No way Gene goes gently into that good night. I saw that Walt is supposed to be sentenced on July 15th, that gives him four months to (live) sing about his dealings with Gene so the Feds can set the hook.
On the other hand, did you see Stipe's quote that he had "stories to tell and books to write?" If that dude starts naming names Oklahoma won't have a state government left. It'll be worse than the county commissioner scandal(s) of the 70s.
This is like one of those bad old horror movies, I'm not believing Gene's gone until they drag his casket out of the state house into the sunlight and Stipe turns to dust. :)