Queen of Swords/The Uncle

The Uncle
Season 1, Episode 14
Airdate	February 17, 2001
Production Number	114
Written by	Durnford King
Directed by	Jorge Montesi
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Queen of Swords — Season One

The Uncle is the fourteenth episode of the first season of Queen of Swords, and the fourteenth episode overall.

Guest Stars: Grant Russell (Uncle Alejandro), Carlos la Rosa Pace (Don Ricardo), Joaquin Calderon (Juan)

Plot Overview

Tessa's Uncle, Don Alejandro, arrives from Spain to find his brother's murderers and take Tessa, from the barbaric colonies, home to find her a suitable husband. Ready to pay a large reward, he becomes a target for local bandits and for Colonel Montoya and Captain Grisham, for whom the truth would condemn. Montoya implicates Don Ricardo in the murder of Don Alvarado and Don Alejandro on revenge. Emotions run high. The Queen has to intervene to save her Uncle's life.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

Emotions run high in this episode.

Characters

Episode reveals Tessa lived with her Uncle in Madrid.

Dr Helm, Vera, and Don Hidalgo do not appear in this episode.

Trivia

Behind the Scenes

The Director Jorge Montesi played Don Claudio in the episode The Pretender (Ep18)

Allusions and References

Tessa's uncle is Don Alejandro. In Zorro_(1990), Zorro's father is Don Alejandro de la Vega. Spooky.

Quotes

Alejandro to Tessa "The colonies is no place for a woman of your breeding".

The Queen to Alejandro "This isn't Spain Don Alejandro, be careful or you'll learn the hard way".

Alejandro to Tessa "But you're a woman, beautiful, intelligent, and unmarried and Lord knows, you'll never find a husband in a place like this".

Tessa to Marta "Look at my life Marta, pretending to be less than I am while these Peacocks strut around in their uniforms. Uncle thinks I should get married, Ha! That's a laugh, Marta, I'm tired, I just want to be normal".

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