Sliders s02e11 Episode Script

I don't believe it.
At last, a soft landing.
Get a load of this place, huh? These people have got to be some sort of millionaires.
We're on private property.
Let's get out of here.
I think if we go this way, we should be all right.
Guys Get him over to the side.
Easy, easy.
Is he breathing? There's no pulse.
Okay, let's clear his mouth.
Good heavens! All right.
Hello! There's been an accident! Clear his mouth.
He hasn't swallowed his tongue, anyway.
He won't feel any pain.
He's long dead.
How could this happen? 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 No, I haven't called the police yet.
Because the press will be all over us, that's why.
Look, Gillette, I can't cope with all this right now.
Just please, get here as soon as you can, okay? Thank you.
Looks as if you two were an item on this world.
Take a look at all these photographs.
If we had arrived half an hour earlier we might have been able to save him.
Take a look at this.
What? That boy is running for President? He can't be more than 17.
Is there anything we can do? Thank you.
You're very kind.
Not at all.
Not at all.
Maybe you'd rather be alone.
Uh, no, please.
That's so eerie- seeing the two of you.
Yes, well, it's as we explained.
It's Parallel worlds.
Amazing.
You're dripping wet.
I'm sorry, let me get you some clothes.
Excuse me.
You and your Quinn, you were-? He was my husband.
You decent? I suppose so.
- Too bad, I'm coming in.
Wow, these clothes are so retro.
I know.
This is so strange.
I know.
This whole situation is a lot to take in.
So much I want to ask her.
I mean she's me, but she's not me.
Obviously we're not together like they were, but, Quinn, if something happened to you, I don't think I could handle it.
May I come in? My God, you look just like him.
Mr.
Gillette will take your wet clothes and have them laundered.
How are you two doing? We're still a little shaken, but I think we're okay.
I've got to pull myself together and get dressed.
I've got a guest coming any minute.
Guests? For what? We were hosting a party to lobby the state legislature for Edulearn.
Edulearn? The public school system here is a national disgrace.
It was QR's dream to give all Americans, rich and poor, a chance at a solid education.
He had developed a computer program so advanced it would replace the public schools and save the taxpayers billions.
But now- I don't know what I'm going to tell these people.
Why don't you just tell them the truth? You have to understand the big picture.
This project was so identified with QR it will die without him.
He worked so hard on this, it breaks my heart.
Excuse me.
You can't be serious.
It's only for a couple of hours.
The party will break up around midnight and then we're out of here.
Yeah, but what good will that do? When you leave tomorrow, the Quinn on this world will still be dead.
Mr.
Mallory, you're impersonating a dead man.
If somebody finds out there'll be an inquiry.
That means the authorities.
That means that you've compromised the slide.
All she needs me to do is schmooze a couple of state legislators so they can vote final passage on Friday.
I'm playing myself here, guys.
Plus, she needs us.
Don't look at me.
You look incredible.
I really appreciate you doing this.
They're starting to arrive downstairs.
Just remember, you are the ace designer of Advanced Software Industries.
Stand close and follow my lead.
Well, we'll be there for moral support.
- Oh - Is that a problem? Well, it's just that they're over 30.
QR had very few senior affiliations other than the housemaids and the rest of the staff.
No offense.
Well, it's hard not to take an offense when you've just been told you're a second-class citizen.
Why don't you guys check out the city? We'll meet you back at the hotel.
Shall we? Here we go.
QR, my man.
I told McNamara you'd signed off on "Dream Warrior" and he was like, "I'm still not sold on the artwork.
" Just give me the okay to can him, and I can make this thing fly.
Whatever you think is right.
All right, QR rocks! Excelente! What was that about? That's just Richie.
He was sort of QR's errand boy.
Hi.
Kyle Beck, CFO.
Kyle! - QR.
I heard a rumor you're thinking of bailing on Edulearn and signing on with Microtech.
I thought we were rock solid.
Of course we are, Kyle.
Can I talk to you a second? Excuse us.
Today's Supreme Court ruling upholding the government's decision to suspend Social Security Would you look at that, Professor? sparked noisy protests in the nation's capital.
It's unbelievable the way this society treats its elderly.
Listen to this.
It appears the youth of this society took over in 1980 when it was determined the Social Security system stood to bankrupt the entire economy.
The environment was befouled, the nuclear arms race threatened the future of mankind.
Jimmy Carter was hounded from office by Howard Stern, the radio host.
Howard Stern's responsible for this mess? The power of talk radio.
First thing he did was to lower the voting age to nine.
"Because baby boomers glutted the job market, workers are required to retire and get out of the way by the age of 30.
" On the bright side, it says here "The Department of Recycling and Waste Management is a success and Congress has outlawed timber clear-cutting.
" Yeah, that would really cheer me up, Professor - if I were a tree.
Yes, well, we both need cheering up.
- How about a drink? - You're on.
Thank you.
Beer, Mr.
Brown? Fine, thanks.
Good evening, sir.
Can we have two beers, please? You can read, can't you? OVER AGE? NO SERVICE! Yes indeed, I can read.
The question is, can you hear? Two beers, please.
Forget it, Professor.
There's got to be another bar around here.
Wise man.
Why don't you listen to your friend here, "Obi-Wan"? Sir, I don't know what I've done to provoke this hostility, but whatever it is, I apologize for it, but I would like two beers.
You know, life would be a lot easier, if you people would accept your place.
And what place would that be, sonny? Hey! Call the cops! Somebody call the cops! We need to talk.
You're supposed to call me.
What happened? You still haven't told her about us, have you? I'm out of here.
Call me when you get your act together.
Who was that? She's nobody.
I talked to Kyle.
I think I chilled him out.
He was acting like I was a holdout.
I thought I was on board with this Edulearn thing.
You are.
Kyle and QR were just going back and forth over the final points of the contract, that's all.
Yo! Kenny Hatcher- watch your back.
I've had my eye on you, QR.
There's something different about you tonight.
Must be you're psyched because you know the value of your stock options is about to triple, huh? Can I borrow him a second? Bro', I got to take one last run at you.
Edulearn is bogus, man.
Especially the way Kyle Beck describes it.
We're about to throw all these elderly teachers out of work for that? It's one way to look at it.
QR, you and I came up in this company together.
You threaten to take your name off this and they'll fold.
We can branch out on our own and give these people an alternative to public education.
QR? Hey, think about it, okay? Let me guess, he asked you to take your name off Edulearn? Do me a favor, stay away from him.
Wade-? Thank God it's you.
What are you doing? Going through their medicine cabinet? Busted.
I just sort of wanted to get to know him better, you know? Funny, I'm feeling exactly the opposite.
This world's full of snakes and I get the feeling I was one of them.
Why would they have all these stimulants? It's a hyped-up world, Wade.
These people have to succeed by the age of 30 or they're out to pasture.
They're probably his anyway.
I guess if you love somebody enough, you're willing to ignore some ugliness, right? This party can't go all night, can it? All right, man.
Thanks again, bro'.
- Thanks.
Nice to see you.
- Thanks, all right.
Thank you again for coming.
Thank you, ladies, again.
Thank you.
Great time, really.
Okay, drive safely.
Maybe we got away with it.
He- he knows? Well, I had to tell him.
It was too important not to.
Hey, relax, okay? You were great.
Quinn, shouldn't we be going? Uh, let me propose something.
I think we're going to be okay with the legislature, but you know what would really put us over the top? If QR could be there to lobby the governor on Friday.
I want to be helpful here, but we had some pretty close calls tonight.
I think we've taken this as far as we can.
What if I told you I have something that I believe you need to continue your journey? Kyle, don't do this.
He helped us.
Yes, and he'll help us again, guaranteed.
Give me the timer back, man.
It's of no use to you.
Wade, please.
You're not dealing with her now- you're dealing with me.
You get the big picture? Look, we do this my way, or you end up floating in a pool a second time tonight.
There's got to be some way we can contact Q-Ball.
Mr.
Brown, I don't need help from a former student to handle a minor scrape with the law.
We'll plead our case, pay a fine if necessary, and go.
Stand up! Good heavens, that boy's still wet behind the ears and he's the judge.
This world is mad.
Sit, sit.
Brown? Arturo? Actually, it's Professor Arturo, miss.
And you are? Tiffany August, your court-appointed public defender.
I'm being defended by a person called "Tiffany"? Listen, Pops, you're facing curfew violation, and an assault charge- one year in the can.
My advice, you play dumb, we plead senility, and get you off with 30 days in county lockup.
Cool? No, madam, that is not "cool.
" I happen to be a professor of Cosmology and Ontology and I have more brain in my pinky than you have in your entire head.
Added to which, I am old enough to be your- My grandfather.
I know.
I was going to say your father.
Look, Tiffany, we're leaving town day after tomorrow so 30 days is out of the question.
Are you ready, Tiff? Yes, Your Honor.
Come with me.
All right, Counselor, what are we gonna do with these two? Guilty, Your Honor, by reason of senility.
Okay, I'm going to go easy on you, 'cause I like the new 'do.
That's it? We're not allowed to speak in our own defense? You can speak all you want, "Dad," but I don't got to listen.
Professor, you're just making it worse.
How could it be worse when your judge is "Dennis the Menace" and your lawyer is a Debbie Gibson wannabe? Hey- old geezer.
It's one thing to cap on me, but I ain't gonna stand here and let you insult the cutest counselor in town.
Next case.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I'm sick and tired of you talking 'bout it's always my fault.
- Well, it is your fault.
- I've had as much as I'm gonna take! - You've had it?! - Oh, shut up! - What's wrong, man? - My heart! - Do something! - Help me! Do something! - Come on! - Nice work, Mr.
Brown.
Nice work, Professor.
You're another Richard Burton.
- You were pretty good yourself.
- Yeah? Convincing.
Almost too convincing.
- Yeah, that's because I wasn't acting.
- What? Joke.
Come on! Who's Melanie White? It's nothing.
A disgruntled housewife who's suing us to cut herself in on the profits from Edulearn.
Suing us? Forgive me, okay, but if I'm going to act the part here, I think you need to fill me in a little better.
Her late husband was head of Research and Development for a while.
He was jealous of QR.
There was a power struggle and when he realized QR had a winning hand he killed himself.
We take corporate politics very seriously, Quinn.
I can see that.
If we haven't made it by our 30th birthday, it's all over.
Now you know more than you ever wanted to.
Richard? Okay, now, remember ultimately, this will all be animated.
Narrator says, "Today we will review addition.
If I drink seven bottles of Impact Cola and you drink five, how many bottles of Impact Cola will we have enjoyed? Four more correct answers and you can reward yourself with a frosty bottle of Impact Cola.
" Hold up a second.
Problem? Yes, there's a problem.
That's not educational, it's an ad for soft drinks.
What are you talking about? It's not about educating, it's about trying to sell Impact Cola.
Have you forgotten what the objective was? I think QR has a point.
It's too commercial.
It needs some work.
But the revolutionary notion of using commodities that will make kids want to learn is still a good and exciting one.
We'll get there- as long as we remain united behind the concept.
Guys, will you give us a second, please? Something's up with QR.
Keep an eye on him.
What do you think you're doing? This is Edulearn? It's a promotional presentation.
"The future of the American education system.
" Look, don't fly off the handle.
Kids love brand names.
All we're doing is taking advantage of that.
Impact Cola practically underwrote half our R and D.
I'm sure you made a sweet deal.
Look, why don't you just try and stay cool? Worst case scenario, this whole thing's over a week from Wednesday.
A week from Wednesday? I thought I was meeting with the governor tomorrow.
- There might be a problem with that.
- What? Well, we're on the books for next week, but we're still trying to move it up.
I don't think you understand.
If I don't slide out of here by Wednesday evening, I'm stuck here.
Quinn- relax, okay? You're going to have to trust me.
I'm not going to let you down.
I'm sorry, Mr.
Mallory.
Melanie White is downstairs.
Tell her to contact Mr.
Mallory's lawyer.
What do you think I told her? I said next Wednesday's too late.
She said she was going to try and explain the situation to Kyle - whatever that means.
I wouldn't count on it.
What are we gonna do? Every time I turn around this Gillette guy's there.
It's like I'm under house arrest.
Okay, look, I should be back in about an hour.
Just hang tight.
Quinn, I called The Dominion.
Arturo and Rembrandt never checked in last night.
I'm starting to get worried.
Well, they're adults.
I'm sure they're fine.
Bye.
Aw, forget it.
It's no go, Professor.
The number to that mansion is unlisted.
We're downtown, the mansion was out by Mount Wilson.
Since we're on the lam, I suggest we take a taxi.
Taxi? They confiscated our wallets.
- Aw, man.
- Almost curfew, "Grandpa"! Yes indeed - so why don't you hurry home and cuddle up with "Teddy"? We're going right now.
Come on, let's go.
We're going right now, no problem.
Mallory.
Your subpoena, you bastard.
I wanted to see the look on your face.
You're Melanie White.
Oh, I'm flattered you remember- considering you and my husband were once like brothers.
It's all coming down, QR- Kyle Beck, Edulearn- the whole cover-up.
And your little wife's gonna fall the hardest.
My wife? You and I both know she masterminded my husband's murder.
Claiming he OD'd on drugs- Freddie never so much as took an aspirin.
Can you- can you prove any of this? I'll prove it if it's the last thing I do.
One word of warning- when they're finished with you, they'll kill you, too.
Yo.
What are you doing in here? Relax, I'm just looking for a couple of spec sheets.
Why don't you do it some other time? I've got to make a phone call.
QR, I'm starting to worry about you.
You're not acting like yourself.
I'm sorry.
I guess now that we're getting down to the short strokes on Edulearn, I've been kind of on edge.
Forget about it.
I'll tell you what you do need- a little sailing this weekend.
The sun, fresh air, a little scuba? Sounds great.
All right.
Hey, Wade.
Oh, by the way, QR and I are up for a little scuba next weekend.
Later, QR.
What did you say to him? Nothing.
I told you to watch what you say.
QR was terrified of water.
He knows something's wrong.
Damn it! One problem at a time.
I just had a run-in with Melanie White.
She says her husband didn't commit suicide, he was murdered.
And you accepted it on faith? Quinn, why would you take the word of somebody you've never even met before over mine? I'll tell you why.
Because everything you've told me so far has been a lie.
I called up Sacramento.
The governor doesn't even get back into the country until the weekend.
You know something, Quinn? I don't think I like the way you're talking to me.
I want the timer back, and it can't wait till Wednesday.
It'll be all over by then.
You have a conference call with the lieutenant governor in 20 minutes.
Do the call, I'll talk to Kyle.
See if I can work my magic.
Obviously, that's something I'd have to discuss further with Kyle Beck.
We'd have no problem shipping at least That's good to hear, buddy.
We're counting on your support.
Okay, thanks.
You're a born salesman.
Better even than QR.
Call Gillette, tell him to release Wade from house arrest.
Look, I'm doing this for you, Quinn, because I care.
Maybe even a little more than I should and I think maybe you can't help feeling a little bit for me, too.
The only thing we have in common, is wishing the person we were looking at was someone else.
You call this slop food? Which would you prefer, Mr.
Brown, slop here or three squares behind bars? Since you asked, what I'd really like is for us to make tracks back to Quinn and Wade.
It's curfew.
We'd be caught on the street.
We're better off joining them just before the slide.
Till then, if we stay here, our peers will give us cover.
They're never going to give us the timer back.
This woman all but accused our doubles of masterminding her husband's murder.
- What? - She's filing some major lawsuit.
The point is, maybe it's a chink in their armor.
If we could find a piece of evidence, a smoking gun, maybe we can use it as leverage.
Yeah, well, how are we going to do that? All I need is a computer and some privacy.
I can access the police records.
If we have some more information, maybe I can work an angle.
My dear Miss August, you've already demonstrated that you're not particularly bright.
How the devil did you find us here? You're joking, right? Like, half the fossils in here pass through my office.
Look, sweetheart- we don't want any trouble now.
We're leaving town tomorrow.
Can't you cut us some slack? Right.
Like I'm going to screw up my chances to make points with my boss to help you two geezers when you pull a jailbreak on my watch? That was a kangaroo court this morning.
Escape was mere self-defense.
Now, I know it's been a very long time, but try and think back on the reasons why you became a public defender.
Sure.
My grades weren't good enough to get a high-priced corporate job.
Okay, Tiffany Tiffany, maybe your grades weren't good enough because all you cared about was moving up the corporate ladder.
Now, if you really want to get out of the Public Defender's Office, you're going to have to impress people, stand out among the crowd by actually trying to win a case instead of just shuffling people through the system.
Thanks, I'll take that under advisement.
Adds a whole new meaning to "August for the People," doesn't it? This is so weird.
They were here on Tuesday but haven't been back since.
We'll find them.
I just accessed the coroner's report.
Fred White was found on the floor of his garage with a.
25 concentration of amphetamines in his bloodstream.
Let me see.
Talk about your overdose.
This guy took enough to kill an elephant.
Wait a minute.
Quinn, remember when we were changing? I was going through my double's drawers? - All those stimulants? - So? Maybe that's what she used to kill him.
Your double's not stupid, Wade.
She's not going to leave the murder weapon sitting in a drawer in the bathroom.
What if she murdered QR, too? Let's get out of here.
I've got an idea.
Look, all we need to do is make it sound halfway credible.
We don't need a smoking gun - just the illusion of one.
Lovely evening for a ride, isn't it? What do you want? Apparently your urge to play detective has upset Miss Wells.
She asked me to remove the problem.
Now, drive.
- Are you going with the neon presentations? - Yeah, absolutely.
I thought it was all very simple, Mallory.
You help me, you get your equipment back.
But I hear you've been meddling in situations- talking to people with an ax to grind against this company.
I don't call that playing ball.
I'm tired of playing ball with you, Kyle.
Dim the lights.
There's something I want to show you.
QR was a brilliant programmer, but he was like a child.
He thought corporate games were beneath him.
So you killed Fred White so QR could get a seat on the board? I thought it was the only way to advance his career.
It's absurd.
That's Wade's double in a lousy wig.
Turn it off.
It gets better, Kyle.
She confesses to murdering QR, too.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
He was going to leave her for Margo- cut her off without a dime.
No, this is ridiculous.
I can get a photo analyst and blow this whole thing out of the water.
Maybe, but by that time a copy of this tape will be leaked to the media.
What are the chances of the governor passing Edulearn into law once "Hard Copy" airs your corporate vice president's murder confession as its lead segment? What do you want? I don't care about you, Edulearn, or anything else in this world.
Get me the timer, I'm out of your life and everything I know goes with me.
It's "win-win," Kyle.
Isn't that what corporate ball playing is all about? We don't have a lot of time.
Is everything in place? Just hurry.
Any word from the professor or Rembrandt? - Nothing.
- Great.
Great.
Quinn, we slide in three hours.
All right, look, let's just try to stay calm.
I'll be back soon.
Okay.
I hope you know what you're doing.
Mr.
Brown, if we're to have any hope at all of getting out of here in time to slide, at all costs we must stay away from that pre-pubescent public defender.
Well, well.
All recovered from your heart attack "Methuselah"? I'm feeling much better now.
All right, then.
How do you plead? Guilty, sir, but with an explanation.
Your Honor, may I approach? Tiff! What's up, babe? The buzz is you no longer represent these antiques.
She still represents me, Your Honor.
Your Honor, new information regarding the original charge of trespassing has come to my attention.
According to article III, section 5 regarding eating establishments, I quote- "Signs refusing service are required to be posted in a location clearly visible from the exterior of said establishment.
" As you can see from this photo, "The Lamplighter" has no such sign.
There was no way my clients would have known they were overage.
So therefore, I request that the charge of trespassing, and all related charges, be dismissed.
Bummer.
It looks like you're right.
Nice work, foxy lady.
Girl, you just pulled a rabbit out of a hat.
It seems like I owe you a favor.
No, guys, I owe you.
What you two said at the shelter, it really opened my eyes to a few things.
So I hit the books and did some digging.
I guess when you're up to your ass in alligators, to tend to forget that your job is to drain the swamp.
Is it them? It's her.
Where the hell are you? Hey, we were just getting ready to watch some TV.
Feeling smug? Don't.
Kyle Beck thinks he's finally got me.
I'm going to prove that tape you created was phony.
I'll get my job back and a nice big settlement- after I sue him for wrongful dismissal! Good luck, you're gonna need the money for your defense.
Defense of what? Ooh, you look so angry.
This is good.
Watch this.
That looked like that must have hurt.
You used us, we use you.
It's okay.
I put another copy on Kenny Hatcher's desk.
Nice try.
Only you forget, there's no body, and you won't be around to testify.
But he will.
And I know where the body's buried 'cause I put him there.
How dare you? After everything I've done for you? I got a better offer.
I'm the new heir to QR's will.
Oh, my God! Pick up the phone, call Kenny Hatcher, and get the tape back.
It's too late, Wade.
He's already on his way to the DA's office.
They can't prosecute a dead woman.
I'm going to kill you, and then I'm going to commit suicide - only she's going to do the dying part for me.
I'll start over in Florida.
Mandatory retirement is 40 there.
Put that down.
Put it down.
Put it down! Don't do it! I will if I have to.
They're never gonna believe what happened to us.
What makes me think that they may have a better story? Hey, guys.
What happened to your double? It's a long story.
What happened to you guys? It's an even longer one.
- Well, Professor, you were right.
- About? About never getting involved with the locals.
We don't know what we're getting into.
Like it or not, all the doubles we meet are essentially us.
They've just made different choices.
Some will be glorious, some will be wholly despicable.
What have we got there? Are you okay? I just don't understand what went wrong.
They could have had everything.
All right, people here we go.
What happened to that Edulearn project? Who knows? Maybe with the bad publicity the governor will think twice and the public schools will stay open another couple of years.
You can't save every world you land on.
Here's something to remember.