diff --git a/src/cc/rogue/list.c b/src/cc/rogue/list.c
index 622af60cd..59abef98c 100644
--- a/src/cc/rogue/list.c
+++ b/src/cc/rogue/list.c
@@ -19,6 +19,58 @@
 int total = 0;			/* total dynamic memory bytes */
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * discard:
+ *	Free up an item
+ */
+
+int32_t itemcounter;
+THING *thingptrs[100000];
+int32_t numptrs;
+
+int32_t thing_find(THING *ptr)
+{
+    for (i=0; i<numptrs; i++)
+        if ( item == thingptrs[i] )
+            return(i);
+    return(-1);
+}
+
+void
+discard(THING *item)
+{
+#ifdef MASTER
+    total--;
+#endif
+    if ( 1 )
+    {
+        int32_t i;
+        for (i=0; i<numptrs; i++)
+            if ( item == thingptrs[i] )
+            {
+                thingptrs[i] = thingptrs[--numptrs];
+                thingptrs[numptrs] = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+    }
+    itemcounter--;
+    free((char *) item);
+}
+
+void garbage_collect()
+{
+    return;
+    int32_t i;
+    fprintf(stderr,"numptrs.%d free them\n",numptrs);
+    for (i=0; i<numptrs; i++)
+    {
+        //fprintf(stderr,"%p _t_type.%d otype.%d (%c)\n",thingptrs[i],thingptrs[i]->_t._t_type,thingptrs[i]->o_type,thingptrs[i]->o_type);
+        free(thingptrs[i]);
+    }
+    memset(thingptrs,0,sizeof(thingptrs));
+    numptrs = 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * detach:
  *	takes an item out of whatever linked list it might be in
@@ -77,49 +129,7 @@ _free_list(THING **ptr)
     }
 }
 
-/*
- * discard:
- *	Free up an item
- */
 
-int32_t itemcounter;
-THING *thingptrs[100000];
-int32_t numptrs;
-
-void
-discard(THING *item)
-{
-#ifdef MASTER
-    total--;
-#endif
-    if ( 0 )
-    {
-        int32_t i;
-        for (i=0; i<numptrs; i++)
-            if ( item == thingptrs[i] )
-            {
-                thingptrs[i] = thingptrs[--numptrs];
-                thingptrs[numptrs] = 0;
-                break;
-            }
-    }
-    itemcounter--;
-    free((char *) item);
-}
-
-void garbage_collect()
-{
-    return;
-    int32_t i;
-    fprintf(stderr,"numptrs.%d free them\n",numptrs);
-    for (i=0; i<numptrs; i++)
-    {
-        //fprintf(stderr,"%p _t_type.%d otype.%d (%c)\n",thingptrs[i],thingptrs[i]->_t._t_type,thingptrs[i]->o_type,thingptrs[i]->o_type);
-        free(thingptrs[i]);
-    }
-    memset(thingptrs,0,sizeof(thingptrs));
-    numptrs = 0;
-}
 
 /*
  * new_item
@@ -139,7 +149,7 @@ new_item(void)
 #else
     item = (THING *)calloc(1, sizeof *item);
 #endif
-    if ( 0 )
+    if ( 1 )
     {
         thingptrs[numptrs++] = item;
         if ( (++itemcounter % 100) == 0 )
diff --git a/src/cc/rogue/main.c b/src/cc/rogue/main.c
index 6b466e9a0..d58e45e47 100644
--- a/src/cc/rogue/main.c
+++ b/src/cc/rogue/main.c
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ int32_t rogue_sendrawtransaction(char *rawtx)
 
 void rogue_progress(struct rogue_state *rs,int32_t waitflag,uint64_t seed,char *keystrokes,int32_t num)
 {
-    char cmd[16384],hexstr[16384],params[32768],*retstr,*rawtx,*pastkeys; int32_t i,numpastkeys; cJSON *retjson;
+    char cmd[16384],hexstr[16384],params[32768],*retstr,*rawtx,*pastkeys,*pastcmp,*keys; int32_t i,len,numpastkeys; cJSON *retjson;
     //fprintf(stderr,"rogue_progress num.%d\n",num);
     if ( rs->guiflag != 0 && Gametxidstr[0] != 0 )
     {
@@ -767,6 +767,25 @@ void rogue_progress(struct rogue_state *rs,int32_t waitflag,uint64_t seed,char *
         // if not matching... panic?
         if ( 0 && (pastkeys= rogue_keystrokesload(&numpastkeys,seed,1)) != 0 )
         {
+            sprintf(params,"[\"extract\",\"17\",\"[%%22%s%%22]\"]",Gametxidstr);
+            if ( (retstr= komodo_issuemethod(USERPASS,"cclib",params,ROGUE_PORT)) != 0 )
+            {
+                if ( (retjson= cJSON_Parse(retstr)) != 0 )
+                {
+                    if ( (keys= jstr(retjson,"keystrokes")) != 0 )
+                    {
+                        len = strlen(keys) / 2;
+                        pastcmp = (char *)malloc(len + 1)
+                        decode_hex(pastcmp,len,keys);
+                        if ( len != numpastkeys || memcmp(pastcmp,pastkeys,len) != 0 )
+                        {
+                            fprintf(stderr,"pastcmp[%d] != pastkeys[%d]?\n",len,numpastkeys);
+                        }
+                        free(pastcmp);
+                    }
+                    free_json(retjson);
+                }
+            }
             free(pastkeys);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/cc/rogue/rogue.c b/src/cc/rogue/rogue.c
index 478e3d2ed..5e5a66e06 100644
--- a/src/cc/rogue/rogue.c
+++ b/src/cc/rogue/rogue.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ char *rogue_keystrokesload(int32_t *numkeysp,uint64_t seed,int32_t counter)
         fclose(fp);
         num += fsize;
         counter++;
-        fprintf(stderr,"loaded %ld from (%s) total %d\n",fsize,fname,num);
+        //fprintf(stderr,"loaded %ld from (%s) total %d\n",fsize,fname,num);
     }
     *numkeysp = num;
     return(keystrokes);
diff --git a/src/cc/rogue/rogue.h b/src/cc/rogue/rogue.h
index 8c1101fc6..ba57adbe6 100644
--- a/src/cc/rogue/rogue.h
+++ b/src/cc/rogue/rogue.h
@@ -824,6 +824,7 @@ void	doctor(struct rogue_state *rs,int);
 void	playit(struct rogue_state *rs);
 
 struct room	*roomin(struct rogue_state *rs,coord *cp);
+int32_t thing_find(THING *ptr);
 
 #define MAXDAEMONS 20
 
diff --git a/src/cc/rogue/state.c b/src/cc/rogue/state.c
index b0176a042..b649e32ee 100644
--- a/src/cc/rogue/state.c
+++ b/src/cc/rogue/state.c
@@ -1429,6 +1429,11 @@ rs_write_object(struct rogue_state *rs,FILE *savef, THING *o)
     struct rogue_packitem *item;
     if (write_error)
         return(WRITESTAT);
+    if ( thing_find(o) < 0 )
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr,"cant find thing.%p in list\n",o);
+        return(0);
+    }
     if ( o->_o._o_packch != 0 )
     {
         item = &rs->P.roguepack[rs->P.packsize];
@@ -1478,6 +1483,7 @@ rs_write_object(struct rogue_state *rs,FILE *savef, THING *o)
     rs_write_int(savef, o->_o._o_flags);
     rs_write_int(savef, o->_o._o_group);
     rs_write_string(savef, o->_o._o_label);
+    fprintf(stderr,"label.%p\n",o->_o._o_label);
     return(WRITESTAT);
 }