diff --git a/src/Search.java b/src/Search.java
index cebb278..8b151c7 100644
--- a/src/Search.java
+++ b/src/Search.java
@@ -1,34 +1,80 @@
+import java.util.*;
+
 public class Search {
-     /**
-     * Finds the location of the nearest reachable cheese from the rat's position.
-     * Returns a 2-element int array: [row, col] of the closest 'c'. If there are multiple
-     * cheeses that are tied for the same shortest distance to reach, return
-     * any one of them.
-     * 
-     * 'R' - the rat's starting position (exactly one)
-     * 'o' - open space the rat can walk on
-     * 'w' - wall the rat cannot pass through
-     * 'c' - cheese that the rat wants to reach
-     * 
-     * If no rat is found, throws EscapedRatException.
-     * If more than one rat is found, throws CrowdedMazeException.
-     * If no cheese is reachable, throws HungryRatException
-     *
-     * oooocwco
-     * woowwcwo
-     * ooooRwoo
-     * oowwwooo
-     * oooocooo
-     *
-     * The method will return [0,4] as the nearest cheese.
-     *
-     * @param maze 2D char array representing the maze
-     * @return int[] location of the closest cheese in row, column format
-     * @throws EscapedRatException if there is no rat in the maze
-     * @throws CrowdedMazeException if there is more than one rat in the maze
-     * @throws HungryRatException if there is no reachable cheese
-     */
-    public static int[] nearestCheese(char[][] maze) throws EscapedRatException, CrowdedMazeException, HungryRatException {
-        return null;
+    public static int[] nearestCheese(char[][] maze)
+            throws EscapedRatException, CrowdedMazeException, HungryRatException {
+        int[] start = findRat(maze);
+
+        Queue<int[]> queue = new LinkedList<>();
+        queue.add(start);
+
+        boolean[][] visited = new boolean[maze.length][maze[0].length];
+
+        while (!queue.isEmpty()) {
+            int[] current = queue.poll();
+            int curR = current[0], curC = current[1];
+
+            // If this is cheese, we’re done
+            if (maze[curR][curC] == 'c') {
+                return current;
+            }
+
+            if (visited[curR][curC]) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            visited[curR][curC] = true;
+
+            // Add all valid neighbor moves
+            for (int[] next : possibleMoves(maze, current)) {
+                if (!visited[next[0]][next[1]]) {
+                    queue.add(next);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // No reachable cheese
+        throw new HungryRatException();
     }
-}
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+
+    public static List<int[]> possibleMoves(char[][] maze, int[] loc) {
+        List<int[]> moves = new ArrayList<>();
+        int r = loc[0], c = loc[1];
+
+        int[][] dirs = {
+            {1, 0}, {-1, 0}, {0, 1}, {0, -1}
+        };
+
+        for (int[] d : dirs) {
+            int nr = r + d[0], nc = c + d[1];
+            if (nr >= 0 && nr < maze.length &&
+                nc >= 0 && nc < maze[0].length &&
+                maze[nr][nc] != 'w') {
+                moves.add(new int[]{nr, nc});
+            }
+        }
+        return moves;
+    }
+
+    public static int[] findRat(char[][] maze)
+            throws EscapedRatException, CrowdedMazeException {
+        int count = 0;
+        int[] loc = null;
+
+        for (int r = 0; r < maze.length; r++) {
+            for (int c = 0; c < maze[0].length; c++) {
+                if (maze[r][c] == 'R') {
+                    count++;
+                    loc = new int[]{r, c};
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (count == 0) {
+            throw new EscapedRatException();
+        }
+        if (count > 1) {
+            throw new CrowdedMazeException();
+        }
+        return loc;
+    }
+}