A suspect in a brutal murder of a young woman tries to convince Simone and Sipowicz he’s insane, and Martinez and Lesniak decide to consummate their relationship.
Matt is competing in a kickboxing competition with Mitch as his coach and the two quickly come in contact with a person from Mitch's past. Meanwhile, C.J. is offered a fabulous job opportunity and has to decide whether to continue being a lifeguard or not.
As the Sliders cross a desert, Quinn (Jerry O’Connell) asks Arturo (John Rhys-Davies) about his failing health, and is told to keep quiet. They enter a small town, looking for water, and see a girl, Devin (Gina Phillips), being abducted. As Wade (Sabrina Lloyd) watches this, the girl sends her a telepathic message: "help me."
