Stop in for a cup of coffee

Not yet because I had to work the office job all weekend so no time, but at this point I think I'm just going to pull the door panel off and look into the wiring through the door.
Wont see it. With a pic/hook you can pull boot back from body side and give the wires a tug.i usually pop boot into door, most of them will go in easy. Then i do my repair in the jamb.

the hack i used to work with would cut boot with a utility knife and use a butt connector to re-join wires and kick it out the door.
My way takes longer, but it will last longer than 3 days.