When Howard Wolowitz says the FBI will be contacting someone at the university, the expectation is already absurdly high. Instead of calmly preparing for a formal interview, the conversation immediately turns into a comedy of misplaced expectations. The speaker jokes that he was expecting “Mulder” but got “Scully,” pulling the moment into an X-Files-style fantasy where “the truth is out there.” The agent, however, is not there for jokes. She wants facts about Mr. Wolowitz.