George Smoot: With all due respect, Dr. Cooper, are you on crack? He needs to read it. Howard (steeling himself to talk to Summer Glau, to himself): It's hot in here. Howard: Come on, Raj. Leonard: Well, we had a vote. Non-alcoholic beer. One, I saw her first. Penny is on the phone. Raj: Sheldon, is there a place on this train to get alcohol? Raj: Yes? Scene: The conference. Sheldon: I'm not in San Francisco. Sheldon: Of course, if SkyNet actually did exist in the future, a perfect way to infiltrate and destroy mankind would be to send Terminators back posing as actors who have played Terminators in popular films and television series, lulling us into a false sense of security, i.e., that's Summer Glau from The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Smoot-Cooper. Some sort of placebo effect, I guess. Summer: No. We get off the train at the next stop in Oxnard. We take a cab back to the apartment, get my flash drive, and then race to San Luis Obispo, where, assuming the lights are with us and minimal traffic, we'll meet the train. You want to come?
Plan: A: The guys; Q: Who takes a trip to San Francisco? A: San Francisco; Q: Where did the guys go to meet Dr. George Smoot? A: 2006 Nobel Prize laureate; Q: What is Dr. George Smoot's claim to fame? A: Dr. George Smoot; Q: Who is the guest speaker at the conference? A: Summer Glau; Q: Who does Raj meet on the train? A: Raj; Q: Who was the first to approach Summer? A: Howard; Q: Who points out that Raj drank non-alcoholic beer? A: a placebo effect; Q: What effect did Raj's non-alcoholic beer have on him? A: his usual selective mutism; Q: What does Raj revert to after Howard tells him he drank non-alcoholic beer? A: his awkward style; Q: What creeps Summer out? A: Leonard; Q: Who was the last person to try to talk to Summer? A: Sheldon; Q: Who realizes he forgot the USB flash drive? A: Penny; Q: Who helps Sheldon find his USB flash drive? A: Dr. Cooper; Q: Who does Dr. Smoot ask if they are on crack? Summary: The guys take a trip to a conference in San Francisco to meet guest speaker and 2006 Nobel Prize laureate Dr. George Smoot. On the train, the guys notice Summer Glau of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is on their car. Raj drinks a beer before being the first to approach her, and they get on well until Howard discovers Raj actually drank non-alcoholic beer, which apparently had a placebo effect, and points this out to Raj who thereupon reverts to his usual selective mutism. Howard then takes over, but creeps Summer out with his awkward style. Leonard finally gets his chance, but Summer gets off the train before he can introduce himself. Meanwhile, Sheldon realizes he forgot the USB flash drive with the paper he wants to show to Smoot, and needs extensive help from Penny to find it and email it to him. At the conference, however, Smoot is not impressed by Sheldon, asking "With all due respect, Dr. Cooper, are you on crack?"