Caray, Caray!

The episode begins with SAM trying to carry out the governor’s orders to arrest Montero. SAM is struggling with it, Fernando had told him to kill Monty if he resisted arrest. Monty isn’t one to go willingly and tells the soldiers to shoot. SAM and the soldiers cannot do it, Monty is the military leader of Los Angeles, he’s their boss. They lower their rifles. Monty calls them all cowards and tells them that he’ll deal with them after he’s fixed his other problems. Mariangel is still sitting in the carriage watching this all take place. She’s ticked at the soldiers, because as long as Monty is alive/at large Diego’s in danger.

Meanwhile, at the gypsy camp Renzo is rallying the band to go free Sara Kali from Callao prison. Jonas tells him to wait to hear from Diego, to actually find out where SK is being held (logical to find out where someone is if you are going to take on the risky job of breaking them out of prison—especially since SK is not being held inside the prison any longer). Renzo has no faith in Diego because he’s jealous of Diego and Esmerelda’s relationship. His mother reminds Renzo that Esme chose Diego. Jonas breaks up the group of gypsies that Renzo was trying to gather. Renzo’s mother tells him to not put the group at risk because of his personal whims. Renzo doesn’t like what he’s hearing from his mother and storms off, while muttering that he’ll have to go free Sara Kali himself.

At the de la Vega residence, Al’s room is being guarded by the soldiers that Pizarro sent. They will not allow anyone to enter, not even Dolores, Esme, Maria Pia, and Dena. Dena steps in and uses the threat of her brother, Fernando, the governor. Somehow this works and the soldiers let the women enter the room. They can tell that someone’s been in the room, Esme notices that the window is open. At this point, Yumali comes in with her herbs, she’s said that she’s been able to stop the bleeding and that the herbs need to be applied repeatedly in order to keep the bleeding at bay. Dolores stands in the background with a knowing look, she knows that Yumi is involved in the assassination attempt on Fernando that resulted in Al’s wound. Dena is pleased that someone has done something to help Al. She has heard of Yumi’s curative powers with animals and she’s happy that she’s able to use them to help Al. Bewildered, she asks Yumi how she heard that Al was wounded. Yumi says that she was out looking for herbs and heard what happened. Dolores demands that Yumi go with her to the kitchen, they’ve got a lot to talk about. Maria Pia sits by Al’s bedside and prays.

OK, so now is the first commercial break and I have to complain about that movie Dead Silence they keep advertising on this station. I hate, hate, hate clowns and I’m no fan of creepy looking dolls. So this movie has creepy clown dolls in it and I get freaked out whenever I see the commercial. Now I ask, are the people who watch Zorro really interested in this type of movie, I cannot imagine that the demographics are the same. OK, back to the show.

Bernardo and Padre Tomas are talking about what’s happened with Diego being arrested. Padre Tom tells Bernie not to worry, this is only a trick by Montero. He doesn’t know that Diego is really Zorro. He’s just trumped up some evidence in order to get Diego out of the picture. He and Bernie discuss how bad that Diego will have it in prison, but Padre Tom knows that Diego won’t say anything. He’ll keep the identity of Zorro a secret.

Back at the prison, Pizarro presents his “evidence” against Diego to Monty. Monty says- This must be an error, there is no way that this coward could be the outlaw Zorro. He’s playing like he’s confused by all of this. Then Pizarro goes on to say how they found a mask and cape in the de la Vega barn. Monty says with this kind of evidence unfortunately we will have to investigate—Diego will have to remain in the prison. Monty tells Pizarro to go out and find further proof, but Piz wants to interrogate Diego first. Monty agrees, he tells Piz that he’s got to go, but knows that Diego will be in good hands. Monty takes off to see the governor.

The women at the de la Vega’s rehash what’s happened with Pizarro and Diego. Esme decides to go see her father, Fernando, and ask for his help. After all, Diego is the son of Fernando’s best friend.

Monty confronts Fernando. M says—SAM says you wanted to talk to me. Fer says—No, I wanted you arrested. Fer determines that the soldiers were cowards (he and Monty are in agreement—now boys here’s a starting point--let’s start with our commonalities and work on building a more trusting relationship). The two spout on and on as Olmos sits reading Monty’s account ledgers. The gist is pretty much Fer says that as governor, he has to watch over what Monty is doing. Monty asks if Fer is implying he’s a thief. Fer tells Monty that he has something that belongs to him and now Fer will take something that belongs to Monty. Olmos gathers the ledgers and Monty draws his sword. Fer pulls out his and asks why damage their relationship (that’s what it looks like I wrote, but I don’t remember exactly and I really have messy handwriting when I’m taking notes—so I could be wrong on this part).

Esme arrives home and runs into Mariangel. She wants to know where their dad is, MA’s curious as why Esme needs Fernando. Esme tells her that Diego has been arrested. MA laughs. Everything that has happened to Diego is Esme’s fault for breaking her engagement to Monty. Esme determines that she’ll get nothing out of MA and decides to head back to town. As she walks out she is grabbed by someone the audience cannot see.

Commercial ---That girl from Dame Chocolat really does have a bulbous nose. I’m glad to hear it is fake.

In the kitchen, Dolores scolds Yumi. She knows that Yumi is involved in Don Alejandro’s shooting. Yumi cries. She tells Dolores that she wanted to kill the one-eyed man and that Al got hurt by accident. Dena has come downstairs during this conversation and overhears what Dolores and Yumi are saying.

Fer and Monty are in a stance with swords drawn. Monty tells Fer that if they were to duel there would be no match. Fer would kill Monty because of his arm wound. Fer asks Monty what is his price? Fer wants an exchange, the ledgers for Mercedes (Sara Kali). Monty wants Esme, for Fer to arrange for him to wed her. Fer says no way. He cannot go back on his word again, he did it once and how would it look if he were to reverse his reversed decision. It would make the governor look indecisive, and weak. Monty tells Fer that he will marry Esme, one way or another. They will be wed soon. Fer tells Monty that he’s taking the ledgers and Monty will get them back when Fer gets Sara Kali.

In the prison, Pizarro has Diego tied up, hands overhead as he thrashes Diego. He wants Diego to sign a confession. Diego says that he’s not Zorro and he won’t sign anything. Diego tells Pizarro that he knows that Pizarro knows that Diego really isn’t Zorro. Diego says he’ll continue to resist, it’s no use for Pizarro to try to beat it out of him. Piz keeps at Diego and pulls out a scary-looking thing on the end of a whip, since I’m not well versed in torture devices, I have no idea what it is (OK, besides the standard whip there’s the rack, cat-o-nine tails and the Catherine wheel, but other than that I’m not well versed). Piz says he’ll remove Diego’s soul. Diego flashes back to when he took his oath as Zorro. Piz keeps at him—sign the documents and you can see your father to say goodbye, I hear he’s dying. Diego tells him—if my father dies, I swear I’ll kill you.

Maria Pia goes to see Fernando. He asks her about Al’s condition. She tells Fer how the soldiers are at the de la Vega’s keeping guard on Al. Fer doesn’t like the sound of this. They rehash a bit over what’s happened with Diego and Alejandro. Maria Pia asks Fer to help get Diego out of prison. Mariangel walks by the room and stops to listen to their conversation at the door.

Esme was grabbed by Monty’s soldiers, who have brought her to him at his prison office. Monty attempts to blackmail Esme into marrying him. He’ll free Diego in exchange for her becoming his. Esme tells him he’s crazy. She tells Monty that she’s going to see her father and he’ll get this all cleared up. Monty laughs, he’s got Fernando in his hands. Esme says she’ll resist Monty. That he can never separate her and Diego. Monty—You really love that clown. Monty decides to take drastic measures, he drags Esme out of the room and takes her to where Diego is being tortured.

Dena confronts Yumi and tells her she heard everything. D--This is all your fault, how could you do this to Alejandro, the man who took you in and took care of you. Dena goes on about how she wanted to help Yumi, that she was going to help educate her and teach her how to be a proper lady. The she slaps Yumi. Dolores comes in and tells Dena to come quickly, it looks like Al is dying. Dena tells Yumi to stay there, she cannot go.

Esme is brought in to see Diego. She runs to him and hugs him. She tells Pizarro and Monty that they are miserable savages. She slips Diego her medallion. E—it has offered me protection, now it will do the same for you.

Maria Pia and Fernando: Fer—I broke my word to Montero. You know he is a cruel and powerful man. MP-what does Monty have on you? Fer—I cannot explain, it’s not easy. Blah, blah, rehash, rehash. MP says something about what Monty did to the prior governor. She says something about now only Zorro can help. Fer doesn’t like to hear that. MP says she used to think he was a man of action, that she could expect him to help. Right now she is sorry she came to see him. Fer—Wait, what is it you want. MP-Justice. Have justice for mi sobrino. Fer—You know that Montero nor God can convince me, only you can Maria Pia. (MA is still listening at the door, and making faces like she just ingested something really sour). Fer—I’ll save your nephew, but please promise me that you will not accept your religious vows.

The Cardinal and Sister Psycho are together. She is offering up her confession. She starts to talk about the devil and how he lives among them in the convent. He’s even taken over one of the sisters, Maria Pia. The Cardinal is muy impactado.

Diego and Esme are still embracing in the prison torture room (que romantico). Esme kisses him and Diego says don’t worry about me. Please check on my father. Esme assures Diego that someone has attended to Al and he is getting better. Monty watches all of this exchange and starts to applaud and make disparaging remarks about Esme and Diego’s relationship. He pulls Esme away from Diego and Pizarro starts up again with the whipping. Esme tries to turn away, but Monty forces her to watch. The two struggle and Esme is about ready to fall out of the top of her dress (see, you shouldn’t wear such low cut dresses, it can lead to some potentially embarrassing situations especially in front of the wrong people, though I’m sure Monty would have liked the sight). Esme stands up to Monty. She calls him a coward who hides behind the power of his position (as many people in power do). Diego asks Esme to leave (uh, wouldn’t that be up to Monty). Esme continues to taunt Monty. E-you are doing all of this to get a woman who despises you. Here’s your answer, she slaps him (way to go Esme!!). Monty drags her out of the torture chamber, with a parting remark to Pizarro. M-whip him till he signs or dies.

Padre Tom has come to see Al. Al asks for Diego and Dena lies and said that he went to go get some help for Al. Dena tells Al that she knows that Yumi is responsible for him lying in the bed, wounded. Al tries to explain and Dena tells him to save his strength. She cries and says that you are a good man and don’t deserve this…Yumi comes in and says that she’ll save him. Padre Tom says that let Guadalupe (Yumi) tend to Al. Dena- I don’t have confidence in her. PT-but Alejandro’s life is at stake. Dolores agrees with the good Padre. Besides, Yumi knows healing ways. Al calls out to Dena and tells her that he trusts Yumi. Dena asks Yumi what is it that you need. She tells them that they must leave.

Back to Fernando and Maria Pia….MP tells Fer to be a noble man. Fer says that he’s going to do her a favor, but he will not allow her to take her vows. Fer—your love is mine, not God’s. MP—how dare you doubt my religious devotion. Fer—I know what you feel for me, you tremble when you see me, your eyes brighten up, your lips cry for my kisses. Fer moves in for a kiss and Mariangel, watching, is practically hanging in the room from the doorway, which makes me wonder how they cannot see her. She’s halfway across the threshold. MP—Enough!! Don’t touch me. You are a selfish man, you think of only yourself never think of me and what I want. Fer—you cannot become a nun, it is forever. At this point I need to interject a personal story, when I was younger a co-worker wanted to set me up with a man she thought was perfect for me. He was intelligent, well-educated and a practicing Catholic (important to her & my parents, but not a big deal to me). So I said if you think we’d get along, then go ahead and introduce us. She said, well there is only one slight problem. Me-What is it? Her—He’s in the Seminary. Me-NO WAY!! See, I’m just Catholic enough to believe that there is a certain section of Hell reserved for women temptresses who entice men out of the priesthood. So, I reflect back on this in regard to Fer. He is trying so hard to get Maria Pia away from her religious order, but unlike me, he doesn’t care that there is a special place in Hell reserved for him. Because, to him Hell is right now, living without Maria Pia. OK, back to the show. You are selfish, blah, blah. No you cannot become a nun…..MP basically tells Fer phooey on you, we don’t need you because sooner or later Diego will be freed from prison because he is innocent. Besides, we still have powerful people in Spain and the Spanish Crown will have to get involved. She tells Fer that he’s lost her respect and she cannot wait to become the Mother Superior because then she’ll never have to see his face again. Then she storms out of the room….how she missed MA at this point, I don’t know. Fer goes after her and MA speaks up, “Let her go!” She starts ranting that it is all clear to her now. Maria Pia is to blame for why Fer wouldn’t help MA to become Diego’s wife.

SAM goes to ask some other soldiers what’s going on. They tell him that Diego has been arrested for being Zorro. SAM thinks this cannot be because Diego is such a gentleman, he doesn’t even know how to fire a gun (how wrong you are SAM). SAM knows that Pizarro and Montero are probably torturing Diego. This really bothers him, because SAM is pretty much a good guy, a bit of a bumbling clumsy idiot, but basically good.

Padre Tom and Bernie are rehashing again, but decide that they have to do something to get Diego out.

Diego is thrown into a cell, unconscious. SAM is ordered to guard his cell. He asks, to no one in particular, why would they do this to him. He whispers to Diego, “I’ll take care of you, I’ll get help.” (OK, both Montero and Pizarro have made comments about how worthless they think SAM is, but yet they still use him to do some pretty important jobs. I mean, how desperate is this army for good help, if the incompetent SAM Garcia is being used to do the top notch assignments).

Fer asks Mariangel where she learned to spy behind doors. She ignores him and rants on….MA- I suspected that you were in love with her and now I cannot believe it. She is going to be the ruin of you. She goes on to say some insulting things about Maria Pia and Fer gets really angry. He slaps her and demands that MA leave Maria Pia alone (way to go Fer!!) Mariangel cries that he’s never hit her before. MA—You choose a woman who doesn’t even love you over your own daughter. Fer says he’s sorry as MA storms out of the room.

Tobias is dressed up in his Zorro costume (I guess it wasn’t his outfit that Pizarro used to frame Diego---there just must be a special on these outfits at the local Wal-Mart). He looks like and idiot. He cannot even get the mask straight on his face. Catalina looks at her husband and sees the idiot we all know him to be. She starts telling him this is foolish and even says that he could actually be mistaken for the real Zorro and that could be a lot of trouble (possible foreshadowing? I thought this the other day when he first got the stupid outfit, and frankly I hope it happens).

Monty and Pizarro discuss his (lack of ) progress with getting Diego to confess. Monty has faith that Pizarro will be successful eventually. He also decides to have the town crier announce in the plaza that Diego is being charged with the crime of being the outlaw, Zorro. He wants everyone in town to know and soon Esme and Monty will be wed (hey, I only type this stuff, this is his “brilliant” plan). Pizarro comments that Monty is rather confident. Monty decides that they need to get rid of Al. He’s got to die because he doesn’t fit into their plans (talk about being all over the place in this conversation).

Yumi continues to give Al medicine. It truly must be the case of the cure being worse than what ails you because Al is screaming something fierce. Dena and Dolores hear this from outside the room. Dolores assures Dena that Yumi is a good healer. Dolores makes a comparison between Yumi and Al’s dead wife, Regina, who was also well versed in the healing arts. By the look on her face you can tell that Dena doesn’t like hearing this comparison.

Esme finally tracks down Fer (at home, I believe). They rehash what’s gone on and what she saw in the prison with Pizarro whipping Diego. She begs for Fernando to help, to save Diego. Fer seems moved. He tells Esme that Diego is in trouble because of the evidence they have against him. He goes on and says that Montero is making Diego pay the price because Fernando broke his word by retracting his permission for Monty to marry Esme. Fer—I don’t know if I can help him, but you need to go home, things are dangerous and your life could very well be in danger too. Esme thinks that Fer is refusing because he’s never cared for her. Esme leaves him and says that she’ll rescue Diego and she’ll pay any price to assure that he goes free.

In the Bat Cave, Padre Tom meets with a group of hooded men. We cannot see their whole faces. Padre Tom tells them that Diego has been arrested and he is an upstanding member of the community. They suggest that Zorro intervene and rescue Diego from the prison (OK, I was wondering if this group knew Zorro’s true identity, and it appears they don’t). Padre Tom tells them that Zorro is away on a mission and they need to act now.

The Cardinal meets with Maria Pia. He asks about Al, wasn’t the arrow really meant for the governor, Fernando Sanchez? Cardinal—Fernando is a tormented man. He cuts to the chase, “MP what is your relationship with the governor, Fernando Sanchez?” He tells her that he needs to determine her virtue before he can appoint her Mother Superior. Ella esta muy impactada.

Fer goes to check on Al. He and Dena talk and Dena tells him that Al’s Indian servant has been giving him aid. Dena covers for Yumi and does not tell Fer that Yumi was the one who tried to kill him. Fer orders the soldiers stationed in the house back to the prison. They offer a bit of resistance, and whine “but Cmdr. Montero said…..” They eventually decide it is in their best interest to listen to the governor and they file out (kinda sloppy looking). Fer mumbles that Al is his friend and he saved his life because that maldita india tried to kill him. Fer says that he’ll find her and kill her (the whole eye for an eye thing, but I need to remind Fer that he only has one eye left).

Upstairs, Yumi and Al are talking personally---it is kinda mushy and here I have to admit that the scenes between these two just bug me, like they are too sappy or something. Al begs Yumi not to go. Yumi tells him that he’ll live and if he doesn’t , well then she’ll take her own life. Al doesn’t look as bothered by this as I think I would be if someone said such a thing to me. Yumi goes on about how Al already has saved her life, and she is forever indebted to him. Al tells Yumi that now she’s saved his life, so they are one for one, a life for a life.

Padre Tom goes to visit Diego in prison.
Esme arrives at the prison in the middle of the night. She is taken in to see Montero. He makes some snide comment about how it doesn’t look good for her reputation for her to be visiting him in the middle of the night. She says that she is there to tell him she’ll accept his offer, she’ll marry him if he frees Diego. END OF EPISODE

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