E36 Door Lock (Not Latching) Latch Return Broken - REPAIR!

After messing around with my car for what seems like hours after having it painted, the door latch wouldn't catch. On the passenger side, I messed around after removing the latch as the painters tried to do something with it, but to no avail. After I spent some time with the latch and familiarized myself with the way the latch works, I came up with a small solution. A new latch is much too expensive. This is my alternative, and it seems to work.