ready. I don't foresee a problem. Tell him we agree. You've done well, Luiz - very well. To the Independent Republic of California. BELL CLANGS (Man shouts) Don Rafael! DRAMATIC MUSIC HORSE NEIGHS QUIETLY SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC Send men to the hills. Double the guard at the wall. Yes, of course. After all, it's only one man. It isn't just one man, damn it! It's Zorro. And he knows about the mine, otherwise he wouldn't be here tonight. How could he possibly...? It doesn't matter how. You don't seem to grasp the situation, Captain. If Santa Anna finds out we've paid him in gold stolen from his own land, he'll have us butchered like cattle. Do you understand? Mmm. Then we should destroy the evidence - set explosives, bury the mine. And the workers? We destroy ALL the evidence, Don Rafael. No witnesses. Make sure those papers are locked up. CHEEKY YET SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC GUARDS! DRAMATIC MUSICAL FLOURISH The much-debated Zorro. No. The LEGENDARY Zorro. Put down your weapons! Tell them. Do as he says! Allow me. Uh-uh! Come. Stop! Face the window. Now, bend down, touch your toes. Bend over! Would you excuse me, Captain Love? Thank you. (Soldiers cry out) SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC Yah! Ergh! Ugh! Yah! Argh! (Both grunt in time with sword clashes) HEROIC MUSIC Alto! Arrrrgh! (Yells in Spanish) Ugh! Ugh! (Growls) DRAMATIC FIGHTING MUSIC Ergh! Ugh! MUSIC CONTINUES Yah! (Groans) (Roars) Aarrrgh! Ugh! (Chuckles) Kill him. (All yell aggressively) QUIETLY HEROIC MUSIC d ELENA: Good morning, senor. Good morning, senorita. Give it back. What? Whatever it is you have stolen from my father, I want it back. Give it to me! No. SWORD WHOOSHES Ooh. Come on, now. TING! I don't have time to give you the proper instruction. (Laughs lightly) I have had the proper instruction since I was four. CHEEKY SPANISH GUITAR CHORD MUSIC CONTINUES Uh! LIGHT-HEARTED MUSIC CONTINUES (Screams) Hm! Hmm. Uh! Not bad. Not bad at all! Uh! (Gasps) Hmm! (Screams) (Laughs) Argh! This will make it more difficult. Er...senorita... (Pants) Argh! (Clicks tongue) QUIETLY SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC Don't move. SWORD WHOOSHES (Gasps) Uh! Do you surrender? Never. But I may scream. I understand. Sometimes I have that effect. ROMANTIC MUSIC DRAMATIC MUSIC Excuse me. Uh! Goodbye, senorita. (Gasps) What are you doing here? What happened? Zorro. Zorro was here. I fought him and he left. He left! Did you recognise him? No. But he was young and vigorous. He was very vigorous, Father. 'Vigorous'? Yes. HORSE NEIGHS DRAMATIC MUSIC Hah! Hah! (Whistles) WHISTLING CONTINUES Por alli! Por alli! Anda! (Soldier yells) Let's go. (Neighs) Ugh! (Clears throat and sighs) PURSUING HORSES NEIGH Ugh! DRAMATIC EPIC MUSIC Ugh! (Laughs) Go! HORSES NEIGH Ha-ha! Ugh! Ugh! Hah! Hah! DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES Come on! Uh! Arrrgh! HEROIC MUSIC SWELLS THUNDER RUMBLES DISTANTLY d Here. This is the canyon. That is where the mine is. They have, uh... 25, 30 guards at most. Nothing that Zorro can't overcome. I'm not going with you. What? I'm not going with you. There's something I must do. It's a personal matter. What about the prisoners? There's nothing more I can do for them. You mean nothing you WILL do. I gave my life to them. In return, I lost everything. My wife was murdered before my eyes and my child was stolen to be raised by my mortal enemy. Montero? Elena. She's your daughter. Yes, she was. So... ..you will simply take your revenge? No, I will take my daughter. And don't pretend she means nothing to you. But she does. But you taught me to see beyond personal feelings. Remember? Was that all a lie? You're too young to understand. To understand what? Betrayal? All the work, the training, the wise words, for WHAT? To smile in the face of my brother's killer, while you make your own plans?! Alejandro, I taught you everything you need to survive. Now I must look to my own heart. Elena is all I have left. I'm not going to lose her again. What about California? What about the people? They still have Zorro. GENTLE MUSIC I have every inch of the countryside covered. If he shows himself... Are you all right? Do you have the map? We'll find it. Is your army ready to fight Santa Anna's? No, sir. Then of course I'm not all right! I'm beginning to wonder if you want this operation to succeed, Captain. What are you saying? I'm saying, Captain, that 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... ..that you would never be rid of me. De la Vega. Rafael. You are not the Zorro I saw last night. That was your master, Don Alejandro. Yes. But there are many who would proudly wear the mask of Zorro. Either way, it's of little consequence. 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! (Laughs) You cannot imagine, Rafael, how I have dreamed of this moment, night and day, 20 long years. Really? I haven't given you a second thought. If I die, de la Vega, the truth dies with me. We shall see. Father! Bernardo, what are you doing? Tell her, Rafael. Tell me what? What is going on? Tell her who her real father is. Father, what is he saying? This...unfortunate man lost a daughter once and it has driven him mad. Now he seeks to claim you for his own. 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. (Gasps) I was told my ninera used to hang something on my crib. Yes. She had to hang fresh flowers... No! No! Let us finish it, Rafael. Let us finish what we started the night Esperanza died. Drop your sword or I'll have no choice but to have you shot, even in the presence of my daughter. Please. MUSIC BUILDS TO DRAMATIC CLIMAX AND FALLS SILENT They were flowers. Romania. Rafael. She knows. DOORS BANG OPEN SOMBRE MUSIC (Groans) DRAMATIC MUSIC DOORS OPEN SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC TALKING IN BACKGROUND Arrrgh! GRIM MUSIC Water! GENTLE MUSIC Shhh. SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC Lock 'em up! (Workers shout) SHOUTING AND SCREAMING The fuses are burning. Hurry it up. Let's go! HOOVES THUNDER DRAMATIC MUSIC GUNSHOTS CONTINUE Wait here! Secure the wagon. Stay alert. (Cocks rifle) GUNSHOTS SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC POUNDS FUSES SIZZLE SCREAMING AND SHOUTING IN BACKGROUND DRAMATIC MUSIC Arrrgh! Argh! Yah! Ugh! DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES De la Vega. Rafael. Ugh! (Groans) MUSIC BUILDS (Both yell) Aaaargh! DRAMATIC MUSICAL FLOURISH SWORD RINGS OUT Argh! Only one question... Really? What is that? How would you like your remains displayed? DRAMATIC FIGHTING MUSIC Yah! Buscalo! Argh! DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES RUMBLING Aaaargh! Ugh! Now I'm free...to kill you. ELENA: No! Uh! Drop the sword. Drop it! You really think I would've killed my own child? (Shoots) NO! Argh! DRAMATIC MUSIC (Grunts) Did you miss me? DESPERATE SHOUTING Uh! Elena, get them out! 'M'...for Murrieta. Two men... One dead! (Screams) SHOUTING DRAMATIC, FRENETIC MUSIC Ugh! (Horse neighs wildly) (Yells) You're doing well. Your brother would've shot himself by now. Arrgh! Aaaaaargh! Ugh! Argh! Yah! DRAMATIC MUSIC Ugh! Yah! (Groans) Argh! Ugh! (Screams) (Screams) (Captain Love screams) (Workers keep shouting for help) ROMANTIC MUSIC Alejandro. CHAINS FALL TO GROUND SHOUTING AND SCREAMING CONTINUES DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS EXPLOSIONS ROAR TIMBER THUNDERS TO GROUND SILENCE FALLS TRIUMPHANT MUSIC SWELLS 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. To have found you at last only to lose you again. You will never lose me... ..Father. Elena. You are like your mother. Same eyes. The same mouth. Same spirit. Alejandro. Raise your hand. MELANCHOLY MUSIC ALEJANDRO: And so it was. Lightning split the sky, thunder shook the earth. Then all was quiet. The great warrior known as Zorro was gone. The people of the land gave him a hero's funeral - the largest anyone had ever seen. They came from far and wide... (Coos) ..to say farewell to the brave and noble champion. But don't worry, little Joaquin - whenever great deeds are remembered, your grandfather will live on. For there must always, always be a Zorro. And some day, when he is needed, we will see him again... ..on his fearsome steed, Tornado, riding like the wind, his sword blazing in the sun, leaping, jumping, swinging through the air, fighting like a lion, fighting like a tiger! Fighting... ..as safely as possible. Is this your idea of putting the baby to sleep? Sleep tight, my son. (Coos happily) When I sleep, I will dream of this dashing rogue, Zorro. But what face shall I give him? He has been many different men, but... ..he has loved you as all of them. GENTLE MUSIC How can I refuse such a man? Do you know where I might find him? You know, Zorro - he could be anywhere. ROMANTIC MUSIC SWELLS (Joaquin cries) There. Shhh... MUSIC RESOLVES BEAUTIFULLY DOOR POUNDS SHUT (Man sings) # Moon so bright Night so fine # Keep your heart here with mine # Life's a dream # We are dreaming (Woman sings) # Race the moon Catch the wind # Ride the night to the end # Seize the day # Stand up for the light BOTH: # I want to spend my lifetime loving you # If that is all in life I ever do # Heroes rise # Heroes fall # Rise again with it all # In your heart # Can't you feel the glory? # Through our joy Through our pain # We can move worlds again # Take my hand # Dance with me # Dance with me # I want to spend my lifetime loving you # If that is all in life I ever do # I will want nothing else to see me through # If I can spend my lifetime loving you # Oooh oooh # Yeah, yeah, yeah # Oh, woh, woh # Though we know # We will never come again # When there is love # Life begins # Over and over again # Save the night Save the day # Save the love come what may # Love is worth everything we pay # I want to spend my lifetime loving you # If that is all in life I ever do # I want to spend my lifetime loving you # If that is all in life I ever do # I will want nothing else to see me through # If I can spend my lifetime loving you # Loving you # Yeah # Oooh, yeah. # GENTLE SPANISH ORCHESTRAL MUSIC Supertext Captions by the Australian Caption Centre Copyright 1999 www.auscap.com.au www.able.co.nz Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. 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