[Bungleau]

When you try to disarm, does the lock show up as easy, moderate, difficult, or intricate?

If it's moderate to difficult, you can try to open it multiple times. You'll notice when you pick the lock that of the nine "tumblers", some are real and some are dummies. The object of picking the lock is to do all the real ones.

So one thing you can do is to keep track of which ones are real and which are dummies. Then keep trying to pick the lock. If your lockpicker starts with a dummy tumbler, cancel the lockpick and try again. You won't always complete it, but you will have more time since you're not wasting it on the dummies.

Failing that, it's always a good idea to keep a few lockpicks around. It's not fun to say that now, but the next time you get back into town, you can stock up.