He would be instantly recognized
Eric realized that part one of his plan was easy. Stacy didn’t know his name, but she had a photo of his face. She, along with anyone else he would have to pass to reach her, was likely to recognize him.
Facemask
Getting inside the building with his hood up would probably raise suspicion immediately, but maybe Eric could take the global pandemic they recently had to his advantage. He still had some facemasks lying around, and wearing those was still very much accepted by people.