This is using the unnoficial skyrim special edition patch when starting the quest missing in action but then visiting house grey mane later the house is always locked at anytime of the day.
Skyrim missing in action grey mane door locked.
The evidence will be in the form of a book called imperial missive and you will find it behind the first door on the left on the desk of the locked room expert.
I finsihed the quest then later on planned to resume the missing in action quest 8.
After approaching the market of whiterun for the second time during the day the dragonborn will.
The house of clan battle born is not far from the house of gray mane but its doors will test your novice lockpicking abilities make sure you are not seen.
The proof discloses that thorald is at northwatch keep.
Can t enter grey mane house without them going hostile i ve run into a bug possibly known but not documented well in the missing in action quest.
I cannot enter it to update the quest and if i pick the lock a bounty is added and neight npc will talk to me.
This is were the bug started the house gray mane was locked and never to open again not unless i try to lockpick it in which i wouldn t do considering i might add bounty or what but you know what i mean 9.
Sneaking in even with a pickpocketed key will make avulstein hostile telling you that you re not supposed to be there.
Upon retrieving the missive and attempting to present it to avulstein the gray mane home may be permanently locked.
Deliver proof to avulstein head back to the house of the gray manes and give the proof to avulstein.
After fralia gray mane asks me to speak with her in her house i went to the house but both doors are locked.
House grey mane always locked.
Skyrim in which the dragonborn must determine if fralia gray mane s son thorald is alive and if so rescue him from captivity.
Upon retrieving the missive and attempting to present it to avulstein the grey mane home may be permanently locked.
This may also happen before meeting fralia in her house and it may be caused by waiting for too long between assignments.