Caray, Caray!

In la casa de Montero, Ricardo (aka Monty) tells Pizarro that Diego and Al need to be arrested for aiding and abetting with Sara Kali’s prison escape. Monty really wants to put them in their place and take all their money and land. Piza says they need to be careful because they’ve got a lot of pressure on them. With Fernando back in town sporting his own army, he could unite with Alejandro and his men and go against Monty. Piza suggests that they should get more men and arms. Monty says he’ll think about it and he tells Piza to take a hike because he needs to rest.

At la casa de de la Vega, Mariangel (aka Mangle) is talking with her aunt, Almudena (aka Dena). Dena warns Mangle that she needs to proceed carefully with Diego because with all of his memories flooding back to him, he’s in a vulnerable state (just the way Mangle likes her men). Dena says that Diego remembers his love for Esmeralda and in the course of this conversation she tells Mangle that Esme’s baby was in fact Diego’s. Mangle says she thought it was Monty’s kid. Well, don’t worry, Mangle says, she’s carrying Diego’s child as well and she’ll actually be able to deliver hers. Mangle is just trying to hurt Dena, because she knows that Dena really loves Esme and misses her now that she’s “dead”. Dena tells Mangle that Alej thinks that Esme is really alive and until she sees her dead body and can give her a Christian burial, Dena will continue to think Esme is alive as well. Mangle is impactada because this is the first she’s heard about Esme possibly being alive. Mangle tries to suck up to her aunt, telling her how hard it is to make her marriage work, blah, blah, blah. Dena says that Mangle needs to be there for Diego. Mangle says she’ll be there for him, but it will be hard for him to accept her help because of Esme’s memory always being there.

Zorro rides around the countryside at night, beautiful mountains in the distance. He later breaks into Monty’s house, knocks out all his guards, finds Monty and starts a fight with him. Zorro demands to know about Esme. Monty tells Zorro that he’ll kill him and Zorro punches Monty.

Olmos meets with Fernando and they rehash the search for Sara Kali/ Mercedes. Olmos indicates that he knows who SK really is and Fernando asks if this is now public knowledge that SK is the true heir to the Spanish crown. FS tells Olmos that he should have kept an eye on Esme and Olmos said he did but Esme gave him the slip. Olmos tells FS the news that Monty’s men killed Esme when she was trying to escape after she was captured. FS says are you sure, because it would seem more likely that Monty would kidnap Esme and use her as a bargaining chip with the Crown. Nope, Olmos says, his contacts assure him that she’s dead. Olmos leaves and Fernando mutters that with the truth finally out there, nothing can stop him now. Then he says that Esme was impulsive and a bit loca, but she didn’t deserve to pay with her life.

Dena tells Al that she needs to go see her brother, Fernando, because she needs to know the truth about Esme or she’ll die. Al tells her that it is risky for her to leave the hacienda, but he agrees to let her go and he and some men will follow her for protection in case Monty will attack.

That won’t be likely because Monty is still in the midst of a swordfight with Zorro. He gets a good grasp on Zorro’s mask, but he’s unable to rip it off. Apparently this thing is made out of some sort of super fiber, because he had a really good hold on it, but alas was unable to unmask the masked bandito. Zorro is quite a cunning fighter, he uses anything he can get his hands on as a weapon, even paraguas (umbrellas) or were they sombrillas (parasols)? Anyway he’s pretty crafty. The fight gets moved outside, where tons of villagers are watching the action (we must remember they didn’t have tv back then).

One of the knocked out soldiers from Monty’s house escaped and finds Piza. He tells him that Zorro is attacking their commander. Piza calls Garcia (aka Short Armed Man, or SAM) and tells him to get his men gathered and go over to protect the commander. SAM is ready for action, but Piza tells him to take his time……SAM finally gets the hint and is not in a hurry to take off. I need to add, I’m kinda liking Piza right about now, he’s wicked, but when he uses those powers for our side, it is kinda cool.

Fernando visits Esme’s old room and seems almost melancholy about her death and then he tells his criada (maid) to clear out Esme’s room. So much for that feeling lasting….. Dena arrives at the Sanchez home to speak with Fernando. He asks her if she’s happy he’s back. She wants to know if he feels guilty for what happened to Esme. She launches into how he has no idea what it means to be a family. Fernando can sense that this isn’t the same Dena as before. She asks him why he told Al that Esme is probably alive, she demands he tell her what he knows. Just then the maid comes into the room and asks if he would like her to give away Esme’s things or just destroy them.

Monty is knocked down on the ground and Zorro has the tip of his blade at Monty’s throat. Monty calls Zorro a coward and says that he won’t be able to kill him. No, I won’t kill you, but I’ll make your life a living hell, so that you’ll wish I would have killed you, Zorro says. Zorro takes the blade and makes his famous mark on Monty’s left pec and he takes off to parts unknown. After Zorro makes his escape, SAM arrives with the troops and they go to help Monty. He tells them to go after Zorro, but it is already too late, he’s disappeared.

Dena tells Fernando that he’s destroyed all that she’s loved. Fernando says that he never wanted Dena to suffer. She tells him that she loved Esme and raised her as if she was her daughter. Fernando adds that Esme wasn’t his child, that she was just living proof of Mercedes’ betrayal. Dena tells her brother that she’ll never forgive him. Although he is her brother, she’s going to hate him always for what he’s done.

Pizarro goes to see Esme. He tries to convince her that he’s still working on her side. She doesn’t buy it for a second. He tells her that things are worse than before and that they need to protect Sara Kali because only her story going public can destroy Monty. Esme tells him that she hopes her mother is well on her way to Spain at this point. Piza doubts that’s the case, the only way she could escape to Spain is if she had his help (no loss of ego here). Besides, Esme adds, I don’t need your help because any day now Diego de la Vega will make sure I’m released from this prison. Piza, says that won’t happen because Diego, along with everyone else in town, thinks that Esme’s dead. Esmeralda esta muy impactada. Piza lays it on thick, everyone is mourning for Esme, but then with time they’ll go back to business as usual and Esme will continue to rot in prison, meanwhile Monty runs amok. What a shame this is, because if Esme would take his help, this could all be avoided. She starts to cry at his words.

Zorro returns to the Bat Cave and a waiting Bernardo. He rehashes the events with Monty and tells Bernie that he was unable to get Monty to talk. However, he learned that Monty is a man who makes many mistakes when he is angry. Diego tells Bernie to watch Monty night and day. Then he swears that he’ll make Monty pay. Diego heads up to Mangle’s bedroom and she demands to know where he’s been all night. He tells her that he needed time to think. She says that she heard he’s starting to get his memory back. He tells her that he remembers everything, even this and pulls out the crude little bottle of her potion. She questions what that is and tells him it’s not hers. He says that he found it among her things in her room and it contains an Indian potion that makes you forget and she must have used it when he woke up in her bed. Diego tells her that he knows he loved Esme and no matter what Mangle tries, he’s never going to get Esme out of his mind. Mangle says she’s dead. Diego replies, not to me. Mangle starts to trash talk her sister and how Esme left Diego high and dry to go save her mother. Mangle brings up her own pregnancy and how the child she’s expecting is Diego’s child. Diego says no te preocupes (don’t worry), I’ll not punish the child for our mistakes. He’ll be a father to the child and he’ll give Mangle respect for being his wife, but he’ll never give her his love.


Monty demands that Agapito (the surgeon, dentist, barber, and mortician) get rid of the “Z” mark on his chest. Agapito says that he’s got to sew it up, but there will definitely be a cicatriz (scar). Monty tells Aga that if anyone finds out about this, he’ll make sure that Aga’s tongue is removed. Aga assures Monty of his discretion, but unfortunately many people in town saw what Zorro did to Monty. Monty curses Zorro and swears that when he gets his hands on him he’ll die, and if he has family he’ll kill them one by one right in front of Zorro.

Diego, meanwhile, swears that Monty is going to pay for Esme and his child’s death.

Prudencio tells Fernando about Monty and Zorro fighting in the town square. Fernando asks about Zorro and the link to Sara Kali. Prudencio tells FS that Zorro was there when SK broke out of prison. FS wonders what interest Zorro has in SK, and then he starts to remember how acrobatic Zorro is. He speculates that Zorro must be a Gitano and he demands that Prudencio watch the gypsy camp. Alone, Fernando mutters that he should have killed Sara Kali when he had the chance.

Padre Tomás and Diego rehash the return of his memory and the fight with Monty. Diego tells PT that he’s starting to think that Esme really is dead and with her death, I died too. PT tells him to be strong and to remember Zorro’s mission. PT says he needs to tell SK about Esme’s death. Diego says to tell her that she should have her revenge but do it as the Queen. Also, Diego adds, remind her that Zorro is on her side and will help her escape to Spain.

Al asks Juan about Yumali. Juan says she’s got to be here because the hacienda is guarded and Al says that Yumi can sneak out. He compares Yumi to Regina/Purina. He says he’ll go out to look for her, but Juan is worried (ulcer 1), last time Al went outside the hacienda Monty caught him. Al says send your two best men to come along with me.

Maria Pia is in the church talking with Padre Tomás. He admits that the woman staying at the mission is really there in hiding, from Montero. MP says that he must have good reason because Monty is cruel. He tells her that the woman he’s been hiding is really Sara Kali, Fernando’s not dead second wife and Esme’s mother.

Sara Kali has dreams/flashbacks about Esme.

Al returns to the hacienda and tells Dolores that he couldn’t find Yumi and Dolo tells him that Dena took off again to talk to Fernando. Al is ticked, don’t these women realize they are at war with Montero!!! Al asks Juan to go after Dena, because he doesn’t trust Fernando ( so he’s worried for his wife, ulcer 2).

Piza reports to Monty that they were unable to find Zorro and that they really need to concentrate their efforts on locating Sara Kali. Monty says yes she’s their priority, but also there is a shipment of coins coming from a Spanish ship. He tells Piza to send the best soldiers to guard the transport of the gold from the port. He adds that they really need the money to buy more weapons and to hire more soldiers. Piza suggests that they disguise the guards for the cargo wagon. Monty doesn’t like Piza having thoughts of his own and snaps that HE, Montero, is the one making the decisions and giving orders.

Zorro attacks the wagon. He gets the gold which he promptly takes and distributes to the poor.

Monty attempts to mount his horse and reopens his wound, bleeding a “Z” onto his white shirt.

Sara Kali talking to Padre Tomás, remembers her connection to Esme. Even though they were separated for years, she always felt a connection with her daughter. She senses PT has bad news and asks him to give her hope. He can’t and he tells her about Esme’s death and Monty’s involvement in it. SK does not believe her daughter is dead, she would feel it if she weren’t alive. PT says Monty will pay and she needs to claim the throne, Zorro will be there to help her. She tells PT that she can’t think about this now, that with Esme’s death, she’s died too.

Diego recounts his adventures to Bernardo. He figures out that the wagon was so well guarded because Monty must really need the money.

Monty tells Piza that they’ve run out of resources and he thinks that Piza is enjoying all of this, with an “I told you so” kind of look.

Str. Suplicios/Nutty Nun and Renzo are being held by the slave traders. The two discuss saving Camba (because they are in a really good position to do this? and we’ve seen how well Renzo is in critical situations---cute but useless). Renzo can’t believe that NN is a nun, she clarifies, an almost nun (could this be a future couple?). The slave traders are trying to bribe some soldiers, so they can continue onward. The soldier says the amount isn’t enough and the main slave trader guy decides he’s got something other than money that the soldiers might find of interest---Nutty. He passes NN onto the soldiers and Renzo and Camba go ballistic (they are worried for NN, ulcer 3 & 4).

Fernando asks Prudencio to go get someone (didn’t catch who it was) and after Prude leaves, Dena arrives. She demands that Fernando bring an end to the conflicts in town. He comments about her tone hasn’t changed from earlier. She tells him that he doesn’t owe her anything, do it for yourself, better yet, do it for Al. After all , she adds, you owe him for killing his wife. FS is angry that Al told Dena all the sorted details (he’s lived in the town how long and hasn’t figured out that everyone gossips and can’t keep a secret---shocking, I know). FS tries to defend the indefensible and says he was young and everyone was doing it. Apparently killing entire Indian tribes was quite the rage (literally and figuratively). Not a valid point to argue Fernando. So, to borrow from my parents, if everyone was jumping off a cliff, you’d do that too? All Dena asks is that Fernando do something to stop Monty from persecuting Diego and Alejandro.

Al is happy that Diego remembers, but says he’s a different sort of person now---could that be because his reality isn’t all that rosy right now? Let’s see, the woman he loves is dead, his enemy is running the town, he’s married to a monster, and just recovered from amnesia to realize all of this. It would have an effect on anyone. Anyway, Diego says that Mangle isn’t too happy that he’s got his memory back, because now he remembers that their marriage is a farce. Al says that they married for honor. Diego replies that she tricked and trapped him into marriage. Al says it’s too late for regrets. To which, Diego answers, if Mangle lies one more time I’ll end this marriage (that’s right set her up for failure and be true to your word!!!)

Auggie takes food to Esme and she tells him she’s not hungry. He encourages her to eat it because it might be awhile before he can sneak her some more food. She again begs him to help her, and uses his family as a means to sway him. Auggie is afraid, so Esme says I’ll give you all I promise if you just do this one thing----Tell Diego I’m alive, I beg you. END OF EPISODE (ulcer count = 4)

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