Quinn, Rembrandt and Maggie land on a world where the United States is run by the Oracle, a blend of fundamental beliefs and right-wing conservatism. Followers trade their wealth and possessions in return for passage to a nirvana world, but the sliders discover the Oracle's portal is a deadly sham. It turns out to be an incinerator and part of a plot to rob people of everything. The Sliders are captured and the timer taken away, but escape with the help of the Rad Rat rebels led by Samson. An attempt to retrieve the timer fails and the Sliders and Samson are captured. At the suggestion of Cadmus, his chief councolor who also witnessed the arrival of the Sliders, the Chief Oracle Gareth decides to use the fake portal device on the Sliders and Samson. As they are locked in the machine, Cadmu