diff --git a/Playlist/Playlist/PlaylistController.swift b/Playlist/Playlist/PlaylistController.swift
index 435c8cb..f41430f 100644
--- a/Playlist/Playlist/PlaylistController.swift
+++ b/Playlist/Playlist/PlaylistController.swift
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ class PlaylistController {
         let playlist = Playlist(name: name)
         playlists.append(playlist)
     }
+
+    // This methods returns a playlist from playlists instead of giving the ViewController direct access to private data
+    func playlist(at indexPath: IndexPath) -> Playlist {
+        return playlists[indexPath.row]
+    }
     
     func delete(playlist: Playlist) {
         guard let index = playlists.index(of: playlist) else { return }
@@ -33,5 +38,9 @@ class PlaylistController {
  
 	// MARK: Properties
 	
-	var playlists = [Playlist]()
+	private var playlists = [Playlist]()
+    // Use a computed property to return the count. We do not want other classes to be able to access playlists directly.
+    var numberOfPlaylists: Int {
+        return playlists.count
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Playlist/Playlist/PlaylistTableViewController.swift b/Playlist/Playlist/PlaylistTableViewController.swift
index 08628a5..31c1010 100644
--- a/Playlist/Playlist/PlaylistTableViewController.swift
+++ b/Playlist/Playlist/PlaylistTableViewController.swift
@@ -25,13 +25,15 @@ class PlaylistTableViewController: UITableViewController {
     // MARK: UITableViewDataSource/Delegate
 
     override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
-        return PlaylistController.shared.playlists.count
+        // Use the computed property instead of the now private array playlists
+        return PlaylistController.shared.numberOfPlaylists
     }
 
     override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
         let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "playlistCell", for: indexPath)
 
-        let playlist = PlaylistController.shared.playlists[indexPath.row]
+        // Get the playlist from playlists without direct accessing the now private data.
+        let playlist = PlaylistController.shared.playlist(at: indexPath)
         cell.textLabel?.text = playlist.name
         
         if playlist.songs.count == 1 {
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ class PlaylistTableViewController: UITableViewController {
     
     override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, commit editingStyle: UITableViewCellEditingStyle, forRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
         if editingStyle == .delete {
-            let playlist = PlaylistController.shared.playlists[indexPath.row]
+            let playlist = PlaylistController.shared.playlist(at: indexPath)
 			PlaylistController.shared.delete(playlist: playlist)
             tableView.deleteRows(at: [indexPath], with: .fade)
         }
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ class PlaylistTableViewController: UITableViewController {
     override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
         if segue.identifier == "toPlaylistDetail",
             let indexPath = tableView.indexPathForSelectedRow {
-            let playlist = PlaylistController.shared.playlists[indexPath.row]
+            let playlist = PlaylistController.shared.playlist(at: indexPath)
             let songVC = segue.destination as? SongTableViewController
             songVC?.playlist = playlist
         }