- Leonard and Penny try to work through their marital issues. Meanwhile, Sheldon films a special episode of "Fun with Flags" after his breakup with Amy, and Bernadette feels guilty about withholding a secret from Penny.
- It's been less than twenty-four hours since Leonard and Penny's wedding and they aren't talking to each other as Penny can't handle the thought that Leonard sees the woman he kissed, Mandy Chow, at work every day. Leonard goes through different thoughts about how to deal with the problem in his personal want to get back together with his now wife. Out of all those thoughts, some which come to him through a nightmare, Leonard decides that he has to speak directly to Mandy about what's going on. Despite Mandy's less than enthusiastic discussion with Leonard about the issue, she at least gets Leonard on a track to understanding the why of what happened between him and Penny. Meanwhile, Amy is as angry at Sheldon as she ever was, largely because she seems to see him more now that they have broken up than when they were a couple. Sheldon dealing with "their baby" on his own leads to different perspectives between the two of them of the future of their now non-relationship. And Bernadette and Raj have differing views of how much information they want from Howard.—Huggo
- Leonard tries to ease Penny's mind as she becomes more concerned about his kiss with another girl at sea. Sheldon plans a special episode of "Fun With Flags" shortly after his break up with Amy. Bernadette feels bad about keeping a secret.—Gerry Garcia
- Leonard cannot sleep and is up in the kitchen of 4A. Sheldon comes in and also cannot sleep because of a tickle in his throat. Penny joins them. Leonard asks Penny how he can make everything right. Sheldon interrupts and suggests Penny kiss another man to make everything equal. Leonard objects to that idea, saying that's the stupidest idea he's ever heard, but Penny agrees with Sheldon. Sheldon says he is saving his best friend's marriage and plants a big kiss right on her. Penny responds by jumping into his arms and wrapping her legs around him. Leonard then wakes up and realizes everything that just happened was all a crazy nightmare.
Sheldon calls up Amy on Skype, who gets upset that he doesn't realize what a breakup is. Every time he talks to her, she gets re-traumatized. Sheldon admits that they are no longer together, but there is the baby that they made, the Internet show "Fun with Flags". He wants her to come over and help him with the next episode; however, Amy is not going to help him. Amy complains that she has talked to him more in the last two days than in the last two months of their relationship. Sheldon quips that if she doesn't want to talk to him, maybe she should go out with him again.
At the comic book store, Raj tells Leonard that he can't believe Leonard made out with Mandy Chow and that Howard didn't tell him for two years. Raj starts arguing with him like his spouse.
Sheldon arrives at Amy's apartment with a box of her personal belongings for him to return. He knocks only once so that Amy doesn't know it's him. Amy mentions the single knock; while Sheldon tells her that she doesn't get to enjoy anymore of his charming eccentricities. Out of the box Amy takes out a scarf of hers and is surprised Sheldon still had it. It was from the time they went ice-skating together. Next Amy pulls out a sexy red bra which isn't hers, but is planted by Sheldon in an attempt to make her jealous. Amy gets mad, grabs the box and slams the door on him. Sheldon then knocks on the table in the hall to finish his knocking ritual.
Bernadette is making Chocolate brownies for Girls' Night and is mad at Howard, but not for what he bought. Howard told her about the Mandy Chow incident and is mad at Howard that she had to keep the secret from Penny for two years. She's terrified about what Penny might do if she finds out
Leonard is on the phone trying to find a marriage counselor. After he learns how expensive they are, he wonders if they have a rate based upon how long one had been married for a day. Penny interrupts him and they sit down to talk. She doesn't know how to fix them. Sheldon comes in and returns. Penny knows that she said that she could get by, but she doesn't know what to do since he is going to see Mandy Chow tomorrow at work. Sheldon suggests that Penny go to meet Mandy Chow to alleviate her fears since her imagination is running wild. Leonard thinks that that is a terrible idea and Penny does not want to meet her though she is still worried that Mandy Chow might still have interest in him.
The girls are together in Penny's apartment discussing the recent events. Penny points out that Leonard would have never done this when they first met. He's cockier now. Bernadette points out that it is better for them both if he is with her because he wants to be rather than because she is his only option. Penny says she had never thought of it that way.
At the Caltech cafeteria, the guys are having lunch and Leonard asks them if they know how much a marriage counselor gets. Mandy Chow walks into the cafeteria. Leonard goes over to see if she would be willing to talk to Penny. He greets her, sits down and asks about what they did on the boat while they were drunk. She asks if she slept with him too. No, they just made out. Leonard tells her that he just got married and she mistakenly thinks that it was Sheldon. Leonard tells Mandy Chow about Penny's concerns and she wonders why he even told her since it was just a kiss. To Mandy Chow it sounded more like he was sabotaging their relationship just like Penny had said. Mandy Chow has unwittingly become the marriage counselor that he needs. He then starts to open up to Mandy Chow that he didn't think that he deserved a beautiful woman like Penny. He then gets into his dysfunctional relationships with his mother and Sheldon, even more disturbing Mandy Chow. Finally, he had this dream where he was in a cave nursing a baby Sheldon. Now Mandy Chow wonders why Penny is worried about HER.
Amy is watching the "Fun with Flags" episode where Sheldon angrily compares everything to their broken relationship, insulting her numerous times making her want to kill him.
Meanwhile, Leonard is finally sitting down with Penny and he agrees with her that he may have been trying to sabotage their wedding because he still doesn't think that he deserves her. She is worried that someday he might leave her for someone more like himself. In her own way, she is sabotaging them. Leonard wants them to stop being afraid of losing each other and just be together. Leonard tells Penny that he has loved her since the moment they met and that he'll love her till the end of time. Then Leonard adds that Penny's beauty fills his heart with love and song. Now he is sounding Cheesy. Leonard then drops to one knee and asks Penny to stay married to him.
Sheldon gives Leonard and Penny a wedding present for them; plane ticket to San Francisco and hotel accommodations. Lenny excitedly thanks Sheldon, who states, "We're gonna have such fun!", which disappoints them (they don't want him to go too). Suddenly there is a knock on the door, it's Amy, fuming mad! She yells at Sheldon over posting a "Fun With Flags" episode where he talks about how much she has hurt him and compares her genitals to Czechoslovakia. She demands he take it down from the Internet. As she closes the door, he yells: "She watched it. I'm gonna get that girl back!" Then you hear Amy reply: "Only because you emailed me the link: "Watch this, it will make you mad!" Sheldon smiles saying: 'Yep, she still wants me!' He then happily skips down the hallway towards his room.
Title reference: Penny and Leonard get back together while Sheldon and Amy drift further apart.
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