In the world they are in now, America is basically Spanish and English-speakers are illegal immigrants, including the Sliders. The immigration authorities are on them and end up arresting them all except Quinn, who makes a run for it. Quinn meets a long-lost friend (Daelin Richards) who he used to date up to the 10th grade when she had moved. Here she's an immigrant and he does not manage to get her to Slide with them.

They slide onward and find an English-speaking America, which is a relief for them, until Quinn decides to track down the same friend. He finds her address, goes to her and finds out that she is married to an abusive individual, and has a baby. He helps her and phones himself (or somebody else, I'm not sure) up so she will have a place to go. Sliding with them would be too dangerous, so this is the best alternative. It seems that this world's Quinn has not started Sliding!

They Slide off this world only to find themselves in a prison. They note that this has never happened - they are wearing prison clothes and have been found guilty of murdering a certain police officer named Daelin. The timer is not working properly. They are released, surprisingly, when they discover that time on this world moves backwards! When they slide out it's in reverse, and they find themselves in the next world. Remmy tells Quinn that he can phone the Daelin of this world from a phone box, but Quinn decides not to this time.