All relationships are difficult, but even more so when you're in one with a person who struggles with everyday social interactions. Amy: I've been invited to consult on an experiment at your university for a few months. Amy: Sheldon. Amy: You embarrassed me in front of my colleagues on my first day here. As I was saying, I'm done with work and Leonard's not. Bernadette: He said what? Bernadette: I'm not apologizing to Howard. Bernadette: So, Amy, what are you gonna be working on at Caltech? Bernadette: Well? But that was before Howard explained to me how awful it would be if he had to work with his significant other. He is gonna sit the guys down and set them straight. Howard: I'm just saying, I'd never want to work with Bernadette. Howard: Pull. Howard: Tell me about it. I talked to Leonard. Look at her, desperately wishing she was over here at the cool table. Maybe next time he gets conjunctivitis at work, she can hold his head and try to put the drops in his eyes. Penny: Okay, fine, Sheldon. Raj: Amy. Scene: Raj's apartment. Scene: The Cheesecake Factory
Penny: Awkward silence, Sheldon on his phone, no touching. Scene: The apartment. Sheldon: Oh, I had to take the bus home. Sheldon: Well, can you believe she said I embarrassed her? Sheldon: Well, now, that. The flame will come to you. The only car game he ever wants to play is the Quiet Game.
Plan: A: Caltech; Q: Where is Amy going to be working on an experiment? A: Howard; Q: Who says he would not want to work with Bernadette? A: Bernadette; Q: Who confronts Howard after Sheldon mentions his comments? A: night; Q: What time of day does Howard say he would not want to be with Bernadette? A: his approval; Q: What did Sheldon withdraw when Amy told him about Howard's comments? A: the job; Q: What does Amy decide to take despite Howard's comments? A: even madder; Q: How does Amy feel about Sheldon after he embarrasses her at lunch? A: her colleagues; Q: Who does Amy feel Sheldon embarrasses her in front of? A: Penny; Q: Who assures Amy and Bernadette that Leonard will talk to them and set them straight? A: her apartment; Q: Where does Sheldon apologize to Amy? A: Raj; Q: Who does Howard go to stay with after Bernadette confronts him about his comments? A: Raj's place; Q: Where does Howard go after Bernadette confronts him? A: their video game; Q: What does Howard promise to finish with Raj before spending more time with Bernadette? A: the Cheesecake Factory; Q: Where do Amy and Bernadette go to vent about their significant others? A: their significant others; Q: Who are Amy and Bernadette upset with? A: the guys; Q: Who plays skeet shooting with lasers and balloons in the apartment? A: the apartment; Q: Where do Leonard and Penny play skeet shooting with lasers and balloons? Summary: Amy tells Sheldon she will be working on an experiment at Caltech and asks Sheldon how he feels about it - no problem for Sheldon until Howard explains he would not want to work with Bernadette and be with her day and night. Sheldon withdraws his approval, but Amy says she will still take the job. The next day, Amy is even madder at Sheldon when he embarrasses her at lunch in front of her colleagues. At home, Penny and Leonard explain to him that Amy is right, so he goes to her apartment and apologizes, but re-offends her by saying she can be difficult to put up with. Sheldon mentions Howard's comments to Bernadette, who then confronts Howard and gets mad after he tries to deny his statements, forcing Howard to stay at Raj's place. Bernadette later comes over to apologize. Howard promises to spend more time with her, but only after he and Raj finish their video game, once again enraging Bernadette. At the Cheesecake Factory, both Amy and Bernadette are upset with their significant others. Penny assures them that Leonard will talk to them and set them straight; instead, the guys play skeet shooting with lasers and balloons in the apartment.