Some convicts escape, led by an assassin who is also a marquis, and they terrorize the towns they pass by demanding money and murdering.

Curro and his men go to an arms purchase deal but the dealer's nephew kills him and blames Curro Jiménez.

Curro and his men act on this occasion directly in Cordoba capital. There they carry out their robberies, get involved in the liberation of some prisoners and carry out amorous conquests. The Indian governor wants to make the bandits understand that he is the only one in charge of Cordoba.

A Scottish nobleman condemned to death chooses to die drowned in a barrel of sherry wine of a special vintage. As the winemaker refuses to sell the wine, an English lord hires Curro Jiménez to provide it.