Caray, Caray!

Sgt. Garcia has come to the hacienda to tell Diego that he found the body of a woman in the ocean. It was completely mangled. Diego and Bernardo leave immediately to go see the body without giving Garcia the chance for any refreshment.

Montero inspects the body he will try and pass off as Esme. A guy says that it was his wife who died a few days ago. He followed Montero’s instructions, dug her up, prepared her and gave her to the soldier. [If Diego can’t tell the difference between a body that was buried and one that was in the sea, he’s an idiot.] Montero pays the body snatcher and warns him to keep his mouth shut.

Back at the broken record of FS and MP. He protests his love and she denies it and asks him to leave her alone. FS says, ‘ok, but only if I leave with your kisses on my body.’ He’s moving in for the kiss and MP is protesting when PT bursts in commanding FS to leave MP in peace and he’s packing his sword.

Olmos has come to see the sorceress, Selenia, to ask for a love potion. She says that sort of work is below her. Olmos says that what he had heard about her wasn’t true then. Selenia said that she wasn’t aware anyone knew of her in America. What has Olmos heard? Olmos describes someone with powers to see the future, speak to spirits, raise the dead, etc. Having received this flattering response, Selenia tells Olmos that she might be able to help him but it will be expensive. Olmos says that he will pay anything to make the woman he loves reciprocate his feelings. Selenia says that making the potion will require some belongings of the subject, will take some time and will cost a fortune.

Almudena is extremely glad to see Yumalai. Alej says that he is glad she has returned. They are her family and this is her home. Yumalai says that she isn’t staying. She just came to say goodbye. Her path lies far from here. Almudena is very upset. She says that she won’t permit Yumalai to leave. Yumalai tells Almudena not to worry about the future. She is here now and that is all that matters.

A crying Dolores tells Mangle that Esme’s body has been found. Mangle pretends to be upset and says she need to be alone. Alone in her room, Mangle is exultant until realizes that she has to pretend to be sad. She wonders why Montero was concerned about his baby. ‘Men are so stupid,’ she says laughing.

Aguirre says that he risks a whipping helping Esme. He tends to her back. He asks if her baby is ok. She says yes, he is very brave child and she has told him his mother will protect him against the world. Aguirre says that from now on he can’t help her much. Montero is watching him too closely. Esme assures him that there won’t be any more letters to Diego.

A sobbing Dolores tells Alej about Esme’s body being found. Alej tells Dolores not to tell Almudena about Esme. He tells her that Yumalai is back and that has made Almudena very happy. Alej has leave to go help Diego. Alej says that Diego musn’t see the body or it will destroy him.

Montero tells Pizarro about his body substitution caper. Pizarro is doubtful that it will convince Diego. Montero says that Diego will be sick if he sees the body. All he needs is someone to bury and a place to mourn. ‘If you say so,’ says Pizarro. Pizarro is about to leave when Montero asks him about SK. ‘No progress,’ says Pizarro. ‘Find her,’ responds Montero. ‘I know she is still around here.’ At that moment a letter from Duke Jacobo arrives. [The mail from Spain seems to arrive quicker than it would today with jet planes.] Montero asks Pizarro if he is surprised that he has dealings with the Crown. Then he reads the letter, chuckles evilly and says that they have to carry out this order and kill the Marquesa. Pizarro is impactado.

Her secretary warns the Marquesa that she is playing a dangerous game and she has fewer allies every day now that the king is dead. He says that Duke Jacobo won’t relinquish his control over the Queen. Jacobo must be behind killing the King as he was behind the massacre at the palace that drove out SK & her mother. He has probably sent orders for the Marquesa to be killed. The Marquesa says that she will see who tries to carry out that order.

Pizarro tells Montero that killing the Marquesa is crazy and would have grave consequences for them. Montero shows him the order and says that they have no choice. They will do it when she leaves. Montero tells Pizarro that he got an idea from his last run in with Zorro that will mean that the Marquesa won’t make it to Mexico.

It appears that PT and FS are going to fight for MP with swords but MP tells PT not to raise his sword to PT. They put their swords away and FS agrees to leave. As he goes, he tells MP that God has everything and she is the only good thing in his life.

Diego and two very short men (Garcia and Bernardo) come the prison and Montero shows Diego in. Diego has a flashback of PT telling him that he has to act like a fool or Montero will suspect that he is Zorro.

From being almost completely dead, SK is now able to ride a horse and walk around. Agapito has brought her to a house by one of those big lakes (with Coots on it) near LA that is a leper colony. SK is dubious about staying there but fortunately Agapito is one of the few men in the 19th century who knows that leprosy is, in fact, not very contagious.

Divining with a giant protractor, Selenia tells Olmos that he has a strange destiny. He has a karma (sins from a previous life [Olmos has some sins from this life, too] that he has to pay back. The stars also say that his love object is bad news and he should stay away from her. She has evil in her soul and fire in her body. She is insatiable in love. Olmos likes the sound of that. Selenia asks Olmos for the name of his love and he tells her. Selenia then decrees that Mangle is under her control.

Mangle finds Yumalai and Almudena in the corridor. She wastes no time in telling Almudena about Esme’s body being found and predictably, Almudena drops like a stone. Dolores scolds Mangle for telling Almudena.

Montero takes Diego to see the body. He tells Diego that the soldier who killed Esme has been killed. ‘It’s a little late for explanations,’ says Diego. Montero protests that even though she was helping SK escape, it was soldier, not Montero, who killed Esme. Montero says that he may not be a saint but he wouldn’t kill his wife. Diego says he wants to see the body and Montero says that he may not be able stomach seeing the corpse. Montero raises the blanket. Diego looks. Apart from a little nostril flaring, he has no reaction. [Wouldn’t Diego the fool have thrown up or fainted or something?]

Esme is re-reading the forged letter from Diego. She recognizes the handwriting but believes these are not Diego’s words. Olmos must have found a way to fool her. She hears someone coming and hides the letter. It’s Aguirre and Pizarro. Pizarro apologizes for not being able to protect her from Montero’s whipping. Esme tells him not to worry. Now she knows that everything that surrounds her is a lie. Pizarro says, ‘I understand. I would have given my life to protect you as I would have done for your mother. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to.’ ‘What do you mean?’ says Esme. ‘Unfortunately, your mother is dead,’ replies Pizarro. Esme is impactada. Esme asks Pizarro what game he is playing. She refuses to believe that SK is dead and demands that Pizarro bring her proof that SK is dead. Pizarro agrees if that will convince her that he is on her side.

Montero tells an impassive Diego that it is too bad that a pretty woman like Esme has ended up like this. He asks Diego what is wrong at the moment that Alej comes in. Alej asks Diego if this is really Esme. Diego is silent. Montero says that Diego is ‘muy impactado’ and that he had advised Diego not to look at the body. Alej is about to look for himself when Diego says that it isn’t necessary. It’s Esme. Diego leaves. Montero tells Alej that he explained the circumstances of Esme’s death to Diego. Alej says that he understands how Montero must be feeling. Montero tries to look sad. Alej then says, ‘One day justice will be done and you will pay for all this.’

Montero tells Alej that this isn’t the time to insult one another. Rather, they should come to an agreement to end the confrontation to benefit Alej’s family and the security of the city. Alej tells Montero that he is negotiating with him only because the Marquesa asked him to. Further, the de la Vegas have never done anything that they regret. Many lives have been lost in this confrontation but Alej says that they have to live in a civilized manner. Therefore, he will order his men to surrender their weapons. He warns Montero that this is only for the time being. For his part, Montero says that he has ordered his men to leave the de la Vegas alone. ‘Your word is not good enough for me,’ says Alej. ‘I want a signed document.’ ‘As you wish,’ says Montero. Alej leaves. Montero calls him an a poor idiot. He will wait until the Marquesa leaves town, then he will kill her and will destroy the de la Vegas and their hacienda and keep their fortune for himself.

Outside the prison, Garcia offers his sympathies. Alej says that he would do anything to spare Diego from having this pain. He recalls his own feelings when Regina was killed. Diego says that he will just have to accept that Esme is dead. Alej says that he will arrange a Christian funeral for Esme.

NN and Camba are helping an injured Renzo. He is burning with fever and can’t go any farther. NN tells him and Camba that she will go for help. Renzo begs her not to go. Camba, of course, doesn’t understand. NN says that she has to go. Renzo says that it is dangerous and she should go with Camba. NN, thinking perhaps, that a woman alone might be less conspicuous than a woman with a large, half-naked black man who is possessed by a devil and doesn’t speak Spanish, says that she has to go alone. She tells Camba to stay with Renzo and leaves.

Back at Spells-R-Us, Selenia, who appears to be wearing a modern evening dress, gives Olmos the list of things she needs for the love potion. Olmos looks at the list, ‘Is this this the price?’ he asks. ‘It’s half,’ says Selenia. Olmos reads the list, ‘a lock of hair, sweat, her perfume,’ he pauses, ‘her tears?’ he asks, ‘this is impossible. I can’t get tears from Mangle. I’ve never seen her cry.’ Selenia tells him that she has to have all the ingredients to make the potion.

Esme tells herself that her mother can’t be dead. She won’t believe it until she is shown proof. ‘What do they want from me?’ she asks. ‘Are they trying to drive me crazy?’ Then she looks at the letter and says that Mangle can’t be pregnant. Diego couldn’t deceive her. [Think Esme, which is more likely? Mangle is deceiving Diego or Diego is deceiving Esme?] Aguirre appears with a cup of something that a witch doctor says is good for easing pain. Esme says that the pain in her soul is worse than the pain in her body. She asks Aguirre to help her. ‘No more letters,’ he says. Esme agrees. She wants him to find out if Mangle is really preggers.

The lady leper instructs SK on how to fit in at the leper colony.

Alej orders a nice coffin for Esme from Agapito and tells him to get the body from the military headquarters. Agapito says that he will take care of it. Agapito is getting ready to go out when Pizarro appears. He gives Agapito the bad news that they have to go dig up SK. Agapito is impactado.

Diego tells PT and Bernardo that the body isn’t Esme. PT says that this is absurd. Why would Montero try and deceive us? [You need to ask?] Diego seems to think that Montero knew that the body wouldn’t fool him and did it to raise his hopes that Esme is alive. [This doesn’t make any sense but whatever.] Diego tells PT and Bernardo that he is going to the prison tonight.

The credits roll.

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