Dennis the Menace: You said I was the "man of the house" while Dad's away, so I ordered a pizza!

Apparently Henry's philandering, mixed with Alice's newfound feminism, has amounted to an even more volatile situation than previously hinted at, as Henry's "away" for reasons that go unexplained here but are fairly easy to suss out given our prior knowledge.

Yes, things are changing quickly in Menaceville. Things are changing quickly, indeed.