A Diva's Christmas Carol2000

Marli Jacob:
Well, where were you Christmas Eve 1990?

Ebony Scrooge:
Where was I? I was just getting the news that you got yourself messed up and got your Porsche wrapped around a tree.

Marli Jacob:
Yeah, and I took two innocent lives with me. And what did you do?

Ebony Scrooge:
I cried all night long. I never really got over it.

Marli Jacob:
The very night I died, you abandoned Terry and started planning your own solo act.

Ebony Scrooge:
That's not true.

Marli Jacob:
And I had to watch it. My hell is watching you mess up your life. [She hangs her head in shame, but then looks up after a moment] Remember that showcase that Bob put together for us at Tramps? that night was make-or-break. We do a good show, we get signed. If we choke, we're history, remember?

Ebony Scrooge:
Yeah, we kicked butt.

Marli Jacob:
Well, tonight is just like that. You're going to be visited by three spirits. At 1:00, 2:00...

Ebony Scrooge:
Oooh, tonight's no good.

Marli Jacob:
Well, tough!

Ebony Scrooge:
I have to get some sleep. I have "A.M. America" to do in the morning.

Marli Jacob:
They're spirits. They don't care about no talk shows.

Ebony Scrooge:
Nobody cares about talk shows. But if you look at my calender [Marli disappears] Well, this Pharmalayin is some powerful sh... [she falls out in a dead sleep]