This episode moves beyond a single mystery and into a larger question: who controls knowledge in modern society?

Using the Black Knight case as a starting point, we examine how institutional science, government agencies, and classification shape what the public is allowed to know — and what remains hidden. We look at documented U.S. examples where official denials later gave way to confirmed programs, and ask what that history does to public trust.

The episode draws a clear line between science as a method and science as an institution, showing how consensus can sometimes function as a tool of authority rather than a marker of truth.

This is an episode about information asymmetry, structural secrecy, and why skepticism is often portrayed as dangerous — even when it’s a rational response to closed systems.