On her way to Corinth, Hercules' (Kevin Sorbo) mother Alcmene (Liddy Holloway) stops in a small village to meet her son and arrives just in time to see Hercules and Iolaus (Michael Hurst) defeat a band of thugs who have terrorized the local tavern. When Alcmene reveals that she's planning to marry Jason (Jeffrey Thomas), a startled Hercules learns that she had an affair with his mentor-hero Jason long ago. Explaining that her love for Jason has recently been rekindled,