an interconnected lock assembly which can remotely engage a mechanism to couple operation of an inside handle to operation of an outside handle to enable the door to be unlocked from the outside of the door without requiring a key . the interconnected lock assembly is mounted in a door and comprises a first lock assembly including an inside handle and an outside handle , and a second lock assembly interconnected to the first lock assembly . the second lock assembly comprises a deadbolt assembly operably connected to a deadbolt latch having a deadbolt movable between an extended position and a retracted position . rotation of the inside handle operates to move the deadbolt into a retracted position . the interconnected lock assembly further comprises a remote unlocking mechanism selectively engageable to automatically couple the outside handle to the inside handle such that rotation of the outside handle moves the deadbolt into a retracted position thus unlocking the door .