"TamaIes." "Get your tamales." "Tamales, hot, hot, hot, hot" "Tamales, hot, hot, hot, hot" "Fine as can be Try them and see" "Get your hotter than hot tamales" "For the hottest tamale in Monterey" ""Come to Theresa" The folks all say" "Your eyes will water And your tongue will burn" "But they're so delicious You'll soon return" " Tamales, hot, hot, hot, hot" " Tamales" " Tamales, hot, hot, hot, hot" " Tamales" " Fine as can be, try them and see" " Fine as can be, try them and see" " Get your hotter than hot" " Get your hotter than hot tamales" "Tamales" "Hot, hot, hot, hot" "Tamales" " Thank you, corporal." " Anytime at all, sergeant." "May I fix you the best tamaIe in all Monterey, sergeant?" "Gracias, but no." " I would Iike" " No, you would not." " No, sergeant?" " No, corporal." "You can pay me tomorrow." "Theresa, I have some bad news for you." "And for every other peon in the plaza." "Bad news on such a lovely morning?" "Ah." " tell me tomorrow." " You will not be here tomorrow." "What?" "I have been ordered to move all of the stands out of the plaza." " You say that again." " I am sorry, Theresa, but all of the stands must be moved by noon today." "By what right?" "My mother built this stand with her own hands." " I am sorry but those are my orders." " This for your orders." "Pig." "Look out, Theresa, you'II hurt yourself." "Let go." "Let go of me, you're hurting me." "Let go of me, you big balloon." "Let go of me, you're hurting me." " What are you doing, sergeant?" " Buenos dßas, Don Diego." "Sergeant, just what did the senorita do?" " Nothing" " I was just trying to tell her" "Wait a minute." "One at a time, please." "But first, I do not think you have to hold the senorita so tightly." "She will not run away." "That is not what I'm afraid of, Don Diego." " He is hurting me, Don Diego." " Sergeant." " Aah!" " Now, that's enough of that, senorita." "Now, stand over there." "Now, what did you do, sergeant?" " I am only following orders." " What orders?" "He said that all the peons have to remove their stands." "I do not say so, my orders do." "Wait, sergeant." "Let me understand you correctly." "The governor has ordered these people to leave the plaza, knowing that these little stands are their only means of livelihood?" "Sß, Don Diego." "well, not exactly the governor." "He left two days ago for the islands of Santa Barbara." "well, who issued the order?" "Senor Rico, the adjutant." "He is the acting governor now." "Did he tell you why he wants them to leave?" "No, Don Diego." "He has made so many new regulations, it is impossible to keep up with them." "But orders are orders." "The peons will just have to move." " No." "Not one inch." " Aah!" "Senorita, behave yourself." "At what time do the stands have to come down, sergeant?" " By noon today." " Then we still have some time." "I will go have a talk with Senor Rico." "Oh, I wish you would, Don Diego." "I do not Iike to do this." " Then I won't have to move?" " I did not say that." "I only said I will have a talk with him." "Oh, wonderful." "Senorita." "please, senorita." "This is very pleasant, but..." "But I Iike you." "well, I Iike you too, but what about your boyfriend, Joaquin?" "Oh, him?" "Pooh on him." "Theresa." "Theresa, please." "Oh, no, Senorita Theresa, that is not the way." "You take just one arm, and you twist it around behind, not in front." " Like this." "You see?" " Oh." " Buenos dßas, Joaquin." " Don Diego." "Buenos dßas, Senor Castenada." "We were just showing the senorita how to capture criminals." "Oh?" "You should be with your cows." "What are you doing here?" "What are you doing?" "I am trying to sell tamaIes." "If you're not going to buy any, please, get away from my stand." "I have money." "I would Iike a tamale." " Where's your armband?" " My--?" "Oh." "I do not wear one of those things." "You've had quite a busy morning, haven't you?" " I don't understand." " Oh, yes, you do." " What are you talking about?" " old Joseph, the wood carrier." "Some soldiers beat him this morning for no reason at all." "The old one?" "I wouldn't do a thing like that." " Of course he wouldn't." " He's a soldier." " I am." " He's also a friend." "Joaquin, you behave yourself." "Here's your tamaIe." "Five centavos." "I don't want it." "You ordered it." "Either you'II eat it, or you'II wear it." "AII right." "Five centavos." "It's getting late, Don Diego, if you're going to see Senor Rico." "Yes, of course." "Sergeant, you won't take any action till I return, will you?" "I'II try not to, but please hurry, Don Diego." "Remember my orders:" "AII of the peons must be moved from the plaza by noon." "Not one peon will move, you overstuffed tamaIe." " What do you say to that?" " please, Theresa." " Don't you touch her." " Joaquin, Sergeant Garcia is a friend." "He will be a friend half his size if he touches Theresa again." "GARCIA:" "I have my duty." " I have my knife." "Who asked you to interfere, huh?" "I can fight my own battles." "There is no need for any fighting." "Is there, sergeant?" " I hope not, Don Diego." " You see?" "Of course, it depends." "If the orders are not changed, I will have to carry them out." " Give me the knife." " You heard what he said." "DIEGO:" "You cannot help Theresa this way." "Give it to me." "I'II take it." "Ugh!" "You men." "Sergeant Garcia, the especiales are coming." "Tear it down." "trouble, Bernardo." "You keep Joaquin out of this." "Garcia." " Sß, capitan." " Why aren't these stands down?" "Senor Rico gave the peons until noon today." " I was just asking them if they" " Asking them?" "You don't ask peons, you tell them." "And you tell them so they understand." "I will show you how it is done." "Oh, you little devil." "please, Theresa, please." "I would not hit her, senor, if I were you." "Senor de Ia Vega, this is some concern of yours?" " It is." " Huh." "I did not know that you were reduced to selling tamales." "Because if you are, you had best find some other place." "I have been ordered by Governor Rico to remove all of these stands." "I do not think that Adjutant Rico intended that you should destroy them." "Senor, you wish to question intentions, you speak to Governor Rico." "If you will be so kind as to release the senorita, we will do that immediately." "The senorita is under arrest, for resisting an officer of the king." "And, senor, I would suggest that you pay heed to the warning too." " Garcia." " Sß, capitan." " You are relieved of your duty here." " Gracias, capitan." "And I will be back and see that all of these stands are torn down." "Now, bring her with me." " Don Diego, save me." "Joaquin." " Don Diego, Don Diego." " Let go of me." " It is better that you do not try to interfere." "They will lock her up in the garrison jail." "Sergeant, what is happening in Monterey?" "I don't know, Don Diego." "But if Senor Rico gets to be governor," "I can think what will happen." "Oh, you are fortunate to be leaving for Los angeles." "Not so fortunate, sergeant." "Our business will keep us here for some time." "Sergeant, Iet's us go back to Los angeles." "AII right, you have convinced me." "Now, I will go and pack our things, while you go tell the adjutant that we are leaving the army." "Baboso, come back here." " But you said I couId" " Do you wanna get shot for desertion?" " I just want to go home." " Sergeant." "You'd better warn the peons to remove their stands" " before these guards return." " That is a good idea, Don Diego." "But where will they go?" "They have no place." "I do not know, but it is dangerous for them to remain here." "I will try and tell them." "Oh." "It is better for our friend Joaquin to have a lump on the head instead of a bullet in the back, eh?" "I hope he thinks so." "How is he?" "We'II have to see if we can get Theresa out of the garrison before he wakes up." "If we can't, I'm afraid Joaquin will start himself a war." "But why?" "Why?" "Why did you have to do that?" "I realize the action was drastic, Senor Rico, but also it was necessary." "AII right." "If it was necessary, then I find no fault with it." "You wanted the stands down, they're down." "I thought at first, maybe they could just move them." "They can still move them." "If they can find all their parts." "See who that is." "Your excellency, it is Diego de Ia Vega." "He wants" " Diego de Ia Vega, of course." "please." " Gracias." "To what do we owe the honor of this visit?" "I was in the marketplace when your especiales tore down the stands belonging to the peons." "You were injured, Diego." "You were caught in the middle of this unfortunate affair." " I am sorry." " No, I was not injured." "Then I" " I do not understand." "I came here to protest the treatment of these people." "Now, they may be poor, but they are still subjects of the king." " They have some rights." " But not the right to flaunt the Iaw." "To interfere with the administration of justice." "To oppose and impede the king's soldiers in the performance of their duties." "These things, I will not tolerate." "Are you certain we are speaking of the same thing?" "I appreciate your concern over these peons, Senor de Ia Vega, but you must understand my position." "I have been entrusted with the safety and welfare of Monterey in the governor's absence." "Oh, and, uh, you consider a peon selling tamales in the plaza a danger to the safety of Monterey?" "The presence of an unlicensed mob is always a danger." "The plaza has been overrun with thieves and pickpockets." "Now they will have to go elsewhere to ply their trade." "And what about the peons?" "They can build decent places in which to sell their wares." "Let them contribute something." "Someday, de Ia Vega, the eyes of the world will be on california." "When this happens, I do not wish Monterey to be known as the presidio with the pigsties in the street." "I, too, would Iike visitors to see california in a good light." "Good." "Then I shall be happy to count on the support of you and your father." "Senor Rico," " perhaps I have not made myself clear." " You have." "Now, if you will please allow me to do the same." "I intend to make Monterey an example of disciplined, weII-ordered government." "I will permit nothing to stand in my way." "Now, if you will please excuse me, I have several things to do." "Maybe we both have." "Then buenas tardes, Senor de Ia Vega." "Oh, uh, about Senorita Modesto." "The young lady that your guards have locked in the cells." "What do you intend doing with her?" "If you are interested, the bailment is 20 pesos." "please pay the jailer." "She is very pretty, I understand." " Are you the jailer?" " Sß." "Here." " Twenty pesos." " For what?" "BaiIment for the Senorita Modesto." "will you release her now?" "Thirty pesos." "I understood the ball was 20 pesos." "Perhaps it is, if you would care to return this evening." "Thirty pesos." " Don Diego." " It's all right." "You're free." " I can go now?" " Yes, you can go." "Come on now." "Come on." "Those brothers of burros." "Oh, behave yourself." "Thank you for getting me out of there." " Are you all right?" " Yes." " Did they frighten you?" " No." "Yes." "Yes, I was." "Don Diego, I was so frightened." "It's all right." "You don't have to be afraid any longer." "well, she's just grateful." " Wait a minute." " He hit me." " I told him to." " You what?" " I didn't want you to get hurt." " Oh, thank you." " well, you were outnumbered." " This time." "But they won't always be so many." "Look, you don't always have to look for trouble." " Listen to Don Diego." " You stay out of this." "Did the guards push down your cows, huh?" "Did they take you to jail?" "No." "AII you got was a hit in the head, and you want to fight." "well, somebody has to stand up to them." "It does not have to be you." "Aah!" "Look, I'm getting tired of this." " Now, put that away." " Stand aside." " You have to get hit on the head again?" " Just try it." "Any of you." "You." "You are so hot-tempered you forget who your friends are." "Now you want to fight with Don Diego." "well, go ahead and fight." "Get yourself killed." "I don't care what happens to you." "But before you do, you take these pots over to my house." "You promised." "Now, come on." "I'm sorry about your welcome, sergeant." "It does not matter, Don Diego." "We are getting used to it." "Everywhere we go, the peons are angry." "They're not angry in Los angeles." "Don't they understand you are following orders?" "No, Don Diego, I can't even make the corporal understand." "Sergeant, Iet's go back to Los angeles." "See what I mean?" "well, in that case, sergeant, I can only say, "Make the best of it."" "Sß, Don Diego." "But that is not so easy." "I am afraid the especiales are beginning to enjoy the things they are doing." "Say, what about them?" "Who are they?" "Bad ones." "I hate to admit it, Don Diego, but he is right." "They are the scum of the garrison." "It's a pity you have to take orders from such men." "An especiale can give orders to anybody." "And they do." "I will see you again, soldier." "That one, he carries the weight of the world on his shoulders." " well, you can't blame him, sergeant." " No, Don Diego." "But I think perhaps he may find himself in trouble." "What do you think, corporal?" "I liked it in Los angeles." "Hit me, will you?" "I'II show you." "Out of the way." "You hear me?" "I said, out of the way." "You do not own the street." "Take him into the garrison." "Put it in solid, it will be used many times." "halt." " I would Iike to see Senor Rico." " Senor Rico is not to be disturbed." "Very well then, I will speak with Capitan Briones." "Ah, Senor de Ia Vega, you are here again?" "The guard informs me that I cannot see Senor Rico." "The governor is quite busy." "May I help you?" "I understand that you are holding Joaquin Castenada." "Do you?" "Where is he?" "I do not see him." "We are taking good care of him." "He has the special cell." "AII to himself." " AII right, how much?" " You cannot buy this one, senor." "Nothing can get him out of here." "We have plans for him." " You intend whipping him?" " myself." "In the morning, if you care to see it." "What did he do?" "Hmph." "Whoever told you he was here can also tell you what he has done." "I would rather hear it from him." "May I speak with him?" "In the morning." "After we have finished with him." "Guard, Senor de Ia Vega is leaving." "He will not return again today." "You will see to it." "I couldn't get him out." "They have him locked in a cell with no light and no air." "Yes." "Tomorrow, they're going to whip him." "Of course he'II fight." "Then they'II have an excuse to kill him." "Joaquin Castenada." " This is Zorro." " Zorro?" "Make the guard angry enough to enter your cell." " It's a Iong night." " You better get back to the gate." "Let me out of here!" "Let me out of here!" "Silencio and go to sleep while you still have skin on your back." " Make me!" " He'II talk differently tomorrow." "I know your face, guard." "When I get out of here, I will find you alone and I will cut you to pieces." " Get the key." " Ah, forget him." "Nobody threatens me." "Get the key." "Let me out, Iet me out!" "Let me out of here!" " Open it." " The capitan won't like this." "I will." " Who's there?" " Patience, my friend." "Good work, amigo, but leave here quickly." "Zorro." "Guards." "Guards." "Zorro is here." "I'II be all right now, Senor Zorro." "These hills are my home." "It might be wiser for you, my friend, to remain here then." " Adiüs, amigo." " Adiüs."