Plain gin would have already made Claire and Glemph idiots. I can’t believe they are still upright and using opposable thumbs. Have you ever tried to use a civilian zip tie without any fine motor skills? A flowerpot, cricket bat, candlestick, lead pipe is more operational.
The plan is weak without actual Lottie input and there is no Reverend Penrose type to give a beat(e) down to this Lottie doppelganger.