As Lady Zorro battles with her urge to exact vengeance on the General, Hugo is ridden down by the mercenary troops, brought back to the mansion, and tortured. The General uses Hugo's theft of an axe as an excuse to exert martial law on Alta California, wresting command from (and arresting) Capitain Ramón. Can Lady Zorro rescue Hugo, the axe, and the Capitain from a mansion teeming with ruthless mercenary soldiers? The odds are almost impossible... and Lady Zorro will find herself using a rallying cry that she never thought would pass her lips.