diff --git a/src/detect.c b/src/detect.c
index 57ee916ce..416c2611f 100644
--- a/src/detect.c
+++ b/src/detect.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* NetHack 3.6	detect.c	$NHDT-Date: 1522891623 2018/04/05 01:27:03 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.0 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.81 $ */
+/* NetHack 3.6	detect.c	$NHDT-Date: 1542853884 2018/11/22 02:31:24 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.2-beta01 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.87 $ */
 /* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
 /*-Copyright (c) Robert Patrick Rankin, 2018. */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
@@ -165,8 +165,14 @@ char oclass;
 
     if (obj->oclass == oclass)
         return obj;
-
-    if (Has_contents(obj)) {
+    /*
+     * Note:  we exclude SchroedingersBox because the corpse it contains
+     * isn't necessarily a corpse yet.  Resolving the status would lead
+     * to complications if it turns out to be a live cat.  We know that
+     * that Box can't contain anything else because putting something in
+     * would resolve the cat/corpse situation and convert to ordinary box.
+     */
+    if (Has_contents(obj) && !SchroedingersBox(obj)) {
         for (otmp = obj->cobj; otmp; otmp = otmp->nobj)
             if (otmp->oclass == oclass)
                 return otmp;
@@ -442,8 +448,7 @@ outgoldmap:
     return 0;
 }
 
-/* returns 1 if nothing was detected   */
-/* returns 0 if something was detected */
+/* returns 1 if nothing was detected, 0 if something was detected */
 int
 food_detect(sobj)
 register struct obj *sobj;
diff --git a/src/shk.c b/src/shk.c
index 472b1f165..c2895a29f 100644
--- a/src/shk.c
+++ b/src/shk.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* NetHack 3.6	shk.c	$NHDT-Date: 1515144230 2018/01/05 09:23:50 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.0 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.136 $ */
+/* NetHack 3.6	shk.c	$NHDT-Date: 1542853899 2018/11/22 02:31:39 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.2-beta01 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.142 $ */
 /* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
 /*-Copyright (c) Robert Patrick Rankin, 2012. */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
@@ -2400,6 +2400,8 @@ register struct monst *shkp;
 {
     register struct obj *otmp;
 
+    if (SchroedingersBox(obj))
+        return;
     for (otmp = obj->cobj; otmp; otmp = otmp->nobj) {
         if (otmp->oclass == COIN_CLASS)
             continue;
@@ -2597,15 +2599,16 @@ char *buf;
     static const char *const honored[] = { "good", "honored", "most gracious",
                                            "esteemed",
                                            "most renowned and sacred" };
+
     Strcat(buf, honored[rn2(SIZE(honored) - 1) + u.uevent.udemigod]);
     if (is_vampire(youmonst.data))
         Strcat(buf, (flags.female) ? " dark lady" : " dark lord");
     else if (is_elf(youmonst.data))
         Strcat(buf, (flags.female) ? " hiril" : " hir");
     else
-        Strcat(buf, !is_human(youmonst.data) ? " creature" : (flags.female)
-                                                                 ? " lady"
-                                                                 : " sir");
+        Strcat(buf, !is_human(youmonst.data) ? " creature"
+                                             : (flags.female) ? " lady"
+                                                              : " sir");
 }
 
 void