diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/indels/IndelRealigner.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/indels/IndelRealigner.java
index 484981e44..21fb4247e 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/indels/IndelRealigner.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/indels/IndelRealigner.java
@@ -641,16 +641,31 @@ public class IndelRealigner extends ReadWalker<Integer, Integer> {
         // if there are any known indels for this region, get them and create alternate consenses
         generateAlternateConsensesFromKnownIndels(altConsenses, leftmostIndex, reference);
 
+        // TODO -- REMOVE ME WHEN WE FIND THE NON-DETERMINISM
+        if ( OUT_STATS != null ) {
+            logger.warn("ERIC: altConsenses.size() after seeing known indels = " + altConsenses.size());
+        }
+
         // decide which reads potentially need to be cleaned;
         // if there are reads with a single indel in them, add that indel to the list of alternate consenses
         long totalRawMismatchSum = determineReadsThatNeedCleaning(reads, refReads, altReads, altAlignmentsToTest, altConsenses, leftmostIndex, reference);
 
+        // TODO -- REMOVE ME WHEN WE FIND THE NON-DETERMINISM
+        if ( OUT_STATS != null ) {
+            logger.warn("ERIC: altAlignmentsToTest.size() = " + altAlignmentsToTest.size());
+        }
+
         // use 'Smith-Waterman' to create alternate consenses from reads that mismatch the reference, using totalRawMismatchSum as the random seed
         if ( !USE_KNOWN_INDELS_ONLY && !NO_SW )
             generateAlternateConsensesFromReads(altAlignmentsToTest, altConsenses, reference, leftmostIndex);
 
         // if ( debugOn ) System.out.println("------\nChecking consenses...\n--------\n");
 
+        // TODO -- REMOVE ME WHEN WE FIND THE NON-DETERMINISM
+        if ( OUT_STATS != null ) {
+            logger.warn("ERIC: altConsenses.size() after seeing reads = " + altConsenses.size());
+        }
+
         Consensus bestConsensus = null;
         Iterator<Consensus> iter = altConsenses.iterator();
 
@@ -694,6 +709,11 @@ public class IndelRealigner extends ReadWalker<Integer, Integer> {
                     break;
             }
 
+            // TODO -- REMOVE ME WHEN WE FIND THE NON-DETERMINISM
+            if ( OUT_STATS != null ) {
+                logger.warn("ERIC: bestConsensus = " + bestConsensus + ", this consensus = " + consensus);
+            }
+
             //logger.debug("Mismatch sum of new consensus: " + consensus.mismatchSum);
             if ( bestConsensus == null || bestConsensus.mismatchSum > consensus.mismatchSum) {
                 // we do not need this alt consensus, release memory right away!!