diff --git a/bin/grid_random.py b/bin/grid_random.py
deleted file mode 100755
index bdafe64..0000000
--- a/bin/grid_random.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
-
-import sys
-import pickle
-
-from grid import simple_rect_grid, simple_random_grid
-
-pfile = '/tmp/grid_random.p'
-qfile = '/tmp/grid_random.txt'
-MAX_POINTS = 200
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-  sys.setrecursionlimit(4096)
-  print sys.getrecursionlimit()
-  try:
-    total_points = int(sys.argv[1])
-  except:
-    total_points = 10
-
-  if total_points > MAX_POINTS:
-    print "too many points"
-    sys.exit(1)
-
-  g = simple_random_grid(total_points)
-  g.construct_connectivity()
-  print g
-  open(qfile, 'w').write(g.for_qhull())
-  pickle.dump(g, open(pfile, 'w'))
diff --git a/bin/grid_regular.py b/bin/grid_regular.py
index 719afaa..22772ef 100755
--- a/bin/grid_regular.py
+++ b/bin/grid_regular.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import pickle
 
 from grid import simple_rect_grid, simple_random_grid
 
-pfile = '/tmp/grid_regular.p'
 qfile = '/tmp/grid_regular.txt'
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
@@ -17,6 +16,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     resolution = 3
 
   g = simple_rect_grid(resolution, resolution)
-  g.construct_connectivity()
+  print g
+  print g.get_points_conn([0.4, 0])
   open(qfile, 'w').write(g.for_qhull())
-  pickle.dump(g, open(pfile, 'w'))
diff --git a/lib/baker.py b/lib/baker.py
index 7595f99..4adc1a2 100644
--- a/lib/baker.py
+++ b/lib/baker.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def get_phis_3D(X, r):
 def qlinear(X, R, q):
   """
     this calculates the linear portion of q from X to r
-    
+
     also, this is baker eq 3
 
     X = destination point
diff --git a/lib/grid.py b/lib/grid.py
index fbc4361..fd4a192 100755
--- a/lib/grid.py
+++ b/lib/grid.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 import numpy as np
 import scipy.spatial
 
-from baker import run_baker
+from baker import run_baker, get_phis
 from tools import exact_func
 from smcqdelaunay import *
 
@@ -32,6 +32,28 @@ class face(object):
              ", ".join(neighbors)
            )
 
+
+
+class simplex(object):
+  def __init__(self, points):
+    self.R = points
+
+  def contains(self, X):
+    phis = get_phis(X, self.R)
+
+    r = True
+    if [i for i in phis if i < 0.0]:
+      r = False
+    return r
+
+  def __str__(self):
+    print type(self.R)
+    return "simplex: %d: [%s]" % (len(self.R), ", ".join([str(i) for i in self.R]),)
+
+
+
+
+
 class grid(object):
   facet_re = re.compile(r'''
                             -\s+(?P<facet>f\d+).*?
@@ -89,6 +111,20 @@ class grid(object):
     (R, S) = self.get_simplex_and_nearest_points(X)
     return run_baker(X, R, S)
 
+  def get_points_conn(self, X):
+    if not self.faces:
+      self.construct_connectivity()
+
+    (dist, indicies) = self.tree.query(X, 3)
+    print dist, indicies, [(self.points[i][0], self.points[i][1]) for i in indicies]
+    print [i.name for i in self.facets_for_point[indicies[0]]]
+    print self.facets_for_point[indicies[0]]
+
+    smplx = simplex([self.points[i] for i in indicies])
+
+    if not smplx.contains(X):
+      raise AssertionError('simplex should contain point')
+
   def construct_connectivity(self):
     """
       a call to this method prepares the internal connectivity structure.