Here comes a cavity search. Leonard: 94 seconds. Leonard: How about that Gorn sitting on the couch? Raj is reading New Moon. Raj: What's in the bag? Sheldon: Howard. Sheldon: I believe you were about to ask me to choose a cocktail. Sheldon: I wronged Howard, and he won't accept my apology. Sheldon: It's for Howard. Sheldon: Well, I did mention the Mars Rover incident to that FBI agent and probably cost Howard his security clearance. The truth is out there. There is a knock on the door.
Plan: A: security clearance; Q: What does Howard need to work on a new project? A: an FBI agent; Q: Who comes to ask Leonard, Sheldon and Raj about Howard's background? A: Sheldon; Q: Who tells the FBI agent about Howard's Mars rover accident? A: an attractive woman; Q: What is the FBI agent's gender? A: Mars; Q: Where did Howard drive a rover into a ditch? A: The Lizard-Spock Expansion; Q: What episode of Big Bang Theory did Sheldon tell the FBI agent about? A: Sheldon's apologies; Q: What does Howard reject when he is rejected for a new project? A: Sheldon's spot; Q: What does Howard want to sit in on the couch? A: 94 seconds; Q: How long does it take for Sheldon to take Howard's spot back? Summary: Howard needs security clearance to work on a new project, so an FBI agent comes to ask Leonard, Sheldon and Raj about his background. Since the agent is an attractive woman, Raj and Leonard embarrass themselves. Sheldon, however, tells her about the time Howard drove a Mars rover into a ditch (The Lizard-Spock Expansion), so Howard is rejected for the project. Howard rejects Sheldon's apologies until he is allowed[clarification needed] to sit in Sheldon's spot on the couch, although Sheldon takes it back after 94 seconds.