With the help of Zorro, Don Alejandro has escaped the trap set by the commandante. However before Don Alejandro could complete his leap over the cuartel wall a bullet from Capitan Monastrio's pistol rang out hitting the don. Now the soldiers, led by the commandante, race to find the wounded man. To make sure Diego does not help his father, Capitan Monastario orders Sergeant Garcia and two men to remain at the de la Vega hacienda to keep Diego a prisoner and therefore unable to help his father.