Gabriella "Gabby" Gonzales works in her family's laundromat, with high hopes, and aspirations of a better future, lamenting her station in life to her friend Cindy. Some of the dryers start to act up and go haywire, making a mess. Gabby sees some sort of shadowy monster that seemingly vanishes.

Later, at her family's restaurant "The Castillo Mexicano", Gabby argues with her parents while the Doctor places an order. Before the Doctor can enjoy the food, a device he has alerts him to something and he dashes off quickly. Gabby's grandmother says she saw the ghost of her deceased husband in a photograph of him. And Hector, Gabby's future brother-in-law also sees a monster.

Meanwhile, while following the signal on his device, the Doctor sees a baby make a horrific transformation, before reverting back to normal. The Doctor assumes something is wrong with his device.

Later on the subway, Gabby is attacked by another creature, but the Doctor arrives in time and stands between her and the monster, armed only with his Sonic!

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