Oh, Giles is still going to try. He doesn't often give up easily. Besides, maybe he'll stumble across something that someone else has missed.
The problem is, with no library available to him, there's little chance for research, and no solution comes immediately to mind. Remy's straight up acceptance of the situation, while understandable after three months, is still distressing.
"I assume, at the very least, there is a bar here, yes?"