Monterey's new acting governor, Luis Rico, has issued a new regulation forbidding peons from having stands in the Plaza. This doesn't go over well with Theresa, the tamale peddler, who wrongfully blames Sergeant Garcia for the new rule before Don Diego promises to go talk to Rico. Diego's efforts are unsuccessful however, and Joaquin Castenada, Theresa's hot-headed boyfriend, gets into trouble with the especiales, led by the cruel Captain Briones, and his locked in jail. Now it's up to Zorro to save him before it's too late.
—Happy_Evil_Dude