diff --git a/inc/graph.hpp b/inc/graph.hpp
index c915ab5..6c3422c 100644
--- a/inc/graph.hpp
+++ b/inc/graph.hpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ private:
    int *resource_counts;
    struct m{
       int x, y;
-      int **data;
+      std::vector<std::vector<int>> data;
    } matrix; // Tell me, Mr. Anderson, what good is a phone call if you are unable to speak?
 
 public:
diff --git a/src/graph.cpp b/src/graph.cpp
index 077c828..5f02e3d 100644
--- a/src/graph.cpp
+++ b/src/graph.cpp
@@ -1,42 +1,26 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
+#include <vector>
 #include "graph.hpp"
 
-/* knotted:
-      Perform the knot detection algorithm on the adjacency matrix to detect deadlocks
-      (!THIS MODIFIES THE GRAPH!)
-   @params: none, uses class-internal data
-   @returns:
-      int:
-         true if graph is knotted (deadlock)
-         false if graph is not (no deadlock)
-*/
-bool graph::knotted()  {
-   return false;
-}
-
 graph::graph (const int processes, const int resources) {
    num_processes = processes;
    num_resources = resources;
    matrix.x = processes + resources;
    matrix.y = matrix.x;
-   matrix.data = new int*[matrix.x];
+   // Reserve correct number of entries to minimize reallocation
+   matrix.data.reserve(matrix.x);
    for (int x = 0; x < matrix.x; x++) {
-      matrix.data[x] = new int[matrix.y];
+      // Make a new x (vector<int>)
+      matrix.data.push_back({});
+      // Reserve correct number of entries
+      matrix.data[x].reserve(matrix.y);
+      for (int y = 0; y < matrix.y; y++) {
+         // Make a new y (int)
+         matrix.data[x].push_back({});
+      }
    }
 }
 
 graph::~graph() {
-   /* clean up the 2D matrix */
-   if (matrix.data)  {
-      if (matrix.x || matrix.y) {
-         // delete y axes
-         for (int x = 0; x < matrix.x; x++) {
-            delete matrix.data[x];
-         }
-         // delete x axis
-         delete matrix.data;
-         matrix.x = 0; matrix.y = 0;
-      }
-   }
-   free(resource_counts);
+   /* clean up..? */
 }
diff --git a/src/knotted.cpp b/src/knotted.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e49ce57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/knotted.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <vector>
+#include "graph.hpp"
+
+/* knotted:
+      Perform the knot detection algorithm on the adjacency matrix to detect deadlocks
+      (!THIS MODIFIES THE GRAPH!)
+   @params: none, uses class-internal data
+   @returns:
+      int:
+         true if graph is knotted (deadlock)
+         false if graph is not (no deadlock)
+*/
+bool graph::knotted()  {
+   return false;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/reducible.cpp b/src/reducible.cpp
index 53624fe..4bec6da 100644
--- a/src/reducible.cpp
+++ b/src/reducible.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
+#include <vector>
 #include "graph.hpp"
 
 /* reducible: