Original air date: 10/20/2022
Sam and Jay's new neighbors, June and Allie, want to cut down an old tree. Sassapis has Sam tell the neighbors that the tree has a special significance to the Lenape people who lived on the land, noting the thirteen marks on the tree that he claims represent the Lenape language's dialects. Sam writes an op-ed in the local paper to get people's attention, but Sass confesses to the other ghosts that the thirteen marks are for every time Shiki said hello to him.
Tropes:
- Blatant Lies: Sass originally told Sam that the marks on the tree represented the Lenape language, but later tells the others that they were actually for every time Shiki spoke to him.
- Downer Ending: The tree gets cut down by the end. Though seeds were saved to plant new trees.
- Expert Consultant: A local Lenape historian sees the article Sam wrote and comes by to tell her there were actually only three dialect of the Lenape language. After Sam "corrects" him, based on Sass's story, Sass admits what the marks actually were. Then, Sam has to admit the error to the public.
