diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5b7f48d..730c444 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,14 +93,18 @@ Running commands
 Pipelining
 ----------
 
-Client has ability to run several commands with one read/write:
+Client has ability to run commands in batches:
 
-    multiClient := redisClient.Multi()
+    pipeline, err := redisClient.PipelineClient()
+    if err != nil {
+        panic(err)
+    }
+    defer pipeline.Close()
 
-    setReq := multiClient.Set("foo1", "bar1") // queue command SET
-    getReq := multiClient.Get("foo2") // queue command GET
+    setReq := pipeline.Set("foo1", "bar1") // queue command SET
+    getReq := pipeline.Get("foo2") // queue command GET
 
-    reqs, err := multiClient.RunQueued() // run queued commands
+    reqs, err := pipeline.RunQueued() // run queued commands
     if err != nil {
         panic(err)
     }
@@ -121,28 +125,33 @@ Multi/Exec
 
 Example:
 
-    multiClient := redisClient.Multi()
-
-    get1 := multiClient.Get("foo1")
-    get2 := multiClient.Get("foo2")
-    reqs, err := multiClient.Exec()
+    multiClient, err := redisClient.MultiClient()
     if err != nil {
         panic(err)
     }
+    defer multiClient.Close()
+
+    watch := mutliClient.Watch("foo")
+    if watch.Err() != nil {
+        panic(watch.Err())
+    }
+
+    // Start transaction.
+    multiClient.Multi()
+
+    set := multiClient.Set("foo", watch.Val() + "1")
+
+    reqs, err := multiClient.Exec()
+    if err == redis.Nil {
+        // Repeat transaction.
+    } else if err != nil {
+        panic(err)
+    }
     for _, req := range reqs {
         // ...
     }
 
-
-    if get1.Err() != nil && get1.Err() != redis.Nil {
-        panic(get1.Err())
-    }
-    val1 := get1.Val()
-
-    if get2.Err() != nil && get2.Err() != redis.Nil {
-        panic(get2.Err())
-    }
-    val2 := get2.Val()
+    ok := set.Val()
 
 Pub/sub
 -------
@@ -160,6 +169,7 @@ Subscribe:
     if err != nil {
         panic(err)
     }
+    defer pubsub.Close()
 
     ch, err := pubsub.Subscribe("mychannel")
     if err != nil {
diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index 9002600..a179d7d 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package redis
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 )
 
@@ -857,11 +858,123 @@ func (c *Client) Publish(channel, message string) *IntReq {
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-func (c *Client) Multi() *Client {
+func (c *Client) PipelineClient() (*Client, error) {
 	return &Client{
 		ConnPool: c.ConnPool,
 		InitConn: c.InitConn,
-
-		reqs: make([]Req, 0),
-	}
+		reqs:     make([]Req, 0),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func (c *Client) MultiClient() (*Client, error) {
+	return &Client{
+		ConnPool: NewSingleConnPool(c.ConnPool),
+		InitConn: c.InitConn,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Client) Multi() {
+	c.reqs = make([]Req, 0)
+}
+
+func (c *Client) Watch(keys ...string) *StatusReq {
+	args := append([]string{"WATCH"}, keys...)
+	req := NewStatusReq(args...)
+	c.Process(req)
+	return req
+}
+
+func (c *Client) Unwatch(keys ...string) *StatusReq {
+	args := append([]string{"UNWATCH"}, keys...)
+	req := NewStatusReq(args...)
+	c.Process(req)
+	return req
+}
+
+func (c *Client) Discard() {
+	c.mtx.Lock()
+	c.reqs = c.reqs[:0]
+	c.mtx.Unlock()
+}
+
+func (c *Client) Exec() ([]Req, error) {
+	c.mtx.Lock()
+	if len(c.reqs) == 0 {
+		c.mtx.Unlock()
+		return c.reqs, nil
+	}
+	reqs := c.reqs
+	c.reqs = nil
+	c.mtx.Unlock()
+
+	conn, err := c.conn()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = c.ExecReqs(reqs, conn)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.ConnPool.Remove(conn)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	c.ConnPool.Add(conn)
+	return reqs, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Client) ExecReqs(reqs []Req, conn *Conn) error {
+	multiReq := make([]byte, 0, 1024)
+	multiReq = append(multiReq, PackReq([]string{"MULTI"})...)
+	for _, req := range reqs {
+		multiReq = append(multiReq, req.Req()...)
+	}
+	multiReq = append(multiReq, PackReq([]string{"EXEC"})...)
+
+	err := c.WriteReq(multiReq, conn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	statusReq := NewStatusReq()
+
+	// Parse MULTI command reply.
+	_, err = statusReq.ParseReply(conn.Rd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Parse queued replies.
+	for _ = range reqs {
+		_, err = statusReq.ParseReply(conn.Rd)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Parse number of replies.
+	line, err := readLine(conn.Rd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if line[0] != '*' {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Expected '*', but got line %q", line)
+	}
+	if isNilReplies(line) {
+		return Nil
+	}
+
+	// Parse replies.
+	for i := 0; i < len(reqs); i++ {
+		req := reqs[i]
+		val, err := req.ParseReply(conn.Rd)
+		if err != nil {
+			req.SetErr(err)
+		} else {
+			req.SetVal(val)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/connpool.go b/connpool.go
index 9ec8fa5..27cb320 100644
--- a/connpool.go
+++ b/connpool.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type ConnPool interface {
 	Add(*Conn)
 	Remove(*Conn)
 	Len() int
+	Close()
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -102,18 +103,39 @@ func (p *MultiConnPool) Len() int {
 	return len(p.conns)
 }
 
+func (p *MultiConnPool) Close() {}
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 type SingleConnPool struct {
+	mtx  sync.Mutex
+	pool ConnPool
 	conn *Conn
 }
 
-func NewSingleConnPool(conn *Conn) *SingleConnPool {
-	return &SingleConnPool{conn: conn}
+func NewSingleConnPoolConn(pool ConnPool, conn *Conn) *SingleConnPool {
+	return &SingleConnPool{
+		pool: pool,
+		conn: conn,
+	}
+}
+
+func NewSingleConnPool(pool ConnPool) *SingleConnPool {
+	return NewSingleConnPoolConn(pool, nil)
 }
 
 func (p *SingleConnPool) Get() (*Conn, bool, error) {
-	return p.conn, false, nil
+	p.mtx.Lock()
+	defer p.mtx.Unlock()
+	if p.conn != nil {
+		return p.conn, false, nil
+	}
+	conn, isNew, err := p.pool.Get()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, err
+	}
+	p.conn = conn
+	return p.conn, isNew, nil
 }
 
 func (p *SingleConnPool) Add(conn *Conn) {}
@@ -123,3 +145,10 @@ func (p *SingleConnPool) Remove(conn *Conn) {}
 func (p *SingleConnPool) Len() int {
 	return 1
 }
+
+func (p *SingleConnPool) Close() {
+	p.mtx.Lock()
+	defer p.mtx.Unlock()
+	p.pool.Add(p.conn)
+	p.conn = nil
+}
diff --git a/pubsub.go b/pubsub.go
index 93d5b38..8f738b9 100644
--- a/pubsub.go
+++ b/pubsub.go
@@ -12,15 +12,9 @@ type PubSubClient struct {
 }
 
 func newPubSubClient(client *Client) (*PubSubClient, error) {
-	pubSubConn, _, err := client.ConnPool.Get()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	client.ConnPool.Remove(pubSubConn)
-
 	c := &PubSubClient{
 		Client: &Client{
-			ConnPool: NewSingleConnPool(pubSubConn),
+			ConnPool: NewSingleConnPool(client.ConnPool),
 		},
 		ch: make(chan *Message),
 	}
diff --git a/redis.go b/redis.go
index f23147d..a198af6 100644
--- a/redis.go
+++ b/redis.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package redis
 import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"sync"
@@ -82,6 +81,10 @@ func NewTLSClient(addr string, tlsConfig *tls.Config, password string, db int64)
 	)
 }
 
+func (c *Client) Close() {
+	c.ConnPool.Close()
+}
+
 func (c *Client) conn() (*Conn, error) {
 	conn, isNew, err := c.ConnPool.Get()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ func (c *Client) conn() (*Conn, error) {
 	}
 	if isNew && c.InitConn != nil {
 		client := &Client{
-			ConnPool: NewSingleConnPool(conn),
+			ConnPool: NewSingleConnPoolConn(c.ConnPool, conn),
 		}
 		err = c.InitConn(client)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -196,89 +199,3 @@ func (c *Client) RunReqs(reqs []Req, conn *Conn) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-func (c *Client) Discard() {
-	c.mtx.Lock()
-	c.reqs = c.reqs[:0]
-	c.mtx.Unlock()
-}
-
-func (c *Client) Exec() ([]Req, error) {
-	c.mtx.Lock()
-	if len(c.reqs) == 0 {
-		c.mtx.Unlock()
-		return c.reqs, nil
-	}
-	reqs := c.reqs
-	c.reqs = make([]Req, 0)
-	c.mtx.Unlock()
-
-	conn, err := c.conn()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	err = c.ExecReqs(reqs, conn)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.ConnPool.Remove(conn)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	c.ConnPool.Add(conn)
-	return reqs, nil
-}
-
-func (c *Client) ExecReqs(reqs []Req, conn *Conn) error {
-	multiReq := make([]byte, 0, 1024)
-	multiReq = append(multiReq, PackReq([]string{"MULTI"})...)
-	for _, req := range reqs {
-		multiReq = append(multiReq, req.Req()...)
-	}
-	multiReq = append(multiReq, PackReq([]string{"EXEC"})...)
-
-	err := c.WriteReq(multiReq, conn)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	statusReq := NewStatusReq()
-
-	// Parse MULTI command reply.
-	_, err = statusReq.ParseReply(conn.Rd)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Parse queued replies.
-	for _ = range reqs {
-		_, err = statusReq.ParseReply(conn.Rd)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Parse number of replies.
-	line, err := readLine(conn.Rd)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if line[0] != '*' {
-		buf, _ := conn.Rd.Peek(conn.Rd.Buffered())
-		return fmt.Errorf("Expected '*', but got line %q of %q.", line, buf)
-	}
-
-	// Parse replies.
-	for i := 0; i < len(reqs); i++ {
-		req := reqs[i]
-		val, err := req.ParseReply(conn.Rd)
-		if err != nil {
-			req.SetErr(err)
-		} else {
-			req.SetVal(val)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/redis_test.go b/redis_test.go
index 90abd96..7637e27 100644
--- a/redis_test.go
+++ b/redis_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const redisAddr = ":8888"
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 type RedisTest struct {
-	client, multiClient *redis.Client
+	client *redis.Client
 }
 
 var _ = Suite(&RedisTest{})
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ func Test(t *testing.T) { TestingT(t) }
 func (t *RedisTest) SetUpTest(c *C) {
 	t.client = redis.NewTCPClient(redisAddr, "", -1)
 	c.Check(t.client.Flushdb().Err(), IsNil)
-
-	t.multiClient = t.client.Multi()
 }
 
 func (t *RedisTest) TearDownTest(c *C) {
@@ -1611,6 +1609,7 @@ func (t *RedisTest) TestZUnionStore(c *C) {
 func (t *RedisTest) TestPatternPubSub(c *C) {
 	pubsub, err := t.client.PubSubClient()
 	c.Check(err, IsNil)
+	defer pubsub.Close()
 
 	ch, err := pubsub.PSubscribe("mychannel*")
 	c.Check(err, IsNil)
@@ -1658,6 +1657,7 @@ func (t *RedisTest) TestPatternPubSub(c *C) {
 func (t *RedisTest) TestPubSub(c *C) {
 	pubsub, err := t.client.PubSubClient()
 	c.Check(err, IsNil)
+	defer pubsub.Close()
 
 	ch, err := pubsub.Subscribe("mychannel")
 	c.Check(err, IsNil)
@@ -1749,10 +1749,15 @@ func (t *RedisTest) TestPipelining(c *C) {
 	c.Check(set.Err(), IsNil)
 	c.Check(set.Val(), Equals, "OK")
 
-	setReq := t.multiClient.Set("foo1", "bar1")
-	getReq := t.multiClient.Get("foo2")
+	multi, err := t.client.MultiClient()
+	c.Check(err, IsNil)
 
-	reqs, err := t.multiClient.RunQueued()
+	multi.Multi()
+
+	setReq := multi.Set("foo1", "bar1")
+	getReq := multi.Get("foo2")
+
+	reqs, err := multi.RunQueued()
 	c.Check(err, IsNil)
 	c.Check(reqs, HasLen, 2)
 
@@ -1769,16 +1774,74 @@ func (t *RedisTest) TestRunQueuedOnEmptyQueue(c *C) {
 	c.Check(reqs, HasLen, 0)
 }
 
+func (t *RedisTest) TestIncrPipeliningFromGoroutines(c *C) {
+	multi, err := t.client.PipelineClient()
+	c.Check(err, IsNil)
+	defer multi.Close()
+
+	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	for i := int64(0); i < 20000; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			multi.Incr("TestIncrPipeliningFromGoroutinesKey")
+			wg.Done()
+		}()
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	reqs, err := multi.RunQueued()
+	c.Check(err, IsNil)
+	c.Check(reqs, HasLen, 20000)
+	for _, req := range reqs {
+		if req.Err() != nil {
+			c.Errorf("got %v, expected nil", req.Err())
+		}
+	}
+
+	get := t.client.Get("TestIncrPipeliningFromGoroutinesKey")
+	c.Check(get.Err(), IsNil)
+	c.Check(get.Val(), Equals, "20000")
+}
+
+func (t *RedisTest) TestPipeliningFromGoroutines(c *C) {
+	multi, err := t.client.PipelineClient()
+	c.Check(err, IsNil)
+	defer multi.Close()
+
+	for i := int64(0); i < 1000; i += 2 {
+		go func() {
+			msg1 := "echo" + strconv.FormatInt(i, 10)
+			msg2 := "echo" + strconv.FormatInt(i+1, 10)
+
+			echo1Req := multi.Echo(msg1)
+			echo2Req := multi.Echo(msg2)
+
+			reqs, err := multi.RunQueued()
+			c.Check(reqs, HasLen, 2)
+			c.Check(err, IsNil)
+
+			c.Check(echo1Req.Err(), IsNil)
+			c.Check(echo1Req.Val(), Equals, msg1)
+
+			c.Check(echo2Req.Err(), IsNil)
+			c.Check(echo2Req.Val(), Equals, msg2)
+		}()
+	}
+}
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 func (t *RedisTest) TestDiscard(c *C) {
-	multiC := t.client.Multi()
+	multi, err := t.client.MultiClient()
+	c.Check(err, IsNil)
 
-	multiC.Set("foo1", "bar1")
-	multiC.Discard()
-	multiC.Set("foo2", "bar2")
+	multi.Multi()
 
-	reqs, err := multiC.Exec()
+	multi.Set("foo1", "bar1")
+	multi.Discard()
+	multi.Set("foo2", "bar2")
+
+	reqs, err := multi.Exec()
 	c.Check(err, IsNil)
 	c.Check(reqs, HasLen, 1)
 
@@ -1792,12 +1855,15 @@ func (t *RedisTest) TestDiscard(c *C) {
 }
 
 func (t *RedisTest) TestMultiExec(c *C) {
-	multiC := t.client.Multi()
+	multi, err := t.client.MultiClient()
+	c.Check(err, IsNil)
 
-	setR := multiC.Set("foo", "bar")
-	getR := multiC.Get("foo")
+	multi.Multi()
 
-	reqs, err := multiC.Exec()
+	setR := multi.Set("foo", "bar")
+	getR := multi.Get("foo")
+
+	reqs, err := multi.Exec()
 	c.Check(err, IsNil)
 	c.Check(reqs, HasLen, 2)
 
@@ -1827,30 +1893,6 @@ func (t *RedisTest) TestEchoFromGoroutines(c *C) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (t *RedisTest) TestPipeliningFromGoroutines(c *C) {
-	multiClient := t.client.Multi()
-
-	for i := int64(0); i < 1000; i += 2 {
-		go func() {
-			msg1 := "echo" + strconv.FormatInt(i, 10)
-			msg2 := "echo" + strconv.FormatInt(i+1, 10)
-
-			echo1Req := multiClient.Echo(msg1)
-			echo2Req := multiClient.Echo(msg2)
-
-			reqs, err := multiClient.RunQueued()
-			c.Check(reqs, HasLen, 2)
-			c.Check(err, IsNil)
-
-			c.Check(echo1Req.Err(), IsNil)
-			c.Check(echo1Req.Val(), Equals, msg1)
-
-			c.Check(echo2Req.Err(), IsNil)
-			c.Check(echo2Req.Val(), Equals, msg2)
-		}()
-	}
-}
-
 func (t *RedisTest) TestIncrFromGoroutines(c *C) {
 	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
 	for i := int64(0); i < 20000; i++ {
@@ -1868,47 +1910,23 @@ func (t *RedisTest) TestIncrFromGoroutines(c *C) {
 	c.Check(get.Val(), Equals, "20000")
 }
 
-func (t *RedisTest) TestIncrPipeliningFromGoroutines(c *C) {
-	multiClient := t.client.Multi()
-
-	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
-	for i := int64(0); i < 20000; i++ {
-		wg.Add(1)
-		go func() {
-			multiClient.Incr("TestIncrPipeliningFromGoroutinesKey")
-			wg.Done()
-		}()
-	}
-	wg.Wait()
-
-	reqs, err := multiClient.RunQueued()
-	c.Check(err, IsNil)
-	c.Check(reqs, HasLen, 20000)
-	for _, req := range reqs {
-		if req.Err() != nil {
-			c.Errorf("got %v, expected nil", req.Err())
-		}
-	}
-
-	get := t.client.Get("TestIncrPipeliningFromGoroutinesKey")
-	c.Check(get.Err(), IsNil)
-	c.Check(get.Val(), Equals, "20000")
-}
-
 func (t *RedisTest) TestIncrTransaction(c *C) {
-	multiClient := t.client.Multi()
+	multi, err := t.client.MultiClient()
+	c.Check(err, IsNil)
+
+	multi.Multi()
 
 	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
 	for i := int64(0); i < 20000; i++ {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
-			multiClient.Incr("TestIncrTransactionKey")
+			multi.Incr("TestIncrTransactionKey")
 			wg.Done()
 		}()
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
 
-	reqs, err := multiClient.Exec()
+	reqs, err := multi.Exec()
 	c.Check(err, IsNil)
 	c.Check(reqs, HasLen, 20000)
 	for _, req := range reqs {
@@ -1922,6 +1940,55 @@ func (t *RedisTest) TestIncrTransaction(c *C) {
 	c.Check(get.Val(), Equals, "20000")
 }
 
+func (t *RedisTest) transactionalIncr(c *C, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+	multi, err := t.client.MultiClient()
+	c.Check(err, IsNil)
+	defer multi.Close()
+
+	watch := multi.Watch("foo")
+	c.Check(watch.Err(), IsNil)
+	c.Check(watch.Val(), Equals, "OK")
+
+	get := multi.Get("foo")
+	c.Check(get.Err(), IsNil)
+	c.Check(get.Val(), Not(Equals), redis.Nil)
+
+	v, err := strconv.ParseInt(get.Val(), 10, 64)
+	c.Check(err, IsNil)
+
+	multi.Multi()
+	set := multi.Set("foo", strconv.FormatInt(v+1, 10))
+	reqs, err := multi.Exec()
+	if err == redis.Nil {
+		t.transactionalIncr(c, wg)
+		return
+	}
+	c.Check(reqs, HasLen, 1)
+	c.Check(err, IsNil)
+
+	c.Check(set.Err(), IsNil)
+	c.Check(set.Val(), Equals, "OK")
+
+	wg.Done()
+}
+
+func (t *RedisTest) TestWatchUnwatch(c *C) {
+	set := t.client.Set("foo", "0")
+	c.Check(set.Err(), IsNil)
+	c.Check(set.Val(), Equals, "OK")
+
+	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go t.transactionalIncr(c, wg)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	get := t.client.Get("foo")
+	c.Check(get.Err(), IsNil)
+	c.Check(get.Val(), Equals, "1000")
+}
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 func (t *RedisTest) BenchmarkRedisPing(c *C) {
diff --git a/request.go b/request.go
index 6130317..4e78e74 100644
--- a/request.go
+++ b/request.go
@@ -20,8 +20,12 @@ func isEmpty(line []byte) bool {
 	return len(line) == 2 && line[0] == '$' && line[1] == '0'
 }
 
+func isNilReplies(line []byte) bool {
+	return len(line) == 3 && line[0] == '*' && line[1] == '-' && line[2] == '1'
+}
+
 func isNoReplies(line []byte) bool {
-	return len(line) >= 2 && line[1] == '*' && line[1] == '0'
+	return len(line) == 2 && line[1] == '*' && line[1] == '0'
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -401,7 +405,7 @@ func (r *MultiBulkReq) ParseReply(rd ReadLiner) (interface{}, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New(string(line[1:]))
 	} else if line[0] != '*' {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Expected '*', but got line %q", line)
-	} else if isNil(line) {
+	} else if isNilReplies(line) {
 		return nil, Nil
 	}
 
@@ -420,14 +424,15 @@ func (r *MultiBulkReq) ParseReply(rd ReadLiner) (interface{}, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		if line[0] == ':' {
+		switch line[0] {
+		case ':':
 			var n int64
 			n, err = strconv.ParseInt(string(line[1:]), 10, 64)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 			val = append(val, n)
-		} else if line[0] == '$' {
+		case '$':
 			if isEmpty(line) {
 				val = append(val, "")
 			} else if isNil(line) {
@@ -439,7 +444,7 @@ func (r *MultiBulkReq) ParseReply(rd ReadLiner) (interface{}, error) {
 				}
 				val = append(val, string(line))
 			}
-		} else {
+		default:
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Expected '$', but got line %q", line)
 		}
 	}