Scene: lab. Megan comes in to talk to Barry.

Megan: "Hi, Barry. Got a minute?"

Barry (warily): "Depends. Are setting me up with a blind date and conveniently omitting the fact that she is a former girlfriend of a jealous crime boss?"

Megan: "Nothing like that. I was wondering if you would be willing to speak to a group of parents at Lacey's school about computer security and safety."

Barry: "Public speaking? Oh, my. I'm much too modest and shy for that. Surely you have noticed how timid I am."

Megan: "Uh huh. You're a real wallflower. It's a struggle for you even to work up the courage to hold a conversation with me."

Barry: "Yeah, you're just too intimidating."

Megan: "Come on. It would make Lacey happy. You certainly have the background to impress people with your computer security credentials. And I'd owe you one."

Barry: "That's the part I'm afraid of. The worst dates in my life were from you trying to be nice to me."

Megan: "Fine, then I won't owe you. Just do it, would you?"

Barry: "OK, I'll do it. See if I can borrow one of the school's or parent's computers that is supposedly locked down to protect children from bad guys on the internet."

Megan: "Why?"

Barry: "I'd like to show how easy it is to circumvent the typical protections. Too many people think that security is a product you can buy and then forget about it. First order of business is to demonstrate how wrong that attitude is."

Megan: "All right, I'll ask about that."

Barry: "Fine. I'll get out my big book of computer jokes to warm up the crowd."

Megan: "Oh, this can't be good..."

Barry: "I'm presuming that the ones that involve binary math or a knowledge of operating systems and programming languages probably will go over their heads."

Megan: "Good assumption."

Barry: "Let me try a couple on you. Here's one: Somebody has hacked into Bill Gates' smartphone – because, well, it is Windows-based. The guy found a memo on it that read: "Note to self – when the wife says we need to buy China, she means dishes."

Megan: "OK, that one I understand..."

Barry: "Here's one you might like. If you don't repeat it to Kate."

(Kate walks in at this point behind him.)

Kate: "Don't repeat what to Kate?"

Barry: "Oh, um... nothing. Just a computer science joke. You probably wouldn't like it."

Kate: "Tell it."

Barry: "OK. Category is fields of study in computer science. What do you call a brunette with blonde roots?"

Kate: "What?"

Barry: "Artificial intelligence."

(Kate stares him down with her best Clint Eastwood glare.)

Barry: "You know, I think I need some fresh water from the break room. Get back to me when you have a date for the parent meeting, Dr. Hunt. Bye."

(He beats a retreat out of the lab. The two women watch him leave.)

Kate (smiling): "All right, that was actually kind of funny. We can't encourage him, though."

Megan: "Absolutely not. He'll never learn his proper place otherwise."

Kate: "I need to talk to you about that hospital case from last month..."

(fade out or work in to main plot line)