Martha smiles, softly, and winks. "I find it works wonders, not just on Scotsmen," she admits. "And I'm on the Irish coffee--but no, please let me get it. I was planning on big spending tonight anyway, sort of ended up here by mistake."

London venues charge through the nose at Christmas and New Year's (and like hell she was giving some random bartender her card) so at least she's got enough cash to get by for a while, this time.