While flying to Marrakech, the X-1 is intercepted by fighter planes and instructed to land. On the ground, the airmen curtly state that the jet has violated secure airspace. Dr. Venture begins to reply, but the soldiers cut him off, insulting his scrawny frame and calling him "Grandpa." When Brock Samson produces his Office of Secret Intelligence agent identification, he is shocked to learn that his license to kill has expired.