  Two studies utilizing sparse aperture masking (SAM) interferometry and
$H_{\rm \alpha}$ differential imaging have reported multiple jovian companions
around the young solar-mass star, LkCa 15 (LkCa 15 bcd): the first claimed
direct detection of infant, newly-formed planets ("protoplanets"). We present
new near-infrared direct imaging/spectroscopy from the SCExAO system coupled
with the CHARIS integral field spectrograph and multi-epoch thermal infrared
imaging from Keck/NIRC2 of LkCa 15 at high Strehl ratios. These data provide
the first direct imaging look at the same wavelengths and in the same locations
where previous studies identified the LkCa 15 protoplanets and thus offer the
first decisive test of their existence.
  The data do not reveal these planets. Instead, we resolve extended emission
tracing a dust disk with a brightness and location comparable to that claimed
for LkCa 15 bcd. Forward-models attributing this signal to orbiting planets are
inconsistent with the combined SCExAO/CHARIS and Keck/NIRC2 data. An inner disk
provides a more compelling explanation for the SAM detections and perhaps also
the claimed $H_{\alpha}$ detection of LkCa 15 b.
  We conclude that there is currently no clear, direct evidence for multiple
protoplanets orbiting LkCa 15, although the system likely contains at least one
unseen jovian companion. To identify jovian companions around LkCa 15 from
future observations, the inner disk should be detected and its effect modeled,
removed, and shown to be distinguishable from planets. Protoplanet candidates
identified from similar systems should likewise be clearly distinguished from
disk emission through modeling.
