diff --git a/answers.md b/answers.md
index 2009447..f95a895 100644
--- a/answers.md
+++ b/answers.md
@@ -36,8 +36,12 @@
    its secret number? 32
 
 ## Checkpoint 2
-
-5. What is the polyalphabetic secret word?
+# 4-11-2026
+5. What is the polyalphabetic secret word? PYTHON
 
 6. Decrypt this message, which was encrypted using the same secret word:
    "EbZhdaV[h^bTpchhQnhig]X[VmhhRP]ftXVnRfjVY]fgtO_X]("
+>>> from ciphers.poly import PolyCipher
+>>> cipher = PolyCipher('PYTHON')
+>>> cipher.decrypt('EbZhdaV[h^bTpchhQnhig]X[VmhhRP]ftXVnRfjVY]fgtO_X](')
+'The treasure is a worthless ball of aluminum foil.'
diff --git a/caesar_cracker.py b/caesar_cracker.py
index 4e1dc28..498c651 100644
--- a/caesar_cracker.py
+++ b/caesar_cracker.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ from ciphers.caesar import CaesarCipher
 
 # ciphertext="|J@[DA=REHU[BNKI[SKA[PK[SKA[PAHH[KbAN0DA[O=@[=??KQJP[KB[BKNAh>AIK=JA@[IK=Jg3DE?D[%[JAS[L=U[=O[EB[JKP[L=E@[>ABKNAi}QP[EB[PDA[SDEHA[%[PDEJG[KJ[PDAAg[@A=N[BNEAJ@g|HH[HKOOAO[=NA[NAOPKNb@g[=J@[OKNNKSO[AJ@i"
 
+# secret4.txt
 # ciphertext="""l"5&@a6(645L@(*7&/@)&"7:@3"*/@"/%@46/f03@"@'6--@8&&,L@5)&@#-"$,#&33*&4@806-%@3*1&/Na5@'*345L@+645@0/&L@"@(-044:@1631-&@$-05a.0/(@05)&34L@3&%L@(3&&/L@)"3%@"4@"@,/05N"""
 # use triple quotes before and after the string
 
@@ -85,7 +86,28 @@ from ciphers.caesar import CaesarCipher
 
 # ciphertext="""w&@)0"3%&%@5)&@'3&4)@#&33*&4@*/@5)&@#:3&Nb65@8)&/@5)&@#"5)@8"4@'*--&%@8&@'06/%@"@'63La@3"5M(3&:@'6/(64L@(-655*/(@0/@063@$"$)&Nt)&@+6*$&@8"4@45*/,*/(@500N@o/$&@0''@5)&@#64)"""
 
-ciphertext="""t)&@'36*5@'&3.&/5&%L@5)&@48&&5@'-&4)@806-%@563/@4063Ni@"-8":4@'&-5@-*,&@$3:*/(N@i5@8"4/G5@'"*3t)"5@"--@5)&@-07&-:@$"/'6-4@4.&-5@0'@305Ne"$)@:&"3@i@)01&%@5)&:G%@,&&1L@,/&8@5)&:@806-%@/05N"""
+# ciphertext="""t)&@'36*5@'&3.&/5&%L@5)&@48&&5@'-&4)@806-%@563/@4063Ni@"-8":4@'&-5@-*,&@$3:*/(N@i5@8"4/G5@'"*3t)"5@"--@5)&@-07&-:@$"/'6-4@4.&-5@0'@305Ne"$)@:&"3@i@)01&%@5)&:G%@,&&1L@,/&8@5)&:@806-%@/05N"""
+
+
+# checkpoint 2 - polyalphabetic encryption/decryption
+
+# ciphertext=":y]JfTp\j[YTUyiQUnd_X[UcpngNQbflZhY]pgnhRPTenJbS|yjWTTcyiQUn`[`hdaV_#"
+
+# length of keyword is probably 6
+
+# 6 columns - now use frequency analysis and monoalphabetic encryption/decryption
+
+# ciphertext=":pUdpfpT|c`V"
+
+# ciphertext="y\y_nlgeyy[_"
+
+# ciphertext="]jiXgZnnji`#"
+
+# ciphertext="J[Q[NhhJWQh"
+
+# ciphertext="fYUUQYRbTUd"
+
+ciphertext="TTncb]PSTna"
 
 
 data=Counter(ciphertext)
@@ -103,12 +125,14 @@ key_value=keys_list[idx] # apply that same variable to the keys list
 # #print(values_list.index(v)) - prints the index number
 # print(key_value)
 
-secret=Bits(str(key_value)).int - Bits(' ').int # monoalphabetic offset number
+print(data)
 
-# print(secret) # secret number
+secret=Bits(str(key_value)).int - Bits('e').int # monoalphabetic offset number
+
+print(secret) # secret number
 
 cipher = CaesarCipher(secret) # I get a runtime warning message referencing 
-# the variable "ciphertext" - invalid escape sequence.    
+# the variable "ciphertext" - invalid escape sequence.
 cipher.decrypt(ciphertext)
 print(cipher.decrypt(ciphertext))