Special Guest Star:

Robert Stack (Voice)…. Inspector Nelson Elliot, KBI

The castaways were just finishing up an early dinner. Mary Ann was picking up the plates and just getting ready to put out her famous coconut cream pies.

"Time for the nightly business report," Quipped Mr. Howell, reaching for the radio.

Mrs. Howell rebuked, "Really Thurston, we barely finished dinner."

Mr. Howell retorted, "Lovey, I need to hear how our investments are doing."

Lovey relented, "Very well, Thurston." At that, Thurston turned on the radio.

The announcer came on, "The nightly business report will be broadcast immediately following a special report from Lawrence, Kansas following station identification."

Mary Ann asked, "Did somebody say Kansas?"

Gilligan answered, "Yeah, Mary Ann, a special report!"

Skipper scolded, "Hush Gilligan."

The announcer returned after a commercial, "Now we go to a press conference held by Inspector Nelson Elliot of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation."

Inspector Elliot's distinctive voice reported, "The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has officially closed the case of the so called Pie Bandit. From 1962 until 1964, several jewelry stores were robbed after their proprietors were rendered unconscious after eating drugged pies. The pies were delivered by an attractive young women and were purported to be the best pies that the victims have ever tasted. Because of the fact that she is considered to be the best pastry chef in her town, and that the jewelry heists ceased immediately after her disappearance, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation is confident that the perpetrator of the thefts totally close to two million dollars is Mary Ann Summers."

Gilligan cried, "Not Mary Ann!"

Elliot continued, "Yes, Mary Ann Summers who was lost at sea with the SS Minnow."

The castaways were stunned.

"My word," said the Professor.

"Two Million," said Mr. Howell.

"How," was all the Skipper could say.

"My stars," said Ginger.

"My jewels," said Mrs. Howell.

Once the shock wore off, the Skipper finally asked, "What do we do about this?"

Mary Ann said, "This is all some case of mistaken identity."

The Professor thought a bit and said, "It most likely is a case of mistaken identity, but I'm afraid the only logical thing to do is put Mary Ann under hut arrest until we can sort this out. We'll need to work out a watch schedule outside her hut."

Mary Ann cried, "Hut arrest!"

Ginger moaned, "It was bad enough rooming with a farm girl, now I'm rooming with a thief."

Mary Ann indignantly said, "Well, I never…"

The Professor gave a solution, "Ginger, you can stay in the supply hut."

Ginger seductively replied, "Why Professor, its about time…"

Embarrassed, the Professor hastily added, "I can stay with the Skipper and Gilligan. No offense, Mary Ann, but I really didn't thing the supply hut was the best place for you considering what happened."

Mary Ann icily said, "I don't know if you could possibly offend me any more than you already have."

Trying to change the subject the Skipper offered, "Professor, why don't you take Gilligan's rack. He and I can hot bunk between watches."

Mr. Howell said, "Really, Captain, we just ate."

Skipper glared at Mr. Howell and explained, "Hot bunk is a Navy term when more than one sailor on different watches use the same rack. When one is at work, the other uses the bed."

Skipper set up a watch schedule, and instructed the others:

"I'll stand watch from 18:00 to midnight; Gilligan, you better go get some sleep now, you have watch from midnight to 0600; Professor and Ginger, you're up from 0600 till noon; Howells, from noon to 18:00."

Mary Ann lamented, "Am I the island criminal until we get rescued?"

Professor said, "No, just until we can figure this out. You should be working on a statement. We'll recreate our court to figure out what is best. You are innocent until proven guilty."

Mary Ann replied, "I don't feel very innocent."

While the Skipper was on watch, the Professor climbed up in Gilligan's hammock. Gilligan was in the Skipper's lower berth.

"Goodnight, Professor," said Gilligan

"Goodnight, Gilligan," replied the Professor, "you should already be asleep, you're watch starts in just a few hours."

Gilligan replied, "Its strange sleeping in the bottom bunk. Do you really think Mary Ann did it?"

"I don't know Gilligan," replied the Professor. Gilligan didn't hear, though, he was already sound asleep.

"Gilligan, Little Buddy, wake up, its your watch," The Skipper said.

Gilligan jumped, "whaaa,"

Skipper whispered, "Gilligan, get out there and watch Mary Ann!"

The Professor, now awake, said, "I'll go watch her."

Skipper said, "Sorry about waking you, but no thank you, this is Gilligan's watch."

Gilligan finally drug himself out of bed and walked over to the girls hut. He heard sobbing.

"Mary Ann, are you all right?" Gilligan asked.

"How can I sleep," Mary Ann replied, "everybody thinks I'm a thief."

Gilligan replied, "I'm sure everything will work out, and people will see you didn't do it."

Mary Ann said, "That's sweet, Gilligan. There's still a pie left over for dinner, do you want a snack."

Gilligan said, "I dunno…"

Mary Ann said, "Its coconut cream…"

Gilligan took the pie outside to his watch post. Gilligan started eating it, but fell asleep before he could finish.