Episode Title:
Sissi’s Sacrifice.
Episode Description:
The fire at the Vienna Opera brings great misfortune to Sissi's family and friends. State Chancellor Zottornik blames the Hungarian rebel leader Andrássy and Sissi's father, Duke Max. In order to arrest Duke Max, however, Zottornik needs an arrest warrant from Empress Sophie. Sophie is horrified: The father of her future daughter-in-law - a traitor? She signs the arrest warrant and announces that her son Franz can no longer marry Sissi under these circumstances.
