"No research is entirely without value. Even if things are stalled or in a dead end, they can be cannibalized piecemeal into OTHER efforts eventually." Naugus is probably one of those people who doesn't throw away any paper document ever.

"Kidnapping? Vale's Bones, I've never done something so passé. What an inelegant and thuggish practice. No, the only way to get people to do what you want is to never let them know you're using them in the first place. Better yet, make them think it was their idea to begin with. They'll never think to question the order of things if you maintain this secret status quo."

The fact Naugus has yet to pick up on all these red flags about Josh is probably saying a lot about either his bluster, his lack of observation or just being that focused on himself.