Sliders s02e07 Episode Script

Mr.
Mallory? Professor? Natty threads.
A couple more minutes and we'll be free of these damned "truth collars.
" I never realized how many lies a person can tell in the course of a day.
Yes, their passion for truthfulness makes this one of the more interesting worlds we've visited.
And one I'm more than anxious to leave, I have to tell you.
The others are cutting it kind of close, aren't they? I guess this is it, then? Yeah, I guess so.
You are an amazing woman, Angelica.
It breaks my heart to say goodbye.
What I'm trying to say is that if it wasn't for my situation, I would be thinking about settling right here with you.
I'm not going to get away with any of this, am I? It's sweet of you to try to lie to me, but if you keep it up, that collar is going to electrocute you.
"A" for effort, though.
Goodbye.
Bye-bye.
Man, it's one thing to have openness in a relationship, but these lie-detector collars, they make my best sweet talk almost impossible.
I'm surprised that girl's still speaking to me.
I'm surprised they have any relationships at all in this world.
In business or in love, a little hypocrisy is necessary to "grease the wheels.
" Guys, we got problems- big time.
Did you bring the wire cutters? No time.
Come on, let's get out of here.
What's going on? Come on, let's go.
I don't want to miss this shot.
Come on, hurry up.
I met him at this dumb art opening.
He was chatting me up - "Where are you from?" and everything.
With these crazy collars on, there wasn't any way around it.
Pretty soon he wormed the whole story out of me.
What-? You told a guy from "Hard Copy" about sliding? What was I supposed to do- lie and get electrocuted in front of 250 art patrons? - I think not.
- What's the worst that can happen? He goes on TV, tells the world about us - we're long gone by then.
Quinn Mallory, "boy genius.
" Uh-oh.
And you must be the illustrious Professor Arturo.
And Crying Man" Brown.
I hope you don't mind- I thought I'd come watch the slide.
Sounds really incredible! Three, two, one.
Oh, God, fabulous! Are you getting this? Anything you want to say to the American people before you go? No comment.
Sensational! Oh-hh, yuck! Hey, you okay? Okay, Professor, I know it's an egg but what kind? I think I have a more interesting question.
Where's San Francisco? Maybe it's all just part of a park.
Listen, shh, shh.
Absolutely no urban noise.
There's no cityscape.
This area is completely undeveloped.
It's beautiful.
And peaceful.
Hey, guys? What the hell is that? Whatever it is, it knows we broke its egg.
Take off! This way! Run! Come on! What is that thing? Come on! Come on, guys! Hustle! Don't look back, just keep running! What if you could travel to parallel worlds? The same year, the same Earth, only different dimensions? A world where the Russians rule America? Or where your dreams of being a superstar came true? Or where San Francisco was a maximum security prison? My friends and I found the gateway.
Now the problem is finding a way back home.
SLIDERS 2x07 "IN DINO VERITAS" - Oh, oh! - Guys! Professor? Oh, it's my ankle.
Can you walk? Yes, yes, yes.
Wait a minute.
Up ahead.
What if she saw us? Careful.
Don't move.
Oh, my God.
Get down there.
At least we'll be out of the open.
Watch your step.
Wade, you watching? Yes.
Careful.
Hang on, guys, just a second.
Let me sit down just a second.
We should be okay for a few minutes.
There's a cave up the hill.
Maybe we can hide there for a while.
Think you're gonna be able to handle that? Yeah, sure- ooh! Damn these truth collars! Are we never going to be rid of them? You were the one that said not to remove them.
That's because it was a felony on that world.
All right, guys, no bickering.
This is how we got into trouble last week.
I think it might be broken.
We've got to get him to a doctor.
How long till we slide, Professor? Who's got the timer? - That's not funny.
- I'm not joking.
Come on.
Don't tell me that! Great Scott, it must have fallen out of my pocket when I tripped.
I'm going back for it.
What about the dinosaur? No choice.
It might only be a couple minutes till the next window.
Wish I could come with you.
Oh-! I know what you're trying to say, Professor.
I'll meet you back up at the cave.
Think you can make it? Hang on a second.
Feels as if it's twice its normal size.
Give me your handkerchiefs.
We'll put cold water on it.
Yeah.
We'll get that boot off inside the cave, all right? - All right.
- Right now, you should try to elevate it.
Let's go, guys! Come on, let's go! What? Look.
- What about Quinn? - He said he'd meet us.
He'll find us.
Come on, we're almost there.
What if there's more of them inside? At least they'd be smaller than the others.
I'll take my chances.
Easy, Professor, easy.
Look at this place.
How's Quinn ever going to make it here with that thing out there? No need to panic, Mr.
Brown.
Young Mallory is a gentleman of almost infinite resourcefulness.
Yeah I'm not panicking, Professor.
I'm just not sure about how much time we have.
For all we know, we may have already missed the slide.
I'm sure the odds are still greatly in our favor.
We'll just have to wait till nightfall.
Why don't you sit down over here if you're going to have to wait around a bit, huh? Hey, guys, I'm going to take a look around.
Okay, be careful, Wade.
How's it feel, Professor? It hurts like hell! Look, let me go check on Wade, okay? You stupid old man.
Rembrandt there are people here.
Who do you think these people are, Professor? Sort of a puzzle, isn't it? On our Earth, man and dinosaur were separated by at least 65 million years.
Now, sliding is never time travel.
So the real question is not so much who these men are, but what on earth dinosaurs are doing in the last twilight of the 20th century.
Yeah, I thought they always preferred the warmer climates.
There's no conclusive evidence that they were cold-blooded.
Perhaps they could live in any climate.
Wasn't a comet supposed to have raised some kind of dust cloud that killed all the dinosaurs? Maybe it missed the Earth here.
Possible.
In any event, if dinosaurs are the dominant life form on this Earth, it'll be interesting to see what's happened to the humans.
- Good heavens! - Go away! Hey, put that down! Are you trying to blind her? You already killed her baby.
Isn't that enough? Who are you? National Dinosaur Preserve Ranger.
Your turn.
I am Professor Maximillian Arturo and this is Miss Wells and Mr.
Brown.
Pursuant to federal statutes you are all three under arrest.
Wait a minute, under arrest for what? Trespassing on a restricted preserve, destruction of an endangered species, otherwise known as "poaching.
" Poaching? This is an animal reserve, all of San Francisco? San Francisco National Dinosaur Preserve and Spotted Owl Sanctuary.
Yes, of course.
If dinosaurs had survived into the 20th century, they would have to be on a protected species list.
Wait a minute.
We're not poachers.
We've got a friend out there.
Not anymore, you don't.
I saw the remains of a man about a mile from here.
What? Madam Ranger, can you describe him? What's left of him? You're lucky I can even tell you that he's human.
Don't panic.
Miss Wells, do not panic! Wade! Quinn?! Quinn! - I'm going out there.
- No, you're not.
- Let me go! - Listen to me! It's suicide, okay? Look, the ranger made it.
If Quinn's dead, I've got to know.
Quinn is all right, okay? I can feel it in my bones.
That's it, I'm going! No, no, no, listen to me.
He's alive! He's just waiting until it gets dark, all right? You gotta have faith.
Okay? Let's look after the Professor.
Come on.
That looks serious.
Ah, well I got it running away from your pet Tyrannosaurus Rex.
"Pet Tyrannosaurus Rex"? That's an Allosaurus.
What kind of a poacher are you? Why do you keep saying that? We're not poachers.
Right- you're not poachers.
You happened to stumble into San Francisco National Forest without noticing the posted signs or the electrical fence.
Ma'am, we have a story to tell- Save it for the trial! An arrest team has already been dispatched from San Jose Ranger Station.
They should be here day after tomorrow to trek you out of here- If they can get you past that dinosaur.
Lady- What the hell? What did you think - a real person could get past that Allosaurus out there? You're not real? Of course I'm real- a real person in San Jose.
I sent my hologram to monitor you until the arrest team arrives.
Madam, you see the surprise on the face of my friends.
Doesn't that trouble you? Here, there must be holographic guards everywhere.
But these people have clearly never seen one.
Now, listen to what I'm going to say.
We're scientists- we have found a way to slide between one world and another - interdimensionally.
In the world that we come from, dinosaurs are long extinct and this area is a great city of San Francisco.
Now, we will shortly be going, but first we must find out whether our friend is living or dead.
Second, we must recover a timer, which foolishly I dropped.
It's very inventive, really, except that I've been following you for weeks.
I've seen the trail of devastation that you've left behind.
"Devastation"? What are you talking about? If we can prove what we're saying- about being sliders- will you help us find our friend and get our equipment back? Look, these things around our neck- have you ever seen one of them before? Yeah, in a "Frederick's of Hollywood" catalog.
It's not a joke.
It's a lie detector from the last world we were on.
Any time I lie, it sends an electrical shock through my body.
The worse the lie, the bigger the shock.
You know your world has nothing like that, right? What's the point? I am an animal poacher out to hurt the dinosaurs.
I cracked a dinosaur egg on purpose.
Wade, stop.
She doesn't believe you.
I was born on this Earth.
Miss Wells, enough! What are you trying to prove? I'm risking my life.
These things will kill you if you lie habitually.
All it tells me is that you know how to wince and twitch.
God, why won't you believe us? We are human beings! You cannot possibly care more for those monsters out there than you do about people, can you? Oh, Miss Wells Don't you have a spark of compassion? Listen to me.
Those "monsters out there," they're not trying to eradicate an entire species.
Human beings are.
Do I care more about those dinosaurs than you? Yes, I do! Well done, Miss Wells.
You certainly brought her around to our point of view.
- Leave her alone, Professor.
- Knock it off, Rembrandt.
I'm so tired of you guys worrying about little Wade.
" Come on, guys.
We're losing it, huh? I don't want to die here.
I want Quinn back.
And I want to slide out of here.
Miss Wells, it's getting dark.
Now is not the time to panic.
Under the cover of darkness I believe Quinn will find his way to us and we have every reason to be optimistic.
And we should keep firm control of our emotions until we can get these damned millstones from off our necks.
Okay, that's it.
I'm going out there.
Where did you say you saw the body? Why? So you can destroy the evidence? No, so we can identify our friend.
Let's go.
No, I'm faster than you.
So what? Miss Wells, I know that it must appear as if we are condescending to you but we cannot needlessly risk your life.
Now, this is what must happen! Mr.
Brown will go and find Quinn and find that he's alive.
Together they will find the timer.
And all together we will slide off this horrendous world and away from this holographic harridan.
I must warn you, I may be a hologram, but I can track you anywhere.
It's my job and I'm good at it! What's so funny? Madam, I promise you, that as a hologram you cannot possibly go where we go.
If you're not back in half an hour, I'm coming after you.
We're coming after you.
It's a deal.
How's the ankle? It's stiffening up, I'm afraid.
Is it just me, or is it getting colder in here? I think we should gather a bit more firewood.
Absolutely.
We don't want to add pneumonia to our problems, do we? Don't worry, Professor.
Oh, Miss Wells, I must confess to a certain measure of pessimism and despair.
I thought you said everything was going to be all right.
I could be far more stoic if I didn't have this damn truth collar around my neck.
It's ironic, isn't it? At the time of our greatest danger, to be deprived of the comforts of platitude and self-deception.
Q- Ball? What are you thinking about? A few weeks ago, we were on that world without clothes, remember? How could I forget? It wasn't exactly my finest hour, was it? But then, none of us exactly covered ourselves in glory, did we? Or anything else, for that matter.
We have certainly seen the best and the worst of each other.
I used to have the biggest crush on him.
Did you know that? Now, after everything we've been through I just really love him, you know? Without condition.
I'd give my life for him.
You know, I think all of us would.
The first time I met him, I was giving a rather brilliant, but very technical lecture to a bunch of very distinguished scientists.
Suddenly this tall, gangling first-year student gets up and asks an impertinent question.
I was annoyed at him.
Then, about a week later, it suddenly occurred to me, quite possibly he was right.
Then, I was exceedingly annoyed at him.
You have no idea, Miss Wells, the joy of being a teacher when at last you come across that rare and unique thing- that first-class mind.
That boy is well, I'm sure he is! I can feel it in my bones.
- Gunshots! - Oh, my God.
- Rembrandt! - Miss Wells! Rembrandt! - Go, girl! Get out of here! - What were those gunshots? Let's not stick around and find out! Go! That thing almost finished me.
It was only five feet away.
Oh, no.
Take the belt and use it to secure the splint, but not so tight you cut off the circulation.
I want to thank you for saving my life out there.
That was you, right? Yeah, well, you looked like you could use a little help.
Yeah, you're telling me.
Relax, Ranger, all I did was put a couple of pockmarks in your precious Allosaurus.
Did you happen to see anybody else out there? Sure- the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and two Shriners' conventions.
Who else would be stupid enough to wander into these killing fields? "Stupid enough," or just greedy? Yeah, well, if it makes you feel any better about me, you can tell your buddies at the Department of Interior we tangled with a herd of velociraptors yesterday.
Final score was Homo sapiens, six, raptors, one.
Six? You killed six velociraptors? And they killed my partner and left me stuck here with a bunch of stinking skins! So don't go all weepy for the little green bastards, okay? Which presents us with an opportunity.
The Englishman's ankle needs medical attention.
A couple days in this cave, infection's going to set in.
He could lose the leg.
I've got a secret way off this preserve.
You help me haul my goods out of here, I'll save your friend's leg.
He is lying! We have the perimeter sealed tight.
Right- that's why you've been so successful stopping me all these months.
What do you mean by "goods"? Dinosaur organs, hides, body parts, the mere possession of which can result- I mean, raptor endocrine glands to help speed burn healing, stegosaur lymph nodes for cancer research, not to mention, over a hundred pounds of sinew for heart surgery.
What he really means is stegosaur sex organs for the Chinese to grind up as aphrodisiacs.
Hey, a man's got a right to a little profit.
I never said I was a saint.
Please, help me.
Your cooperation can only better your chances with the magistrate.
Don't forget to promise them the helicopter airlift.
- Can you do that? - It's not impossible.
They'll never bring the chopper in here.
It disrupts the mating habits of their "gorgeous lizards.
" It's not true.
Damn you! How did you do that? Your basic jamming signal- the only way to deal with a hologram.
So we got a deal or what? I don't think this fella's going to be too happy if we tell him no.
How are you feeling? Actually, better.
Either that, or I'm running on adrenaline.
He's flushed.
Yeah.
I'm fine! I've been sitting too close to the fire, that's all.
Ow! If we wait for the ranger, he's never going to make it.
What do you say, Professor? Well, let's look at our options.
If we wait for the ranger, we end up on trial.
If we go with this fellow, we might end up in sanctuary- if we can believe a word he says.
Or we can go for the timer- between us and which there happens to be the most dangerous carnivore that ever walked the Earth.
Yeah, and what about Quinn? He might still be alive.
Yeah, I agree.
That body the ranger saw could be this man's partner.
We can't possibly leave here until we ascertain Mr.
Mallory's fate.
Besides, I don't want to stay on this world crippled or not.
What are you talking about back here? Nothing.
We're just checking on our friend.
What are those things around your neck? Ahem- souvenirs.
Yeah, we picked them up on our last port of call.
Yeah, well, it's getting on to midnight.
You people might want to get some sleep.
It's now or never, guys.
All right, I'll take care of it.
Look we've been talking and I think we're going to take our chances here.
Our friend might still be out there and we've lost something that's really important to us.
Yeah, it's going to get us back home.
Let me make this real simple.
I've been out in front of those stiffs for over 16 months, but thanks to you, the Forest Service now has a photograph of me.
I'll probably wind up on "America's Most Wanted" all because I saved your life.
So the way I figure it, you owe me.
We are conscious of the debt we owe you, sir, and we are extremely grateful.
What the hell is that? Nothing- he's just not feeling too well.
I couldn't care less how grateful you are.
All I care about is I got a million dollars' worth of dinosaur parts in this cave.
I am not going to leave them here for the Forest Service.
Are we clear about this? Yeah.
Perfectly.
Let's get some sleep.
We got a long day ahead.
In case anybody has any enterprising ideas this here's a hair-trigger, and I am a very light sleeper.
Holographic observers- what a brilliant idea.
Put one in places where no human can survive.
And as guards, they'd be terrific because their realism is such they'd deter all but the most hardened criminal.
Shh Where is she? She must have gone.
I'm going out there.
- Miss Wells-! - Shh.
You'll wake the poacher.
Mr.
Brown- Listen - Rembrandt took a shot.
Now it's my turn.
Don't worry, I know what I'm doing.
Quinn? Quinn? Shut up.
You trying to get us both killed? - Let me go.
- The hell I will.
Listen, my friend might still be alive.
He's dead, lady, and so will you be if you keep this up.
Run! Get the hell away from her, you son of a bitch! Quinn? Come on.
Come on.
Come on! There was this low outcropping.
I squeezed myself in where the dinosaur couldn't get me.
You had us worried, that's for sure.
Ranger said that there was a body out there.
Now there are two.
Well, I never doubted that you were alive for a minute.
Ouch! Ooh.
Am I glad to be rid of that collar.
I can second that.
I'll never hold the unvarnished truth in quite the same high regard again.
He went out to protect me.
I feel so responsible.
It was him or us.
He did hold a gun to our heads, remember? But he was true to his creed.
He protected his species even though he despised us individually.
I'm sorry he's dead, but- hold still- we've still got to get the timer and hope we haven't missed the slide.
Rembrandt, have you found anything? Aw, nothing that would hold off a dinosaur.
I feel sort of ghoulish rifling through a dead man's belongings.
I doubt he'd have any problems going through yours.
Oh, look who's here.
Where have you been? Trying to get them to authorize a helicopter.
Who's he? His name's Quinn.
He's the one we've been looking for.
How about that helicopter? I'm afraid not.
The Archaeopteryx are in rut- it's not a big enough priority.
We have to die so that baby Archaeopteryx can be born? I did find your timer, though.
Great.
It's where you said, at the base of the hill.
The readout says you still have about an hour and a half left.
What about the Allosaurus? She's a patient hunter.
She can wait you out for days.
All this equipment, this guy's got to have something we can use.
- Those bottles.
- What are they? Attractants and repellents.
Are they labeled? No, just different colors.
Oh, God, this has got to be a repellent.
Ugh-! No more so than this.
Have you any idea which is which? If I could smell, I could tell you.
That's something we wouldn't want to guess wrong on, would we? Flare gun and flares a rope, a grappling hook- Wait a minute that might work.
All right.
Well done, my boy.
You okay? I was a varsity gymnast in high school.
Don't worry about me, you've got the tough part.
Good luck, Miss Wells.
No sweat.
Wade, don't fire the flare until you get our signal.
Remember, fire right past her eyeline, just close enough to distract her.
Ready when you are.
All set? Sure.
Which way? Inside the treeline.
You see anything? Yeah, they're almost at the bottom of the hill.
It's over here.
Wade, now! Anything at all? Just a lot of roaring and trees shaking.
All right.
Two minutes! Wade, it's not an hour! We slide in two minutes! Go! Damn, woman! You trying to give me a heart attack? You have to go now.
You only have two minutes.
Go! Let's go! Hurry! Go on! Go on without me! I'm not leaving you, damn it! Come on! Go on yourself, go on! Wade, the repellents! Wade, now! Run, Wade, run! - Go, go! - What about Wade? - I'll wait for her.
Go! - Hurry! Hurry! Go! Whoa! Whoa-aa! This is the best preserved Allosaurus skeleton I've seen in all my years.
Give you a hand, Professor? Oof! Whoa! Are you all right? I think so.
You guys? Fine.
Yeah.
Fine, considering the alternative.