  We prove that the general elephant $E_{X^+}\in |-K_{X^+}|$ is normal where
$X--> X^+$ is a 3-fold terminal flip. Hence $E_{X^+}$ has at worst Du Val
singularities. As a corollary, there exists no non-Gorenstein singularity of
type $cE/2$, $cD/3$, nor $cAx/4$ on the flipped curve $C^+$.

Algebraic Geometry