"Marley was dead to begin with . . ." Chained and shackled, Ebenezer Scrooge's mean, sour, pruney old business partner is condemned to a hellish eternity. Desperate, Marley accepts one last chance to free himself by first redeeming Scrooge. So begins this tale of laughter, terror, redemption, and renewal during which Scrooge's heart is indeed opened, but not before Marley discovers his own.