Scrooge (grey=5) sits alone in his counting house. Ghosts (azure=8) visit him one by one across the sequence. Bob Cratchit (blue=4) appears small and distant. In the masked grid, Scrooge undergoes his transformation — his value changes from grey=5 to red=1, representing his newfound warmth and generosity. The ghost departs (8 disappears), and Scrooge moves toward Cratchit.