Silver Lightning

Richard knew that the materials Howard had left behind were being kept within S.H.I.E.L.D., but he did not tell Tony outright to look there. He merely told him to learn more about Howard. At first, Tony had not taken Richard's reminder to heart, thinking only that Richard was implying he was inferior to Howard. But after calming down, he still accepted Richard's suggestion. The reason was simple. If Richard wanted to knock him down a peg, he had plenty of ways to do so.