Many stories have been written about Elizabeth of Austria, a legend of royalty, the empress of Austria, queen of Hungary. The one we're going to hear begins in Vienna. Not the gay, carefree Vienna of bygone days, but the cruel, grim Vienna of the present. It's New Years Eve 1942, and a mantle of snow covers the city. Under the winter moon in the cemetery, a woman's voice calls out to ask who has awoken her...