To attract Zorro's attention, Diego and Lolita are held hostage in a robbery at the loan office. Lolita gets injured and Diego questions whether he is up to the task of wearing the mask.

A woman is missing in Chinatown, calling Zorro to take action. Matters get worse with the unfortunate explosion at the Ramirez mine. Additionally, Diego learns the painful news of the murder of his father.

Zorro is instilling fear in an open war against the governor. Lolita is torn by her emotions for Diego while Monasterio unveils something about Zorro that is going to change everything.

Monasterio suspects that Zorro is not what the governor claims him to be. Diego and Nah-Lin feel forced to leave behind their differences and strike a truce to free the captured indigenous people. Diego uncovers a crucial clue to find his father’s murderers.

The auction for Ramirez’s lands seems to have a pre-fixed winner: The Russo-American company. Right after attempting to avoid Andreyévich from making the auction, Diego is surprised by the visit of the Bear Clan. Lolita is confused with her feelings for Diego and her engagement with Monasterio.

Accounts of Zorro appear in The Californian, which helps Ivanova find the missing piece to her plans. Diego gets a final warning from one of Nah-Lin's men that puts at risk his secret identity.

Nah-Lin discovers that Lolita is Diego’s weakness, so she threatens to kill her on her weeding day if he doesn’t give up being Zorro.

The Bear Clan asks Diego for a loyalty test. If he wants to prevent it, he must uncover the murderers before the established deadline. Lolita confronts Diego about Zorro’s identity.

Guadalupe and Samael arrive in Los Angeles to claim part of Alejandro’s inheritance. The deadline is almost over: Diego must kill Monasterio.