- When Bert asks Sheldon to collaborate on a project with him, Sheldon becomes worried about others finding out because he thinks geology is beneath him. Raj seeks advice after reconnecting with Ruchi.
- Bert asks Sheldon to collaborate on a project on dark matter where Bert requires some math expertise. Sheldon neither wants to admit to anyone that he is interested in Bert's offer or that he has accepted that offer. As such, Sheldon has to hide his activities from his friends, meaning working late hours. In the process, Sheldon has mixed emotions as even though he enjoys the work and the project, he still doesn't respect the field of Geology and so feels ashamed of collaborating in such work. He has to reconcile his feelings before it affects his work on the project. Meanwhile, Raj, out at a bar one evening with Howard, runs into Ruchi. Unlike their last awkward encounter, Raj and Ruchi have a good time together, so much so that Ruchi wants to have a casual relationship with him. If he agrees, Raj will have to see if he really can do so as he has never had a casual relationship with a woman in his life, he always having seen in the back of his mind whatever woman he's been with as his soul mate.—Huggo
- The guys are in the cafeteria, where Raj suggests that they hang out at a bar and watch cricket; it doesn't excite the others. Bert comes over and after some geology jests asks Sheldon to work with him. He has some meteorites whose neutrino signatures might help detect Dark matter. Sheldon declines even though the other guys find his project interesting and tell Sheldon that Bert is tops in his field. Unfortunately Sheldon just considers it geology.
Howard and Raj are watching cricket with a multi-ethnic crowd. Howard keeps making wisecracks and then notices Ruchi in the bar. She couldn't find anyone to join her to watch the cricket match so she joined Raj and Howard. Raj finds out that Ruchi is as big a fan as he is.
Bert and Sheldon are working in Bert's office (Sheldon is there secretly and hasn't told anyone that he is working with Bert) on the math for Bert's project. Sheldon has a dark matter model that uses a theoretical particle called the Cooper Boson. Sheldon finds the work they are doing surprisingly engaging. Amy calls him and wants to know where he is. Sheldon claims that he is in his office; however, Amy is outside it having brought him dinner since he was working late. Sheldon runs over to her exhausted and then says that he is ready to have dinner with her, surprising Amy.
Sheldon comes into apartment 4A and announces that he needs to talk to Penny alone. Leonard is happy to retreat to his bedroom. Sheldon explains that he doesn't want others to find out that he is working in geology; however, he finds the work fascinating. Even though his problem is about science, Sheldon came to Penny because she still holds her head high despite her checkered past. She was quite sexually promiscuous. Penny then tells him to go be sexually promiscuous with himself.
Sitting at the kitchen table, Howard wants to divide the work up with Stuart and asks if he wants the baby monitor or Bernadette's monitor who is on bed rest. He suggests the baby's device since she is less emasculating. Raj happily announces that he had breakfast at Ruchi's apartment. They had spent the night though Raj didn't sleep because he didn't want to snore. Bernadette then calls for Howard to help her in the bathroom. He quips that at least the romance is still alive and leaves. Stuart is happy for Raj, but he knows that Raj is going to screw it up, so Raj ends up talking to Penny. She also doesn't believe that Raj can handle a casual relationship. Raj and Ruchi are having dinner tonight. Penny tells him that every time he starts to plan their wedding, he should stab himself with a fork.
Back at the cafeteria, Leonard asks about Bernadette and her bed rest. Howard sighs and says that she yells at him all day and lies there eating Mallomars; thus completing the transformation into his mother. Bert stops by to return Sheldon's jacket that he left in his office. Sheldon first denies that he was there and then admits that he is working in geology, but doesn't want that fact spread around. Bert is shocked that Sheldon is ashamed of his field so he stops working with Sheldon.
Ruchi is having dinner with a nervous Raj. He yells at the woman selling flowers to couples because he is trying to keep things casual. She wonders if Raj wants to continue, though she does find him very funny. Raj asks about her day as he starts dreaming about her looking very sexy while talking about drug side effects.
Amy enters apartment 4B and finds Sheldon contemplating a rock. Sheldon asks Amy what he should do if he wants to do something that will make people think less of him. Amy reminds him that he has never cared what other people thought even though maybe he should have. She cites the example of dinner with her parents where he kept telling "your Momma" jokes. Amy tells him that if he finds the work interesting he should continue and not care what other people think. Sheldon says that that is sage advice with pleases Amy until he tells another "your Momma" joke and she gets mad and heads to the bedroom.
Ruchi is explaining how she was supposed to return to India to get married and instead moved out to California. She doesn't expect to find true love or a soulmate, which Raj truly believes in. Love is just the correct biochemical reactions to Ruchi who believes in science. She still believes in enjoying the experience; however, Raj objects that considering it so clinically takes away from the spiritual experience.
Sheldon returns to Bert's office to apologize. Bert finds the situation awkward because he was now working with somebody else. Leonard. Leonard explains that they stopped working together because Sheldon was being a jerk and that Leonard feels that he can learn a lot from Bert. Sheldon begs Bert to take him back and that he will behave better. Bert closes the door in his face.
Raj is talking to Howard and Bernadette telling them that Ruchi is so nice yet they are so different. Howard says that he's dated girls that don't even like juggling. Bernadette adds that they still don't. Raj sighs that he doesn't know if they can keep having a physical relationship since they can't have a spiritual one. Howard replies that she is someone who is just interested in sex. Yes! Bernadette wants him to think about it; Howard says to wait a minute. Raj realizes that she is a beautiful woman who wants to keep having sex with him, so he runs off.
Finally, Bert and Leonard enter the cafeteria and Sheldon daydreams about Bert in the same way Raj did about Ruchi. He wants to keep working with him.
Title reference: Sheldon working in geology with Bert.
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