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Previously on
The Big Bang Theory...

We conclusively proved super-asymmetry,

and yet somehow we,
we still feel like impostors.

There should be a term for that.

Oh, for crying out loud,
there is a term for that!

It's called "imposter syndrome"
and you don't have it!

Because you can't have it
if you are impostors, and you are!

We're the ones
who discovered super-asymmetry!

So if anyone's gonna feel like
they have imposter syndrome, it's us,

because we're not impostors! They are!

You're impostors and you're frauds!

I think what President Siebert
is trying to say

is that this is a setback and we should
adopt a different strategy.

I'm sorry, I just, I snapped.

Oh, you're sorry, it's all better, then.

Listen up, you have a shot to win
a Nobel Prize and you're blowing it.

I think what President Siebert
is trying to say is

that you have a shot to win
a Nobel Prize and you're blowing it.

That's exactly what he said.

Yes, but I said it in
my calming HR voice.

So, obviously,

I'm really sorry about my outburst.

You know I...
Calling you frauds was unacceptable.

I feel terrible about it.

It has caused her a lot of stress.

She chewed through her night guard
like it was a piece of jerky.

What you said was really hurtful,

especially because
I thought we were friends.

Why would you think that?

Ouch.

Ignore them, they're just mean people.

Not mean, just sorry.

Seem mean, are sorry,
happens all the time.

It's okay, I talked to my therapist
and she made me realize

that what you said was
really more about your own insecurities.

I'm sorry, what?

There you go, she's sorry,
we all heard it. Moving on.

Yes, obviously you're angry

about all the attention we're getting

for our discovery
and you're lashing out.

Well, yeah, technically she lashed out.

I contained myself which I don't think
I'm getting enough credit for.

The point is, we should take it as
a compliment that even you guys think

we will win the Nobel Prize.

No, we certainly do not think that.

The Nobel committee will realize
that we came up with this theory.

But we proved it.

By accident.

All breakthroughs happen by accident.

No, they don't!

Look, the Nobel committee
doesn't like infighting,

so if the four of you
don't stop sniping at each other,

the award's gonna go
to someone else entirely.

He's right.

You know, like it or not,
we can't avoid each other.

Let's at least try to be civil.

Agreed.

You know, when you think about it,

we're linked together the same way
that super-asymmetry links together

every atom in the universe.

That's not what it does at all!

Well, that's the great thing
about science,

we all get to have our own opinions.

I'm still not talking.
That's impressive, right?

Our whole universe
was in a hot dense state

Then nearly fourteen billion years ago
expansion started...

Wait!

The earth began to cool

The autotrophs began to drool

Neanderthals developed tools

We built a wall
We built the pyramids

Math, science, history
Unraveling the mystery

It all started with the Big Bang!

Bang!

You... No, no, no.
Your money's no good here.

Well,

I'm glad that we hashed all that out.

And moving forward,

may the best team win.

I couldn't agree more.

We're the best team.

Greg Pemberton, you old so-and-so.

Very good to see you.

Uh, let me introduce you
to my colleague, Dr. Campbell.

Kevin, this is Barry Kripke.
We went to college together.

Great to meet you.

Well, you have my number,

we should hit up the buffet
at the strip club while you're in town.

Nothing beats a lap dance
and a baked potato bar, huh?

You can come too.

That's a hard pass.

I'll walk you out.

Good to see you, Barry.

You're the best!

Oh!

God, I hate that guy!

That's strange.
You seemed quite fond of him.

I was only being polite.

Pemberton is a grade A weasel.

How do I know
you're not just being polite

when you say it's nice to see me?

I have literally never said that to you.

Why do you say he's a weasel?

Pemberton's whole MO
was to take other people's ideas

and turn them in as his own.

That's exactly what he's doing to us.

I'm not surprised.

I heard that the only work he did
on his thesis was googling,

"Where can I buy a thesis?"

Well, plagiarism is
a pretty serious charge, are you sure?

You want proof? I can make some calls.

You'd do that for us?

I really don't want to see
that guy win a Nobel.

I also don't want to see
you win a Nobel. Oh, this is tricky.

I don't know, Barry,
it sounds a little sleazy.

Well,

let me know if you change your mind.

Sleazy is where I thrive.

So, I was talking to my mom

about our Pemberton
and Campbell situation.

Really, what'd she say?

Apparently, Old Testament God
would bring down His wrath on them

for being deceitful,

but New Testament God
would forgive them.

So, couldn't we
just bring down our wrath

and ask the New Testament God
to forgive us?

You know, I asked her
that very question.

- And?
- Well, she said

I was full of California sass.

Oh, good, you're all here.

Look, we're wrestling
with an ethical question,

and perhaps you could help.

- Oh, sure.
- What's up?

- Yeah.
- Fire away.

If we have damaging
and embarrassing information

about someone, should we keep it
to ourselves or expose them?

Quick question. Does it happen
to do with online tastes that might

or might not reflect
their real-life tastes?

I know all about
your tall-girl website,

it goes on our credit card.

It's Dr. Pemberton.

Kripke says he plagiarized his thesis
and that he can prove it.

Wow. Well, that's not gonna sit well
with the Nobel committee.

Well, hang on, I don't think it's fair

to use something someone did
in school against them.

Relax, he said it's not you.

I don't know, if someone's a cheater
they should be held accountable

no matter how long ago it was.

Okay, now you just sound crazy.

So, you really think
they should do this?

It wouldn't just knock Pemberton out
of Nobel contention,

it would blow up his whole career.

To that I say kaboom!

No, I meant it's a bad thing.

No, no, I agree with Bernadette.

If Pemberton cheated,
maybe he shouldn't have a career

in the first place. There's plenty
of people that didn't plagiarize.

And a few of us who did,

but it's only 'cause
The Scarlet Letter was so boring.

Aw! I loved The Scarlet Letter,

that's where I got
my taste for bad girls.

Ugh!

Why is this decision so hard?

Maybe because you want to win,

but deep down you know
it's not the honorable way to do it,

otherwise you would've done it already.

- That's really wise.
- Yes.

But it may just be the Indian accent.

Do you think by not exposing Pemberton
we're doing the right thing?

Of course.

Unless you think
we're not doing the right thing.

Why would you think that I don't think
we're doing the right thing?

You might think that if good people

hold themselves to unrealistically
high ethical standards,

then they might lose out
to their unscrupulous competitors.

Is that what you think?

No.

No, I just thought if you thought
we weren't doing the right thing,

that's why you might think that.

Well, if I did think that,

you might point out
that people who claim it's okay

to do bad things to win are bad people
no matter what they tell themselves.

And I'd be right to point that out.

Because you're a good person.

I love talking to you.

It's like talking to me,
but with a girl voice.

I'm just saying,
Sheldon and Amy deserve to win

and sometimes that means
doing what you gotta do.

Don't you think it's better
to take the high road?

Yeah, and instead of guns

armies should carry candy canes
that shoot wishes.

So, what's the worst thing
you've ever done

to get something you wanted?

I'm not gonna tell you that.

Oh, come on. I'll tell you mine.

Right, 'cause yours is gonna be
as bad as mine, okay.

Come on, just tell me.

Okay, fine.

When we first met,

there was another waitress
at The Cheesecake Factory

who thought you were cute.
So, I told her you had

all the hepatitises, A through Z.

There aren't 26 hepatitises.

Well, if she was smart enough
to know that, she wouldn't still

be working at The Cheesecake Factory.

Oh. She still works there? Who was it?

Why does it matter?

You're right, it doesn't matter
'cause I got the best one.

- Was it Susan?
- Why, because she's tall?

Good night.

I can't believe it.

Sheldon loves telling on people
when they break the rules.

- Yeah, well, maybe he's changed.
- He hasn't changed.

Last week, when the vending machine
gave me two bags of chips,

he called my mom.

Well, that didn't ruin your life.

Well, it ruined my day,
I had to talk to my mom.

Who, by the way, is polyamorous now.

So, that's fun to think about.

Look, I'm proud of Sheldon and Amy.

You know, they want to win this thing
on their own merits,

not by knocking out the competition.

Yeah, but what if they don't win?

Pemberton and Campbell have done
an amazing job of associating

their names with super-asymmetry.
They have all the momentum right now.

I don't like the idea
of them losing either,

but this is their decision to make,
not ours.

Maybe it is ours.

What do you mean?

Well, if Sheldon and Amy
don't want to expose Pemberton,

that doesn't mean
someone else can't do it for them.

They'd never have to know.

Really? You'd do that?

They deserve the Nobel.

I'm not gonna let two frauds
steal it from them.

And if that means
getting my hands dirty, so be it.

What's so funny?

Just realized I've never
actually seen your hands dirty.

All right, Hofstadter,
here's all the proof you need.

- Great, thanks.
- Just remember,

once you take this envelope,
there's no turning back.

What if I look at it
and decide not to use it?

I had not considered that.

Gotta hand it to you, you got
a real talent for making things boring.

- Thanks.
- Hey, look at that, you did it again.

- Hey, Leonard.
- What? Nothing.

- You okay?
- No, you are.

So, guess what?

There was a waitress
at The Cheesecake Factory

back in the day
who kinda had a thing for me.

Other than Bernadette?
That does not sound right.

Honest to God.

Well, who was it?

It doesn't even matter,
I'm happily married.

The point is women,

plural, find me appealing.

Okay, okay. Well, let's see.

Okay, we know it wasn't Penny,

- we know it wasn't Susan...
- Wait, how do we know it wasn't Susan?

Because she had a type.

What type?

Don't make me say it.

Are you saying I'm not a handsome guy?

See? It's mean, right?

Hold on, as we've established,

a minimum of two women
think I'm attractive.

Yeah, you're right,
it was totally Susan.

I didn't say it was her,
I said it could've been.

It could've been anybody.
Marta, Gina, Annalise.

It's a little creepy
that you remember all their names.

Not just their names,

the cars they drove,
the color of their eyes

and whether or not they had boyfriends.

Your husband was acting
kinda weird today.

You sure you're not thinking
about your husband?

No, he was acting all sketchy,

almost like he was guilty or something.

Oh. Well, that doesn't mean anything.
I mean, Leonard has resting guilt face.

Yeah, it's like,
"What are you guilty about, Leonard?"

"Nothing." "Well, then tell it
to your face."

- Are you okay?
- I'm so okay, yeah.

Then why are you acting guilty now?

Okay, look, Leonard knows
that you and Sheldon decided

to take the high road,
so he went to Kripke for you.

But, that just means
you didn't do anything wrong

and now you don't risk losing
to those idiots.

Why did you tell me?

Now that I know, I'm implicated.

But you wanted me to.

I also wanted you to be
my jester at the Renaissance Fair,

but that didn't happen.

I wanted to be a princess.

There was only one princess
and it was me!

Fine, I'm sorry I told you.

And I forgive you,

'cause that's what a princess would do.

Kudos on the meatballs.

They're nice and round.

Thanks.

Yeah, they're much better
than those prolate spheroids

you used to pass off as balls.

Okay.

Are you all right? You seem distracted.

Yeah, sorry, I'm just trying
to figure something out.

Is it what to get me
for our anniversary?

'Cause I'll give you a hint,

it's already in my Amazon basket.
Just click "buy now."

I filled out the gift card for you,
apparently I'm the light of your life.

Sheldon,

if someone were gonna do something
ethically murky on your behalf,

would you rather know about it

or not know about it
to retain your innocence?

Well, now that I know
there's a thing to know, I have to know.

Can't help myself, I'm a fact-addict.

That's not a real thing.

And that's a fact.

Leonard, I know what you're planning
to do and I said I didn't wanna do it.

What? You told him?

Well, you told me.

Yeah, that's probably
where you heard it.

You're not doing anything wrong.

- That's the point, I'm doing it.
- Yeah, but it's still wrong.

Well, so is you and Amy
not getting the recognition

for your discovery. And if that means
I have to do something shady,

so you don't have to,
I'm okay with that.

But we're not.

It's sweet that you wanna help,

but we don't want you to compromising
your integrity for us.

Wait, what? Really?

I thought we were just
worried about looking bad.

It could be both.

Okay,

but I'm gonna go with my reason,
yours is too complicated.

- Hey.
- Hi.

Listen, I did something
kinda stupid today.

Okay?

I went to The Cheesecake Factory

to try to figure out
who that waitress was.

- Howie...
- Don't worry, I didn't find out

because I realized I didn't even care.

While I was there
I started asking myself,

"Why does this mean anything to me?"

And...

I guess the truth is
it was all about my vanity.

And why should I need to be validated
by another woman liking me

when the best woman in the world
already loves me?

And I just wanted you to know that.

The restaurant manager already called.
You really creeped a lot of people out.

And I regret that.

Because the only woman I wanna creep out
is the mother of my children.

Well, you're off to a good start.

- Thank you for meeting us.
- No problem.

We never say no
when someone wants to buy us lunch.

We didn't say we were
going to buy you lunch.

Really?

Apologies go down easier
with free turkey club sandwiches.

This isn't another apology.

There's something we have to give you.

We have proof

that you plagiarized your thesis.

It's why we invited you to this lunch.

We invited them,
that's the confusion over who's paying.

Hold on, are you blackmailing us?

No, the opposite.

We're blackmailing you?

How are you up for a Nobel?

We're giving you this,
so that no one can use it against you.

Because we wanna win on our own merits,
not by tearing you down.

So, it's true? You really did this?

It was years ago, and I was
going through a very hard time.

- What hard time?
- I had to write a thesis

and I wasn't smart enough to do it.

You realize my name
is attached to yours.

If this gets out, it ruins me too.

It's not gonna get out.

You know what, Linda was right.
You're always looking for shortcuts.

When did you talk to my ex-wife?

She's not your ex-wife,

you keep dragging your feet
on those papers.

Well, I'm trying to get the lake house.

You're not getting the lake house,
you're never getting the lake house.

She picked it out, she decorated it.

The lake house is hers!

What is going on here?

I'm in love with Linda!

You son of a bitch!

That was my iced tea.

Dr. Cooper, Dr. Fowler.
Just the guy I wanna see.

Are you drunk?

I was,

and then I still was,

and now I still was.

Can we help you?

Pemberton is out,

someone published all the information
about his plagiarism.

It was me.

Someone else told Fermilab
and he lost his job.

Also me.

And someone is sleeping
with his ex-wife and it's not me.

I thought it was.

Not anymore.

Apparently just because
I'm better than her husband,

doesn't mean I'm as good
as her contractor.

Women, huh?

I think you need to go.

No, wait, hear me out!

Look, the three of us could team up.

There's one small catch,

Dr. Pemberton has been saying
a lot of bad stuff about me.

But don't worry,
I couldn't possibly have done

any of it because I was
with you guys the whole time.

I did it.

Okay, frankly, I don't know
what Linda ever saw in either of them.