Future<?>[] thingToCancel = new Future<?>[1];
    results.add(
        serializer.submit(
            () -> {
              thingToCancel[0].cancel(false);
              return null;
            },
            directExecutor()));
    thingToCancel[0] = serializer.submit(Callables.returning(null), directExecutor());
    results.add(thingToCancel[0]);