 The play opens in a classroom; a member of the Vulcan Institute of Cultural Anthropology begins a comparative lecture on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and its Klingon counterpart tlhIngan ram nI' bom ("Klingon Long Night's Song").The Vulcan Narrator is assisted by members of the Imperial Klingon Players, who proceed to act out the play.SQuja', a Klingon money lender, demonstrates a lack of courage and honor - refusing to participate in the "Year Games" and to provide assistance to the sons and daughters of fallen warriors.