Sliders s03e15 Episode Script

(Michael) Laurie, where are you? I can't believe you're not home.
I've just come across something out here that's that's gonna blow your mind.
I'm faxing you copies of some weird seismic activity.
[Beeping.]
But it's not geological.
It's coming from underground or something.
I don't even know.
I think I've l l I think I've lost power or something.
[Man whispering.]
(Michael) Hey! What the What the hell are you doing? [Michael grunting.]
I have a permit to be out here.
Where are you taking me? L I promise l I won't tell anyone.
Oh, we know you won't.
What are you doing? What the hell is goin' on? [Whooping.]
Run, boy, run! [Whooping.]
[Panting.]
Help me! [All chuckling.]
Somebody help me! [Screaming.]
No! Help! Help! Please help! Something's got me! Don't let this happen.
[Chuckling.]
Something's got me! Don't let Somebody Damn.
She's still hungry.
(Quinn) What if you found a portal to a parallel universe? What if you could slide into a thousand different worlds, where it's the same year, and you're the same person, but everything else is different? And what if you can't find your way home? (voice) Sliders.
[Grunts.]
I hate this new timer.
All of our landings have tanked ever since we started using that thing.
I'll keep adjusting it till we find a landing we like.
[Grunts.]
Or at least one we can survive.
[Grunting.]
How long we here? Three days and change.
[Panting.]
Hey, maybe it'll warm up, and we can catch a little sun and swim, huh? Uh, I wouldn't recommend it, Miss Wells.
Of course.
First time we slide to a beach, and it's closed.
All right.
Let's go find Paradise.
I don't know about Paradise, but I was in a place called Eden once.
In Tunisia, in North Africa.
Nasty, fly-infested place.
[Bird calling.]
Hey! What do you think you're doin'? Uh, the lady's got a flat tire.
Just helpin' out.
Yeah, well, we'll take it from here.
Oh, yeah, sure.
I'm runnin' late anyway.
Take care.
Mr.
Mallory? That wasn't exactly Auto Club material.
Thanks.
He was one of those creepy guys from town.
No problem.
I actually hold the world record in tire-changing.
[Chuckles.]
Great.
My assistant and I are up here looking for oil deposits.
Well, when you see your assistant, tell him he's gonna have to replace that spare.
If I see him.
I went back to L.
A.
For a few days, and last night he left this strange message on the machine.
I haven't been able to contact him since.
I'm sure he's fine.
I always imagine the worst.
[Grunts.]
All right, that should do it.
Listen, is there any chance we could catch a ride into town? Yeah, the sign says it's seven miles.
Looks like it might rain.
Please.
It's the least I could do.
Great.
(Professor) All right.
(Professor) Let's get out of this rain.
[Grunts.]
Somehow, I always imagined Paradise as being a little bit more lively.
They don't get many tourists here because of the beach.
It's never open.
We got any money to get something to eat? Not here.
(Rembrandt) Problem solved.
Ah, working in a restaurant, huh? Hmm.
Chopping lettuce, washing dishes, taking orders from awful people.
Looking for work? Yeah.
You the manager? Huh.
Manager, owner, waiter, and cook.
That's why I could use some help around here.
I have two openings.
My friend here, Mr.
Brown, actually cooked in the Navy.
And Wade, didn't you wait tables back in high school? Thanks for remembering.
Okay, then.
Let's get you started.
We'll do the menial work on the next world.
Next two worlds.
Leave while you can! Listen to me! Now, you let go of that pretty lady's arm, Trudy.
You'll have to excuse her.
Trudy doesn't like strangers much.
She, uh, always tries to scare 'em off.
Uh, let me show you the kitchen.
[Sighing.]
Sheriff Burke, I'm Laurie Miller.
I spoke with you about my assistant.
Oh, yeah, right, right.
Um, well, first thing this morning, I went up to his base camp and took a look around.
Nothing seemed out of place.
I'm sure he's okay.
I'm not so sure.
Organize a search party, we'll look together.
Well, that might be a little premature.
You see, around here a lot of folks often go out into the woods and go hiking.
I'm sure he's just somewhere out in the great outdoors communing with nature.
We won't know if he's okay until we find him.
Well, if you want to go out looking, I'm not stoppin' you.
Is everything okay? The sheriff won't do his job.
I am a one-man department here, and this town keeps me pretty busy.
I can see you're a real tornado.
[Clears throat.]
I can be.
Good.
Cause she's got a problem, and I think it's a little more important than your horoscope.
(Parker) Sheriff.
Uh, Bud just called.
Said it was an emergency.
Well, like I said.
This town keeps me pretty busy.
Great.
I'll never be able to search those hills alone.
We'll all help.
We've got a couple of days here.
I'll go with you up to base camp.
The Professor will ask around town.
I'm sure we'll find Michael somewhere.
Come on.
[Dog barking.]
[Footsteps.]
(Bud) It's Al.
[Sheriff sighs.]
Was Al.
Third time she's come this far inland.
Yeah, her appetite's gettin' bigger.
We're gonna have to start feedin' her more.
Feedin' her more? Who are you gonna start feedin' her with, our families? Some outsiders came into town today.
They'll do.
Make sure you get it all.
[Children playing.]
(kid #1) Right here, mister, come on.
(kid #2) Over here with the ball.
That's weird.
Why play on cement when you can play on the grass? This whole town's a little strange.
What's he doing? Come on! Oh.
Sorry.
I'll get that.
I'll be right back.
(kid) Oh, my God.
Here you guys go.
Thank you, Mister.
Those kids were watching you like a hawk.
I know.
(Alice) I was surprised when Mr.
Whitmore called.
We don't get many visitors this time of year.
Well, we're just passing through.
Won't be here more than a couple of days.
Well, you'll be all set soon as you sign in.
Right.
Next of kin? City ordinance.
In case somethin' happens.
Well, you'll have no fears there.
We four are all the kin we have.
You, um, wouldn't, by any chance, have come across a young geologist called Michael Levy, would you? No.
We don't know the name.
Would you be so kind as to ask among your friends? Well, they wouldn't know either.
How do you know? I'd know.
If somebody's new in town, we all know.
Yes, I'm sure you do.
Right.
Here's the key to your room, and it'll be ready in about five minutes.
Thank you.
Quaint place.
Lovely picture of you.
(Alice chuckling) That's not me.
That's my gram, Annie.
She founded the bed-and-breakfast, and and that was the opening day.
An extraordinary likeness.
Yeah.
People always say that.
(maid) Sir, your room is ready.
Oh, uh, Mr.
Arturo.
We are so happy that you're here.
Thank you.
I don't care what the sheriff said, he didn't just walk off.
No one leaves without their wallet, or their laptop, or their car.
Let me see that fax again.
Whatever happened to Michael has gotta have something to do with this.
Is there any way you can reconstruct that? Well, the field transmitters have a three-day memory.
I could reconstruct the fax by using the original data.
I'll download it now.
All right.
Tell the computer only to bring up the last few hours before Michael disappeared.
It'd make sense.
He probably just discovered what he was tryin' to send.
[Beeps.]
(Laurie) This doesn't make any sense.
Maybe this'll give us a better image.
What's that? The computer's programmed to cut in if the sensors pick up any seismic activity.
Something's moving underground right now.
No, impossible.
Nothing out there can move through earth like this.
Well, obviously, there is.
This must be what Michael was tryin' to tell you about.
These people are pleasant to the point of nausea, but they tell you nothing.
Maybe they don't think they have anything interesting to tell you.
Ah, but they do.
Take the cemetery, for instance.
Up to 1949, there were 27 deaths, since 1949, there have been three.
Talk to the town people about it, what do they say? I'll bite.
What do they tell you? Absolutely nothing.
Same with Michael Levy.
Nothing.
I think you'd get the same response if you asked them the color of the sky.
Do you know that half the people who come in here won't even let me take their order? They'll only talk to Parker.
Well, it's a small town.
They're not used to outsiders.
Or people over 30.
Do you realize, apart from Trudy, I'm the oldest person in town? Well, no wonder you don't like it here.
[Rembrandt and Wade chuckling.]
Look, don't worry about it, Professor.
I'm sure you'll wheedle some information out of someone.
I don't think so.
These people are extraordinarily tight-lipped.
Look, when I was touring, I spent the night in a speck of a town called Mount Dora.
It was hurricane season, so I got no further than the hotel bar.
But after two hours, I knew that a girl by the name of Deanne was sleeping with the town doctor, and that the mayor had skipped with $20,000 to buy a new boat.
Point taken, Mr.
Brown.
Perhaps I should spend some time in the town bar.
(Rembrandt) Uh, my time's up.
Yeah, I guess my break's up, too.
Hmm.
I'll see you back at the hotel.
You, uh, you like him a lot, don't you? Well, what's not to like? He's cute, he treats his grandmother great.
I don't know, there's something about him.
He just He doesn't seem like most guys his age, you know? I think somebody's tryin' to get your attention.
Who? Can I get you something? Go away.
Mrs.
Whitmore Get out.
Get out! Leave before it's too late.
Hey, we need a doctor here! What are you doin'? What's wrong with these people? I was just tryin' to help the boy.
For whatever reason, they don't want your help.
And it's pretty clear some don't want us here at all.
What's with this place? (Laurie) Right, right.
[Beeping.]
Damn.
I've lost it again.
Where do you think Farmer John went? Let's hope he went to get help.
Whatever tunneled under this must've been huge.
It's moving again, in the opposite direction.
[Grunting.]
Well Oh.
so much for keeping you dry.
Oh, nice try, anyway.
(Wade) Thanks for walking me home.
Well, I, uh, hope there'll be other opportunities to do it again.
You know I'm only here a few days, Parker.
Is there any way I can get you to stay? Sorry.
Just not possible.
That's too bad.
I like havin' you here.
Oh, I'm glad someone does.
I got the distinct feelin' a lot of people around here didn't.
I told you, don't pay attention to Trudy.
Hey, it's not just Trudy.
You saw how some of your customers wouldn't even talk to me.
Don't worry about them.
They just don't have any manners.
(Alice) Parker Whitmore.
What are you doin' here? Just makin' sure Wade got home all right.
Well, she's home now, isn't she? Right.
See you in the morning.
[Chuckling.]
Okay.
Thanks, Parker.
For everything.
(man) Hurry up.
[People chattering.]
[People chanting.]
"We vow to keep the secret.
" "We vow to keep the silence.
" "We ask forgiveness for those" "We vow to keep the secret.
" "We vow to keep the silence.
" "We pray they did not suffer.
" "We vow to keep the secret.
" "We vow to keep the silence.
" "We pray their souls are at peace.
" "We vow to keep the secret.
" "We vow to keep the silence.
" Well, I'm not sure why she's feeding so much, but let's hope she calms a bit.
The good news is, the more she eats, the more of the "gift" she leaves us.
One other note.
Y'all know we lost Tom Cooper at the restaurant today.
He lived a good life, all 103 years of it.
Let's take a moment for him.
Okay.
Let's eat.
[Chattering.]
Slow down, slow down.
Don't waste it.
Every drop is precious.
[Gasps.]
You shouldn't have seen this.
[Laughing.]
[Laughing.]
I can make it, I Yes, I know you can.
But I think I need a bit of help, just to make sure I get home.
[Chuckling.]
[Snickering.]
You're all right, Max.
Yeah.
So are you, Fred.
You know, you and your friends should leave here.
Why is that? Well, you know what? What I told you about my flap here, it's all a lie.
What? You didn't lose it in the American-Canadian border dispute? I lost it right here, in Paradise.
How? I was just mowin' the grass, mindin' my own damn business, when that damn beast got me.
What? I didn't say nothin', Max.
If he asks, I didn't say nothin'.
Hey, Fred, where're you going? (Sheriff) Let him be.
You and I have business.
What kind of business would that be, Sheriff? [Sighs.]
Get in.
We've got a body at the beach that needs an ID.
Why me? L I don't know anyone in town.
You know your friends.
We think the one at the beach is the girl.
Wade? Well, I can tell you from here, it's not Wade.
This is not even a woman.
This some sort of local humor? Where I come from, it would be considered poor taste.
(Professor) What's going on here? What the devil do you think you're doing? All right, guys.
Now, if this is your quaint local way of frightening off strangers, congratulations, it works.
The stranger is frightened.
Now, you've had your fun.
Get the ladder down.
No, the fun is just beginning.
Oh, come here.
Come here.
[Yells.]
[Whispering.]
It's all right, come on.
[Grunting.]
[Grunting.]
[Groaning.]
[Grunting.]
Damn! Confound you! [Grunting.]
(Laurie) Well, that's weird.
It just made a radical turn towards the beach.
(Quinn) All right, hang on.
[Tires screeching.]
(Laurie) Hold it.
Hold it right here! Where is it now? It stopped.
It should be just over the bluff.
All right, we'll get there faster if we cross on foot.
Come on.
Go, go.
Hey! Get back in the Jeep.
This is private property.
Maybe you didn't hear me.
I heard you.
I'm just not listening.
[Both grunting.]
I really suggest that you stay there.
That guy had a serious problem.
This whole town has a problem.
[Thudding.]
What's that? Sounds like drums.
What just happened down there? I don't know.
We'll wait till it gets light and then we'll check it out.
Check out this sinkhole.
What could have caused it? We've been up and down this beach.
There's nothing out here.
Bud stopped us for a reason.
Something happened down here.
It's almost 7:00.
Maybe the sheriff can get Bud to tell us what's goin' on.
It's about time you showed up.
I've been callin' your office for over an hour.
We're on our own clock around here.
Yeah, and it's running a little slow.
You need somethin', or did you just come down here to insult me? Yeah, my friends are missin'.
I need you to help me find them.
When was the last time you saw 'em? Last night.
The Professor never came back from the pub.
Wade, she went for a walk.
She never came back, either.
Hmm, maybe the girl found the bar and they're sleepin' it off together.
Look, she said she was going to the restaurant and she was gonna meet with Parker.
Why don't you go into your office and give him a call? Maybe he's seen her.
Well, if she did, there's your answer.
That Parker has always had good luck with women.
And, as far as the Professor goes, well, maybe he got lucky, too.
Three people have disappeared in this town within the past two days.
Now, if you're not gonna do anything about it, maybe the State Police will.
Hey.
Okay.
Okay.
Come on in.
We'll give Parker a call.
Don't fight me on this, Wade! I'm doin' you a favor.
Yeah, right.
I really needed to be kept tied up all night! Yeah, you don't understand, but you're goin' to.
My friends'll figure out where I am.
They'll be comin' for me.
Yeah, we got plans for the two that are left.
And they don't include rescuing you.
What? The big guy, the Professor, it's sad what happened to him.
What happened? Hey, what did you do to him? They sacrificed him to the beast.
The creature needs human flesh to keep alive.
They feed it drifters, criminals, outcasts.
Anyone who nobody will miss.
They fed him? Years ago, this town was nothing but a uranium mine.
We had a huge explosion in the hole.
It killed 50 people.
But it also created a mutant beast.
Parker was actually trying to kill it when he discovered that it left something behind.
Something that helps people live a long time and keeps them young until the day they die.
That disgusting stuff they were eating? Trudy, please help me.
I need to get out of here.
Please.
There's nowhere for you to go.
If you don't become one of us, Wade, you'll be sacrificed with the others.
You choose this, then you choose to be young for the rest of your life.
You may look young, Parker, but, inside, you are as old and decrepit as I look.
And every time you feed someone to that beast, you make one step closer to hell! Don't start with me.
At least when I finally die, I won't have the blood of innocent people on my conscience, or my hands! You fool! This is a gift, and I'm not gonna waste it like you! Eat! Why are you doin' this? I want you to stay with me.
(Trudy) He wants a new wife.
Someone to replace me.
[Door opens.]
Hey! Hey, in here! (Quinn) Rembrandt? Q-Ball! Get me out of here! What's goin' on? What're you doin' in there? The hell if I know.
I came here to get the sheriff to help me find Wade.
Next thing I know, he's hitting me over the back of the head.
Wade's missing? Yeah, and the Professor, too.
What is goin' on in this town? Why do people keep disappearing? You won't like the answer.
Trust me.
I'd like to know anyway.
You won't hear it from me.
Whatever this town is into, we are not gonna be a part of it.
[Chuckles.]
It's too late, man.
You better start talkin'.
(Rembrandt) Forget it, Q-Ball.
I think the sheriff went over to Parker's.
I told him Wade might be goin' there.
L I know where he lives.
It's listed on one of Michael's charts.
Look, you guys go on without me.
No, no, no.
Here, hold him.
[Sighs.]
Get over here.
[Grunts.]
Stand back, Remmy.
Here, cuff him.
[Grunting.]
Hey! You can be happy here, Wade.
I'll be a good husband.
You can ask Trudy.
[Chuckles.]
She's mad at me now, but she has to admit, ever since her stroke, I've taken good care of her.
What's it gonna be, Wade? Eat and live, or don't and die? I don't want to die.
Then taste and live.
[Parker grunting.]
[Grunts.]
Where do you think you're goin', huh? I'm sure the hell not gonna be the next meal! [Chuckling.]
Optimistic, aren't you? Come on.
Come on.
[Wade grunting.]
Let her go, Burke.
What is that on your face? Parker, you idiot.
You know you're supposed to ask the Council for permission to feed her.
Why? So they could deny me? I said let her go.
[Both grunting.]
[Gun fires.]
Let her go.
Burke.
All right, who's gonna explain that? (Wade) It has to do with the stuff they eat.
The stuff that the creature leaves behind.
The Professor.
Trudy said he was fed to something that lives by the ocean.
That must be what Bud was tryin' to keep us from seeing.
And Michael? They could all still be alive.
The beast keeps the sacrifices alive until she needs to eat.
How do you know that, Trudy? Because I've been in her cave.
I was just lucky to escape.
But what I saw, others cocooned, kept like food for winter.
That's why I couldn't eat the "gift.
" I keep seeing those people.
Where is the cave, Trudy? The cove.
The cove.
We've got a read.
It's movin' over there.
What exactly are we lookin' for? You'll know when you see it.
If we see it.
At the angle it's traveling, it should surface a few feet offshore.
We better move over to the rocks.
[Radar beeping.]
Laurie.
[Gasps.]
Remmy.
Laurie, come here! [Laurie whines.]
Get to the rocks! It's after her.
[Grunts.]
Quinn! Up here! [Screaming.]
Quinn! Help me! Don't let it [beeping.]
It's in there.
What is it? Did you actually see it? No.
But I could feel it movin' underground.
It could be some kind of freak nemertean.
Is that Latin for "big freakin' worm"? Somethin' like that.
But that thing's had its last meal.
Time to put a slug on the barby.
[Gun firing.]
Can you keep him busy? Not a problem.
All right.
We gotta make a run for the cave.
Give me the bag.
Can't be any dumber than walkin' into the creature's living room, right? Okay.
Go! See you in there.
[Gun firing.]
[Panting.]
We made it.
So far.
Would you like me to carry the dynamite? I got it.
'Cause if you don't feel comfortable I got it.
Pitchblende.
This place is a uranium mine.
That could explain how it might have mutated.
Yeah, that's what Trudy told me.
(both) It's spawning.
(Wade) Oh, my God.
That's why she's been feeding so much.
Max.
He's in a state of suspended animation.
Here, come on.
[Quinn exclaims.]
Professor? Are you all right? How did you get here so fast? Fast? You were taken here last night.
Come on, help me with Laurie.
[Grunting.]
Where am I? Don't worry, we're gonna get you out of here.
[Gun clicking.]
One more.
Come on.
One more, one more.
Put your hands over your head and step out! A flare.
[Grunts.]
Mr.
Mallory.
This was Michael's.
I'm so sorry.
Come on.
We need to get out of here before that thing comes back.
Professor, this way.
We must destroy this horror, Mr.
Mallory.
Destroy it utterly.
I'm going to set the charges.
I'll meet you up there.
Don't overstay your welcome.
(Rembrandt) Hey, Q-Ball! Over here.
Hey, we got a problem.
What the hell's that? The nursery.
What problem? The sheriff's got more ammo.
All right.
There's an opening halfway down the cave.
Get out of here.
I'm right behind you.
[Grunts.]
[Growls.]
[Sheriff screaming.]
[Screaming.]
[Yelling.]
(Wade) It's hard to believe a place called Paradise could be the setting for something so horrible.
of sacrifices.
All so a few people could stay perpetually young.
It makes you sick just thinkin' about it.
You all right? Yeah.
I just didn't realize it was gonna be this difficult.
You sure you don't want to come with us? I have to admit, exploring new worlds does sound like fun, but I enjoy exploring this one.
I should say goodbye to the others.
Yeah.
Thanks again for everything.
I'm sorry we couldn't do more to help.
Oh, but you did.
It's better to know what happened.
At least, that way, you can deal with it.
Thanks to you, his family won't be waiting for the rest of their lives for him to come home.
Michael was an adventurer, too.
He loved to travel.
He loved discovering new things.
I think he'd like it if you wore this.
I'd be honored.
Last chance.
[Chuckles.]
Happy trails.
Likewise.
[Whoosing.]
[Whoosing.]