"Guys, I can't go anotherfoot!" "Come on, Miss wells, not underthe tree!" "AII right, Mr. Brown, go ahead." "You're next." "Now you go ahead?" "Go!" "Go!" "AII right, here we go!" "Oh-hh!" "well, it ain't Tahiti, but it sure beats 40 days and 40 nights of God's vengeance on the wicked." "Did anyone feel thatjolt as we entered the vortex?" "Yeah, I thought one of you guys kicked me in the butt." "Guys, where's Quinn?" " Professor:" "He was right behind me." " Guys, I'm over here." " Quinn?" " Q-BaII?" "Quinn:" "Wade, Rembrandt!" "Over here." " Professor:" "Mr. Mallory?" " Do you think he could've missed the slide?" " Professor:" "Quinn?" " Rembrandt:" "Come on, man." "This ain't funny." " Quinn, over here!" " Quinn?" "Professor:" "Mr. Mallory!" "I'm right here!" "I'm right here." "what are you, deaf?" "." "Rembrandt:" "Doggone it, where are you, man?" "Quinn?" "Wade...?" "Mr. Mallory!" "Rembrandt:" "I don't see him over here!" "Quinn?" "!" "Come on, Mr. Mallory!" "Oh, my God." "Quinn:" "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." "( theme music plays )" " Rembrandt:" "Hey, Q-Ball!" " Wade:" "Quinn?" "Quinn?" "Hey, Q-BaII?" "Wade, don't you hear me?" "!" "Professor:" "Mr. Mallory?" "Come on, boy!" "Any sign of him?" "No." " You guys don't hear me?" " Wade:" "I'm really starting to get worried." "I don't believe this." "Professor:" "Let's not overreact." "He's probably landed somewhere else in the city-- it's happened before." "what if he didn't?" "Whoa-- what are you saying?" "what if he got stranded back there in that miserable place?" " Don't panic, now." " I am not panicking!" "Look, he's landed somewhere else." "He'II rendezvous with us, probably at the Dominion hotel." "I don't know, Professor." "I mean, I'm starting to get a weird vibe about this whole thing." "Wade:" "How long are we on this world?" "that's odd." "what's the trouble now?" "The timer's not working." "Let me see." "It looks like it's been scorched." "Yes... there's been a short-circuit." "The lightning could have created an electrical surge big enough to burn the whole thing out." "And make me invisible?" "This is unbelievable!" "First Quinn and now this!" "Miss wells, we're all concerned about Quinn, but right now without the timer, we have no idea when we're to depart this world." "Repairing this is the first priority." "Whoa-- what if we can't repair it before it's time to leave?" "Then we may lose the window of opportunity, and for all of us-- wherever we are now is the end of the road." "Great." "Man:" "Oh, it'sjust delicious." "Try it." "Rembrandt:" "well, I know this isn't home." "No." "It's more mid-'50s than late '90s." "girl:" "Excuse me, mister." "Can I see your horse?" "Excuse me." "Sirs, hi." "hello, sir-- excuse me, miss?" "Ma'am--?" "You in the green hat!" "Mr. Postman, hello?" "Morning, mel." "How are you?" "Hi." "Can you guys see me?" "hello?" "HeIIo--?" "Professor... remind me what a vacuum tube is?" "Attendant:" "Your oil's fine, ma'am." "anything else?" "It's one of the technologies that existed before transistors." "Right." "I think we should find a pay phone and call the hotel in case Quinn's trying to reach us." "Good idea." "Excuse me, Officer, could you tell us the way to the nearest public telephone?" "It's two blocks down on Geary." "Thank you, sir." " ( horse whinnies )" " Easy, Jesse." "Easy now." "Hey, what're you, blind?" "!" "Maybe we should grab a taxi and go to the hotel." "It's nearly rush hour." "We probably wouldn't get a taxi." "Whoa, hold up there." "Hey, I said stop." "what's that on your wrist?" "I beg your pardon?" "Turn around, face the street, put your hands above your head." " ( whinnies )" " Look, all we asked for was a pay phone." "what's the matter, man?" "I've never seen anything like this." "It's got numbers and no second hand." "Where did you get this thing?" "It certainly isn't stolen!" "You're under arrest forthe possession of illegal material." "Get out of here!" "Get!" "Professor:" "what are you talking about?" "article 41 7-- violation of the anti-technoIogy statutes." "Turn around and place your hands behind your back." " This is bad." " AII of you." " ( horse whinnies )" " Quinn:" "Get out of here!" " Go!" "Go!" " Your horse!" "Oh, Jesse!" "Jesse!" "Jesse, where you going?" "Jeez!" "Run, guys!" "Wade:" "Come on, guys!" "Let's go!" "Signature and out-of-state address on the line, please." "what kind of world is it that would arrest you for wearing a watch?" "Have there been any messages for us?" "Any messages forthese nice folks?" "No." "Professor:" "Something's strange about this telephone book." "what's that?" "It goes from "electric" to "elevator"" "with nothing on "electronics" at all." "It's the same with "TV"-- no TV repair shops, TV suppliers, TV stations." "Antique cars, old fashioned switchboards, no TV--this is all weird." "( laughs ) what's so funny?" "Oh, life, Mr. Brown." "Here we are... stuck in a world that's in the technological Stone Age, with a timerthat's broken that comes from the space age." "what are we going to do?" "This is no damn joke!" "We'IIjust pop out and find a computer store, shall we?" "One moment." "Excuse me, my friend." "Can you direct me to the nearest computer store?" " I want a digital readout" " Shh-- keep your voice down!" "The Bureau of Anti-TechnoIogy would have my innkeeper's license." "Suite 304, down the hall." "You've got to figure something out, guys." "Getting out of here might be my only chance." "There's got to be some people here who are into technology." "There's a whole police force arresting folks for possession of it." "excellent deductive reasoning, Mr. Brown." "Thank you, sir." "Now the question is... how do we get in contact with people, who for reasons of their own survival are compelled to hide?" "And who do we even trust ortaIk to?" "Professor:" "You're sure this was a good idea?" "Rembrandt:" "Ifthere's one thing I've learned overthe years, there are only two people you can trust with a secret." "that's a lawyer and a priest, and a priest doesn't charge you anything." "I'm going to say a prayerfor Quinn." "I didn't want to say anything to upset her, but between you and me," "I have an awful feeling he's stuck back on Rain world." "( organ music plays )" "You can see me." "You can, can't you?" "Go away!" "gillian, what is it?" "It's not the voices again, is it?" "I-I just need some air." "Wait, you've got to help me." "Leave me alone!" " Leave me alone." " Quinn:" "Wait a minute!" "Go away!" "gillian:" "Leave me alone!" "Quinn:" "Come back!" " Come back!" " Go!" "Stop!" "Come back!" "Wait!" "Wait a minute." "Just explain this!" "Leave me alone!" "My mother will freak if she thinks I'm talking to ghosts again." "Stop." "Stop." "I'm not a ghost!" "I'm flesh and blood!" "I've fallen into some kind of astral plane." "You've got to help me." "Notjust me, but my friends, too." "If they know I'm okay, it won't be so hard forthem." "You've got to get a message to them for me." "Right-- "I just happened to be talking to a friend of yours on the astral plane."" "You could hand them a note." "They'd have to believe you." "Nobody even knows we're here." "please." "Then will you leave me alone?" "I promise." "Do it, and you'II never hearfrom me again." "It's amazing." "They're treating him like he's some rock star." "Woman:" "Thank you, Father." "The absolution of sins is clearly big business on this world." "Excuse me." "Excuse me, Father." "Woman:" "I was here first." "From a friend." "Thank you!" "Rembrandt:" "what is it?" "what's in it?" ""The lightning bolt altered my slide." "I'm alive and with you now, trapped on the astral plane." "I'm hoping we can re-unite once we slide out of here." "Quinn."" "Quinn?" "!" "Q-BaII's here?" "!" "Rembrandt, no!" "He's here, Professor!" "He's alive!" ""Astral plane"?" "Young lady, please." "please." "Now you must tell me how you got that note." "See?" "They don't believe me." "I can't help you." "No!" "You gave me your word.." "You're completely unfair!" "He wants me to remind you of the time that you and he were..." "necking in some basement, but then you came in." "No...?" "He says, you walked in." "Hmmm." "How's that?" "gillian?" "If I'm going to drop you at the coffee shop, we ought to leave now." "I wasjust coming, Mom." "Wade:" "Explain that away, Professor." "AII right, if we assume an infinite number of universes, then we have to assume an infinite number of sliders." "that romantic interlude could've been re-enacted here on this world, by your doubles." "well, I believe he's here." "Quinn?" "Quinn, where are you?" "Miss wells, if he is on the astral plane, it's a little futile engaging him in conversation." "Keep talking, Wade." "It makes me feel better." "Look, what is this "astral plane"?" "In theosophy, it's thought to be the next level above the tangible worId-- kind of like another dimension." "Okay, now... if this lightning surge-- if it carried him there, wouldn't our sliding out of here bring him back?" "It might be my only chance, Rembrandt." "that's as it may be, but right now, mending this is the most important priority." "Without this, we're all stuck here." "And there." "May I, Professor?" "." "I'II go see what I can find out." "Excuse me, Father." "I wonder if I couId have a word with you in private, if it's possible?" "certainly." "I know what I've told you is hard to believe... but as God is my witness, it is the truth." "travel between dimensions?" "Most of my brethren would see the mere hypothesis as blasphemy, and my simply indulging this story no betterthan commerce with the devil." "( sighs ) please, can you help us?" "I know this man through my work at the state prison." "He's free now, and despite my warnings, has returned to dabbling in the forbidden sciences." "Why is this world so terrified of technology?" "You've heard of Hiroshima?" "Yes." "When its horrors were carefully studied, people concluded that technology would only hasten the apocalypse." "technology was seen as the devil's own handiwork and so it was banned." "But everything here doesn't look like 1940s technology." "There have been some improvements, but it's been very slow going." "Father, this friend of yours, can he be trusted to keep our confidence?" "I believe so." "still, these are dangerous times." "This is his address." "His name is michael." "But be carefuI-- the Bureau of Anti-TechnoIogy is quite good at its work." "If they can catch you," "I'm not sure even God can help you." "( '50s rock music plays )" "316 Commonwealth." "This is it." "I sure hope you're still with us, Q-BaII." "I'm still with you, Rembrandt." "Yeah?" "Oh, my God." "Dad...?" "You're Quinn MaIIory's father, aren't you?" "My son is dead." "Mr. MaIIory..." "Father Jerry sent us." "michael:" "what is so unbelievable is that my Quinn was full oftheories about inter-dimensional travel." "I can't say I encouraged him." "OurtechnoIogy is so simple and what he was talking about was unsupportable." "It still is." "Mr. MaIIory, on our world, your son was a most accomplished inventor." "And he's well?" "He's healthy?" "I'm fine, Dad." "But I miss you." "Uh, he's fine." "He wanted to be with us, but he was... busy inventing, you know..." "Mr. MaIIory, how did your son die?" "The polio." "polio?" "It's epidemic." "kills hundreds of thousands a year." "Professor:" "And because of an irrational fear of science, a preventable disease is allowed to run rampant?" "what?" "You don't have the polio in your world?" "They developed a vaccine ages ago." "( sighs )" "I, and others like me, have tried to make them see that technology is only as dangerous as the people who control it." "We continue to lobby the Congress... but this country is so fearful of the unknown." "Mr. MaIIory, unless we repairthis timer soon, none of us will ever see our homes again." "will you help us?" "I spent five years in jail for having things like this." "I don't know if they're any use to you, but you're welcome to try." "AII right, this bit's done... now the tour de force." "The old microchip out... and substitute the new microchip from my wristwatch." "Very clever, Professor." "( sighs )" "Right, now." "Let's have a little test here." "This goes in that way, and... tsk-- nothing!" "It's okay, Professor." "We're almost there." "what?" "You and Q-BaII?" "( laughs ) You and Q-Ball!" "Look, it seemed like the world was coming to an end." "We had to confront how we felt-- we talked, and we kissed." "No big deal." "Uh-huh." "Damn it, Quinn, why did you have to kiss and tell?" "Professor:" "All right." "All ready for liftoffthis time." "No!" "No!" "No, Professor-- the polarities are still reversed." "Ow!" "Damn!" "Damn, how am I expected to work like this?" "!" "I'm a theoretical physicist!" "I work with universes, not piddling little stuff like this!" "You can't stop now, Professor, it's right in front of you!" "( sighs ) I've overlooked something." "It's probably elementary." "Now let me think." "what's taking so long?" "AII those voices in your head distracting you?" "$2.50, please." "Keep the change." "You might need it fortherapy." "( rings )" "( gasps ) I knew it!" "I knew that you'd break your promise!" "gillian, I don't know where else to turn." "I don't care." "It's not my problem." "No, I can't-- I can't do this again." "I can't do it for you." "I can't do it for anybody." "Look, find someone else to talk to yourfriends." "I can't." "what are you so afraid of?" ".!" "They almost had me committed, okay?" "She's doing it again." "gillian:" "You don't know what they put me through..." "No." "Look at her." "seriously." "Okay?" "It was really hard on my mom." "( laughter )" "gillian, you want to explain this?" "well, someone must have reached into the register when I wasn't looking." "There was close to a hundred dollars in here." "It's coming out of your pay." "$100?" "Mrs. Henry, that's not fair." "With what I make, that'll take six months to pay back." "I'm sorry, Gillian." "I don't know what else I can do." "This cash register is your responsibility." "Quinn:" "Hey!" "gillian, it's in here." "I think that I know what happened, Mrs. Henry." "Open your purse." "Get lost, "psycho."" "Hey!" "that's my Mom's, you can ask her." "Yes, I'II do that." "Why don't you come to my office while I make the call?" "Mrs. Henry... can you get someone else to watch the counter?" "." "I have to run an errand." "Come on." "Professor:" "Give me something to Ieverthis." "Thank you." "I would give my eye-teeth for a Iong-nosed electrical pliers." "( yells ) that is not an electrical pliers!" "that is a plumber's wrench!" "How the hell am I expected to rescue this boy with-- with equipment like this?" "!" "Look, nobody's blaming you, Professor." "( whispers ) I wish Q-BaII were here." "Yeah." "Me, too." "what's that supposed to mean, eh?" "The Professor's not up to his student's standards?" "No, sir." "that's not what I mean." "what did you mean?" "well, damn it!" "I'm going out for-- some fresh air!" "WeII-- what have we here?" " Wade:" "Who are you?" " Bureau of Anti-TechnoIogy." "Sir, I realize there must be some small violation here, but this is of no use to you whatsoever." "Ow!" "well, once it's melted down, it won't be of use to anyone." "Look, these people are innocent bystanders." "I'm responsible forthis." "Now, please, don't punish them for my mistakes." "Easy does it!" "Oh my God, it's Anti-Tech." "Quinn:" "They've got my father... and the timer." "I'm going inside." "what am I supposed to do?" "Are you talking to me?" "Wait here." "Wait!" "I don't have enough money to hold the cab." "Hey, are you talking to me?" "well, then let him go." "I'II be back as soon as I can." "You must be talking to me because there's nobody else here." "Man #1:" "Any idea what it does?" "Man #2:" "I can't even tell you what it's made of." "I don't need to remind you of the importance of this discovery." "Any breakthrough will give us a huge leg up when Congress repeals the prohibitions." "Wejust need four more votes to pass..." "My God-- all this technology." "...and we can finally get to crank out this stuff." "You mean, assuming they push it through." "I'II get it pushed through." "If not, I'II fire every lobbyist on the payroll." "Rick, when Hobart gets in tomorrow morning," "I want him to make this his number one priority." "Oh, MaIIory... ( laughing )" "Nice work." "Now, what's the situation with those people?" "basically, there's a Iot more where that came from." "They tell me the base of the device is made with some kind of pIastic-- a variation of a petroIeum-based polymer." "Dad--!" "Man #1:" "Any idea where it came from?" "Some cockamamie nonsense about "shadow Earths."" "Anyway, they may be crackpots, but they seem more than eager to spill their guts." "We need to start taking steps to protect against patent infringement claims like that." "Don't worry, once we get everything from them that we need, we'II eliminate them." "End of story." "( chuckles )" "Rembrandt:" "This is it, huh?" "This is where we spend the rest of our lives?" "I'm afraid so." "Maybe one day I'II be able to rebuild the timer, but not with this pile of prehistoricjunk!" "( knocking )" "gillian." "Hi." "Quinn's with me." "He wants to tell you something." "Is he okay?" "Yeah, he's fine, except he can be a little pushy." "I tend to get that way in Iife-and-death situations." "Where exactly is he?" "Right here, Rembrandt." "that chill you just felt-- Quinn touched you." "Wow!" "old people used to say that that was someone stepping on your grave." "Quinn, they've confiscated the timer." "I know." "He knows." "tell them." "He's asked me to tell you his father knows the two men who took it." "It's a scam." "It's a scam." "They work for-- Bayside Power and electric." " Bayside Power and electric." " what?" "!" "tell them about my father." "His father's going to milk you for as much information as he can..." "And then kill them." "...then they plan to kill you." "Quinn:" "Tell them where the timer is." "The timer's in some secret research lab at the power plant nearthe..." "Embarcadero Center." "Nearthe Embarcadero Center." "tell them about the technology." "Okay, I know!" "Quinn says they've got all sorts of modern technology hidden." "I you can get in, you might find what you need." "How does he suggest we do that, hm?" "Hey, my boy?" "Transform ourselves into a crack commando unit and raid the power company?" "Ask him if he's got a better idea." "Rembrandt:" "what's taking so long?" "Professor:" "Making this type of device does take a little time, Mr. Brown." "Well, time is what we're going to be doing if we get caught, so hurry, up!" "AII right, Mr. Brown." "If you wedge this in overthere, make sure the beam hits exactly there." "Now, what exactly does this do, Professor?" "." "well, this is a simple photovoltaic cell." "I'm using it as a switch... into the fire alarm system." "When the beam gets broken, the alarm will come on." "( chuckles )" "AII right." "that'II do." "Okay." "( chuckles )" "I figure this should give them a certain measure of confusion." "And in that confusion, we will go into the building." "AII courtesy of Mike MaIIory." "Not bad." "Yes." "shall we see if it works?" "( bell rings ) ( laughing )" "( siren wails )" "Is this a false alarm again, or what?" "Guard #2:" "I don't know." "( muttering )" "Come on, Professor." "Let's go." "play it cool." "cool it shall be, Mr. Brown." "It's locked!" "Hmm." "I Iove a weII-made barrel lock, Mr. Brown." "AII those sensitive tumbIers awaiting the intimate caress of a precision-made key." "You can pick it?" "In a manner of speaking." "Good man." "Professor:" "Great heavens above!" "Damn, it's in pieces." "Rembrandt:" "Think you can put it back together?" "I don't know." "Come on, Professor, Iet's get moving." "Mr. Brown, there is no point in going unless we get what we came for." "Man, somebody's coming!" "Let's go!" "Come on!" "( siren continues )" "Guard:" "Damn!" "Hey, fellas, we got a break-in!" "Hurry, Mr. Brown!" "Quinn... what's going to happen if they can't get the timer back?" "Then we're all stuck here... forever." "Are you scared?" "A little." "well, if that happens," "I just want you to know that if you need me," "I'II be around, so you can talk to yourfriends." "Thanks." "You're really lucky, you know?" "Lucky?" "well, I know being stuck on an astral plane isn't all that great, but at Ieast you have friends who care about you." "I mean, take that from someone that has no friends." "I can't believe that." "believe it." "Nobody wants to hang around with a weirdo." "that's why I tried to ignore you." "I didn't want people making fun of me again." "gillian, those people, they only do that because... they'rejust afraid of what they don't understand." "I know, but it still hurts." "You have a gift." "call it ESP, call it some kind of heightened perception-- it's a miracle." "And I don't think whoever or whatever gave you that gift would ever want you to throw it away." "You're amazing." "Rememberthat." "Thanks." "Life is so weird, you know?" "I mean, you're the first real friend that I've had, and I can't even hug you." "Where are they?" "They should've been back by now." "I should've been home an hour ago, you know." "Maybe I should call my mom again." "You already called once." "Another excuse is going to raise suspicions." "We got it!" "This is great!" "congratulations are a little premature, Miss wells." "There are only two places that we know of on this planet where we can find the necessary bits and pieces to fix this." "And we cannot go back to the power station." "what are you saying?" "We have to go back to Mike MaIIory's?" "only if you wish to slide again." "gillian...?" "Oh, no, Wade, it's okay." "I want to help." "It might be dangerous." "well, for you, too." "Rembrandt:" "Okay then, let's do it." "M.C.:" "Our next contestant is Miss Oregon." "A student at Beaver College, she's studying veterinary medicine." "Folks, I wish you could see her." "A curvaceous Oregonian fills out herturquoise swimsuit with an eye-catching 35-24-36 frame." "I'II ring five." "Oh, to be a sick puppy at the hands ofthis..." "Rembrandt:" "The beauty pageant's on the radio." "gillian." "Mom?" "Mrs. mitchell?" "So you are the mother of this truly remarkable young lady." "I am Professor MaximiIIian Arturo and your daughter is assisting us-- in an extremely important research project." "gillian, get in the car." "No." "Do as yourtoId!" "A man is trapped in the astral plane and I'm the only one that can help him!" "This is insane!" "But it's true!" "I'm not crazy!" "And if you love me, then you'II give me a chance to prove it." "Professor:" "Madam, I beg you-- this truly is a matter of Iife or death." "Let mejust show you what I can do." "Mom, please?" "Professor:" "The house is empty." "There's no telling when he'II be back." "Quick, Mr. Brown, you do the honors." "AII right." "Mr. MaIIory, will you kindly tell this young lady what it is exactly you want me to do?" "I couId forgive this nonsense coming from young people, but you should know better." "Madam, I know it sounds fantastic, but somehow nature has given your daughterthe ability to see and hear a being on another dimension." "Now, watch and learn." "He says that you need to reverse the polarities on the spectrometer," "The microchip's not the problem." "Easier said than done." "I don't have anything fine enough to do it." "Does anyone have a toothpick or-- a paper clip?" "Hmmm?" "Hmmm?" "that would be ironic, wouldn't it?" ""For want of a shoe, the war was lost."" "Hmmm?" "would my brooch pin do?" "Madame, that would do perfectly." "Thank you." "Right." "what else?" "He says, "Cross yourfingers."" "AII right." "( beeping )" " Ah!" " Yes!" "Rembrandt:" "You're beautiful, man!" "You're beautiful!" "Thank you, man, thank you." "1 7 seconds and counting!" "Nobody's going anywhere." "Give it here, sir." "I cannot believe that a man who would bring up a boy like Quinn could do this." "I have no choice." "I owe my freedom to Bayside Power." "They got me out ofjaiI early." "Come with us, MaIIory!" "A man shouIdn't live unappreciated in this world." "Let me show you how technology can change things." "This is a trick!" "Shut it off!" "I can't." "that gateway will remain open for 60 seconds, then it will shut by itself." " I said, shut it off!" " Dad, no!" "Stop!" "Quinn?" "!" "Professor:" "Good heavens!" "He's being illuminated by energy from the vortex!" "Let them go." "Put the gun down." "This is an illusion!" "My son is dead!" "I am not the Quinn you knew, but I am your son-- and I don't believe you'd hurt innocent people." "45 seconds to closure." "Come on, Q-BaII, Iet's go." "I can't, Rembrandt." "The vortex isn't active on the astral plane." "You've got to go without me." "Professor:" "He's right." "Go." "I Iove you, man." "I Iove you too, "Crying Man."" "Mr. MaIIory, we will find a world where there's technology and I promise I will come looking for you." "Goodbye, my boy." "This is the hardest thing that I've ever done." "Thank you, Professor." "I'm not going to leave you." "This is no time to be noble, Wade." "There's nothing you can do for me here." "The next slide might take you home." "Go, before it's too late." "Go!" "Go!" "Damn you." "Is he still here?" "Quinn?" "Quinn?" "The vortex!" "It's passing through the astral plane!" "I can slide!" "Thank you." "tell him I'II always love him." "( portal closes )" "( thumplng, rustling )" "Q-BaII?" "!" "Quinn...?" "( sighs )" "Professor:" "Welcome back, Mr. Mallory!" "So, you think we're home?" "Quinn:" "I don't think so, Rembrandt." "I'm pretty sure on our Earth, the mailmen wear clothes."