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Another interesting observation: If a method has a returnType of Beta, and you return Alpha, which is a CFC that extends Beta, will it work? Yes. This is a case where you say, basically, returnType equals a dog. Alpha is a poodle. Since a poodle is a dog, then life works as expected. (Or at least it makes sense to me. :)