TEXT: Scene: The Cheesecake Factory Penny: What are you working on? Sheldon: Can't talk. In the zone. Penny: Do you know what he's doing? Amy: Could be anything. Last time he was like this, he figured out electron transport in graphene. The time before that, he was making a list of who's allowed in his tree fort if fe ever gets one. Still can't believe I didn't make the cut. Penny: Uh, Sheldon, you want to take a break? Your food's ready. Leonard: No, no, what are you doing? He's both happy and quiet. It's like seeing a unicorn and Bigfoot at the same time. Howard: Sorry we're so late. Bernadette got stuck at work. Bernadette: Great news. A raccoon virus just crossed the species barrier and now can infect humans. Raj: Why is that great news? Bernadette: In the pharmaceutical business we have a saying, mo' infections, mo' money. Howard: Wait, Maybe you want to wash your little raccoon hands first. Bernadette: Oh, calm down. If I had it, I'd be dead already. Howard: Guys, listen up. Sheldon: Can't listen, zone. Also don't care. Howard: Next week is the anniversary of my first date with Bernadette. Sheldon: Really don't care. Howard: I want to do something special, and I was hoping you guys could be a part of it. Penny: Aw, what horrible thing are you trying to make up for? Howard: Just putting something in the bank for what horrible thing I do next. Penny: Ah. Howard: Look, she's gonna be back any second, so here's the deal. I'm writing a song, and I was hoping we could all play it for her together. Leonard: Aw. Amy: Oh, I love that. Raj: That is so beautiful. Howard: Sheldon? Sheldon: When did we get to the Cheesecake Factory? Credits sequence Scene: The stairwell Leonard: It's really sweet what Howard wants to do
SUMMARY:
Sheldon, unbeknownst to him, calculates how to synthesize a new, stable superheavy element, but then realizes that his discovery was erroneous, which spoils his achievement and makes him feel a fraud. His friends, co-workers and the scientific community praise him, but Sheldon just wants it to stop. Amy finally tells him he does not deserve the attention, for Sheldon the most romantic thing Amy could ever say. Howard has everyone join him in performing a song he wrote for Bernadette to commemorate the anniversary of their first date. However, Bernadette is quarantined after an accident at her lab so Howard and the gang sing the song for her at the hospital. Leonard says Penny never does anything romantic for him. Even Raj's advice fails to inspire her. Penny then gifts Leonard a first edition of "The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" - his favorite book growing up. Leonard appreciates the gesture but tells her that he already has a first edition of the same book. Penny feels bad and tells him she wishes she could be as romantic as he, showing him a box of dozens of mementos, examples of his romantic gestures during their time together. Leonard is moved, finding it incredibly romantic that Penny kept these things.