diff --git a/src/actions/index.js b/src/actions/index.js
index 1ddd64a..7c9dcd7 100644
--- a/src/actions/index.js
+++ b/src/actions/index.js
@@ -260,6 +260,14 @@ export function decrementNarrativeCurrent () {
   }
 }
 
+export const SELECT_NARRATIVE_EVENT = 'SELECT_NARRATIVE_EVENT'
+export function selectNarrativeEvent (idx) {
+  return {
+    type: SELECT_NARRATIVE_EVENT,
+    idx	  
+  }
+}
+
 export const UPDATE_SOURCE = 'UPDATE_SOURCE'
 export function updateSource (source) {
   return {
diff --git a/src/components/Card.jsx b/src/components/Card.jsx
index fe24c72..2edf026 100644
--- a/src/components/Card.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Card.jsx
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ class Card extends React.Component {
       />
     ) : null
   }
-
-  render () {
+	
+ render () {
     const { isSelected, idx } = this.props
 
     return (
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ class Card extends React.Component {
         className={`event-card ${isSelected ? 'selected' : ''}`}
         id={`event-card-${idx}`}
         ref={this.props.innerRef}
+	onClick={(e) => {this.props.onClick(idx);} } 
       >
         {this.renderMain()}
         {this.state.isOpen ? this.renderExtra() : null}
diff --git a/src/components/CardStack.jsx b/src/components/CardStack.jsx
index f3bac98..6f7018d 100644
--- a/src/components/CardStack.jsx
+++ b/src/components/CardStack.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import React from 'react'
+import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux'
 import { connect } from 'react-redux'
 import * as selectors from '../selectors'
+import * as actions from '../actions'
 
 import Card from './Card.jsx'
 import copy from '../common/data/copy.json'
@@ -8,6 +10,7 @@ import copy from '../common/data/copy.json'
 class CardStack extends React.Component {
   constructor () {
     super()
+    this.onCardClick = this.onCardClick.bind(this)	  
     this.refs = {}
     this.refCardStack = React.createRef()
     this.refCardStackContent = React.createRef()
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ class CardStack extends React.Component {
       this.refs[idx] = thisRef
       return (<Card
         event={event}
+	idx={idx} 
         ref={thisRef}
         sourceError={this.props.sourceError}
         language={this.props.language}
@@ -74,10 +78,15 @@ class CardStack extends React.Component {
         onHighlight={this.props.onHighlight}
         onSelect={this.props.onSelect}
         features={this.props.features}
+        onClick={this.onCardClick} 
       />)
     })
   }
 
+  onCardClick (idx) {
+    this.props.actions.selectNarrativeEvent(idx) 
+  }
+
   renderSelectedCards () {
     const { selected } = this.props
     if (selected.length > 0) {
@@ -126,7 +135,7 @@ class CardStack extends React.Component {
   renderNarrativeContent () {
     return (
       <div id='card-stack-content' className='card-stack-content'
-        ref={this.refCardStackContent}
+	      ref={this.refCardStackContent}
       >
         <ul>
           {this.renderNarrativeCards()}
@@ -185,4 +194,10 @@ function mapStateToProps (state) {
   }
 }
 
-export default connect(mapStateToProps)(CardStack)
+function mapDispatchToProps (dispatch) {
+  return {
+    actions: bindActionCreators(actions, dispatch)
+  }
+}
+
+export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(CardStack)
diff --git a/src/components/Map.jsx b/src/components/Map.jsx
index 2e8e8a3..1ea725b 100644
--- a/src/components/Map.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Map.jsx
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import { Portal } from 'react-portal'
 
+import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux'
 import { connect } from 'react-redux'
 import * as selectors from '../selectors'
+import * as actions from '../actions'
 
 import hash from 'object-hash'
 import 'leaflet'
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ class Map extends React.Component {
       mapTransformY: 0
     }
     this.styleLocation = this.styleLocation.bind(this)
+    this.onSelectNarrativeEvent = this.onSelectNarrativeEvent.bind(this)
   }
 
   componentDidMount () {
@@ -202,6 +205,11 @@ class Map extends React.Component {
     return [null, null]
   }
 
+  onSelectNarrativeEvent (idx) {
+    console.log(idx)
+    this.props.actions.selectNarrativeEvent(idx)	  
+  }
+
   renderEvents () {
     return (
       <Events
@@ -214,7 +222,7 @@ class Map extends React.Component {
         selected={this.props.app.selected}
         narrative={this.props.app.narrative}
         onSelect={this.props.methods.onSelect}
-        onSelectNarrative={this.props.methods.onSelectNarrative}
+        onSelectNarrative={this.onSelectNarrativeEvent}
         getCategoryColor={this.props.methods.getCategoryColor}
         eventRadius={this.props.ui.eventRadius}
       />
@@ -298,4 +306,10 @@ function mapStateToProps (state) {
   }
 }
 
-export default connect(mapStateToProps)(Map)
+function mapDispatchToProps (dispatch) {
+  return {
+    actions: bindActionCreators(actions, dispatch)
+  }
+}
+
+export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(Map)
diff --git a/src/components/presentational/Map/Events.jsx b/src/components/presentational/Map/Events.jsx
index 5dc00e7..ebfab2f 100644
--- a/src/components/presentational/Map/Events.jsx
+++ b/src/components/presentational/Map/Events.jsx
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ function MapEvents ({
   onSelect,
   svg,
   locations,
-  eventRadius
+  eventRadius,
+  onSelectNarrative 
 }) {
   function getCoordinatesForPercent (radius, percent) {
     const x = radius * Math.cos(2 * Math.PI * percent)
@@ -110,6 +111,9 @@ function MapEvents ({
 
     // in narrative mode, only render events in narrative
     // TODO: move this to a selector
+    // Gets around if block scope
+    var narrativeIdx = false;
+
     if (narrative) {
       const { steps } = narrative
       const onlyIfInNarrative = e => steps.map(s => s.id).includes(e.id)
@@ -117,6 +121,11 @@ function MapEvents ({
 
       if (eventsInNarrative.length <= 0) {
         return null
+      } else {
+        // choose the first event at a given location
+        const locationEventId = eventsInNarrative[0].id;
+        const narrativeIdxObj = steps.find(s => s.id == locationEventId)
+        narrativeIdx = steps.indexOf(narrativeIdxObj)
       }
     }
 
@@ -127,7 +136,7 @@ function MapEvents ({
       </React.Fragment>
     )
 
-    const isSelected = selected.reduce((acc, event) => {
+	  const isSelected = selected.reduce((acc, event) => {
       return acc || (event.latitude === location.latitude && event.longitude === location.longitude)
     }, false)
     
@@ -136,7 +145,7 @@ function MapEvents ({
       <g
         className={`location-event ${narrative ? 'no-hover' : ''}`}
         transform={`translate(${x}, ${y})`}
-        onClick={(!narrative) ? () => onSelect(location.events) : null}
+	      onClick={(!narrative) ? () => onSelect(location.events) : () => {onSelectNarrative(narrativeIdx); onSelect(location.events)}}
       >
         {renderLocationSlicesByCategory(location)}
         {extraRender ? extraRender() : null}
diff --git a/src/reducers/app.js b/src/reducers/app.js
index 4c960dd..2b2f8c0 100644
--- a/src/reducers/app.js
+++ b/src/reducers/app.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   UPDATE_NARRATIVE,
   INCREMENT_NARRATIVE_CURRENT,
   DECREMENT_NARRATIVE_CURRENT,
+  SELECT_NARRATIVE_EVENT,
   UPDATE_SOURCE,
   TOGGLE_LANGUAGE,
   TOGGLE_SITES,
@@ -120,6 +121,17 @@ function decrementNarrativeCurrent (appState, action) {
   }
 }
 
+function selectNarrativeEvent (appState, action) {
+  appState.narrativeState.current = action.idx 
+
+  return {
+    ...appState,
+    narrativeState: {
+      current: appState.narrativeState.current	
+    }    
+  }
+}
+
 function toggleFilter (appState, action) {
   if (!(action.value instanceof Array)) {
     action.value = [action.value]
@@ -249,6 +261,8 @@ function app (appState = initial.app, action) {
       return incrementNarrativeCurrent(appState, action)
     case DECREMENT_NARRATIVE_CURRENT:
       return decrementNarrativeCurrent(appState, action)
+    case SELECT_NARRATIVE_EVENT:
+      return selectNarrativeEvent(appState, action)
     case UPDATE_SOURCE:
       return updateSource(appState, action)
     /* toggles */