diff --git a/src/components/Dashboard.jsx b/src/components/Dashboard.jsx
index 066cffd..7f20417 100644
--- a/src/components/Dashboard.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Dashboard.jsx
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import Notification from './Notification.jsx';
 
 import { parseDate } from '../js/utilities';
 
+import { injectNarrative } from '../js/utilities'
+
 class Dashboard extends React.Component {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
@@ -87,12 +89,13 @@ class Dashboard extends React.Component {
     return (
       <div>
         <Toolbar
+          isNarrative={!!this.props.app.narrative}
           onFilter={this.handleTagFilter}
           onSelectNarrative={this.handleSelectNarrative}
           actions={this.props.actions}
         />
         <Map
-          mapId="map"
+          mapId='map'
           methods={{
             onSelect: this.handleSelect,
             onSelectNarrative: this.handleSelectNarrative,
@@ -106,13 +109,10 @@ class Dashboard extends React.Component {
             getCategoryColor: category => this.getCategoryColor(category)
           }}
         />
-        {(this.props.app.narrative !== null)
-            ? <NarrativeCard
-              onSelect={this.handleSelect}
-              onSelectNarrative={this.handleSelectNarrative}
-            />
-            : ''
-        }
+        <NarrativeCard
+          onSelect={this.handleSelect}
+          onSelectNarrative={this.handleSelectNarrative}
+        />
         <CardStack
           onViewSource={this.handleViewSource}
           onSelect={this.handleSelect}
@@ -166,5 +166,6 @@ function injectSource(id) {
 
 export default connect(
   state => state,
+  // injectNarrative(0),
   mapDispatchToProps,
 )(Dashboard);
diff --git a/src/components/NarrativeCard.js b/src/components/NarrativeCard.js
index 67a6bbc..4526164 100644
--- a/src/components/NarrativeCard.js
+++ b/src/components/NarrativeCard.js
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ class NarrativeCard extends React.Component {
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
+    if (!this.props.narrative) return
+
     const step = this.props.narrative.steps[this.state.step];
     this.props.onSelect([step]);
   }
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ class NarrativeCard extends React.Component {
   renderClose() {
     return (
       <button
-        className="side-menu-burg is-active"
+        className='side-menu-burg is-active'
         onClick={() => { this.props.onSelectNarrative(null); }}
       >
         <span></span>
@@ -54,27 +56,30 @@ class NarrativeCard extends React.Component {
   }
 
   render() {
-    if (this.props.narrative.steps[this.state.step]) {
-      const steps = this.props.narrative.steps;
-      const step = steps[this.state.step];
+    if (!this.props.narrative) return null
+
+    const { steps, current } = this.props.narrative
+    if (steps[current]) {
+      const step = steps[current];
 
       return (
-        <div className="narrative-info">
+        <div className='narrative-info'>
           {this.renderClose()}
           <h3>{this.props.narrative.label}</h3>
           <p>{this.props.narrative.description}</p>
           <h6>
-            <i className="material-icons left">location_on</i>
+            <i className='material-icons left'>location_on</i>
             {this.state.step + 1}/{steps.length}. {step.location}
           </h6>
-          <div className="actions">
+          <div className='actions'>
             <div className={`${(!this.state.step) ? 'disabled ' : ''} action`} onClick={() => this.goToPrevKeyFrame()}>&larr;</div>
             <div className={`${(this.state.step >= this.props.narrative.steps.length - 1) ? 'disabled ' : ''} action`} onClick={() => this.goToNextKeyFrame()}>&rarr;</div>
           </div>
         </div>
       );
+    } else {
+      return null
     }
-    return (<div/>);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/Toolbar.jsx b/src/components/Toolbar.jsx
index 75826c5..d6ef534 100644
--- a/src/components/Toolbar.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Toolbar.jsx
@@ -7,25 +7,22 @@ import Search from './Search.jsx';
 import TagListPanel from './TagListPanel.jsx';
 import ToolbarBottomActions from './ToolbarBottomActions.jsx';
 import copy from '../js/data/copy.json';
-import { isNotNullNorUndefined, trimAndEllipse } from '../js/utilities.js';
+import { trimAndEllipse } from '../js/utilities.js';
 
 class Toolbar extends React.Component {
-
   constructor(props) {
-    super(props);
-
-    this.state = {
-      tabNum: -1
-    };
+    super(props)
+    this.state = { _selected: -1 }
   }
 
-  toggleTab(tabNum) {
-    this.setState({ tabNum: (this.state.tabNum === tabNum) ? -1 : tabNum });
+  selectTab(selected) {
+    const _selected = (this.state._selected === selected) ? -1 : selected
+    this.setState({ _selected });
   }
 
   renderClosePanel() {
     return (
-      <div className="panel-header" onClick={() => this.toggleTab(-1)}>
+      <div className="panel-header" onClick={() => this.selectTab(-1)}>
         <div className="caret"></div>
       </div>
      );
@@ -49,11 +46,8 @@ class Toolbar extends React.Component {
   }
 
   goToNarrative(narrative) {
-    this.setState({
-      tabNum: -1
-    }, () => {
-      this.props.onSelectNarrative(narrative);
-    });
+    this.selectTab(-1) // set all unselected
+    this.props.onSelectNarrative(narrative);
   }
 
   renderToolbarNarrativePanel() {
@@ -64,7 +58,7 @@ class Toolbar extends React.Component {
         {this.props.narratives.map((narr) => {
           return (
             <div className="panel-action action">
-              <button style={{ backgroundColor: '#000' }} onClick={() => { this.goToNarrative(narr); }}>
+              <button style={{ backgroundColor: '#000' }} onClick={() => { this.goToNarrative(narr) }}>
                 <p>{narr.label}</p>
                 <p><small>{trimAndEllipse(narr.description, 120)}</small></p>
               </button>
@@ -94,12 +88,12 @@ class Toolbar extends React.Component {
     return '';
   }
 
-  renderToolbarTab(tabNum, label) {
-    const isActive = (this.state.tabNum === tabNum);
+  renderToolbarTab(_selected, label) {
+    const isActive = (this.state._selected === _selected);
     let classes = (isActive) ? 'toolbar-tab active' : 'toolbar-tab';
 
     return (
-      <div className={classes} onClick={() => { this.toggleTab(tabNum); }}>
+      <div className={classes} onClick={() => { this.selectTab(_selected); }}>
         <i className="material-icons">timeline</i>
         <div className="tab-caption">{label}</div>
       </div>
@@ -126,12 +120,11 @@ class Toolbar extends React.Component {
   }
 
   renderToolbarPanels() {
-    let classes = (this.state.tabNum !== -1) ? 'toolbar-panels' : 'toolbar-panels folded';
-
+    let classes = (this.state._selected >= 0) ? 'toolbar-panels' : 'toolbar-panels folded';
     return (
       <div className={classes}>
         {this.renderClosePanel()}
-        <Tabs selectedIndex={this.state.tabNum}>
+        <Tabs selectedIndex={this.state._selected}>
           {this.renderToolbarNarrativePanel()}
           {this.renderToolbarTagPanel()}
         </Tabs>
@@ -142,12 +135,12 @@ class Toolbar extends React.Component {
   renderToolbarNavs() {
     if (this.props.narratives) {
       return this.props.narratives.map((nar, idx) => {
-        const isActive = (idx === this.state.tab);
+        const isActive = (idx === this.state._selected);
 
         let classes = (isActive) ? 'toolbar-tab active' : 'toolbar-tab';
 
         return (
-          <div className={classes} onClick={() => { this.toggleTab(idx); }}>
+          <div className={classes} onClick={() => { this.selectTab(idx); }}>
             <div className="tab-caption">{nar.label}</div>
           </div>
         );
@@ -176,7 +169,8 @@ class Toolbar extends React.Component {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const isNarrative = isNotNullNorUndefined(this.props.narrative);
+    const { isNarrative } = this.props
+
     return (
       <div id="toolbar-wrapper" className={`toolbar-wrapper ${(isNarrative) ? 'narrative-mode' : ''}`}>
         {this.renderToolbarTabs()}
diff --git a/src/js/utilities.js b/src/js/utilities.js
index 4ba3755..0da7f7b 100644
--- a/src/js/utilities.js
+++ b/src/js/utilities.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export function formatter(datetime) {
  * Debugging function: put in place of a mapStateToProps function to
  * view that source modal by default
  */
-function injectSource(id) {
+export function injectSource(id) {
   return state => ({
     ...state,
     app: {
@@ -87,3 +87,20 @@ function injectSource(id) {
   })
 }
 
+/**
+ * Debugging function: put in place of a mapStateToProps function to
+ * view that narrative modal by default
+ */
+export function injectNarrative(idx) {
+  return state => {
+    console.log(state.domain.narratives)
+    return {
+      ...state,
+      app: {
+        ...state.app,
+        narrative: state.domain.narratives.length ? state.domain.narratives[idx] : null
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/reducers/app.js b/src/reducers/app.js
index c8a8ea6..3725fce 100644
--- a/src/reducers/app.js
+++ b/src/reducers/app.js
@@ -33,25 +33,33 @@ function updateSelected(appState, action) {
 }
 
 function updateNarrative(appState, action) {
-  if (action.narrative === null) {
-    return Object.assign({}, appState, {
-      narrative: action.narrative,
-    });
-  } else {
-    const dates = action.narrative.steps.map(n => parseDate(n.timestamp).getTime())
-    let minDate = Math.min(...dates);
-    let maxDate = Math.max(...dates);
-    // Add some margin to the datetime extent
-    minDate = minDate - ((maxDate - minDate) / 20);
-    maxDate = maxDate + ((maxDate - minDate) / 20);
-
-    return Object.assign({}, appState, {
-      narrative: action.narrative,
-      filters: Object.assign({}, appState.filters, {
-        timerange: [new Date(minDate), new Date(maxDate)]
-      }),
-    });
+  console.log(action.narrative)
+  return {
+    ...appState,
+    narrative: action.narrative
   }
+  // if (action.narrative === null) {
+  //   console.log(action.narrative)
+  //   return Object.assign({}, appState, {
+  //     narrative: action.narrative,
+  //   });
+  // } else {
+  //   const dates = action.narrative.steps.map(n => parseDate(n.timestamp).getTime())
+  //   let minDate = Math.min(...dates);
+  //   let maxDate = Math.max(...dates);
+  //   // Add some margin to the datetime extent
+  //   minDate = minDate - ((maxDate - minDate) / 20);
+  //   maxDate = maxDate + ((maxDate - minDate) / 20);
+  //
+  //   const output = Object.assign({}, appState, {
+  //     narrative: action.narrative,
+  //     filters: Object.assign({}, appState.filters, {
+  //       timerange: [new Date(minDate), new Date(maxDate)]
+  //     }),
+  //   });
+  //   console.log(output)
+  //   return output
+  // }
 }
 
 function updateTagFilters(appState, action) {
diff --git a/src/scss/narrativecard.scss b/src/scss/narrativecard.scss
index ace0435..2987204 100644
--- a/src/scss/narrativecard.scss
+++ b/src/scss/narrativecard.scss
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ NARRATIVE INFO
   position: fixed;
   top: 10px;
   left: 10px;
+  // height: auto;
+  min-height: 500px;
   height: auto;
+  max-height: 500px;
   width: 370px;
   box-sizing: border-box;
   padding: 15px;