It's Christmas and Linda Grainger is hanging out at the pub, depressed because her boyfriend dumped her. It's Christmas, and the Doctor is hanging out at a bar, depressed because she has left him. Linda leaves the pub and takes a taxi home. The taxi driver takes her on a quick detour to the taxi rank so he can pick up a few more passengers. The Doctor leaves the bar when he learns that they are using human toes as a bar snack. He heads for London. Later, the Doctor comes back and offers Linda the opportunity to travel with him. She declines, and decides to visit her family for Christmas.