Caray, Caray!

OK, I set my VCR timer to tape the show from 8 until 9:45pm, CDST because I heard the show was to run from 8:30-9:30 tonight. I went out with my family to celebrate my nephew's birthday. Came home and caught the end of La Fea and switched over to Telemundo.....and what to my wondering eyes should appear, Zorro had started and was well under way. I ran to my desk (bet you thought I was going to say window), threw open the drawer and gathered my pen and paper. So, here is the recap already in progress. For those of you who were not deceived by Telemundo's cruel trick, please feel free to fill us in on the first half. Thank you.....

Diego is working on paperwork in his room when Bernardo comes in to tell him that the soldiers have been setting fire to many homes in the village. Diego asks if they are Montero’s men who are extracting revenge (the reason perhaps, because Diego/Zorro has been taking lessons from Robin Hood, taking the tax money from the collectors and giving it back to the poor). Bernie covers one eye to indicate they are Fernando’s soldiers. D-Well, well now this shows us what Fernando Sanchez is really like. Diego goes on to say that perhaps Zorro will need to teach FS a lesson. Bernie signals something that causes Diego to reflect on Esmeralda—oh, how he hurts for her, but he needs to remember that his principle goal is to fight injustice (his words, not mine). Diego gets up and opens the secret passage in his room that leads to the Bat Cave. We are treated to a montage of images of villages burning, people crying, and Diego transforming into Zorro by candle light in the cave (unfortunately we don't get to see him strip down to his skivies, he magically switches from his street clothes into the black get up).

Esme has been grounded by Montero. He’s apparently given orders again that she is not to leave the house. I wonder if she’s going to get her allowance this week, too, or is Monty like my parents and the grounding is always accompanied by the loss of allowance. She exchanges words with the soldier guarding her and he leaves her to stew. She says to herself that she needs to get out of there and find Diego because she wants to tell him off--- How dare he sleep w/ Mariangel and then not trust Esme.

Monty and Pizarro (I’d like to call them Mr. Burns and Smithers, but I think that might lead to some further confusion, but I stick by my theory---Smithers has a little crush on our weasely Mr. Burns, and all the evil he does is done to impress his would-be beau) are having a debriefing session. It appears that Piza told Monty that Miguel died as a result of his torturing. Monty isn’t upset that Miguel died, he’s just upset that he died without spilling the beans on the gypsies’ plans. Monty wants to know what those Gitanos are up to, and he knows they are up to something. Piza tells him that he sent the gypsies a warning in the form of Miguel’s head, so he thinks they won’t be a problem any more and that there is no way that they’ll come near the prison again. Monty tells Piza not to underestimate their enemies. The gypsies know about Sara Kali being held in the prison and they want to free her. Monty mumbles about how Sara Kali is causing nothing but trouble. She’s really complicated things for him (oh, poor Monty life is really tough), he’s got his wife’s mother locked in his prison (I bet there is many a man out there who would like that scenario). All of a sudden, Monty has a thought. You can almost see the light bulb switch on. He wonders if Esme knows that SK is alive and in the prison. Perhaps that is the reason why she agreed to stay with him. Monty doesn’t like the idea of that and says that she better not be using him.

We are treated to further scenes of mayhem around town. People are fighting and fires are ablaze everywhere. A woman and her child are crying and huddled in the middle of the melee. Through the smoke we see the arrival of Zorro, on his trusty steed, Tornado. Zorro gets right to business by socking it to the bad guys (how he can figure out who is who in this mess, I don’t know, it's not like they are color coded, everyone seems to be wearing similar outfits). In the midst of him cracking his whip and knocking heads together, Zorro has flashes of Esme. Everywhere he looks he sees her, and each time she is wearing a different outfit (this isn’t the time for an Esme fashion show!!). These visions take him out of his A-Game. He gets hit a few times and almost ends up getting shot. In the end, Zorro saves the day, errr…night. The people cheer and he rides away.

Commercial and Telemundo-Milwaukee advertises that Zorro can be seen cada noche, lunes á viernes, from 8 to 9---so not true!!!!

Monty arranges a nice dinner for Esme. He tells her that they have a lot to discuss. They sit down to dine and he launches into how he knows very little about her. He starts to fish for info on her mother, but Esme isn’t biting. Monty gets angry because things aren’t going his way (big baby). Sooner or later, he tells her, he’s going to find things out. He has a little hissy fit and throws his glass across the room. Esme tells him that if he continues to act this way he won’t win any points in her book.

Padre Tomas goes to see Alejandro. He fills Al in on Maria Pia’s disappearance when she was out looking for Sister Suplicios. Al says there is no way that MP can be lost, she knows this area like the back of her hand. Al grows suspicious. He thinks that Fernando is up to no good and has something to do with all of this.

In the gypsy camp, Leisha (Miguel’s wife) turns to Renzo for comfort. She tells him that she’s afraid for Miguel. She knows that Monty and Pizarro must be doing terrible things to him (oh, I don’t think she can imagine the truth). Across camp, a man approaches Jonas and tells him that a delivery has just been made. He’s cautious about giving it to Jonas so Azucena can’t see what is in the bag he is carrying. Jonas takes a peek in the bag and discovers the gruesome sight, Miguel’s head. Jonas is sad, shocked and angry all at the same time (what great acting, conveying these three emotions at the same time). This spurs on Jonas’s anger. He says they have to free Sara Kali, there is no way they will allow Monty and his men to hurt another one of the gypsy people. He tells Azu that Monty will pay.

Esme, alone in her room, has a Diego flashback to when he promised not to see her again. She mutters to no one but herself that they can fight for their love. She begs Diego to come to her, as Zorro he can find a way. Come to her, she says, so she can tell him how much she loves him and that she’s carrying their child. She caresses her very flat stomach for emphasis.

Olmos gives Fernando some figures, he’s calculated what will be Mariangel’s dowry. Fernando shares the sum with MA and she is quite pleased with the amount. There is a loud raucous at the door, and in bursts Al followed by Padre Tomas. Al is angry and demands that Fernando tell him the location of Maria Pia. He knows that FS has her and demands that FS release her now. He places his hand on the hilt of his sword to add some weight to his words.

Tobias and Catarina are awakened by a knock on their door. Tobi opens it to find a finely dressed man, who says he is Master Alberdo. This is the man from Spain to whom Tobi wrote a letter asking for help in finding the true identity of Zorro.

Esme, sleeping in her bed, is awakened by a noise. She grabs a candle and heads downstairs. She calls out asking if it is Monty. She enters the parlor and finds Zorro standing in the middle of the room. Z-Diego promised never to see you again, but Zorro did not make the same promise. The “Z” slashes across the screen and the theme song replays…..END OF EPISODE

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