Amy: Do you know anybody else who would appreciate an all-expense-paid spa weekend at a four-star resort in Big Sur? Bernadette: Howard's a complete and total ass. Bernadette: I'll try to catch it. Come on in. Glenn (voice): I'm driving back to L.A. tonight. Glenn: Well, I got to run. Is there anybody who can get me the hell out of here and back to Los Angeles tonight? Leonard: I can vouch for that. Leonard: It's an annual science conference. Leonard: Pretty much. Penny: You know, for a smart guy, you really seem to have a hard time grasping the concept, don't piss off the people who handle the things you eat. Sheldon's asleep. Sheldon: All right, why don't we open it up to Q&A from the audience? Sheldon: Dr. Koothrappali, would you care to join the conversation? Sheldon: Howard is a complete and total ass, Bernadette is in Penny's bed, Amy bites, and Penny may or may not have coitus with Leonard. The panel's tomorrow morning. What's he going to do?
Plan: A: Penny; Q: Who asks for a ride back to Los Angeles? A: a science conference; Q: What is the group attending in Big Sur? A: Howard meets Glenn; Q: Who does Howard meet? A: a large handsome man; Q: What is Glenn? A: anger Bernadette; Q: Who does Howard's insecurities anger? A: the next day's; Q: What day's science panel was a series of personal recriminations? A: Sheldon's surprise; Q: What was Sheldon's reaction to the panel? A: track; Q: What does Sheldon try to get the panel back on? A: questions; Q: What does Sheldon ask for from the audience? A: a lift; Q: What does Glenn offer Penny? A: Leonard; Q: Who objects to Penny riding back to Los Angeles with Glenn? A: a foul mood; Q: What mood is Sheldon in? Summary: Amy asks Penny to join the group at a science conference in Big Sur. Things go fairly well until Howard meets Glenn, a large handsome man that Bernadette used to date. Howard's insecurities anger Bernadette, setting off a chain reaction of bed swapping that causes the next day's science panel to become a series of personal recriminations, much to Sheldon's surprise. He tries to get the panel back on track by asking for questions from the audience, but the only question is from Penny for a ride back to Los Angeles. When Glenn offers to give her a lift, Leonard instantly objects. When the group drives back home (without Penny), everyone except Sheldon is in a foul mood.