The Doctor finds himself near Ajax Creek in California. Nearby he finds some belongings and looks through them, concerned that the owner is lost. He finds a deed for gold mining in the creek and a letter. Both belong to John Pengelly. A man with glittering eyes appears. The Doctor greets him, but the man cries out and runs off, quoting from the letter as he runs. As the Doctor tunes the piano, the whiskey is affecting him. He giggles as he plays the keys. Water in tumblers dances, and he seems to see phantoms. Clemens argues with a Chinese man, and there is the sound of breaking glass.