  We present the first observations of molecular line emission in NGC 3718 with
the IRAM 30m and the Plateau de Bure Interferometer. This galaxy is an
impressive example for a strongly warped gas disk harboring an active galactic
nucleus (AGN). An impressive dust lane is crossing the nucleus and a warp is
developing into a polar ring. The molecular gas content is found to be typical
of an elliptical galaxy with a relatively low molecular gas mass content
(~4*10^8 Msun). The molecular gas distribution is found to warp from the inner
disk together with the HI distribution. The CO data were also used to improve
the kinematic modeling in the inner part of the galaxy, based on the so-called
"tilted ring"-model. The nature of NGC 3718 is compared with its northern sky
``twin'' Centaurus A and the possible recent swallowing of a small-size
gas-rich spiral is discussed.
