/**
* first get the contract object.
*/
PersistenceBrokerFactory.defaultPersistenceBroker().clearCache();
Transaction tx = _kit.getTransaction(_conn);
tx.begin();
Criteria crit = new Criteria();
crit.addEqualTo("pk", "C" + TIME);
Query q = QueryFactory.newQuery(Contract.class, crit);
Iterator it = _conn.getIteratorByQuery(q, LockType.WRITE_LOCK);
Object retval = null;