diff --git a/contact.scm b/contact.scm
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 7c3abd1..4ce57dc
--- a/contact.scm
+++ b/contact.scm
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@
         qt-light)
 
 
-(define qt-app #f) ;; The <qt-application> object.
-(define qt-win #f) ;; The <qt-window> object.
+(define *qt-app* #f) ;; The <qt-application> object.
+(define *qt-win* #f) ;; The <qt-window> object.
+(define *vcard-pathname* #f) ;; Path to current vCard file.
 
 
 ;; Start & run the application.
@@ -53,17 +54,21 @@
       (thread-join! qt-thread))))
 
 
+(define (last-free-arg cli-args)
+  (condition-case (last (car cli-args)) (var () #f)))
+
+
 ;; Set up some global variables (for easier live REPL use), prepare the QT app.
 (define (init-qt cli-args)
-  (set! qt-app (qt:init))
-  (set! qt-win (create-window))
-  (init-window qt-win)
+  (set! *qt-app* (qt:init))
+  (set! *qt-win* (create-window))
+  (init-window *qt-win*)
   ;; Kick off the QT thread, then open the cli free-arg vCard file, if provided.
   ;; That is, like `$ contact freeArgFile.vcf`.
   (let [(qt-thread (thread-start! qt-loop))
-        (last-free-arg (condition-case (last (car cli-args)) (var () #f)))]
-    (if (and last-free-arg (string? last-free-arg) (file-exists? last-free-arg))
-       (open-vcard-file qt-win last-free-arg))
+        (last-arg (last-free-arg cli-args))]
+    (when (and (string? last-arg) (file-exists? last-arg))
+      (open-vcard-file *qt-win* last-arg))
     qt-thread))
 
 
@@ -167,16 +172,7 @@
     (if menu-file-new
         (qt:connect
          menu-file-new "triggered()"
-         (qt:receiver
-          (lambda ()
-            (let [(program-args
-                   ;; If we opened a pre-existing contact (last arg is a file),
-                   ;; remove that argument.
-                   (drop-right (cdr (argv))
-                               (if (file-exists? (last (argv)))
-                                   1
-                                   0)))]
-              (process-run (executable-pathname) program-args))))))
+         (qt:receiver create-new-window)))
     ;; If they want to open a contact through the Open… dialogue, we should open
     ;; the contact in a new window.
     (if menu-file-open
@@ -188,22 +184,39 @@
                                        "/Contacts"))
                    (selected-file (qt:get-open-filename
                                    "Select a contact file to open…"
-                                   contacts-dir))
-                   (program-args (append (cdr (argv)) (list selected-file)))]
+                                   contacts-dir))]
               (if (not (string-null? selected-file))
-                  (process-run
-                    (executable-pathname)
-                    program-args)))))))))
+                  (if *vcard-pathname*
+                      (create-new-window selected-file)
+                      (open-vcard-file window selected-file))))))))))
+
+
+;; Executes a new instance of the program; optionally, with a contact-file’s
+;; pathname as a new argument.
+;; Functionally, opens a new contacts window.
+(define (create-new-window . pathname)
+  (let* [(pathname (optional pathname #f))
+         (clean-cli-args
+          (drop-right (cdr (argv))
+                      (length (command-line-arguments))))
+         (program-args
+          (if pathname
+              (append clean-cli-args (list pathname))
+              clean-cli-args))]
+    (process-run
+     (executable-pathname)
+     program-args)))
 
 
 ;; Parse a vCard file and populate the window’s forms with its contents.
 (define (open-vcard-file window file)
-  (if (and (file-exists? file)
-           (file-readable? file))
-      (thread-start! (lambda () (populate-with-vcard
-                                 window
-                                 (with-input-from-file file
-                                   vcard:read-vcard))))))
+  (when (and (file-exists? file)
+             (file-readable? file))
+    (set! *vcard-pathname* file)
+    (thread-start! (lambda () (populate-with-vcard
+                               window
+                               (with-input-from-file file
+                                 vcard:read-vcard))))))
 
 
 ;; Simply map vCard property-names to their corresponding name in the window’s
@@ -240,8 +253,10 @@
             [(and (eq? (car property) 'PHOTO)
                   (list? (last property)))
              (let* [(avatar (qt:find window "avatarLabel"))
-                    (old-pixmap (if avatar (qt:property avatar "pixmap")))
-                    [new-pixmap (if avatar (u8vector->pixmap (cadr (last property))))]]
+                    (old-pixmap
+                     (if avatar (qt:property avatar "pixmap")))
+                    [new-pixmap
+                     (if avatar (u8vector->pixmap (cadr (last property))))]]
                (when avatar
                  (set! (qt:property avatar "pixmap") new-pixmap)))])))
        vcard-alist))