- Sheldon and Amy are devastated after learning from a Russian paper that super asymmetry has already been theorized and disproved. Bernadette wants to beat Howard in a popular video game.
- Sheldon and Amy are devastated after learning from a Russian paper that super asymmetry has already been theorized and disproved. Also, ultra-competitive Bernadette asks Stuart's girlfriend, Denise, to teach her how to beat Howard in a popular video game.
- Sheldon and Amy have finally completed their paper on super asymmetry, Sheldon in particular believing a Nobel Prize being in their imminent future. Because they are so protective of the material before it's published, they decide to entrust the last task of the paper to Leonard instead of what would usually be done by a grad student, namely to double check all the citations which requires being holed up in a remote section of the library for hours upon end. Leonard agrees to the task, also co-opting Raj in the process. Beyond a certain item in this task having an adverse effect on Leonard's health, Leonard and Raj discover some information in their research which may throw a wrench into this paper being Sheldon and Amy's path to Nobel. Meanwhile, Bernadette is determined to show Howard that she can play the latest video game he and Raj are playing, namely Fortnite, if only because, in an off the cuff comment, Howard says that it's hard and can only be mastered by real gamers.—Huggo
- Sheldon and Amy are completing their Super-Asymmetry paper by working on the footnotes for the appendix. Sheldon truly thinks that the paper is a product of both of them; his math and Amy's sassy take on the fundamental nature of symmetry. He asked Amy to run down all the citations and notes which bothers Amy since there are hundreds of them. First they think about assigning it to a graduate student and then they decide to dump it on Leonard as long as they can trust him. Sheldon goes over to Leonard's and tells him that he is having an affair and not to tell anyone. Leonard scoffs and later tells Penny that Sheldon is obviously testing whether he can keep a secret.
Sheldon and Amy approach Leonard in the cafeteria telling him that he passed the secret loyalty test. Also Sheldon was never having an affair. They then ask Leonard to run down their paper's citations. He first thinks that it was grad student work, but then agrees to help out.
Raj and Howard are playing "Fortnite" when Bernadette comes in and wants to join in. She plays her own games and those with Halley. Bernadette starts, parachutes in, lands and gets killed.
Raj is helping Leonard at the library. He did hear the rumor about Sheldon and the lunch lady (Sheldon's alleged affair) and he called her a floozy. Leonard splits the list of papers they want to find, while Raj is scared in the creepy dark library. On the other hand, Leonard has problems breathing because of the dust.
At work Bernadette is playing "Fortnite" to beat the guys. Penny comes in for lunch and wonders if Howard switches bodies with Bernadette in a "Freaky Friday" scenario. Bernadette quips that if that were true, she/he would be constantly staring at her own boobs. Bernie wants to beat Howard, but can't kill anyone. Penny tries it once and kills someone instantly.
Back in the library, Raj and Leonard are looking through books that Leonard wants to finish before his inhaler runs out. Raj found a paper written by a Russian that has never been translated. They decide to have Howard look at it since Raj's attempt at using Google Translation miserably fails.
Howard is reading the Russian paper in the cafeteria and admits that his Russian is rusty. The paper is a discussion of super-asymmetry. Sheldon and Amy weren't the first to come up with the idea. Also, the paper states that the super-asymmetry model is flawed and not worth any further research. Both Raj and Howard want Leonard to break the bad news to Sheldon.
At the comic book store, Bernadette approaches Denise. Stuart is at the doctor's, so Bernadette asks Denise why the two of them are together. Denise tells her that her parents own a funeral home, so she can read what she wants into that statement. Then Bernadette asks her to teach her how to play "Fortnite". Denise accepts and returns Bernadette's question by asking about why she and Howard are together. Bernadette states Denise has eyes and she can understand.
Leonard approaches Sheldon's door reluctantly. Penny comes up the stairs before he actually knocks. Leonard tells Penny what he found and that it will break Sheldon and Amy's hearts and their chance for a Nobel Prize. Penny tells Leonard that he can do it while she runs for the safety of their apartment. Leonard knocks and is invited in. Sheldon wants to know how the work is coming. Leonard explains that Raj found a paper and that it disproves their work. Sheldon thanks him calmly, says that they no longer need his work on his whiteboard. After calmly starting to erase it he destroys the board, screams and runs into the bedroom.
Denise is at Bernadette's teaching her the game. She is being as hard on Bernadette calling her a baby and unintelligent much like Bernadette treats other people.
Sheldon is looking over their paper as Amy comes into the bedroom. Does he want a cup of tea or hear "Soft Kitty"? No. Sheldon thinks that Amy should be more upset. She was just trying to hold herself together for him. Sheldon doesn't want her to pretend that everything's all right. Then Amy blows up that they had started it on the day of their wedding, months were spent on it and she thought they were changing the frontiers of science. NO, she is devastated. Sheldon then complains that that doesn't help him at all and she should return to happiness.
Bernadette finds Howard and Raj playing "Fortnite" and she asks if she could try it again. They are reluctant so she grabs Raj's laptop from him. She finds Howard and still quickly gets killed by him. She runs out of the room telling her husband that she makes more money than him. Raj then adds sarcastically that Howard has a good woman there.
Leonard and Penny are climbing the stairs hoping that the Coopers are all right. Leonard asked them if they wanted to see a movie. No. Penny wonders if they are already dead. Sheldon tells them to come in and both are still in their pajamas with trash thrown everywhere. They didn't even know what day it was and they kept counting the number of things they were wrong about. Penny wants them to get back and try even harder. Leonard tells them that together they can solve anything. Amy shoots back that if they think a pep talk can solve this, then Leonard and Penny don't know how much their theory meant to them. Sheldon sees their Chinese dinner and Leonard offers it to them; however, it's still not what Sheldon likes. Another thing that's wrong.
Penny and Bernadette are in 4A as Bernadette is still playing "Fortnite". Bernadette beats Penny who doesn't really care while Bernadette is hyped on steroids. They get ready to go eat when Leonard comes in with a water bottle that Bernadette knocks out of his hand. Boom! Penny grabs her keys and says that she is going to drive.
Title reference: The Russian paper that disproves Sheldon and Amy's theory.
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