Amy: But our relationship agreement clearly states that when one of us is sick, the other must take care of them. Amy: Hello, Sheldon. Amy: Sheldon, aren't you gonna take care of me? And with that goal in mind, let me ask you a question. Bernadette: So you've just been lying to him? Especially with her dad. Howard and Raj (together): Turtle power! Howard: Do either of you guys know how to fish? Howard: Had no idea you were the chatty one. I'll try that with my father-in-law. I'm having dinner with Bernadette and her parents. It's for one of her colleagues who is of Asian descent, so my planned conversational gambit is to casually remark that no matter how deep they dig his grave, he'll never make his way back to China. Leonard: Yeah, come on, Howard. Leonard: You know, maybe we didn't have opportunities like this when we were growing up, but right now, there's a dad that wants to take you on a fishing trip. Penny: Okay, right there, ew is one of the things you're not gonna want to say in front of your father-in-law. Scene: Howard and Bernadette's apartment. Scene: Howard and Bernadette's apartment. See, the other day, I was concerned that you weren't recovering, so while you were sleeping, I took a cheek swab and had it cultured in the lab. Sheldon: Maybe I will. There's an Indian casino near Palm Springs. We have nothing in common. You and I are going fishing.
Plan: A: Bernadette; Q: Who asks her father to take Howard fishing? A: her parents; Q: Who does Bernadette have dinner with? A: even a mundane conversation; Q: What can Howard not start with his father-in-law? A: Raj; Q: Along with Leonard, who is the only other character in the show who has no idea how to fish? A: expert Penny; Q: Who teaches Howard how to fish? A: the disgusting details; Q: What does Penny teach Howard about fishing? A: the fishing trip; Q: What did Howard and his father-in-law admit their wives forced them into? A: Palm Springs; Q: Where do Howard and his father-in-law go to the casino instead of fishing? A: flu; Q: What illness does Amy have? A: Sheldon; Q: Who takes care of Amy when she is sick? A: Relationship Agreement; Q: What does Sheldon and Amy have that stipulates that either partner take care of the other when sick? A: her cheek swab; Q: What did Sheldon have cultured in a lab to prove Amy's recovery? A: a punishment; Q: Why does Amy enjoy Sheldon spanking her? Summary: Howard and Bernadette have dinner with her parents. He cannot start even a mundane conversation with his father-in-law as they have nothing in common. Bernadette asks her father to take Howard fishing to bond with him, and Howard and his father-in-law reluctantly accept. Howard, like Leonard and Raj, has no idea how to fish, so expert Penny teaches them the disgusting details. On the morning of the fishing trip, Howard and his father-in-law both admit their wives forced them into it. This actually bonds them, as they now share common ground (successful careers but dominating wives), and instead of fishing they visit the Palm Springs casino. Meanwhile, Amy comes down with flu. Sheldon reluctantly takes care of her, as their Relationship Agreement stipulates that either partner take care of the other when sick. Amy enjoys Sheldon's care as he never otherwise shows his caring and loving side. On recovering she feigns sickness so his care will continue, a lie exposed when Sheldon, concerned at Amy remaining sick despite his efforts, has her cheek swab cultured in a lab, revealing her recovery. Though he is reluctant to hurt her by doing so, she then enjoys him spanking her as a punishment.