Blind - Episode 1

Erik Dieter was a soldier. He was born in Berlin, 1889. He had dark hair and black eyes. He never knew his parents. An orphan living in the streets of Germany. There weren’t many options to him than entering the army. People would look to him as a survivor.
Our story begins in the year of 1914. After the industrial revolution, people started doing more weapons. New technologies. The world was a bomb ready to blow up. They only needed a trigger, a motive to start everything.
Erik was only a scout. He was in Sarajevo with two more soldiers, Mack and Frederick. Frederick was using a disguise. They had a mission. Waiting outside the hospital, Erik started to remember what happened. The Archduke of Austria, Franz Ferdinand was visiting Sarajevo that day. Earlier, someone had thrown a grenade at his car. He survived, and then looked at the guard.
-So this is how you receive your visitors?! You throw bombs at them?!- He said.
His wife, Sophie, was okay. That was good. He would be the heir presumptive of the Austro-Hungarian throne. People were injured in the explosion. They were taken to the hospital. Franz and Sophie decided to visit them. The three scouts were there, waiting for them to come out. Erik didn’t know what would happen. He and Mack only had an order: Scout Frederick.
They saw Ferdinand coming out of the hospital and entering the car. The three scouts walked towards another car and entered in it. After the Duke’s car left, they went after it.
-Why are we here? - Asked Mack while driving the car.
-You are here to scout me. – Said Frederick.
-We know that! – Said Erik on the passenger’s seat. – But why? What are you going to do?
-My orders here are confidential. I can’t say anything to you both.
-At least tell us where to go.
-Just follow the Duke.
-Are you concerned about him? He’s just the Duke.
-That’s not the only thing. Franz Ferdinand isn’t only an heir presumptive. He’s a member of a secret society: The Black Hand. They are planning to expand the Serbia by the use of violence and war.
-A terrorist group, huh?
-We’re only here to guarantee that Ferdinand is here for peace, and not for the Hand.
-So, we’re here to certify that he’s not searching for war?
-Exactly. It will be a long day.
Suddenly, the Duke’s car turned in the wrong direction. The scout’s car followed them.
-Where’s he going? - Said Mack. – The hotel isn’t in that direction!
-Stop the car. – Said Frederick. –It’s time.
-Time?
-Just do what I said!
Mack stopped the car and Frederick got out. He walked towards Ferdinand’s car.
-What’s he doing? – Asked Erik.
Mack and Erik got out of the car. Frederick walked to the Duke’s car. He got a pistol from his pocket and shot two times. The first shot hit Ferdinand’s neck, the second hit Sophie.
-MY GOD! – Erik screamed.
Frederick got the pistol and pointed it to his own head. A guard took the gun away from his hand and arrested him.
Ferdinand looked to Sophie.
-Live. – He said. – Live for our children…
Someone aided him. The person was injured too but not so badly.
-Is Your Imperial Highness suffering very badly? – He asked.
-It’s nothing… - Said the duke.
The car started rushing to the hospital.
-Follow them! – Erik said.
Sophie died in the way. Franz Ferdinand died some minutes later.
-They’re dead. – Said Mack. – Frederick killed them. What are we going to do?
-Let’s go back to Germany. – Said Erik. – They’ll know what to do.