In Case 2, Part 2, the Baylor basketball scandal takes a darker turn — because the murder wasn’t the only crime unfolding behind closed doors.

With Patrick Dennehy gone and the investigation closing in, Baylor head coach Dave Bliss didn’t focus on justice. He focused on survival. What followed was an audacious and chilling plan: convince players and staff to tell authorities that the victim was a drug dealer — a lie designed to explain away illegal payments and protect a career.

Enter Abar Rouse, a 28-year-old assistant coach who thought he’d landed his dream job. Instead, he walked straight into a moral trap. Lie and protect the program… or tell the truth and burn everything down, including his own future.

This episode pulls back the curtain on how power pressures silence, how authority manipulates loyalty, and how one person pressing “record” stopped a conspiracy from becoming the official story of a murder. Along the way, we explore informants, false narratives, NCAA corruption, and the razor-thin line between institutional damage control and obstruction of justice.

This isn’t just about Baylor. It’s about what happens when truth becomes inconvenient — and who pays the price when someone refuses to stay quiet.

Chapters

00:00 – When a Murder Turns Into a Cover Story 02:40 – Informants, Lockdowns, and the Smoker That Led to a Lesson 08:06 – How Informants Really Work (and Why Motives Matter) 15:35 – Trust, Authority, and a Rookie Cop’s First Arrest 18:20 – Enter Abar Rouse: The Coach Nobody Wanted to Be 23:48 – The Lie: Turning a Murder Victim Into a Drug Dealer 30:22 – Press Record: The Moment Everything Changed 33:04 – NCAA Fallout and How Baylor Avoided the Death Penalty 35:55 – Dave Bliss: The End of a Career and a Tarnished Legacy 39:29 – Corruption, Silence, and the Cost of Telling the Truth 47:50 – Case 2 Continues: The Story Isn’t Over Yet

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