"Blood on the ice" quest problem *spoilers*

[Bounty V]

Originally Posted by CatNZ

wha?? I've picked a couple Master locks, sitting at 60 lockpicking. they are a challenge, and it's annoying, but I have couple pieces of armor that makes lockpicking a total of 30% easier.

the wiki basically says locks of all difficulties can be picked, at any lockpicking level. but having a high difficulty vs skill gap, will make it a lot harder. Lockpicking (Skyrim) - The Elder Scrolls Wiki

Ended up finishing the quest a couple hours ago after I got the skeleton key.

[diabloblade]

Sorry about. I fel ill recently and totally forgot. Just come back on and realised I was meant to help with that one with the guide. My bad and glad ya figured it out.

[hunterelf]

master locks are not too bad to pick, could cost you around 20 lockpicks, you just need to be patient.
i did that quest by picking that lock because the guards weren't patrolling the area and wouldn't give me the quest.