At times he feared for his life—allegedly once held suspended from the ledge of the fifth-story building—but he seemingly never gave up his password, a resistance that only prompted more extreme violence.
Same here. For instance, during those 3 weeks the guy was held did the butlers provide their services to both the abductors and their "guest"? Were the butlers obligated legally to call the police or is there a conflict of interest provision of not needing to rat on their bosses, to avoid getting fired? And could they be considered complicit for not calling the cops?