Death to the Queen
| "Death to the Queen" | |
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| Queen of Swords episode | |
Dr Helm secretly frees the Queen
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Jon Cassar |
| Written by | Jocelyne Baroque-Simmons |
| Produced by | Ken Gord |
| Cinematography by | Alwyn Kumst |
| Production code | 102 |
| Original air date | October 14, 2000 |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
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Tacho Gonzalez as Don Gaspar Hidalgo |
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Tacho Gonzalez as Don Gaspar Hidalgo
Death to the Queen is the second episode of the syndicated television series Queen of Swords airing October 14, 2000.
Colonel Montoya plots to kill The Queen when she attempts to find missing peasants he is using in a gold mine. Dr Helm arrives in Santa Helena and makes an impression on Tessa and meets the captured Queen of Swords.
Cast as listed at the beginning and end of episode.
Colonel Montoya has a secret goldmine under the supervision of Captain Grisham and Sergeant Alonzo and is using peasant labor arrested under various false charges. Torlio, one of these laborers, is killed escaping. Santa Helena is awaiting a supply ship and the choice of food is limited. Tessa and Marta are shopping and Tessa is about to take the last apple when it is grabbed by a hungry stranger trail-weary after his journey from Texas. Words are exchanged only to be interrupted by Colonel Montoya who introduces the scruffy stranger as the new doctor, Dr Helm, for Santa Helena, much to Tessa's surprise, and on her journey home with Marta they vent their feelings about the first impressions of the new doctor. Very much revealing a secret interest, she admits to noticing that his eyes were green.
Arriving at the hacienda, Marta and Tessa are approached by Louisa, Torlio's wife, looking for her missing husband, and Tessa agrees to help. Tessa goes to Colonel Montoya office and his disinterest is manifested as he asks her to leave. Captain Grisham arrives to report the miners are sick, but Montoya insists he needs the gold to buy cannon from the expected supply ship. Grisham points out that the missing men will attract the attention of the Queen of Swords, but Montoya is expecting this and plans to kill the Queen.
More peasants are being transported by wagon from the jail, but this time, under the observation of the Queen,who follows at a discreet distance. While in town Montoya is trying to get information from Dr Helm about treatment for sick men without giving away the secret mine. The Queen's pursuit of the wagon leads into a narrow ravine where she is ambushed by Captain Grisham's men firing rifles from above. One bullet hits the Queen in her side causing her to fall from her horse with her sword. Running from the rifle fire she makes her way up a hill engaging in swordplay with the soldiers until she reaches the top of the cliff overlooking the sea. Grisham approaches and the Queen feels the pain and blood where she had been shot and realise her only chance of escape is to chance a hundred feet fall to the water and rocks below. Believing she could not survive the fall Grisham has his soldiers comb the beach for her body and when the Queen's shirt is found returns to Santa Helena leaving instructions to find the body.
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