diff --git a/src/EventQte.as b/src/EventQte.as
index 64ff598..6c27f85 100644
--- a/src/EventQte.as
+++ b/src/EventQte.as
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ package
 	public class EventQte extends Event
 	{
 		public static const QTE:String = "qte";
+		public static const QTE_TIMEOUT:String = "qte-timeout";
+		public static const QTE_CANCEL:String = "qte-cancel";
 		public var qte:Qte;
-		public function EventQte(qte:Qte) 
+		public function EventQte(type:String, qte:Qte) 
 		{
-			super(QTE);
+			super(type);
 			this.qte = qte;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/GamePlayer.as b/src/GamePlayer.as
index 689c7d4..dc88119 100644
--- a/src/GamePlayer.as
+++ b/src/GamePlayer.as
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ package
 			
 			addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick);
 			videotube.addEventListener(EventQte.QTE, onQte);
+			videotube.addEventListener(EventQte.QTE_TIMEOUT, onTimeout);
 		}
 		private function cleanup(e:Event):void
 		{
@@ -36,13 +37,27 @@ package
 			videotube.removeEventListener(EventQte.QTE, onQte);
 		}
 		private function onQte(e:EventQte):void
-		{
+		{			
+			clearClickarea();
 			clickarea = new ClickArea(e.qte.rgpoint, 0xffff00, 0.7);
 			addChild(clickarea);
 		}
+		private function onTimeout(e:EventQte):void
+		{
+			if (clickarea != null)
+			{
+				// fail
+			}
+			clearClickarea();
+		}
 		private function onClick(mouse:MouseEvent):void
 		{
 			if (clickarea != null && clickarea.FHit(new Point(mouse.stageX, mouse.stageY)))
+				clearClickarea();
+		}
+		private function clearClickarea():void
+		{
+			if (clickarea != null)
 			{
 				removeChild(clickarea);
 				clickarea = null;
diff --git a/src/Qte.as b/src/Qte.as
index be3f9a9..a08860a 100644
--- a/src/Qte.as
+++ b/src/Qte.as
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ package
 				return -1;
 			return 1;
 		}
+		public function secTimeout():Number 
+		{
+			return secTrigger + 1.0;
+		}
 		public function ToJson():Object
 		{
 			var jsonRgpoint:Array = [];
diff --git a/src/Util.as b/src/Util.as
index 69b340d..29bf8a8 100644
--- a/src/Util.as
+++ b/src/Util.as
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ package
 			}
 			return -imin;
 		}
+		public static function FInTimespan(sec:Number, secPrev:Number, secNow:Number):Boolean
+		{
+			return (sec <= secNow) && (sec > secPrev);
+		}
 		public static function alert(...rgo:*):void
 		{
 			ExternalInterface.call("alert", JSON.encode(rgo));
diff --git a/src/Videotube.as b/src/Videotube.as
index 5bb8773..e45cd51 100644
--- a/src/Videotube.as
+++ b/src/Videotube.as
@@ -17,35 +17,86 @@ package
 		public function pause():void				{ throw "not implemented"; }
 		public function resume():void				{ throw "not implemented"; }
 		public function time():Number				{ throw "not implemented"; }
-		public function seek(sec:Number):void		{ throw "not implemented"; }
+		protected function seekI(sec:Number):void	{ throw "not implemented"; }
 		
 		private var secPrev:Number;
 		private var iqte:int;
+		private var iqtePrev:int;
 		protected var gamedisc:Gamedisc;
 		public function Videotube(gamedisc: Gamedisc)
 		{
 			this.gamedisc = gamedisc;
 			secPrev = 0;
 			iqte = 0;
+			iqtePrev = 0;
+		}
+		
+		public function seek(sec:Number):void
+		{
+			seekI(sec);
+			if (iqtePrev != -1)
+			{
+				dispatchEvent(new EventQte(EventQte.QTE_CANCEL, gamedisc.rgqte[iqtePrev]));
+				iqtePrev = -1;
+			}
+			iqte = -1;
+		}
+		// returns true if triggered
+		private function Trigger(iqte:int, ev:String, secNow:Number): Boolean
+		{
+			if (iqte >= 0 && iqte < gamedisc.rgqte.length)
+			{
+				var qte:Qte = gamedisc.rgqte[iqte];
+				var secQte:Number;
+				if (ev == EventQte.QTE)
+					secQte = qte.secTrigger;
+				else
+					secQte = qte.secTimeout();
+				if (Util.FInTimespan(secQte, secPrev, secNow))
+				{
+					dispatchEvent(new EventQte(ev, qte));
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+			return false;
 		}
 		protected function tick(e: Event):void
 		{
 			var secNow:Number = time();
-			if (secNow > secPrev && secPrev >= 0)
+			var fPrevQteProcessed:Boolean = false;
+			var fQteProcessed:Boolean = false;
+			if (iqte < 0)
 			{
-				while(iqte < gamedisc.rgqte.length)
-				{
-					var qte:Qte = gamedisc.rgqte[iqte];
+				iqte = Util.binarySearch(gamedisc.rgqte, secNow, function(qte:Qte, secNow:Number):int {
+					if (qte.secTrigger < secNow)
+						return -1;
 					if (qte.secTrigger > secNow)
-						break;
-					if (qte.secTrigger > secPrev)
-						dispatchEvent(new EventQte(qte));
-					iqte ++;
-				}
+						return 1;
+					return 0;
+				});
+				iqtePrev = iqte;
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				iqte = 0;
+				// we loop here so that, in the event of being passed bad data, we still do something vaguely sensible.
+				while (!fPrevQteProcessed && !fQteProcessed)
+				{
+					if (Trigger(iqtePrev, EventQte.QTE_TIMEOUT, secNow))
+					{
+						fPrevQteProcessed = false;
+						iqtePrev ++;
+					}
+					else
+						fPrevQteProcessed = true;
+					
+					if (Trigger(iqte, EventQte.QTE, secNow))
+					{
+						fQteProcessed = false;
+						iqte ++;
+					}
+					else
+						fQteProcessed = true;
+				}
 			}
 			secPrev = secNow;
 		}