Double Cross

On a world where resources are so scarce horses are on the endangered species list, the Sliders find themselves in the overpopulated fusion of Los Angeles and San Francisco. Unable to find anything worth eating, Rembrandt accepts a dinner invitation from a wealthy superfan of his double. The others are pursued through the streets by Logan St. Claire, a brilliant young scientist who detected their incoming wormhole. She offers them her equipment to find their home coordinates in exchange for whatever help Quinn can give on fixing her faulty sliding machine.

Suspicious about the death of his double, Arturo and Wade launch an investigation that points the finger at Logan. They uncover her plans to raid other worlds for their natural resources and uncover security footage of her murdering the other Arturo. Before they can expose her, Wade is abducted and Logan attempts to kill Arturo by sending him through an unstable wormhole. Quinn makes an unpleasant discovery of his own — he and Logan are the same person, just with an x chromosome swapped for a y. Meanwhile, Rembrandt’s super fan turns into a super stalker, and thanks to its theft by Logan, the timer’s 2 mile radius is expanded out to 400 miles.

Worlds Visited

	Shoe World The only thing known about this world is that Rembrandt bought new boots and a shiny new suit that looks a lot like the one he wore in the Pilot. Read the full Travelogue entry »
	San Angeles Urbanization has overtaken the West Coast to the point where Los Angeles and San Francisco are boroughs of a 400-mile-long city called San Angeles. Read the full Travelogue entry »
	Lotusland A ganja-filled time can be had by all, mon. Read the full Travelogue entry »

Details

• The Sliders land in Sector 47 in the city of San Angeles.
• Ethyl gas on this world is $409.10 9/10 per gallon.
• Quinn pulls a paper from a San Angeles News newspaper box.
• The Sliders are given pamphlets for the San Angeles Transit System. In the bottom left-hand corner a title reads “City of San Angeles.” One discernible line reads “local shuttles.”
• The large video screen in Prototronics’ lab reads “Vortex Detected” and “Vortex Integrity Stable.”
• When Adrian shows Logan the thermal scanner readouts, the title at the top of the screen reads “Thermal Scan Comparisons” and flashes “averaging” below the two body models. When the two bodies overlap one another, it reads “Identical Match” and the figures on the left of the screen are simply numbers and letters designed to let the viewer know that the computer is working hard.
• The lithograph inscription on the Crying Man poster reads “Love ya — The Cryin’ Man Rembrandt Brown.”
• Rembrandt gets on train No. 44172 and climbs to the roof above the Coach section.
• The plaque under Arturo’s medal reads “Maximillian Arturo Congressional Metal for Scientific Excellence.”
• According to the video screen readout, the co-ordinates of this world are 1GCKED.
• At Prototronics, Wade is being held in room 267.

Character Information

• Arturo hates Los Angeles.

Money Matters

• The Sliders have enough to order a hot dog from the Geomash vendor, although they don’t get it.
• Quinn pops a coin into the San Angeles News newspaper box.
• Rembrandt doesn’t have enough to purchase a train ticket.

Notable Quotes

• “You know, it seems like every world we go to we have trouble with the food.” — Rembrandt’s observations concerning Geomash, and he’s right on the money.
• “How very male of you.” — Wade’s response to the other guys’ reactions to Rembrandt’s biggest fan.
• “Good heavens, a union of Los Angeles and San Francisco. It goes against the laws of nature.” — Arturo.
• “What was all that about an overweight surcharge?” — Arturo while trying to contemplate the 10-block, $85 cab ride to the Dominion Hotel.
• “No need to sound so surprised. I may not be your idea of a shower fantasy, but I do have my admirers.” — Arturo to Wade, who acts incredulously that the professor’s double was having an affair with Logan St. Clair.
• “What dark corner of our soul did you crawl out of?” — Quinn to himself, or herself depending on how you look at the situation.
• “I’m so sorry.” — Arturo, right before he clocks a Prototronics guard in the mouth.
• “Don’t ever say that to me again.” — Rembrandt to the hotel manager who claims that he’s the Cryin’ Man’s “biggest fan.”

Nitpicks/Errors

• After the Sliders are given pamphlet maps of San Angeles, we see an over the shoulder shot of what they look like inside and then a head-on shot showing some type of logo on the front of the maps. But if you freeze the frame over Quinn’s shoulder, there is nothing on the front of his map when he opens it the first time.
• As the Sliders are looking at Logan’s readout screen she says that “the one to the right is your wormhole” and the graphic moves counter clockwise to a 6 o’clock position, but in the close up scene of the screen, the vortex graphic begins at an 8 o’clock position and moves counter-clockwise.
• As Quinn grabs onto the yellow bar, to stop from being sucked into Logan’s vortex, he grabs onto the bar with his right hand, but that hand has a watch on its wrist. In other episodes, Quinn traditionally wears his watch on his left wrist.
• The Dominion Hotel seems to be a five-star establishment on this world, yet Wade and Arturo mention nothing of the severely changed surroundings.
• Just when the four are about to slide, a public address system announces that the daily power blackout will begin in 15 seconds and last for 15 minutes, however, twice before the blackout has been said to last for 30 minutes.

Neatpicks

• The beige Rolls Royce that Monique is driving looks like the same one Arturo would later get behind the wheel of in The Guardian.
• Quinn makes a reference to Tundra World when he says “I opened the vortex early on another dimension before the timer reached zero. The early access corrupted the program and erased our home co-ordinates.”

Rewind That!

• While looking at the gas prices, Quinn mentions that for the price of $410 a gallon, at least they pump it for you, prompting Arturo to remark “That’s steep for full service,” but in closed captioning, he actually says “At that price they should deliver it to you.”
• As Quinn, Arturo and Wade are getting into the electric tram cab, there is no dialogue but the closed captioning quotes one of them as saying: “It should only be a short ride to the Dominion.”
• In a voice-over, Logan apologizes for her guards drawing their guns on the Sliders, on screen, Quinn laments “Ya, you should talk to them about that,” but in closed captioning he says “It’s okay, forget it.”
• As Monique moves toward Rembrandt in her wedding gown, just after he’s discovered the shrine, the closed captioning dictates that she hum “The Wedding March” while she walks toward Rembrandt for an embrace. In the dialogue, she does not hum.

Guest Stars

• Zoe McLellan as Logan St. Clair
• Mari Morrow as Monique
• Lester Barrie¹ as Elston Diggs
• Michael Bryan French as Adrian Fayne
• Diana Castle as Mrs. Arturo

Co-Starring

• Charles Noland as Desk Clerk
• Skip Stellrecht as Guard #1
• Michael Marich as Guard #2
• David L. Nelson as Michael
• Warren Sweeney as [Geomash] Vendor
• Michael A. Krawic as [Train] Hobo
• Kris Iyer as Maitre D’
• Gerry del Sol as [Train] Passenger
• Monte Perlin² as Motorcycle Guard

Uncredited:

• The actress who plays the disgusted woman in the cab tram as the Sliders escape the motorcycle guards
• The actress who plays the blonde hotel bell hop.

1. Lester Barrie also appears as Diggs in The Dream Masters, Desert Storm, Dragonslide, Murder Most Foul and The Breeder.
2. Monte Perlin returns as a Kromagg Guard in Genesis.