S3, E3: A peaceful desert is shattered as the wormhole opens and a bobsled shoots out, bearing the Sliders. When they come to a stop, Quinn (Jerry O’Connell) notices the timer is malfunctioning. A short distance away, Rembrandt (Cleavant Derricks) sees a small boy jump into a tornado, "surfing" it. When he slips, Quinn jumps in to save the boy, who runs off and vanishes. The group crosses the desert and spots another twister, which disappears in a flash of lightning. Arturo (John Rhys-Davies) theorizes the planet is electrically charged, creating these tornadoes and causing the timer to malfunction.