diff --git a/client.html b/client.html
index 19c8933..92c1be0 100644
--- a/client.html
+++ b/client.html
@@ -233,14 +233,14 @@ function disconnect(addr) {
 	}*/
 	// remove locks
 	// test locks
-	for(var i in testLocks) {
+	/*for(var i in testLocks) {
 		var lock = testLocks[i];
 		if (!lock)
 			continue;
 		if (lock.addr == addr) {
 			lock.locked = false;
 		}
-	}
+	}*/
 	//  range locks
 	//removeNodeRangeLocks(addr);
 
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ function loadTest(tname) {
 	getLock("test", tname);
 	
 }
-
+/*
 function retrieveLock(struct) {
 	if (struct.type == "test") {
 		return testLocks[struct.name];
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ function retrieveLock(struct) {
 			error("retrieveLock for range got null");
 		return l;
 	}
-}
+}*/
 
 function getLock(type, name, start, end) {
 	var locks = getLockType(type);
diff --git a/cortex.js b/cortex.js
index 649b71f..227453a 100644
--- a/cortex.js
+++ b/cortex.js
@@ -256,7 +256,12 @@ function registerFn(fnname, fn, preplace) {
 	}	
 }
 	
-
+/* Finds the chain of functions, 
+ * calls the nth
+ * stores its return
+ * calls the nth+1 with the return of the nth as well
+ * returns the results of the mth
+ */
 function execFn(name, args) {
 	root = fnreg;
 	names = name.split(".");
@@ -266,11 +271,12 @@ function execFn(name, args) {
 			return false;  // ERROR, NO FN	
 	}
 	i=0;
+	ret = true;
 	while(root[i]) {
-		root[i](args);
+		ret = root[i](args, ret);
 		i++;
 	}
-	return true;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/cortexLocks.js b/cortexLocks.js
index d4a3304..41462e3 100644
--- a/cortexLocks.js
+++ b/cortexLocks.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * NOTES
  */
  
+/* locks -> [ name:[type, locks], ] */
 var locks = new Array();
 var lockTrys = new Array();
 var myLocks = new Array();
@@ -17,6 +18,52 @@ function copyobj(arr) {
 	}
 }
 
+function registerLockFn(ltype, fnName, fn) {
+	registerFn("locks." +ltype+"."+fnName, fn);
+}
+
+function execLockFn(family, fnName, args) {
+	ltype = locks[family].type;
+	args["locks"] = locks[family].locks;
+	return execFn("locks."+ltype+"."+fnName, args);
+}
+
+/**** Lock Functions
+ * retriveLock(details) # get lock data strict (lookup?)
+ * removeLocks(owner)
+ * isLocked(details)
+ * getLock(details) # aquire lock (aquire?)
+ * equals(a, b)
+ * lock
+ * release
+ * make?
+*/
+
+registerLockFn("basic", "lookup", 
+function (args) {
+	return args["locks"][args["name"]];
+});
+
+registerLockFn("range", "lookup",
+function (args) {
+	/******* vvvvvvvvvv *********/
+	var l = getRangeLock(struct.name, struct.start, struct.end);
+	if (l == null) 
+		error("retrieveLock for range got null");
+	return l;
+});
+
+
+/**** Logical Lock using functions
+ * grant(resp, lock
+ * deny(resp, lock
+ * handleLockReq
+ * handleLockResp
+ * lockGranted
+ * checkLocks
+ * ...
+ */
+
 function sendReqs(addr) {
 	for(ltype in lockTrys) {
 		for (i in lockTrys[ltype]) {
@@ -95,5 +142,14 @@ function removeNodeLocks(addr) {
 
 addMsgHandler("deadNode", 
 function (resp) {
+	for(var i in testLocks) {
+		var lock = testLocks[i];
+		if (!lock)
+			continue;
+		if (lock.addr == addr) {
+			lock.locked = false;
+		}
+	}
+	
 	removeNodeLocks(resp['addr']);
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});