In 1850 (10 years after the events of the first film),
the people of California are voting to decide whether or not to join
the United States of America as a state. During one of the votes, a wild
gunman named Jacob McGivens, attempts to steal the box of votes. Before
he makes off with the votes, however, Zorro appears and chases after
him and his men. Zorro succeeds in recapturing the votes, but in their
scuffle McGivens manages to pull off Zorro's mask. A pair of Pinkerton
agents see the face of Zorro, recognizing him as Don Alejandro de la
Vega. Zorro then makes a make-shift mask out of his costume and rides
off on his stallion, Toronado, to deliver the votes to the governor.
Upon returning to his mansion, Alejandro is greeted by his loving wife,
Eléna. Eléna believes that Alejandro can now give up being Zorro, but
Alejandro is sure that the people will still need him. Angered of
Alejandro's neglecting his wife and son while going out as Zorro, Eléna
kicks him out of the house. The next day, after sending her now
10-year-old son, Joaquin to school, Eléna is confronted by the
Pinkertons, who reveal that they know who Zorro really is. Soon after,
Alejandro is served with divorce papers from Eléna.
Three months later, Alejandro is living in a hotel, depressed over the
separation from Eléna and not having been summoned as Zorro in all this
time. His friend and childhood guardian, Father Felipe, convinces him to
attend a party at a French count's new vineyard, and there Alejandro
finds out that Eléna has been spending time with the count and her
former schoolmate, Armand. Later, after drinking himself stupid,
Alejandro witnesses a huge explosion go off close to Armand's mansion
and becomes suspicious of his ex-wife's long-time friend.
Afterwards, McGivens and his men attack a peasant family,
the Cortezes, who is Alejandro's friend, in order to seize their land
deed. Zorro succeeds in rescuing Guillermo's wife and infant son, but
McGivens shoots Guillermo just before disappearing with his gang, the
deed to the Cortez home in hand. Zorro subsequently stakes McGivens out
at Armand's mansion to confirm his suspicions and finds out that Armand
wanted Cortez's land to build a railroad. At the same time, he
encounters Eléna, who has been doing undercover espionage for the
Pinkertons and discovered that Armand is to receive a mysterious
shipment.
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