Zorro #8/1988

In 1820s California, Don Miguel De La Cruz faces eviction after failing to pay his taxes, his land threatened by the corrupt Kommendant Monasterio, who seizes his deed. When the official document is taken to the fortress, Zorro moves in secret—slipping past guards to reclaim the proof of ownership. With freedom still uncertain and the future uncertain, De La Cruz prepares to leave, but not before the deed is returned.

In "Sömndrycken," José and Pedro Ortuño scheme to rob San Gabriel’s mission, using Don Diego as a cover by inviting him to dinner—only to drug him into unconsciousness. But Diego, sensing danger, has Bernardo secretly follow him, and the pair set a trap that catches the brothers red-handed when they return, drugged and drunk on spiked wine. Zorro, Bernardo, and Sergeant Garcia soon find themselves in the middle of a cleverly laid ambush, with the Ortuño brothers facing justice for their bold, sleep-inducing plan.

In a quiet monastery school, the lonely boy Luis struggles with the ache of never receiving a letter, while his friends Juanito and Paco share news from home. Fearing for the boy’s spirit, the compassionate fader Anselmo confides in Don Diego, who, beneath his masked guise as Zorro, takes it upon himself to write a letter that might bring Luis hope.