Jacob Marley

When he was alive, Jacob Marley was Scrooge's business partner.

On the 7th anniversary of his death, which falls on Christmas Eve, he visits Scrooge, who is in his house.

He appears as a green misty ghost wearing chains with chests on them.

He explains to Scrooge that he spent the last 7 years traveling the world bound in chains as punishment for his greedyness. Marley gives Scrooge "a chance and a hope of escaping his fate", telling him that he will be visited by three spirits.

Scrooge is against the idea and Jacob then warns Scrooge that the spirits are going to visit him one by one on seperate times. Scrooge suggests that he has the ghosts visit him in one go, but Jacob Marley leaves the room.