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Zorro S01E16
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00:03Out of the night, when the full moon is bright, comes a horseman known as Zorro.
00:13This bull renegade cars the sea with his blade, a sea that stands for Zorro.
00:22Zorro, Zorro, the fox so cunning and free.
00:29Zorro, Zorro, who makes the sign of the sea.
00:38Zorro, Zorro, the fox so cunning and free.
00:45Zorro, Zorro, who makes the sign of the sea.
00:50Zorro, Zorro, the fox so cunning and free.
01:13You are the new tax collector from Monterey?
01:15Put up your pistols. You'll get nothing from me.
01:18You are the new tax collector?
01:20Si, this is José Morales. I am his nephew.
01:23I am in the king's business. Turn your horses and let me proceed.
01:27Oh, it's not as easy as that.
01:29You heard what I said. Turn your horses.
01:31Now calm yourself, old man. I'm warning you.
01:37I said calm yourself. Go on. Go on.
01:43Mother and fool.
01:45Oh, my God.
02:20All right, tax collector, let me have your papers.
02:22Come along, you're commissioned from the king.
02:26There's hardly enough meat on your bones to make a meal for the buzzards.
02:30Now, don't make me waste a shot.
02:33Give it to him, uncle. Or they will shoot us and take it anyway.
02:41Come with me, nephew.
02:42Wait a minute.
02:45You go to the mission beyond the pass and wait until you hear from us.
02:48You, young man, bring me the papers.
02:53Your nephew will stay with us.
02:56And if you say one thing to the priest or to anyone else about what has happened,
02:59you will never see your nephew again alive.
03:03Go on, uncle. Get away while you can. Don't worry about me.
03:07You'd better do what we ask or we may find it simpler to kill you.
03:11Both of you.
03:27The old fool will say nothing.
03:30After all, I'm his favorite nephew.
03:33That shows he really is a fool.
03:34All right, tax collector. Your license to plunder the poor.
03:51A big tax, senor. It will not make you very popular.
03:54But then, perhaps tax collectors do not expect to be very popular, eh?
03:58I'm ready to begin. Roll the drum.
04:10Good. En garde. Advance. Advance again.
04:14Again? Fine. Now, give me the same thing, only this time, riposte.
04:25Good. Excellent. En garde. Advance. Advance again.
04:30All right, now we try some point work. Beat and quad, extend and lunge.
04:36Good. Again?
04:37You see, you're not reaching. You're not lunging fully. All the way this time.
04:40Really go for me.
04:46Excellent.
04:49You'll soon be fencing with the best of them.
04:50Now we will try the horse again.
04:56How can you help me as Zorro unless you ride like Zorro?
05:01Here, do it like this.
05:17Now you try it.
05:19Now you try it.
05:42You made only one mistake, my friend. You landed the wrong way around.
05:46Now, try it again.
05:55Buenos dias, senor.
05:56Hello, Maria.
06:00Shall I give your servant a chair in the kitchen?
06:03No, I think you'll prefer to stand. He's been sitting on and off all afternoon.
06:07Si, senor.
06:08Come with me.
06:10What's that?
06:10They're arresting someone, I think.
06:12I'm sorry, but you'll have to come with me.
06:15It's my brother!
06:21Leave him alone. Take your hands off him.
06:23But I cannot. I am arresting him.
06:24Do choice, I say. Let him go.
06:25Please stay out of this.
06:26Wait a minute.
06:27You must not bully the acting comandante.
06:29Don Diego, make them let him go.
06:32What is all this about, Eusebio?
06:33He would not pay his tax, so the magistrado said to put him in jail.
06:36Would not pay it.
06:37I could not pay it.
06:39You see, he could not pay it, so he has to let him go.
06:41Now, look, Maria.
06:42I can do nothing unless you quiet down.
06:44The sergeant is merely doing his duty.
06:46Oh, thank you, Don Diego.
06:49Now, will you behave?
06:51Si, Don Diego.
06:52Very well.
06:54Take him away, sergeant.
06:55Come with me, please.
06:59You see, Maria, there have always been taxes, and there have always been people who cannot pay them.
07:04Si, Don Diego, but he's my brother.
07:06I know.
07:06And now I shall go over and see what I can do.
07:09Oh, gracias, Don Diego. Gracias.
07:17This is the last one I put into my jail. Until you let somebody out, you cannot put any more
07:21in.
07:21Do you wish me to tell it to the magistrado that you refuse to obey orders?
07:24Oh, no, senor. I do not refuse. It is just that I thought.
07:27Well, the jail is so crowded, it sounds so good the way I think it, and so bad the way
07:34you say it.
07:35Hmm.
07:36All these people in jail, because they cannot pay their tax.
07:40Si, Don Diego.
07:42Ever before was there such a tax like this.
07:47Eusebio, how much is your tax?
07:5165 pesos.
07:5265 pesos.
07:5365 pesos?
07:54What do they want me to do?
07:55Sell the few cattle I have?
07:57And the house I have built with my own hands?
07:59And go to work again for another man?
08:02Shall I let my wife and my children go without food so I can pay a tax like this?
08:06But Eusebio, if you needed money, why did you not come to my father or to me?
08:11There comes a time when a man must stand on his own feet.
08:16Or he is not a man.
08:19Sergeant Garcia!
08:20Either get that young man out of here or put him in a cell.
08:23He is inciting unrest among the prisoners.
08:26Oh, no, senor.
08:27This is not a young...
08:28I mean, this is Don Diego, son of Don Alejandro de la Vega.
08:33Ha!
08:34One moment, senor.
08:38Is it your contention that I caused the unrest among the prisoners?
08:42Si.
08:42Well, that is like accusing the owl of causing darkness.
08:45Merely because he appears after sundown.
08:47If you have no more business here, senor, I suggest that you leave.
08:51And at once.
08:52Oh, but I do have business here.
08:54I've come to pay the tax for Eusebio Crespo.
08:5765 pesos, I believe.
09:01Oh, the devil take it.
09:02I had better pay for everyone.
09:04It is not as easy as that, de la Vega.
09:07What is wrong?
09:08You levy the tax to raise money, I come with the money to pay it.
09:11What more do you want than that?
09:12It is too late.
09:14The prisoners are being punished for refusing to pay the king's tax.
09:18It is no punishment if wealthy young men like you pay it for them.
09:23Still, money is money, and I have yet to see the tax collector who can refuse it.
09:27You see it now?
09:33I am sorry, Don Diego.
09:34I was ready to unlock the doors and let them all out.
09:37Sergeant, who actually gave the order to put those men in prison?
09:41The maestrado, the tax collector.
09:43He just says this man he does not pay.
09:46So it is the maestrado who will give the order to release them.
09:49Si.
09:50Why am I standing here wasting my time talking to you?
09:52I don't know, Don Diego. Why?
09:5821, 22.
10:00Then it is agreed?
10:0122 men.
10:02Si.
10:02And if there should be more?
10:04Then I will take them all at the same price.
10:07Your Excellency, may I have a word with you?
10:10You're upset, Don Diego. Is something wrong?
10:12It is about the men who are imprisoned.
10:14Oh, yes. The men who refuse to pay their lawful taxes.
10:18Oh, this is Senor Vasquez. He is from Sonora.
10:21Your servant, sir.
10:23Senor de la Vega, one of our most respected citizens.
10:26I spoke with the tax collector and I offered to pay the tax for every man in prison.
10:30Oh, how very kind of you, Don Diego.
10:33And yet, what a pity.
10:36Just five minutes too late.
10:38What do you mean, five minutes too late?
10:43Well, you understand the men who refuse to pay their taxes represent a loss to the king.
10:49It is the duty of his servants to recompense him for this loss in any way they can.
10:54Just what are you trying to say?
10:56Merely that Senor Vasquez is a labor contractor.
10:59The men in jail have been sold to him as indentured pay-ons.
11:03Tomorrow morning they leave for the mines at Sonora.
11:06This you cannot change.
11:19Senor.
11:19Wait a minute.
11:20Wait a minute.
11:21Suppose there are one or two who are not such good workers.
11:24How would it be if you could keep them for two years?
11:26I would be lucky if they leave for one year.
11:28Even the healthy ones do not last too long in the mines.
11:31All right.
11:32Fifty pesos for Moraga and Carrillo and sixty-five for the rest.
11:36Very well.
11:36Do not hear compañeros, don't worry.
11:41What is that?
11:47Sergeant Garcia!
11:48Sergeant Garcia!
11:50Si, Senor.
11:51Make them stop that infernal racket.
11:52Of course, Senor.
11:58Listen to me.
11:59Listen to me.
12:00This is very disturbing to our good, our kind tax collectors.
12:04No more singing.
12:05Please?
12:06Zorro the swift, Zorro the brave.
12:10Zorro will bide his amigos to save.
12:16What can I do, Senor?
12:18I have asked them, but they do not stop.
12:21His anger will blaze like the bushfire.
12:27I think I do not pray you now.
12:29Suppose Zorro does help them to escape.
12:32Then I have no money and I have no pants.
12:35When will you pay?
12:36Si, when?
12:38Tomorrow, all of you will come with us until we are safely through the pass.
12:42If Zorro has not interfered by then, then I will pay you.
12:47Those poor fellows actually think that Zorro will come and save them.
12:51So I hear.
12:53Don Diego, do you want to hear something very wicked?
12:57Go ahead.
12:59I hope he does too.
13:08Oh, not you too.
13:10But do you not realize that Zorro fights only against evil and tyranny?
13:14He cannot fight against the legal acts of his own government.
13:18And whether we like it or not, it is perfectly legal to sell the labor of men who have been
13:22imprisoned and send them to the mines.
13:25Good night, senor tax collector.
13:29Tell me something, Bernardo.
13:31Why did the viceroy appoint a man like that as tax collector?
13:34And why did he impose such an unjust tax?
13:38Wait a minute.
13:40Can we be sure it is the viceroy?
13:43That man is very close to our treacherous friend, the magistrado.
13:46Suppose that he...
13:48That's right, Bernardo.
13:51This evil brood that uses the eagle's feather is a sign.
13:56Suppose he is one of them.
13:59Wait for me.
14:09Senor.
14:10Oh, it is you again, De La Vega. I have nothing to say to you.
14:12I should like to discuss the De La Vega tax with you.
14:14I do not see there is anything to discuss.
14:16You mind looking up the tax we paid just a few months ago?
14:19It is completely irrelevant, but I will look it up.
14:23There you are.
14:24Now, notice here this item.
14:26Our tax is about double that of the Sotelos.
14:29And here, we are paying tax on the same cattle that you already taxed us on.
14:35You paid the tax once, it is due again.
14:37But this is exorbitant.
14:39Are you sure there is no mistake?
14:43I don't know, De La Vega.
14:45Could be wrong, perhaps.
14:47I am sure you are wrong.
14:50My apologies, senor.
14:52Oh, I see now, there is a mistake.
14:55The tax is paid.
14:56And we owe nothing at all.
14:59Si.
15:01I notice you are looking at my eagle's feather.
15:04An old Indian gave it to me.
15:06Told me to carry it for good luck.
15:08Apparently he was right.
15:09Never before have I gained a concession from a tax collector.
15:15Good night, senor.
15:30You have your wish, Bernardo.
15:32Zorro will ride tonight.
15:39Hasn't that dirty dog of a Zorro shown up yet?
15:41Not a sign of him.
15:42Well, this will serve him right.
15:45What will?
15:46Nothing.
15:47Nothing in the world.
15:49Just tell me one thing.
15:50Why do sergeants always have to act so peculiar?
15:53I am not acting peculiar.
15:55This comes natural to me.
15:57You men, go to bed.
15:59Oh, thank you, sergeant.
16:00Not you, corporal.
16:02You mean I have to stand guard all alone?
16:05Si.
16:06Our jails, our barracks full of people.
16:08I would not want somebody standing guard who might fire at every shadow.
16:12Well, that would be very dangerous, sergeant.
16:15Somebody could get hurt.
16:16Exactly.
16:18Now, if you saw a dark shadow flitting about the quartel,
16:22you would not shoot him, would you?
16:26No, sergeant.
16:27I would not fire a shot.
16:28Well, that is all I wanted to know.
16:32Good night, corporal.
16:56Hey, sergeant, where are you going?
16:58Oh, just for a walk.
17:00Why do you want to go for a walk at this time of night?
17:02Well, I couldn't sleep so I thought the night air might do me some good, huh?
17:55Look.
17:57Oh, yeah.
17:58Oh, sure.
18:01Zorro!
18:04Lancer, turn out!
18:06Lancer, turn out!
18:11Lancer, turn out!
18:16Hold your fire!
18:18Sergeant Garcia, what on earth are you doing in those ridiculous clothes?
18:22How did you know it was me, Excellency? I'm wearing a mask.
18:25I said, what on earth are you doing?
18:27I was merely testing my defenses, Your Excellency.
18:30I said to myself, the only way that I can find out if I am properly protected against Zorro
18:35is to see what would happen if Zorro appears.
18:38So I courageously volunteered to play the part of Zorro, and here I am, as you see.
18:44Sergeant, you are an idiot.
18:47Si.
18:48From this moment on, until the prisoners leave at dawn,
18:52every man in this garrison shall be on duty.
18:54And as you, Sergeant, I shall recommend to the Governor
18:58that you be transferred to a position of less responsibility in the Mojave Desert.
19:05Si, Excellency.
19:07Lancers, fall in!
19:13What could I do?
19:14Dozens of Zoros would have been helpless after the commotion our fat friend created.
19:20What is the matter with you? I'm trying to tell you there's nothing I can do!
19:31Well, maybe there is something I can do.
19:35Tomorrow.
19:38With a little help?
20:04I shall never believe in Zorro again.
20:16Look. There they are.
20:22Seven armed men.
20:25The odds are too great even for Zorro.
20:31This is it, my friend.
20:33This is the day you shall help me.
20:37Yes, as Zorro.
20:44What is this?
20:45We go no further.
20:47But the agreement was you would go through the path.
20:49We go no further.
20:51And we want our money.
20:55Count it if you do not trust me.
20:57I do not trust you.
21:03You pay a small price for 20 good men.
21:05Zorro is worth twice as much, dead or alive.
21:08After him!
21:21On your way!
21:26There he is!
21:30There he is!
21:32Fire!
21:43There he is!
21:53He is cured
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25:36OF ZORO
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