Kara worked at Torchwood One in Alien Acquisitions under Tommy Pierce, who described her as being a "tough cookie".
She was tasked with approaching Locker 15 with a number of operatives, all of whom experienced psychic pain and had their memories wiped. They were all taken to the recovery room where they were seen to by Raj Singh. Kara and her fellow operatives recovered and Tommy later had her stand her colleagues down to allow Dave Cooke to approach the locker. (AUDIO: Locker 15)