diff --git a/2/puzzle2p2.cpp b/2/puzzle2p2.cpp
index cb14d1b..e436701 100644
--- a/2/puzzle2p2.cpp
+++ b/2/puzzle2p2.cpp
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ using namespace std;
 
 enum Direction {
     UP,
-    DOWN
-};
+    DOWN,
+    UNSET
+}; 
 
 int main(){
     string line;
@@ -32,9 +33,13 @@ int main(){
             int numOfLevelsInLine = currentLevels.size();
             int numOfLevelsProcessed = 0;
             auto curListIt = currentLevels.begin();
-           curListIt++; //point to second item in list
+            curListIt++; //point to second item in list
+            auto RevCurListIt = currentLevels.rbegin();
+            RevCurListIt++; //points to second to last item
             enum Direction dir;
             bool dirSet =false;
+            bool listDirty =false;
+            
 
             //check first number, second number and last number to see if they all acend or deced
             //if not check second number, third number and last number to see if they accend or decend 
@@ -48,13 +53,28 @@ int main(){
                 dir= UP;
                 dirSet=true;
             }
-            //first item bad 
+            //check ends first. 
             if(!dirSet){
                 int secondItem = (*curListIt);
-                curListIt++; //points to thirdlist item
+                curListIt++; //points to thirdlist item from front
+                int secondToLastItem = (*RevCurListIt); 
+                RevCurListIt++;//points to 3rd to last item
                 if((secondItem>(*curListIt)&&(secondItem>currentLevels.back()))){
-                    currentLevels.pop_front()//remove first item
+                    dir=DOWN;
+                    dirSet=true;
+                    currentLevels.pop_front();//remove first item
+                    listDirty=true;
+                } else if((secondItem<(*curListIt)&&(secondItem<currentLevels.back()))){
+                    dir = UP;
+                    dirSet= true;
+                    currentLevels.pop_front();
+                    listDirty=true;
+                } else if ((currentLevels.front()>currentLevels.back()&&(currentLevels.front()>secondToLastItem))){
+                    dir = DOWN;
+                    dirSet= true;
                 }
+                //check if the back item is the problem
+
             }
 
             //need to pull the first one to have something to compare to