Ellis Scrooge understands power.He understands debt, control, and consequence.What he does not understand - or has chosen not to - is mercy.Running a modern enforcement business in the east of England, Ellis has built a life on efficiency and emotional distance. Violence is never personal. Kindness is a liability. People are problems to be managed. When his former partner Joanna Marley dies, Ellis marks it as a clean ending and returns to work.But some debts do not stay buried.Over one long Christmas, Ellis is confronted by the past that shaped him, the present he has learned not to see, and a future that waits patiently for men who believe themselves untouchable. As ghosts move through council estates, quiet homes, and overlooked lives, Ellis is forced to reckon with the cost of the systems he has survived - and the damage he has helped maintain.Scrooge Ltd is a dark, contemporary reimagining of A Christmas Carol, set against the realities of county lines exploitation, illness, grief, and moral compromise. Written with restraint and compassion, it asks an old question in a modern world: What does redemption look like when harm is organised, efficient, and profitable?