While
the book may have claimed to be for use in "occupied Europe", it was probably still useful. They were still in Europe, and the lab they were trying to get into WAS occupied.
Victor dropped to his knee to get a look at the lock, looking first at the keypad and then the keyhole itself. "Hmm, it's worth a shot." From his inside coat pocket he whipped out a large black satchel and picked through it to grab a simple-looking metallic cube, placing it on parts of the side of the keypad and trying the door lever.
"You don't have your phone on you, do you? I'm thinking cooking is gonna take awhile, we're gonna need some tunes to keep us sane."