He Discovered the Code!
Eric and the locksmith found the lock they were looking for after several hours of chipping away and patience. It’s unclear whether the locksmith stayed to inspect the contents.
In any case, Eric was able to enter the right code into the lock, and it opened. The time had finally come for the truth to be revealed. Was Eric on the verge of doing something genuinely extraordinary? Or was he on the point of doing nothing at all?