diff --git a/hbs2-storage-simple/lib/HBS2/Storage/Compact.hs b/hbs2-storage-simple/lib/HBS2/Storage/Compact.hs
index c3abd6ab..d0393d85 100644
--- a/hbs2-storage-simple/lib/HBS2/Storage/Compact.hs
+++ b/hbs2-storage-simple/lib/HBS2/Storage/Compact.hs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-{-# Language PatternSynonyms #-}
-{-# Language RecordWildCards #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE PatternSynonyms #-}
+{-# Language ViewPatterns #-}
 module HBS2.Storage.Compact where
 
 
@@ -83,12 +83,34 @@ data Header =
   }
   deriving stock (Show,Generic)
 
+data E = New ByteString
+       | Off IndexEntry
+       | Del IndexEntry
+
+data Entry = Entry Integer E
+
+pattern Fresh :: Entry -> Entry
+pattern Fresh e <- e@(Entry _ ( isFresh -> True ))
+
+pattern Tomb :: Entry -> Entry
+pattern Tomb e <- e@(Entry _ ( isTomb -> True ))
+
+isTomb :: E -> Bool
+isTomb (Off e) = idxEntryTomb e
+isTomb _ = False
+
+isFresh :: E -> Bool
+isFresh e = case e of
+              New{} -> True
+              Del{} -> True
+              _     -> False
+
 data CompactStorage =
   CompactStorage
   { csHandle     :: MVar Handle
   , csHeaderOff  :: IORef EntryOffset
   , csSeq        :: TVar Integer
-  , csKeys       :: Vector (TVar (HashMap ByteString (Either (IndexEntry,Integer) (ByteString,Integer))))
+  , csKeys       :: Vector (TVar (HashMap ByteString Entry))
   }
 
 type ForCompactStorage m = MonadIO m
@@ -103,8 +125,6 @@ data CompactStorageOpenError =
 
 instance Exception CompactStorageOpenError
 
-
-
 buckets :: Int
 buckets = 8
 
@@ -182,7 +202,7 @@ readIndex sto offset num = liftIO do
     when (rn /= num) do
       throwIO BrokenIndex
 
-    let new = [ (idxEntryKey e,Left (e,0)) | e <- entries ]
+    let new = [ (idxEntryKey e,Entry 0 (Off e)) | e <- entries ]
       -- readIndex from newer to older
       -- so we keep only the newer values in map
     atomically do
@@ -198,7 +218,7 @@ compactStorageCommit sto = liftIO do
     kv <- atomically do
             mapM readTVar (csKeys sto) <&> mconcat . V.toList . fmap HM.toList
 
-    let items = [ (k, v) | (k, Right v) <- kv ]
+    let items = [ (k, v) | (k, v@Fresh{}) <- kv ]
 
     unless (List.null items) do
 
@@ -212,11 +232,19 @@ compactStorageCommit sto = liftIO do
       idxEntries <- flip fix (off0, items, mempty) $ \next (off, what, idx) -> do
          case what of
           [] -> pure idx
-          ((k,(v,i)):rest) -> do
+
+          ((_,Entry i (Del e)):rest) | not (idxEntryTomb e) -> do
+            next (off + 0, rest, (e { idxEntryTomb = True },i) : idx)
+
+          ((k,Entry i (New v)):rest) -> do
             BS.hPut ha v
             let sz = fromIntegral $ BS.length v
             next (off + sz, rest, (IndexEntry (fromIntegral off) (fromIntegral sz) 0 False k,i) : idx)
 
+          ((_,Entry _ _):rest) -> do
+            next (off + 0, rest, idx)
+
+
       offIdx0 <- hTell ha <&> fromIntegral
 
       -- write index
@@ -250,14 +278,43 @@ compactStorageCommit sto = liftIO do
         for_ idxEntries $ \(e,i) -> do
           let k = idxEntryKey e
           let tv = csKeys sto ! getKeyPrefix k
-          modifyTVar tv (HM.insertWith merge k (Left (e, i)))
+          modifyTVar tv (HM.alter (doAlter (Entry i (Off e))) k)
 
       where
-        merge new old = if getSeq new >= getSeq old then new else old
-        getSeq = \case
-          Left (_,i) -> i
-          Right (_,i) -> i
 
+        doAlter y@(Entry i (Off e)) v0 = case v0 of
+          -- deleted-during-commit
+          Nothing -> Just (Entry i (Del e))
+
+          Just x | getSeq x > getSeq y -> Just x
+                 | otherwise           -> Just y
+
+        doAlter _ v = v
+
+        getSeq = \case
+          Entry i _ -> i
+
+compactStorageDel :: ForCompactStorage m => CompactStorage -> ByteString -> m ()
+compactStorageDel sto key  = do
+
+  let tvar = csKeys sto ! getKeyPrefix key
+  val <- readTVarIO tvar <&> HM.lookup key
+
+  case val of
+    Nothing -> pure ()
+    Just (Entry i (Del _)) -> pure ()
+
+    Just (Entry _ (Off e)) -> do
+      atomically do
+        j <- newSequenceSTM sto
+        modifyTVar tvar (HM.insert key (Entry j (Del e)))
+
+    Just (Entry i (New v)) -> do
+      -- FIXME: if-commit-in-progress-then-put-tomb
+      atomically $ modifyTVar tvar (HM.delete key)
+
+newSequenceSTM :: CompactStorage -> STM Integer
+newSequenceSTM sto = stateTVar (csSeq sto) (\n -> (n+1,n))
 
 compactStoragePut :: ForCompactStorage m => CompactStorage -> ByteString -> ByteString -> m ()
 compactStoragePut sto k v = do
@@ -266,19 +323,20 @@ compactStoragePut sto k v = do
   let tvar = csKeys sto ! getKeyPrefix k
 
   atomically $ do
-    c <- stateTVar (csSeq sto) (\n -> (n+1,n))
-    modifyTVar tvar (HM.insert k (Right (v,c)))
+    c <- newSequenceSTM sto
+    modifyTVar tvar (HM.insert k (Entry c (New v)))
 
 compactStorageGet :: ForCompactStorage m => CompactStorage -> ByteString -> m (Maybe ByteString)
 compactStorageGet sto key = do
   let tvar = csKeys sto ! getKeyPrefix key
-
   val <- readTVarIO tvar <&> HM.lookup key
 
   case val of
-    Nothing -> pure Nothing
-    Just (Right (s,_)) -> pure (Just s)
-    Just (Left (e,_))  -> liftIO do
+    Nothing       -> pure Nothing
+    Just (Tomb{}) -> pure Nothing
+    Just (Entry _ (Del _)) -> pure Nothing
+    Just (Entry _ (New s)) -> pure (Just s)
+    Just (Entry _ (Off e)) -> liftIO do
       r <- withMVar (csHandle sto) $ \ha -> do
              try @_ @IOException do
                   hSeek ha AbsoluteSeek (fromIntegral $ idxEntryOffset e)
@@ -312,8 +370,6 @@ compactStorageFindLiveHeads path = liftIO do
                  >>= either (const mzero) pure
                  <&> view _3
 
-        traceM $ show ("JOPA1", fwdOff, fwd)
-
         h@(o,header) <- MaybeT $ readHeader mv (Just $ fromIntegral fwd)