diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 2af6d24..0a58bf0 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -1213,65 +1213,63 @@
         // handles interactions with objects
         // displays the object's data in an alert
         function handleObjectInteraction(sprite) {
-            if (!sprite || !sprite.scenarioData) {
-                console.warn('Invalid sprite or missing scenario data');
-                return;
+    if (!sprite || !sprite.scenarioData) {
+        console.warn('Invalid sprite or missing scenario data');
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    // Skip range check for inventory items
+    const isInventoryItem = inventory.items.includes(sprite);
+    if (!isInventoryItem) {
+        // Check if player is in range
+        const dx = player.x - sprite.x;
+        const dy = player.y - sprite.y;
+        const distanceSq = dx * dx + dy * dy;
+        
+        if (distanceSq > INTERACTION_RANGE_SQ) {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    const data = sprite.scenarioData;
+    let message = `${data.name}\n\n`;
+    message += `Observations: ${data.observations}\n\n`;
+    
+    // Check for locked state in scenarioData
+    if (data.locked === true) {
+        console.log('Item is locked:', data);
+        handleUnlock(sprite, 'item');
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (data.readable && data.text) {
+        message += `Text: ${data.text}\n\n`;
+    }
+    
+    // Only handle contents if they exist and haven't been collected yet
+    if (data.contents && data.contents.length > 0) {
+        message += `You found the following items:\n`;
+        data.contents.forEach(item => {
+            message += `- ${item.name}\n`;
+        });
+        alert(message);
+        
+        // Add all contents to inventory
+        data.contents.forEach(item => {
+            const contentSprite = createInventorySprite({
+                ...item,
+                type: item.type.toLowerCase()
+            });
+            if (contentSprite) {
+                addToInventory(contentSprite);
             }
-            
-            // Skip range check for inventory items
-            const isInventoryItem = inventory.items.includes(sprite);
-            if (!isInventoryItem) {
-                // Check if player is in range
-                const dx = player.x - sprite.x;
-                const dy = player.y - sprite.y;
-                const distanceSq = dx * dx + dy * dy;
-                
-                if (distanceSq > INTERACTION_RANGE_SQ) {
-                    // alert("Too far away to interact with this object.");
-                    return;
-                }
-            }
-            
-            const data = sprite.scenarioData;
-            let message = `${data.name}\n\n`;
-            message += `Observations: ${data.observations}\n\n`;
-            
-            // Check for locked state in scenarioData
-            if (data.locked === true) {
-                console.log('Item is locked:', data);
-                handleUnlock(sprite, 'item');
-                return;
-            }
-            
-            if (data.readable && data.text) {
-                message += `Text: ${data.text}\n\n`;
-            }
-            
-            if (data.contents && !data.locked) {
-                // Handle container contents
-                message += `You found the following items:\n`;
-                data.contents.forEach(item => {
-                    message += `- ${item.name}\n`;
-                });
-                alert(message);
-                
-                // Add all contents to inventory
-                data.contents.forEach(item => {
-                    // Ensure the item type matches the preloaded asset name
-                    const contentSprite = createInventorySprite({
-                        ...item,
-                        type: item.type.toLowerCase() // Ensure type matches asset name
-                    });
-                    if (contentSprite) {
-                        addToInventory(contentSprite);
-                    }
-                });
-                
-                // Clear contents after adding to inventory
-                data.contents = [];
-                return;
-            }
-            
+        });
+        
+        // Clear contents after adding to inventory
+        data.contents = [];
+        return;
+    }
+    
             if (data.takeable) {
                 message += `This item can be taken\n\n`;
                 
@@ -1675,22 +1673,36 @@
                 // Handle item unlocking
                 if (lockable.scenarioData) {
                     lockable.scenarioData.locked = false;
+                    // Set new state for containers with contents
+                    if (lockable.scenarioData.contents) {
+                        lockable.scenarioData.isUnlockedButNotCollected = true;
+                    }
                 } else {
                     lockable.locked = false;
-                }
-                
-                // If the item has contents, make them accessible
-                if (lockable.scenarioData?.contents) {
-                    lockable.scenarioData.contents.forEach(item => {
-                        const sprite = createInventorySprite(item);
-                        if (sprite) {
-                            addToInventory(sprite);
-                        }
-                    });
+                    if (lockable.contents) {
+                        lockable.isUnlockedButNotCollected = true;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
 
+        function collectContainerContents(container) {
+            if (!container.scenarioData?.contents || 
+                !container.scenarioData?.isUnlockedButNotCollected) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            container.scenarioData.contents.forEach(item => {
+                const sprite = createInventorySprite(item);
+                if (sprite) {
+                    addToInventory(sprite);
+                }
+            });
+            
+            container.scenarioData.isUnlockedButNotCollected = false;
+            alert('You collected the items from the container.');
+        }
+
         // Helper function to create inventory sprites for unlocked container contents
         function createInventorySprite(itemData) {
             const scene = game.scene.scenes[0]; // Get the main scene
@@ -1862,10 +1874,11 @@
         function getLockRequirementsForItem(item) {
             return {
                 lockType: item.lockType || item.scenarioData?.lockType,
-                requires: item.requires || item.scenarioData?.requires
+                requires: item.requires || item.scenarioData?.requires,
+                isUnlockedButNotCollected: false
             };
         }
 
     </script>
 </body>
-</html> 
+</html> 
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