Molotov Cocktease fills in at the Venture compound as Brock goes on a mission to terminate a rogue agent. While Molotov tries to beat some masculinity into Dr. Venture and his sons, we learn something of Brock's past through flashbacks.

While a mysterious extra-terrestrial Inquisitor evaluates human culture, Dr. Venture discovers an old video recording from his father informing him he must, before tomorrow night, locate and assemble the hidden pieces to a device that will save the Earth from certain doom.