diff --git a/birdwatcher.go b/birdwatcher.go
index 147e11c..ed55403 100644
--- a/birdwatcher.go
+++ b/birdwatcher.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type Match struct {
 	Expr   string   // The regular expression as a string.
 	Fields []string // The named fields for grouped expressions.
 	Next   string   // The next regular expression in the flow.
+	Action string   // What to do with the stored fields: "store" or "send".
 }
 
 // Compiled regular expression and it's corresponding match data.
diff --git a/birdwatcher.yaml b/birdwatcher.yaml
index a2b0b74..44a1a6e 100644
--- a/birdwatcher.yaml
+++ b/birdwatcher.yaml
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ matches:
       - connection
     expr: '^(\w+)\s+BGP\s+(\w+)\s+(\w+)\s+([0-9\-]+)\s+(\w+)\s*$'
     next: "protdescription"
-
+    action: store
+    
   # Description:    Pipe for AS10310 - Yahoo! - VLAN Interface 236
   protdescription:
     fields:
       - desc
     expr: "  Description: (.*)"
-    next: ""
+    next: "getprotocol" # back again for more similar lines
+    action: send # Done here, send it back.
diff --git a/patterns.go b/patterns.go
index e4ecce5..33768d0 100644
--- a/patterns.go
+++ b/patterns.go
@@ -26,7 +26,21 @@ func readLines(path string) ([]string, error) {
 // pattern looks for pattern matching regular expression re in the
 // lines buffer. Returns the name of our next regular expression to
 // look for.
-func pattern(re RE, lines []string) (next string) {
+func pattern(first string, lines []string) (maplist []map[string]string) {
+	var re RE
+	var fieldmap map[string]string
+
+	fmt.Printf("In pattern\n")
+
+	re, ok := conf.Res[first]
+	if !ok {
+		slog.Debug("Couldn't find first state.")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Store away all the fields in a map.
+	fieldmap = make(map[string]string)
+
 	for _, line := range lines {
 		if debug > 1 {
 			slog.Debug("Looking at: " + line)
@@ -39,8 +53,29 @@ func pattern(re RE, lines []string) (next string) {
 				line := fmt.Sprintf("Found match for a message of type '%v'", re.Match)
 				slog.Debug(line)
 			}
+			for key, name := range re.Match.Fields {
+				if debug > 0 {
+					slog.Debug("Got " + re.Match.Fields[key])
+				}
+				fieldmap[name] = fields[key+1]
+			}
+
+			fmt.Printf("%#v\n", fieldmap)
+
+			if re.Match.Action == "send" {
+				// Finished for this item. Create a new field map and add this to the list.
+				maplist = append(maplist, fieldmap)
+				fieldmap = make(map[string]string)
+			}
+
+			// Go to the next state, if it exists. If it
+			// doesn't we're finished here.
+			re, ok = conf.Res[re.Match.Next]
+			if !ok {
+				break
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	return re.Match.Next
+	return maplist
 }