Sergeant Mendoza has a nightmare about role reversals, when the alcalde runs the tavern while Victoria is a dragon-tempered alcalde who orders tax money wasted on pink laced curtains. The next day the alcalde introduces a horse-parking fee and coupons as 'payment' for garrison provisions, claiming territorial red tape in Monterrey drained the pueblo's coffers, and refuses to use the 6,000 pesos-reward for Zorro, but is unexpectedly taken on his word when declaring to be ready to stand in an election - Victoria stands against him; Don Alejandro enthusiastically runs her campaign. De Soto trusts for his reelection on an attempt to bribe Don Diego's (only) newspaper and 500 fake votes he orders Mendoza to make. Of course both attempts fail, but there's a 15th century royal Spanish law even Zorro can't make go away...
—KGF Vissers