Caray, Caray!

Pizarro tries to persuade Montero not to have Esme killed. Montero is behaving like a 6 year old who had an ice cream taken away from him. Pizarro argues that they went to a lot of trouble to make everyone believe that Esme is dead and she her existence could be useful in dealing with FS or Duke Jacobo. Finally Pizarro asks Montero to at least consider his arguments.

Diego tells Bernardo that he searched all the cells and the dungeons and he could not find Esme. He thinks that maybe Montero is keeping her underground like he did with SK. Bernardo suggests that maybe Esme is really dead.

Montero goes to his quarters accompanied by Pizarro. He looks behind all the curtains and tells Pizarro to keep his voice down – Zorro could be listening. Zorro knows everything Montero does. Montero orders Pizarro to double his personal guard. Pizarro suggests politely that Montero is losing it but then Montero finds the big Z slashed into his mattress. Montero chews out his worthless guards who didn’t keep Zorro out. Montero tells Pizarro that Esme won’t be killed but Pizarro should not give her any food and let her starve until she tells him who Zorro is.

Back in his room at the hacienda, Diego tells Bernardo it was a good idea to stop at Montero’s house on the way to the prison to continue the campaign to drive him crazy. Diego tells Bernardo to keep watching Montero to find out where he keeps his money. Bernardo tells Diego that Montero paid his troops. Diego concludes that he made the payment from his own funds since Zorro stole the payroll that was sent from Mexico. Diego says that if Montero has no money, he has no power.

Esme is asleep in her cell with her friend the rat. She dreams that Diego is proudly holding a little boy when Mangle comes up and they are a happy family. Esme wakes up saying Diego’s name. She places her life and that of her unborn son in God’s hands.

Alej instructs his servant to disband his troops but they should remain alert for a call to return. Dolores comes in. Alej orders her to set up breakfast for the family including Yumalai. Dolores suggest that Yuma eat with the other servants. Alej says that he can’t do that. By the laws of her people, Alej is her protector and her husband. Dolores asks Alej to send Yuma away. This situation is going to cause problems. Alej says that he cannot send Yuma away. She would not be able to marry anyone else from her tribe and would have to live out her days alone.

In the garden, Almudena tells Yuma about her dream that Regina is waiting for her on the other side and suggest that maybe the time of her death is near. Yuma is impactada and tells Almudena that she can’t die. Almudena regrets telling Yuma about the dream.

Alej and Diego are having a pre-breakfast cocktail. Alej tells Diego that he is going into town later to sign the non-agression pact with Montero and FS. Diego doesn’t agree with that course of action. Alej says that he doesn’t like it either but it is the Marquesa’s plan to use the document when she returns to Mexico to get FS and Montero fired. Ok, says Diego but what do we do in the meantime? FS will continue to do bad things especially to MP. Alej agrees that FS won’t leave MP in peace. He suggests that he and Diego keep an eye on her to make sure she is ok. ‘What about Montero?’ asks Diego, ‘he isn’t going to honor this pact.’ ‘What do you suggest?’ asks Alej. ‘Keep your men armed and ready even when they are in their homes so that if Montero tries something, we can attack him immediately,' says Diego. Alej says that he had the same idea. When Alej leaves, Diego says that when Zorro finishes his plan, Montero will be kneeling in front of them begging for mercy.

Montero mounts his horse but sends the guards away who were assigned to protect him. He says that if they could not protect his house, how could they protect his person. Montero asks where Pizarro is but the guards don’t know.

Pizarro is with Catalina [whom we haven’t seen in a while.] It is clear what he wants but Cat is playing coy. She asks if he likes her and Pizarro says that he wants to take her away from all this, etc. etc. Cat says that she is a respectable married woman and she isn’t going off with a soldier like a common bar girl. Pizarro says, ‘We’ll discuss that later. I just wanted you to know my plan for you.’

Tobias is feeding the Maestro who doesn’t like the quality of the food. He says that he is leaving. ‘When?’ asks Tobias excitedly but the next moment the Maestro has forgotten who Tobias is. Tobias asks what else could go wrong in his life? We get the answer when Agapito comes to see Tobias. Believing that Tobias is Zorro, Agapito tells him that SK is alive and the he needs Zorro’s help to save her from Pizarro and Montero. Tobias denies he is Zorro but Agapito isn’t buying it and he begs him to keep an innocent woman from being killed. Agapito tells Tobias that SK is in a house of lepers. He leaves and Tobias wonders what woman he is talking about.

Montero asks Aguirre if he is following Pizarro’s orders not to give Esme any food. Aguirre says that he is. Montero does some gloating about how Esme will be humbled when she begging for a piece of bread.

Montero rides to an isolated cabin. He looks around before entering but doesn’t see Bernardo hiding in the bushes.

Alej finds Almudena alone and asks where Yuma is. Almudena tells him that Yuma reacted badly when Almudena told her about a bad dream that she had. Almudena asks Alej to find Yuma and apologize to her. Cut to Yuma in her room. She has concluded that the dream means that Almudena is going to die.

At breakfast Mangle quizzes Diego about the assets of the hacienda. She suggests that Diego give her a tour. Diego is not encouraging and almost immediately goes off with Bernardo. Mangle is annoyed. She predicts though that when she has ‘their’ baby, she will be able to do whatever she wants with Diego.

Olmos is in Mangle's room frantically trying to find the box that Mangle was looking at the day before but he can’t find it.

Bernardo tells Diego about Montero going to the shack alone and acting nervous. Diego concludes that Montero has hidden the rest of his fortune there and Zorro will do what he does best and take it away.

Esme is chowing down when Pizarro comes to see her. He assures her that Aguirre will bring her food when Montero is not around. Esme refuses to believe that Pizarro is on her side. Pizarro shows her the bracelet that belonged to SK and says that he hopes this will change her mind. Esme is impactada. Pizarro tells Esme how sorry he is that SK is dead but now SK’s destiny – to bear witness against Montero and FS in Spain – falls on Esme. When Pizarro is gone, Esme curses Montero and FS.

At the leper colony, SK has taken a new lease on life. She tells the leper lady, Yadira, that the gypsies have always called her their queen – now she will act like it. She resolves to find the gypsies who are probably hiding from Montero in the mountains.

At his reading, Selenia tells FS that his astrological chart is very disturbed - death, blood, betrayals. He felt much pain and caused much pain. Selenia asks if FS believes her. FS says he doesn’t know. He only knows that he will do anything to get what he wants. ‘Would that be a woman?’ asks Selenia. FS asks Selenia if MP will be his. Selenia does some trance-like stuff.

MP tells that she wants to leave LA as soon as possible, even before receiving a response to the letter that PT has written. MP wants to avoid FS’s next move on her

Selenia tells FS that his woman, MP, is surrounded by a white, celestial light. ‘Yeah,’ she’s a nun,’ says FS. Selenia goes on to tell him that MP does love FS and that she changed him. ‘Yes,’ says FS, ‘she made be believe that happiness was possible.’ ‘But you betrayed her,’ says Selenia. ‘I see blood and death.’ Selenia goes on to tell FS that MP is going far away and if she does, he will lose her forever.

Alej finds Yuma. She won’t tell him what Almudena told her. She tells Alej that she has to leave and go see her grandmother, White Buffalo. Alej is impactado and urges her to stay for Almudena’s sake but Yuma won’t change her mind. She says that she will explain everything to Almudena before she goes.

At the gypsy camp, Renzo is up and about. He looks for NN (aka Ana Camilla) and is told she went for a walk. Laisha is usual nasty self. Renzo goes after NN. NN is bathing nude in a lake in the middle of a big forest. Renzo is a voyeur.

Agapito tells SK that he told Tobias/Zorro where she was. SK is dubious that this was a good idea but Agapito is convinced.

Pizarro is unlacing Catalina’s corset. She asks about what he said that morning about taking her away. While they get on with boincking, Tobias watches them from a balcony. He is impactado.

Olmos watches through his peephole and sees where Mangle hides her box and tells himself that soon he will learn what she is hiding that makes her cry.

Zorro rides up to the shed where Bernardo saw Montero and tries to get in. Zorro finds a trap door in the shed and goes into a cellar. He says that now he has Montero.

The credits roll.

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