Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: James picked the item in the car and moved it to a box and then the _ was empty.

Choice 1: James picked the item in the car and moved it to a box and then the box was empty.
Choice 2: James picked the item in the car and moved it to a box and then the car was empty.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
2
1.