diff --git a/pkg/noun/hashtable.c b/pkg/noun/hashtable.c
index 5915de5944..f1d9875ef9 100644
--- a/pkg/noun/hashtable.c
+++ b/pkg/noun/hashtable.c
@@ -250,6 +250,10 @@ _ch_slot_put(u3h_slot* sot_w, u3_noun kev, c3_w lef_w, c3_w rem_w, c3_w* use_w)
 void
 u3h_put(u3p(u3h_root) har_p, u3_noun key, u3_noun val)
 {
+  if ( 1001 == u3h(u3t(key)) ) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "\r\nu3h_put: 1001\r\n");
+  }
+
   u3h_root* har_u = u3to(u3h_root, har_p);
   u3_noun   kev   = u3nc(u3k(key), val);
   c3_w      mug_w = u3r_mug(key);
@@ -258,10 +262,16 @@ u3h_put(u3p(u3h_root) har_p, u3_noun key, u3_noun val)
   u3h_slot* sot_w = &(har_u->sot_w[inx_w]);
 
   if ( c3y == u3h_slot_is_null(*sot_w) ) {
+    // if ( 1001 == u3h(u3t(kev)) ) {
+    //   fprintf(stderr, "\r\nu3h_put: slot is null for 1001\r\n");
+    // }
     *sot_w = u3h_noun_be_warm(u3h_noun_to_slot(kev));
     har_u->use_w += 1;
   }
   else {
+    // if ( 1001 == u3h(u3t(kev)) ) {
+    //   fprintf(stderr, "\r\nu3h_put: slot is not null for 1001\r\n");
+    // }
     _ch_slot_put(sot_w, kev, 25, rem_w, &(har_u->use_w));
   }
 
diff --git a/pkg/noun/nock.c b/pkg/noun/nock.c
index ce81df8949..cc35568b0f 100644
--- a/pkg/noun/nock.c
+++ b/pkg/noun/nock.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /// @file
 
+#include "log.h"
 #include "nock.h"
 
 #include "allocate.h"
@@ -2627,9 +2628,13 @@ _n_burn(u3n_prog* pog_u, u3_noun bus, c3_ys mov, c3_ys off)
       x   = _n_pep(mov, off);
       top = _n_peek(off);
       o   = *top;
-      if ( &(u3H->rod_u) != u3R ) {
-        u3z_save_m(144 + c3__nock, o, x);
-      }
+      // if ( &(u3H->rod_u) != u3R ) {
+      //   u3z_save_m(144 + c3__nock, o, x);
+      // }
+
+      //  save in the cache no matter which road we're on
+      u3z_save_m(144 + c3__nock, o, x);
+
       *top = x;
       u3z(o);
       BURN();
diff --git a/pkg/noun/zave.c b/pkg/noun/zave.c
index 60c6fe8f46..00f3954069 100644
--- a/pkg/noun/zave.c
+++ b/pkg/noun/zave.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /// @file
 
+#include "log.h"
 #include "zave.h"
 
 #include "allocate.h"
@@ -39,7 +40,18 @@ u3z_key_5(c3_m fun, u3_noun one, u3_noun two, u3_noun tri, u3_noun qua, u3_noun
 u3_weak
 u3z_find(u3_noun key)
 {
-  return u3h_get(u3R->cax.har_p, key);
+  //  search the parent roads' caches
+  u3a_road* rod_u = u3R;
+  while ( 1 ) {
+    u3_weak got = u3h_get(rod_u->cax.har_p, key);
+    if ( u3_none != got ) {
+      return got;
+    }
+    if ( 0 == rod_u->par_p ) {
+      return u3_none;
+    }
+    rod_u = u3to(u3a_road, rod_u->par_p);
+  };
 }
 u3_weak
 u3z_find_m(c3_m fun, u3_noun one)
@@ -47,7 +59,21 @@ u3z_find_m(c3_m fun, u3_noun one)
   u3_noun key = u3nc(fun, u3k(one));
   u3_weak val;
 
+  // if ( 1001 == u3h(one) ) {
+  //   u3l_log("\r\nzave: 1001\r\n");
+  // }
+
   val = u3h_get(u3R->cax.har_p, key);
+
+  // if ( 1001 == u3h(one) ) {
+  //   if ( u3_none == val ) {
+  //     u3l_log("\r\nzave: miss\r\n");
+  //   }
+  //   else {
+  //     u3l_log("\r\nzave: hit\r\n");
+  //   }
+  // }
+
   u3z(key);
   return val;
 }
@@ -67,6 +93,11 @@ u3z_save(u3_noun key, u3_noun val)
 u3_noun
 u3z_save_m(c3_m fun, u3_noun one, u3_noun val)
 {
+
+  if ( 1001 == u3h(one) ) {
+    u3l_log("\r\nzave: 1001\r\n");
+  }
+
   u3_noun key = u3nc(fun, u3k(one));
 
   u3h_put(u3R->cax.har_p, key, u3k(val));
@@ -96,6 +127,13 @@ u3z_uniq(u3_noun som)
 void
 u3z_reap(u3p(u3h_root) har_p)
 {
+  // u3_noun key = u3nc(1001, u3nc(11, u3nt(u3nq(c3__slog, 1, 2, 23130), 1, 40)));
+  // u3_noun val = u3z_find_m(144 + c3__nock, key);
+  // u3m_p("u3z_reap", key);
+
+  // if ( u3_none != val ) {
+  //   u3l_log("u3z_reap: hit\r\n");
+  // }
   u3h_uni(u3R->cax.har_p, har_p);
   u3h_free(har_p);
 }
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