| Summary:
The Sliders slide into a world where tabloid journalism has taken the place of
responsible news reporting. During a presidential press conference Maggie is
accidentally shoved into the arms of President Jefferson Williams, creating an instant
photo op for the parasitic press. In no time the media is brimming with images and rumors
about an alleged affair between Maggie and the President! Meanwhile, a war with
Switzerland is going very badly for the United States. Vargas, William's Chief of Staff,
decides it would be in their political best interest to divert attention from the conflict
by parading the President's infidelity before the scandal hungry masses. Maggie is
abducted and coerced into participating in a staged escalation of the affair which the
press and the public buy into hook, line and sinker. Vargas realizes that as soon as
Maggie is set free she'll blow the whistle on the hoax. His only alternative is to
eliminate her permanently. Rembrandt, Mallory and Diana enlist the aid of Bobby Hawkes, a
young journalist who deals in old fashioned hard news, to help them reveal the truth about
the President's campaign of deceit. |
