Innocent Until Proven Ghostly

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"**Innocent Until Proven Ghostly**" is the first segment of the thirteenth episode of the first season of *The Ghost and Molly McGee*, and the twenty-fifth episode overall.

## Synopsis

Molly tries to prove Scratch's innocence when he's falsely accused of a crime.

## Plot

Set up like a true crime show, Pete is preparing his famous passionfruit crumb cake for his and Sharon's anniversary. However, when he goes to check on it, it is gone. The family immediately suspect Scratch as the culprit due to his gluttonous behavior, though he swears by Molly McGee that he is completely innocent. Molly decides to hold a trial to find the real culprit and first calls Sharon to the stand. Molly manages to get Sharon to confess that she never liked Pete's crumb cake because he uses carob rather than chocolate, which she hates it. She thought of tossing it out, but knew that he made it out of love and could not bring herself to do it.

When Sharon mentions handprints, Molly immediately puts Darryl on the stand and does so willingly, complete with having a lawyer. He admits that he distracted Pete, not to get the cake, but to instead get the glass cover so that he can capture his pet tarantula Heidi Hairylegs. He tried to get Pete to help, but that he "was busy". Molly immediately realizes that Pete was not being truthful and puts him on the stand. He admits that he had lost the recipe (thanks to Sharon), so he had to look for one online. The recipe used Celsius which resulted in him destroying his cake. However, he managed to make a new one that shortly afterward was eaten by the unknown glutton.

The family discover ectoplasm on the plate and everyone immediately blames Scratch with even Molly starting to think it was him, with his punishment being to clean Darryl's gym socks. He still maintains his innocence, but when Molly learns that carob was still an ingredient, she reveals that Scratch actually has a carob allergy which causes him to inflate and fill the whole house. The family apologize for not believing him before. Afterwards, Scratch thanks Molly for still believing in him, though he still cannot figure out who ate the cake. It turned out to be Geoff who thought that it was a birthday cake for him, despite it not being his birthday and the cake clearly saying Sharon on it.

## Cast

* Ashly Burch as Molly McGee
* Dana Snyder as Scratch
* Jordan Klepper as Pete McGee
* Sumalee Montano as Sharon McGee
* Michaela Dietz as Darryl McGee
* Eric Edelstein as Geoff

## Trivia

* According to the credits, this was one of the first two episodes to have been produced in 2022, along with "Twin Trouble".
* It is shown that Darryl owns a pet tarantula named Heidi Hairylegs.
* This and "Twin Trouble" are the first episodes where Libby is absent from both segments.
* This is the only episode to have no song.

## Production Notes

* This was the first episode produced in 2022 according to the credits.

## Continuity

* Molly's attempt to make conspiracy charts happens again in this episode, just as it has in "The Greatest Concert Ever" and "Scratch the Surface".
* In "The Curse", Scratch claims he won't eat Molly's granola bar if it has carob. It is revealed in this episode that Scratch, despite being dead, has a serious allergy to carob, and thus the fact Pete used carob in the cake was the clue that proves Scratch's innocence.

## Allusions

* *Ace Attorney* - During the court room scene made up my Molly, Pete does the objection pose similar to how Phoenix Wright does the same pose to his witness.

## References

1. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (March 1, 2022). Saturday 2.26.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED. *Showbuzz Daily*. Archived from the original on March 1, 2022.
2. ↑ Disney Animation Promos (January 6, 2022). 'THE GHOST AND MOLLY MCGEE' returns with new episodes on February 12th. Here's the titles and dates: "Ice Princess / Ready, Set, Snow!" - Feb. 12 "Game Night / The Don't-Gooder" - Feb. 19 "Innocent Until Proven Ghostly / Twin Trouble" - Feb. 26. *Twitter*. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022.
3. ↑ Martin-Jones, Josh (March 18, 2022). "Everything Coming to Disney+ in April 2022 (UK & Ireland)". *The Streamr*.
4. ↑ What's Coming To Disney+ In April 2022 (UK/Ireland). *What's on Disney Plus* (March 25, 2022). Archived from the original on March 28, 2022.
5. ↑ Hedley, Tom (March 18, 2022). What's Coming to Disney+ In April 2022 (UK/IRE). *Disney Plus Informer*. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022.