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Have you had enough
of my back, Your Lordship?
Aye!
Now have
some of mine.
You cannot catch me, sir
unless I choose it.
Then so choose
forevermore.
Choose me, and I'll defy my
father and have you for my wife.
How can I?
I mean no disrespect,
but your father
is a dangerous man.
Never would he countenance a
servant's daughter in his family.
You misjudge him.
And you misjudge my love
if you think I'd allow
my father to keep us apart.
If I dare say yes,
you must swear to stand
by me in all circumstance
and you must
protect my family.
We would have
no recourse but you.
With all my heart,
I swear no harm will come to you,
nor anyone you hold dear,
so long as I draw breath.
Just say yes.
Hey, Wade, you awake?
Yeah, I'm up.
- Come on, girl.
- I'm up!
Blessings upon you
and all your friends.
Yes, blessings
on you, too, my friend.
Thank you again
for your hospitality.
Yes, thank you.
exasperating ninny.
Come on, Professor,
he's just trying to be polite.
"Thank you and goodbye"
is polite, Mr.
Brown.
Half an hour of servile
nattering is sheer insanity.
Oh, Lord, I hate these
early morning slides.
Are you kidding me?
Just take a nice deep breath
of that bracing pre-dawn air.
I could tell you what to do with
that "bracing pre-dawn air.
"
All right, enough
with the bickering, kids.
And as for you,
I have but one word-
"hamburger.
"
How much longer must we endure
the dubious merits
of New India, Mr.
Mallory?
Oh, about five minutes.
What do you say we go
to the park?
Maybe we'll get lucky and find soft
grass for you to land on for a change.
Very considerate
of you, my boy.
Hey, you all right, sweetheart? Hmm?
Yeah.
I had
the weirdest dream.
Come on, we don't want
to miss the slide.
- Hey!
- Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Soft landing there,
hard path here-
and where do we
land unfailingly?
Oh, my God.
Just say yes.
What's going on?
Hello, Wade,
I've been waiting for you.
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 2x09 "OBSESSION"
Who are you?
The name's Bond- Derek Bond.
It's kind of hard to resist
saying it that way.
You're wondering how
I knew you were coming?
I'm a seer.
I have visions
of things before they happen.
And I've experienced
this night a thousand times-
ever since I was a child.
I know you're skeptical,
Professor,
and you, Quinn- you have
your own reasons for denial-
but you'll accept
the possibility, won't you?
Me?
Your friends can't conceive
the continuity of the spirit,
but you can sense
this is a reunion,
that we found
each other again.
What the devil
do you mean by that?
Are you implying
that you and Miss Wells
have met each other
before, somewhere?
From another time,
Professor.
We were lovers
in a past life.
I'm sorry.
I've been anticipating
this moment my entire life
but this is all happening
much too quickly for you.
I'll go now, and let you
regain your balance.
But please have dinner with me
tonight- so we can talk.
- I don't know.
- I think you do.
I'll pick you up at 7:00.
The Dominion Hotel.
How did he know our hotel?
And our names?
This is weird, girl.
It gets weirder.
I was dreaming about him when
I woke up for the slide tonight.
Despite Mr.
Bond's claims,
there must be another explanation.
For instance, he would know our names
if he'd met our doubles previously.
Maybe with the right technology,
he could detect the timer's energy
and figure out when we'd be here,
but how the hell did he
get in Wade's dream?
Well, it looks like they do have
pretty good technology here.
Good heavens! If these people
are mining the moon,
there could be any number
of possible explanations.
Wade-!
- Are you all right?
- "Oracle 1.
"
Are you all right?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Oh- I'm fine.
I'm fine.
He's hurt.
Ow- my foot's not too good.
How was that, sir?
What's wrong with you people?
Do you believe that?
I think he stopped
just to taunt us.
What kind of world
have we landed on?
I got their plate.
Come on,
let's get him to a hospital.
- Can you walk?
- I think so.
What am I supposed to put
for "local address"?
You might as well
put the Dominion Hotel.
JFK died.
Huh.
Nobody keeps magazines
longer than hospitals.
Not on this world.
He died two months ago-
complications
of Addison's disease.
Attendees at his funeral included his
brother Robert and Martin Luther King.
Let me see.
Here, they were
not assassinated.
First things first,
Mr.
Brown.
Let's take a look
at the damage.
Uh, excuse me-
shouldn't you take off his shoe
and sock before examining him?
Why?
So you can see
what's wrong.
Other than a slight bruise
to the base of his
fifth metatarsal bone
and a slight strain
of his internal
annular ligament
he seems to be
in pretty good shape.
Well, shouldn't you take
an x-ray or something?
An x-ray?
Never mind.
Where are you two
from, anyhow?
San Francisco.
Look, I don't know
what your story is,
but it doesn't take
a fifth-degree psychic
to know you two
are hiding something.
What gives?
What took so long?
The nurse wanted to know
where we really come from.
- You told her? - No choice-
she's like a walking lie detector.
She calls herself
a "medical oracle.
"
She could see everything wrong
with Rembrandt's foot without x-rays
and she could sense
when we were lying.
What?
I had a compound fracture of the leg when
I was a kid.
She knew exactly where it was.
Apparently, 10% of the
population has psychic abilities.
They're trained to specialize
in things like medical diagnosis,
mineral exploration,
criminology.
She's in heaven.
A world of
people who think like she does.
That's them.
She's really nice, too.
She's going to take me shopping
so I can get a new dress.
What for? I can't go out to
dinner in a pair of blue jeans.
Come on, Wade, you're not
really going out with this guy?
Why not? What's the
worst that can happen?
Wade, how many times do we have
to tell you, no involvements?
Look who's talking.
Against the wall!
- Are you mad? What for?
- We haven't done anything.
Not yet you haven't.
This is a preventative arrest.
"Preventative arrest"?
What the hell is that?
Police Oracle says you're
going to kill someone.
A "police oracle"?
You blistering idiot!
Who are we
supposed to kill?
A woman named
Wade Wells.
Let's go.
Officers,
with all due respect,
the man that you
are accusing
of intending
to *** Wade Wells
saved her life
a few hours ago.
A man tried to run her down
with his car, okay?
We got the license plates
and everything.
What's the plate number? "Oracle 1.
"
You want to file a complaint
against the Prime Oracle?
- You're damn right we do.
- Listen, friend
if the Prime Oracle tried
to run down Wade Wells,
it was probably a matter
of national security.
National security?
What is this? It says
here that we "acknowledge
having received
our Miranda warning.
"
- We've received no such thing.
- What are you, a moron?
What do you think we've
been doing the past hour?
Listen, just sign the forms
and you're free to go.
Then I'm able to get home
before midnight.
You just booked us-
you took our pictures
and our fingerprints,
now you're letting us go?
We don't incarcerate you until
after you commit the crime.
So if you're smart,
you keep your noses clean
and if anything
happens to Wade Wells,
we'll be on you
before she hits the floor.
Now sign them and get
the hell out of here!
"In 1865, a young seer
from San Francisco
is purported
to have prevented
the assassination
of Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln was so impressed
he created a special cabinet post,
"Prime Oracle,"
with the responsibility
to foresee potential disasters.
The rest of the country soon
came to believe in psychic powers.
"
So from one coincidence,
they set up
this crazy social order?
Unbelievable.
Under the apparent
guidance of Prime Oracles
this society has averted nearly every
major conflict of the last century.
Earthquakes,
volcanic eruptions,
assassinations,
all are predicted here.
People have weeks
to adjust.
Before you start cheering
for the Prime Oracle,
remember it was him
that nearly ran Wade down.
I know
and that's maddening.
Why would he do
such a thing?
Every indication
here suggests
that this Prime Oracle is a
remarkable and benevolent man.
These are the same
people who think
you and Rembrandt
are about to *** Wade
so don't believe
everything you read.
I can't believe
this is happening.
I don't feel I'm ready.
I've always known
it would be today.
I've been ready
for years.
How can you be so cold?
He's been like a father to us.
That's a poor choice
of words, Melanie.
No, it's not.
You hold onto your anger
from a past lifetime,
you'll poison this one.
What I'm holding onto
from the past lifetime is love.
Sit, sit.
No need to stand
on ceremony.
Clearly, you both received
the vision I sent you.
Oh, I still
can remember
the first time
I saw both of you.
So young,
yet, so gifted.
As you know
from the vision,
I will succumb to a cerebral
hemorrhage by this time tomorrow.
So now, I must
choose my successor.
Melanie Wallace,
declare yourself.
In fairness to Derek,
I know that he is a more
powerful seer than I am.
But he lacks discipline,
and compassion.
And a Prime Oracle
without these qualities
would be a disaster.
I admit I would
have preferred
a few more years of training.
but I still believe
I am the better choice.
Derek Bond,
declare yourself.
The Prime Oracle is responsible
for seeing every potential calamity
that might befall this country
or its leaders.
I've devoted my life to
expanding the range of my powers.
Even Melanie admits
that I'm further along than she is.
I remind you, sir, that you
were in your early 20s
when you first took over and your early
years were not without controversy.
Both of you are right.
You have more power.
You have more discipline.
But, while events
can teach Mr.
Bond
greater balance,
they cannot give
Miss Wallace greater power.
There is a woman
Derek wants
and I believe
she can teach him
what he needs to know
to be my worthy successor.
He is my choice.
I really appreciate this
after working all day.
Are you kidding?
The truth is I actually
have an ulterior motive.
I know you're only here
for a couple of days-
I'm not thinking
of anything long-term.
Is Rembrandt committed
to anyone back home?
Nope.
He's great, isn't he?
So tell me - what's it like
sliding from world to world?
Well it has its moments,
that's for sure.
Well, I don't have any
dinner plans tonight.
I'd like to hear
all about it.
Gosh, I don't think
I've worn a dress
since the Lottery
Winners' Ball.
Anna's a genius.
She always envisions
the perfect outfit.
What do you think?
You look absolutely
stunning, Miss Wells.
She had it waiting
for me in the window.
It's kind of like the one
I wore in my dream.
Quinn?
Nice dress.
Hi.
You look like
something out of a dream.
Don't wait up.
This is amazing.
I can't believe this place is
so deserted on a Friday night.
I didn't want a lot of
strangers staring at us.
I should have
warned you I'm famous.
Oh, no, that's okay.
Just a little famous?
I'm getting a promotion soon.
Then I'll be very famous.
Oh.
You don't have to be so impressed.
I'm the lucky one here.
Why is that?
Just to be with you.
I've been in love with you
a very long time.
So, what did
your father do
after we got married
in our last lifetime?
You don't know?
No, I woke up for the slide.
The dream was interrupted.
What's wrong?
- A blind spot.
- Excuse me?
I thought you already
had the whole dream.
No, the alarm woke me.
Are you all right?
Derek?
The Prime Oracle just died.
Cheer up, my boy.
We're only
here for a couple of days.
Not long enough for her
to form a permanent attachment.
You don't know her
like I do, Professor.
She's a sucker for all
this "past life" stuff.
Ah, well
regardless of any
passing infatuation,
she's got a good head
on her shoulders.
And she won't do anything to jeopardize
her chances of going home.
- Already, thousands of mourners
- What's going on?
gathered outside the gates
to pay their respects.
Regent Douglas Hagen
has assured me
the Prime Oracle knew
his death was imminent
and earlier today, chose
Derek Bond to succeed him.
Good heavens, it's him!
Mr.
Mallory,
there's a loop between
the old Prime Oracle,
his successor, and Miss Wells.
Somehow it must be connected
with the attempt on her life.
Yeah, I guess.
Who knows, maybe it's
connected with the fact
the police think you
and Rembrandt will *** Wade.
Let's assume the Prime Oracle
really could predict events.
He could interfere
with cause and effect.
He could set
events in motion-
a whole series of events
initiated by a single action.
Hi.
Hi.
Where's Rembrandt?
Oh, he's out
with his nurse.
You're not going
to believe what just happened.
Oh, yes, we've just
seen it on television.
No, not just
the Prime Oracle.
Look.
Derek's asked me
to marry him.
- You are Kate?
- I am.
Who are you?
- A messenger.
- Is Richard all right?
His father has learned
of your plans,
and has taken steps
to prevent them.
Richard begs that you flee
to the bridge at Hampstead.
There he will meet you
as soon as he is able.
Are my parents safe?
- Are they?
- I cannot say.
Richard swore
to protect them.
If harm comes to my parents,
it falls on me
that I gave in
to selfish passion.
That choice cannot
be taken back.
But things may yet be right.
As you love Richard,
trust in him.
Ride to Hampstead
and await better news.
I will away.
Tell Richard
I have done as he asked.
Hello?
Derek?
Yes, of course
I've thought about it.
Now?
I guess I can.
Okay.
Whoa, now slow down.
He did what?
He gave her
an engagement ring.
- This is unbelievable.
- Not as far as he's concerned.
- After one date?
- Bear in mind she hasn't said yes, yet.
Okay, is she
wearing the ring?
She didn't want to take it.
He insisted.
Don't you guys know
anything about women?
Once they put the rock
on the finger, it's all over.
Well, I hear you had
quite a night, last night.
Derek called,
he wants an answer.
Good.
Pick up the phone
and tell him to get lost.
- No.
- No? What are you talking about, "no"?
- You heard me.
- What are you saying?
You're really thinking
about marrying this clown.
He's not a clown.
If you want
to know the truth,
Derek's everything
I could possibly ask for.
You know this
after one date?
I told you, she's infatuated with this guy.
I'm not infatuated.
But the least I can do
is explain it to him in person.
Yeah, well,
we're coming with you.
No.
I can handle
this myself.
You guys could have
said something.
No need, Mr.
Mallory.
You said
more than enough for all of us.
Good morning.
Thank you
for coming.
We need to talk.
Yes.
But you haven't eaten.
We'll talk over breakfast.
You're having doubts
about me.
It's not fair.
If there was more time,
I know we'd resolve them.
Derek, I-I can't marry you.
You've had
the rest of the dream.
I knew that would be
a problem.
Look, it's not
that I don't feel
a connection
between us.
I do.
But I can't base
the rest of my life
on what happened
in a dream.
It's not a dream.
Those events happened.
Even if you're right,
I can't place as much faith
in it as you can.
It's not about faith.
It's like sliding-
each new world
is a new lifetime.
But I remember all of the worlds
that I've been to.
Just as I remember
my past lives.
Even the old Prime Oracle
knew of our connection.
He told me you'd be the most
powerful influence in my life.
You would teach me
to be a great Prime Oracle.
- Me?
- Yes, you.
But the Prime Oracle
tried to run me over
with his car after I met you.
- What?
- It's true.
He would have killed me if Rembrandt
hadn't pushed me out of the way.
No, the Prime Oracle
would never have done that-
unless he knew Rembrandt
was going to save you.
He must have had
something else in mind-
some plan he was setting
in motion to bring us closer.
Wade, please- don't
make your decision now.
You don't slide for a day
and a half.
Give me that time.
And if you choose
to turn me down
I'll accept that.
I'll honor that.
It's easy, just tell him,
"Here's your ring back.
"
No, no, no,
don't hang up-
She's off the deep end.
Listen, Q-Ball,
you're only making it worse.
- He's manipulating her.
- That's right, and she knows it.
Last thing she wants
is to hear that from you.
Just makes her feel like
you're manipulating her, too.
When the hell did you get
to be such an expert?
I'm "The Crying Man.
"
You think that just happens?
I'm sorry.
We've got to get her
out of there, Rembrandt.
It's not our call.
It's hers.
She doesn't know
what she's doing right now.
Look, I would miss her
more than anyone.
But this may be the best
world we've ever seen,
and this guy could give her
anything that she wants.
It's got to be her call.
We're the only friends-
the only family she's got.
We have to do something.
Not until she asks.
My childhood room.
I had workmen here
around the clock to get it ready.
It's not possible.
Mugsy-?
How could you-
how could you know
everything in my room?
Every detail like this?
You read my mind?
To make you happy.
How dare you?
You went into my mind
without even asking me?
God, I feel
totally violated.
My thoughts are private!
What you did,
it's like ***.
All I did was recreate the room
so you could have a piece of home.
- I've got to go back to my hotel.
- I can't let you do that.
I said, I want
to leave now!
I'm sorry if this upset you.
I didn't mean it to.
Wade, I won't
sacrifice our happiness
just because
of one little mistake.
I just- I need
some time to think
and I don't feel comfortable
here right now.
You and I both know if I let you
leave, I'll never see you again.
Okay
okay, look.
I'll stay here tonight
and we'll talk about it
in the morning.
Okay?
- Okay.
- All right.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Sleep well.
Are you sure that this
is the right place?
This is my world,
sweetheart.
Remember?
Well, the first law
of adventures is Murphy's law-
"Whatever can go wrong,
will go wrong.
"
What a strange law.
It must be very hard to get along on
other worlds without a Prime Oracle.
If she doesn't show up soon we
should just go in and get her.
Mr.
Mallory,
this place is designed
to stop people
from breaking in.
Let's play
a waiting game, eh?
Let her make her move
and then help her to break out.
If this is the right place,
then where is she?
There.
God, am I glad
to see you.
The feeling's more
than mutual, girl.
Hurry, there's bound
to be security cameras.
Come on.
Did you think
I wouldn't know?
If you cared at all for me,
you'd let me go.
You violated
my trust, Wade.
Say goodbye
to your friends
'cause you're not going
to be seeing them again.
No!
Testament
to my foolishness.
My love, I swear it,
the woman who came to you
was sent by my father, not by me.
He boasted of it,
knowing that no horse could carry
me swiftly enough to save you.
Then oppose him no more,
for you will only come to harm.
He is an evil man,
and his power is too great.
By all that is holy, I swear myself
to attaining more power than his.
Swear it not, my love.
The pursuit
of such power
is the source
of his corruption.
You can't die!
The choice is not mine.
No
no, no
No.
No-oo!
Don't you get it?
When I died as Kate,
you wished for power
greater than your father's.
Now you've got it,
and you're using it
just as ruthlessly
as he ever did.
Wade, I'm not keeping you
here to be cruel.
I know in time
you'll change your mind.
You have so much power.
How can you have
such little insight?
I can't predict the future,
but I know if you don't let me go,
I'll never be able to forgive you.
Do you want
to know the truth?
I can't see the whole picture
when it comes to you
and that scares
the hell out of me.
The old Prime Oracle called you
a " crossroads" in my life-
a nexus - everything changes
based on what happens with you.
Derek, no matter
how much power you have,
you can't force people
to love you.
Not even God can do that.
The president
will be here soon.
I have a busy day.
What the hell's
taking them?
Maybe they had
more luck than we did.
Rembrandt's companion
is well-connected in this world.
Perhaps she had
some influence.
What a miserable world.
It's not the world, Mr.
Mallory.
Just one man.
and the First Lady
arrived a half an hour ago.
The president was delighted
in the unusual
"Just one man.
"
The trouble is
he's the most powerful man
on the planet.
Sorry we're late, guys.
We finally found a lawyer
who would at least
talk with us,
but not without a $10,000
retainer.
You have any luck?
Wade called.
She's going to
try and talk to the regent.
We slide in less
than six hours
and there's no damn way
to get her out of there.
So, what are we
going to do?
Oh, my God-!
It's Maggie!
Who's Maggie?
My roommate from college.
She's the president's speechwriter.
You actually know someone
in the president's entourage?
I should have realized.
She must
be in town for the ceremonies.
Can she get us to the president?
At least talk to him for us?
Well, there's a chance.
Come on, guys.
Maybe we
can still stop this thing.
No, wait.
You've got to stay
here just in case Wade calls.
- I'm not staying-
- If she calls and you're not here
and we're not here,
we're lost.
Let me have another.
Come in.
I don't have very much
time, Miss Wells.
We're very busy
with the inauguration.
Please, sir, you still
have authority over Derek.
At this point, my authority
is little more than a formality.
Yeah, but it's legal.
And he's keeping me here
against my will!
That's kidnapping!
Miss Wells, the Prime Oracle
is our guardian of the future.
No one, no one has the authority
to challenge his vision of it.
If he says that you should be here,
we must trust that he is right.
Are you all blind?
Derek is acting
like a spoiled child.
I can't believe that you would put the
future of your country in his hands.
I'm very sorry.
I can't help you.
Your prescription arrived.
Prescription?
The pharmacy just delivered it.
An hour and 10 minutes.
Where are they?
- Hello?
- He won't let me go.
- Wade?
- He won't.
Gonna die, Quinn.
It's the only way.
Wade, hang on, okay?
Remember me?
Shh- just listen.
If you get home,
tell my mother
don't wanna
I'm coming right over.
I'll be right there!
Call someone in
the Prime Oracle's mansion!
Call someone in
the Prime Oracle's mansion.
The Prime Oracle's fianc�e
has poisoned herself.
I've got to get in there.
Make the damn phone call!
She's dying, man!
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
Get off her!
Get off of her!
She was all I had.
I loved her.
"Love"?
She had to kill herself
to get away from you.
- You call that love?
- I didn't understand.
A lot of good
that does now.
It's time, sir.
You have
to go to your ceremony.
- What do I do?
- Same as me- you go on without her.
The President is waiting.
May God forgive me.
Why did I have
to take you with me?
I didn't know
what I was doing.
God, I'm so sorry.
I can't do this.
I can't be Prime Oracle.
You have to.
You were chosen.
Don't you understand?
I abused my power.
I used it to get what I want and
ignored everything I should have seen.
She killed herself, but I might as
well have put the poison on her lips.
I have to stall.
We have a crisis.
Where are you people going?
This isn't the hospital.
- What's going on?
- Out of the way!
What is going on?
Hang in there, Q-Ball.
It's going to be okay.
Once you've been installed,
you can choose whoever you want to succeed
you, if that's what you really want-
but if you don't go through
with this, it will be chaos.
My God, she's alive.
Get me my car.
And I'm going to need
a police escort!
Do you have any idea
what you put me through?
We couldn't tell you anything.
The guy could read your mind.
In order to convince Bond Wade
was dead, we had to convince you.
So that thing about
"Dominique's friend's cousin"-
Ah, that was just a sham.
We had to make sure that you
were alone when Wade called.
I could kill you guys.
Thank God.
The weird thing is
it was the Police Oracles
who said we were going to kill
Wade that gave me the idea.
That, and Miss Wells' passion
for "Romeo and Juliet,"
where the same ploy is used but
not with the same happy result.
So Dominique wrote the
prescription and had it delivered.
We put the note in the bottle
that gave Wade the plan.
How's it going in here?
We haven't got much time.
Uh-oh.
How much time, Q-Ball?
Almost two minutes.
Dominique?
Come on, sweetheart.
Bad guys are coming.
We gotta run.
She's in no shape
for that.
Hi, guys
You scared
the crap out of me.
Stop!
You stay away
from her!
I came to say goodbye-
and to beg your forgiveness.
You're letting me go?
I'm going to miss you
more than you'll ever know,
but I thank God
the Prime Oracle spared you.
- The Prime Oracle?
- You were right.
He knew the only way I'd ever
let you go is if you were dead,
so he introduced you
to Dominique
and a whole chain of events
which unfolded thereafter.
He knew we'd trick you?
Now we're both free.
Maybe we'll meet again-
in another lifetime.
I hope so.
I'd like a fresh start.
You
take good care of her.
Come along, Mr.
Brown.
New worlds await.
I've got to go.
I'll never forget you.
What's wrong?
I've just seen
where they were going.