- Sheldon hires Stuart to spend the day with Amy when he would rather go to the movies. Meanwhile, Penny struggles to make a connection with Leonard's mother when she comes to visit.
- Leonard's mother has come for a visit. While Leonard wants to avoid her at all cost, Penny wants truly to bond with her despite the less than happy relationship Leonard has with her. So it's good timing for Leonard when Raj mentions that there is a special screening of The Avengers (2012) that he wants them all to go to. While Leonard and Howard are up for the evening out to the cinema, Sheldon doesn't want them to go without him, he who promised Amy he would go shopping with her at that time. When Leonard tells him that he can still go shopping with Amy and that they will save him a spot in line, Sheldon balks at the notion, not believing in "cutsies", that is until they mention that people nowadays are hired to do a number of unusual things, such as stand in line for others. Who Sheldon hires is Stuart, but not quite in the way they all had in mind. Regardless, Stuart relishes what looks to be his newfound wealth from these "person for hire" type tasks, while Sheldon still will not tolerate the notion of cutting in line in what he sees as its truest form. With the guys at the movie, Penny decides to invite Amy and Bernadette over for a dinner with Beverley. Penny is hoping that Amy and Bernadette, being more intellectually like Beverley, will help her smooth the way with her new mother-in-law. It ends up being a more difficult task for Penny than she had hoped, but it's an unexpected admission by Beverley which may truly open the lines of communication between the Hofstadter women.—Huggo
- Penny and Sheldon are on the couch with flashcards trying to expand their respective knowledge bases. Penny has celebrity pictures and Sheldon has scientific terms. Leonard asks Penny to go with him to the airport to pick up his mother. Penny agrees to join him. Leonard then asks her since she will already be at the airport, could she pick her up? It would give her a chance to bond with her and Leonard wouldn't be subjected to her criticism (which he gets more than enough of from Sheldon).
At the comic book store the guys are discussing the screening of Captain America: Civil War movie that includes deleted scenes on a first-come first-served basis. Joss Whedon will be having a Q&A. The guys plan on getting in line early. Beverly is busy with Penny; however, Sheldon has to go shopping with Amy. The boys offer to hold him a space in line because they refuse to let Sheldon stop them from attending; however, Sheldon feels that that violates line etiquette. Howard mentions that he could hire someone to stand in line for him. Stuart thinks that is pathetic until he finds they can make $20 an hour and suddenly wants to do it himself.
Leaving the airport, Beverly (Christine Baranski) is not surprised that Leonard avoided her and is asking Penny about their sex life before they leave the parking lot. Penny changes the subject to talking to each other about the latest books they had read, but her last one was a Pottery Barn catalog. "Don't psychoanalyze everything I say."
Stuart gets into the car with Amy. Amy remarks that he is not Sheldon. Sheldon has paid him to go shopping with her. Amy says that they are not going to do that and she is very annoyed.
At the movies, the guys reminisce about previous lines they had waited in. Stuart shows up and calls Sheldon the most inconsiderate man he has met in his entire life. Amy hired him to yell at Sheldon. Sheldon tells him that turnabout is fair play.
Amy is complaining about the progress she thought she was making with Sheldon. Beverly knows how brilliant Sheldon is and that being in a relationship could be trying. She admires Amy's resolve and tells her that she is an extraordinary woman. Stuart arrives with flowers and an apology that Sheldon paid for. Amy offers Bernadette five dollars to slam the door in his face (Stuart states that he would've done it for three dollars).
Stuart returns to the theater and tells Sheldon that his apology was not accepted. Leonard suggests that Sheldon apologize in person. Stuart offers to hold Sheldon's place in line for a price and Sheldon leaves to do so.
Bernadette tries to talk Penny up, mentioning her status as the number three salesperson at their pharmaceutical company. She mentions that she is a microbiologist and her work with some new anti-anxiety drugs that all three scientists find interesting. On Bernadette's urging Penny had mentioned something great about her new company car. It has seat warmers. Sheldon then shows up at the apartment and gives Amy a specific three part apology. Amy replies, "Fine". Sheldon has to leave because he has an Uber car downstairs.
Leonard and Howard are making fun of Raj and the cane seat he's using. Sheldon rushes back out of breath explaining that his apology went fine. Stuart is then relieved of his duties. A young man runs up and joins his friends in front of Sheldon. Leonard tells Sheldon to let it be. Sheldon confronts the interloper, who says that his friends saved him a place. After Sheldon rants about line etiquette, the guy wants to know who made him line monitor. Mrs. Wunch in the fourth grade.
Beverly is impressed with their relationship and wants to interview them for a new book she is writing about high achieving couples. Amy mentions that Bernadette is married to an ex-astronaut. Would they like to be interviewed? Sure. Bernadette says that she should talk to Penny too. "About what?" replies Beverly. Now, this is the last straw for Penny, who has now had enough and is now extremely angry with Beverly since she has been trying to connect with her all day. Penny then says that she was seeking some sort of friendship and that Penny will take Beverly not insulting her to her face. Does she even know what an insult is? Beverly tells her it's not a clinical term, but an example is like when Penny married her son without inviting her or even telling her the wedding was taking place. Penny is stumped and tells her that that is a good example.
Now, Sheldon is arguing with the guy about line-cutting and the rules that the Avengers live by. Then he asks the rest of the line behind him whether they take issue with this guy's line-cutting. No one does. Sheldon then claims that someone at the back of the line is not getting in because of him. An African-American woman reminds Sheldon that he had paid Stuart to hold his place in line, so he cut. But to Sheldon his circumstance was "swapsies" and not "cutsies".
Penny tells Beverly that she is surprised that she even cared about the wedding. Beverly said that she is still human and wanted to get an invitation to her own son's wedding. Amy tells her that she knows how Beverly feels since none of them knew since Penny didn't invite either of them. Penny says it was spur-of-the-moment. Bernadette mentions the live-streaming of the wedding. Penny asked Beverly if she would have come. Beverly replied in the negative and would have told her that she was making a big mistake. Penny is crushed and asks if she really thinks they made a mistake. She did at the time, but Beverly has never seen Leonard so happy, so maybe she was the one who was mistaken. "Wow", replied Penny who then proposed that they get married again in front of her and their friends while Beverly was in town. Beverly finds that perfectly acceptable. Penny exclaims joyfully that she would find that "perfectly acceptable" and that they have bonded.
Finally, Bernadette is getting ready for bed and asks him if he was okay since he'd been in the bathroom a while. He's fine. As Bernadette leaves the bedroom, she smiles listening to Howard interview himself.
Title reference: Sheldon hires Stuart to hold his place in line while he apologizes to Amy.
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