diff --git a/src/event_processor.rs b/src/event_processor.rs
index 8d3b9cdaf..07fc66b10 100644
--- a/src/event_processor.rs
+++ b/src/event_processor.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ pub struct EventProcessor {
     pub accountant: Arc<Accountant>,
     historian_input: Mutex<Sender<Signal>>,
     historian: Mutex<Historian>,
+    pub start_hash: Hash,
+    pub ms_per_tick: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 impl EventProcessor {
@@ -25,6 +27,8 @@ impl EventProcessor {
             accountant: Arc::new(accountant),
             historian_input: Mutex::new(historian_input),
             historian: Mutex::new(historian),
+            start_hash: *start_hash,
+            ms_per_tick,
         }
     }
 
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ impl EventProcessor {
         sender.send(Signal::Events(events))?;
 
         // Wait for the historian to tag our Events with an ID and then register it.
-        let entry = historian.entry_receiver.lock().unwrap().recv()?;
+        let entry = historian.entry_receiver.recv()?;
         self.accountant.register_entry_id(&entry.id);
         Ok(entry)
     }
diff --git a/src/historian.rs b/src/historian.rs
index bed9bb8ac..e7234ece5 100644
--- a/src/historian.rs
+++ b/src/historian.rs
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@
 use entry::Entry;
 use hash::Hash;
 use recorder::{ExitReason, Recorder, Signal};
-use std::sync::Mutex;
 use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Receiver, Sender, TryRecvError};
 use std::thread::{spawn, JoinHandle};
 use std::time::Instant;
 
 pub struct Historian {
-    pub entry_receiver: Mutex<Receiver<Entry>>,
+    pub entry_receiver: Receiver<Entry>,
     pub thread_hdl: JoinHandle<ExitReason>,
 }
 
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ impl Historian {
         let thread_hdl =
             Historian::create_recorder(*start_hash, ms_per_tick, event_receiver, entry_sender);
         Historian {
-            entry_receiver: Mutex::new(entry_receiver),
+            entry_receiver,
             thread_hdl,
         }
     }
@@ -52,10 +51,7 @@ impl Historian {
     }
 
     pub fn receive(self: &Self) -> Result<Entry, TryRecvError> {
-        self.entry_receiver
-            .lock()
-            .expect("'entry_receiver' lock in pub fn receive")
-            .try_recv()
+        self.entry_receiver.try_recv()
     }
 }
 
@@ -78,9 +74,9 @@ mod tests {
         sleep(Duration::new(0, 1_000_000));
         input.send(Signal::Tick).unwrap();
 
-        let entry0 = hist.entry_receiver.lock().unwrap().recv().unwrap();
-        let entry1 = hist.entry_receiver.lock().unwrap().recv().unwrap();
-        let entry2 = hist.entry_receiver.lock().unwrap().recv().unwrap();
+        let entry0 = hist.entry_receiver.recv().unwrap();
+        let entry1 = hist.entry_receiver.recv().unwrap();
+        let entry2 = hist.entry_receiver.recv().unwrap();
 
         assert_eq!(entry0.num_hashes, 0);
         assert_eq!(entry1.num_hashes, 0);
@@ -117,7 +113,7 @@ mod tests {
         sleep(Duration::from_millis(900));
         input.send(Signal::Tick).unwrap();
         drop(input);
-        let entries: Vec<Entry> = hist.entry_receiver.lock().unwrap().iter().collect();
+        let entries: Vec<Entry> = hist.entry_receiver.iter().collect();
         assert!(entries.len() > 1);
 
         // Ensure the ID is not the seed.
diff --git a/src/request_processor.rs b/src/request_processor.rs
index 4e6c815ed..47692e1ef 100644
--- a/src/request_processor.rs
+++ b/src/request_processor.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 
 use accountant::Accountant;
 use bincode::{deserialize, serialize};
-use entry::Entry;
 use event::Event;
-use event_processor::EventProcessor;
 use packet;
 use packet::SharedPackets;
 use rayon::prelude::*;
+use recorder::Signal;
 use request::{Request, Response};
 use result::Result;
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
@@ -140,9 +139,8 @@ impl RequestProcessor {
 
     pub fn process_request_packets(
         &self,
-        event_processor: &EventProcessor,
         verified_receiver: &Receiver<Vec<(SharedPackets, Vec<u8>)>>,
-        entry_sender: &Sender<Entry>,
+        signal_sender: &Sender<Signal>,
         blob_sender: &streamer::BlobSender,
         packet_recycler: &packet::PacketRecycler,
         blob_recycler: &packet::BlobRecycler,
@@ -176,8 +174,9 @@ impl RequestProcessor {
             debug!("events: {} reqs: {}", events.len(), reqs.len());
 
             debug!("process_events");
-            let entry = event_processor.process_events(events)?;
-            entry_sender.send(entry)?;
+            let results = self.accountant.process_verified_events(events);
+            let events = results.into_iter().filter_map(|x| x.ok()).collect();
+            signal_sender.send(Signal::Events(events))?;
             debug!("done process_events");
 
             debug!("process_requests");
diff --git a/src/request_stage.rs b/src/request_stage.rs
index 26ac76d77..2f9935a2f 100644
--- a/src/request_stage.rs
+++ b/src/request_stage.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 //! The `request_stage` processes thin client Request messages.
 
-use entry::Entry;
-use event_processor::EventProcessor;
 use packet;
 use packet::SharedPackets;
+use recorder::Signal;
 use request_processor::RequestProcessor;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ use streamer;
 
 pub struct RequestStage {
     pub thread_hdl: JoinHandle<()>,
-    pub entry_receiver: Receiver<Entry>,
+    pub signal_receiver: Receiver<Signal>,
     pub blob_receiver: streamer::BlobReceiver,
     pub request_processor: Arc<RequestProcessor>,
 }
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ pub struct RequestStage {
 impl RequestStage {
     pub fn new(
         request_processor: RequestProcessor,
-        event_processor: Arc<EventProcessor>,
         exit: Arc<AtomicBool>,
         verified_receiver: Receiver<Vec<(SharedPackets, Vec<u8>)>>,
         packet_recycler: packet::PacketRecycler,
@@ -29,13 +27,12 @@ impl RequestStage {
     ) -> Self {
         let request_processor = Arc::new(request_processor);
         let request_processor_ = request_processor.clone();
-        let (entry_sender, entry_receiver) = channel();
+        let (signal_sender, signal_receiver) = channel();
         let (blob_sender, blob_receiver) = channel();
         let thread_hdl = spawn(move || loop {
             let e = request_processor_.process_request_packets(
-                &event_processor,
                 &verified_receiver,
-                &entry_sender,
+                &signal_sender,
                 &blob_sender,
                 &packet_recycler,
                 &blob_recycler,
@@ -48,7 +45,7 @@ impl RequestStage {
         });
         RequestStage {
             thread_hdl,
-            entry_receiver,
+            signal_receiver,
             blob_receiver,
             request_processor,
         }
diff --git a/src/rpu.rs b/src/rpu.rs
index b8954c554..b5127c160 100644
--- a/src/rpu.rs
+++ b/src/rpu.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use crdt::{Crdt, ReplicatedData};
 use entry::Entry;
 use entry_writer::EntryWriter;
 use event_processor::EventProcessor;
+use historian::Historian;
 use packet;
 use request_processor::RequestProcessor;
 use request_stage::RequestStage;
@@ -88,13 +89,18 @@ impl Rpu {
         let request_processor = RequestProcessor::new(self.event_processor.accountant.clone());
         let request_stage = RequestStage::new(
             request_processor,
-            self.event_processor.clone(),
             exit.clone(),
             sig_verify_stage.verified_receiver,
             packet_recycler.clone(),
             blob_recycler.clone(),
         );
 
+        let historian_stage = Historian::new(
+            request_stage.signal_receiver,
+            &self.event_processor.start_hash,
+            self.event_processor.ms_per_tick,
+        );
+
         let (broadcast_sender, broadcast_receiver) = channel();
         let t_write = Self::write_service(
             self.event_processor.accountant.clone(),
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@ impl Rpu {
             broadcast_sender,
             blob_recycler.clone(),
             Mutex::new(writer),
-            request_stage.entry_receiver,
+            historian_stage.entry_receiver,
         );
 
         let broadcast_socket = UdpSocket::bind(local)?;
diff --git a/src/tvu.rs b/src/tvu.rs
index 8deedbf23..39e0498d4 100644
--- a/src/tvu.rs
+++ b/src/tvu.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use crdt::{Crdt, ReplicatedData};
 use entry::Entry;
 use entry_writer::EntryWriter;
 use event_processor::EventProcessor;
+use historian::Historian;
 use ledger;
 use packet;
 use request_processor::RequestProcessor;
@@ -173,17 +174,22 @@ impl Tvu {
         let request_processor = RequestProcessor::new(obj.event_processor.accountant.clone());
         let request_stage = RequestStage::new(
             request_processor,
-            obj.event_processor.clone(),
             exit.clone(),
             sig_verify_stage.verified_receiver,
             packet_recycler.clone(),
             blob_recycler.clone(),
         );
 
+        let historian_stage = Historian::new(
+            request_stage.signal_receiver,
+            &obj.event_processor.start_hash,
+            obj.event_processor.ms_per_tick,
+        );
+
         let t_write = Self::drain_service(
             obj.event_processor.accountant.clone(),
             exit.clone(),
-            request_stage.entry_receiver,
+            historian_stage.entry_receiver,
         );
 
         let t_responder = streamer::responder(