Interesting stuff. I just unplugged the retractors on the passenger side (drivers side has no wires oddly enough).
Found the electrical gremlin I was after which was causing the interior lights to never go off (when doors are closed.) Somebody screwed the drivers side seatbelt retractor on top of the wires to the door light. Insulation was barely broken, just enough to cause havoc but evidently not enough of a short to blow a fuse. All is well now, door lights work like they’re supposed to.