@retval is not returning $itm, it returns nothing at all... I wonder why??

#====================================================================

sub build_tree_for_cid($)
{
 my ($cid) = @_;
 print "The cid we are seeking:";
 print "$cid\n";
 my $item = new Item;
 $item->id($cid);
 $item->type(-1);
 find_subs(\$item);

 return $item; 
}
#====================================================================

sub find_subs(\$)
{
 my ($item) = @_;
 print Dumper $$item;

 my $SQL;
      
 if ($$item->type == -1)
 {
     my $id = $$item->id;
            print "printing the item id\n";
     print "$id\n";
     $SQL = qq[SELECT uc.puid, up.prod_id FROM users_customers uc,
        user_products up 
        WHERE ((uc.puid = up.puid) AND (uc.cid = $id)
        AND (up.from_date < SYSDATE) 
               AND (up.to_date IS NULL OR up.to_date > SYSDATE))];
 }
 else
        {
     my $id = $$item->id;
            print "printing the item id\n";
     print "$id\n";
     $SQL = qq[SELECT u.puid, up.prod_id FROM users u, user_products u
+p 
        WHERE ((u.puid = up.puid) AND (u.parent_puid = $id)
        AND (up.from_date < SYSDATE) 
        AND (up.to_date IS NULL OR up.to_date > SYSDATE))];
 }

 ${$item}->subs(my_execer($SQL));

        print Dumper $$item;
       
        foreach my $subitem ($$item->subs)
 {
  find_subs(\$subitem);
 }

 return $item;
}
#====================================================================

sub my_execer($)
{
 my ($sql) = @_;
 print "$sql\n";


 my $sth = $dbh->prepare($sql) || undef;
        $sth->execute() || die "sth->execute: $DBI::errstr";
 my @row;
 my @retval;

 if (@row = $sth->fetchrow_array)
 {
  my ($puid, $prod_id) = @row;
  print "printing weird stuff\n";
  print "$puid\n";
  print "$prod_id\n";
  
  my $itm = new Item;
  $itm->id($puid);
  $itm->type($prod_id);

  print Dumper $itm;
  push (@retval,$itm);
 }

 $sth->finish;

 print "\@retval contains $#retval \n";
 return (@retval);
}
#====================================================================
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