diff --git a/proj-1/deet/src/debugger.rs b/proj-1/deet/src/debugger.rs
index 42e1782..36f1b9c 100644
--- a/proj-1/deet/src/debugger.rs
+++ b/proj-1/deet/src/debugger.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::debugger_command::DebuggerCommand;
-use crate::inferior::Inferior;
+use crate::inferior::{Inferior, Status};
 use rustyline::error::ReadlineError;
 use rustyline::Editor;
 
@@ -35,9 +35,20 @@ impl Debugger {
                     if let Some(inferior) = Inferior::new(&self.target, &args) {
                         // Create the inferior
                         self.inferior = Some(inferior);
-                        // TODO (milestone 1): make the inferior run
                         // You may use self.inferior.as_mut().unwrap() to get a mutable reference
                         // to the Inferior object
+                        let res = self.inferior.as_mut().unwrap().cont();
+                        if let Ok(res) = res {
+                            match res {
+                                Status::Exited(exit_status) => {
+                                    println!("Child exited (statuss {})", exit_status);
+                                },
+                                Status::Signaled(_) => (),
+                                Status::Stopped(_, _) => (),
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            eprintln!("Error running(continue) subprocess");
+                        }
                     } else {
                         println!("Error starting subprocess");
                     }
diff --git a/proj-1/deet/src/inferior.rs b/proj-1/deet/src/inferior.rs
index b87a142..25421c8 100644
--- a/proj-1/deet/src/inferior.rs
+++ b/proj-1/deet/src/inferior.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 use nix::sys::ptrace;
 use nix::sys::signal;
+use nix::sys::signal::Signal;
 use nix::sys::wait::{waitpid, WaitPidFlag, WaitStatus};
 use nix::unistd::Pid;
+use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt;
 use std::process::Child;
+use std::process::Command;
 
 pub enum Status {
     /// Indicates inferior stopped. Contains the signal that stopped the process, as well as the
@@ -34,12 +37,31 @@ impl Inferior {
     /// Attempts to start a new inferior process. Returns Some(Inferior) if successful, or None if
     /// an error is encountered.
     pub fn new(target: &str, args: &Vec<String>) -> Option<Inferior> {
-        // TODO: implement me!
-        println!(
-            "Inferior::new not implemented! target={}, args={:?}",
-            target, args
-        );
-        None
+        let mut child_cmd = Command::new(target);
+        child_cmd.args(args);
+        unsafe {
+            child_cmd.pre_exec(child_traceme);
+        }
+        let child = child_cmd
+            .spawn()
+            .expect(format!("Failed to spawn subprocess using command {target}").as_str());
+        let child_pid = nix::unistd::Pid::from_raw(child.id() as i32);
+        let fucker = waitpid(child_pid, Some(WaitPidFlag::WSTOPPED)).ok()?;
+        if let WaitStatus::Stopped(_, signal) = fucker {
+            if signal != Signal::SIGTRAP {
+                eprintln!("child stopped by {}, expected SIGTRAP", signal);
+                return None;
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            eprintln!("child at status ?, expected to stop");
+            return None;
+        }
+        // println!(
+        //     "Inferior::new not implemented! target={}, args={:?}",
+        //     target, args
+        // );
+        Some(Inferior {child})
     }
 
     /// Returns the pid of this inferior.
@@ -60,4 +82,9 @@ impl Inferior {
             other => panic!("waitpid returned unexpected status: {:?}", other),
         })
     }
+
+    pub fn cont(&self) -> Result<Status, nix::Error> {
+        ptrace::cont(self.pid(), None)?;
+        self.wait(None)
+    }
 }