When Paco Pico is confronted by Captain Jorge Mendez & El Excellente, he becomes afraid that he might lose his spot in the office. He turns to Don Diego for support to help him keep his position. In the end, Diego tells Pico that he didn't want Captain Mendez in charge because he would be a greater ruler than Pico. Also according to Mendez, he almost caught Diego.
While Bernardo is washing clothes, Zorro's outfit blows away into the reach of Paco Pico. Pico takes Bernardo into to jail to get him to admit that Don Diego was Zorro, but Bernardo declares he is which he isn't. Don Carlos & Diego must save Bernardo before he is hurt, but their outfits were shrunken. Sergeant Sepulveda helps them out, so they can help Bernardo.
Paco Pico is up to no good again. He has a new plan that he hopes will work. It is to act as he is Zorro and takes things from stores to frame the real Zorro. This will make the people go down on Zorro, and forget him. In the end, Zorro tricks Pico and he captures him. Zorro lets the soldiers handle Pico, while he leaves no keep his identity un-revealed.
Don Carlos falls in love with Angelica after he saves her. He uses his fathers costume to do so, in which he vows to follow the Zorro promise. His father is informed by his son that he loves her, and that he wants her to know this. Meanwhile, Pico is up to no good trying to catch Zorro and put a stop to his good deeds.