Aside from the usefulness part, their situations were sounding more and more comparable. She would have to ask him to expound when they gained some semblance of control over the situation. For now Margulis gets a sympathetic nod.

And as luck would have it, the corridor widens just before it ends at the security controls. The screen is flashing under the lockdown.

"Well, we found this. Unfortunately, hacking is not my forte."

There is a perfectly ordinary looking door next to the panel. It has a half-circle window, so maybe she can just go peek through that.