diff --git a/Attorney_Online_remake.pro b/Attorney_Online_remake.pro
index df3ef9c..6938e4d 100644
--- a/Attorney_Online_remake.pro
+++ b/Attorney_Online_remake.pro
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ SOURCES += main.cpp\
     emotes.cpp \
     aosfxplayer.cpp \
     aomusicplayer.cpp \
-    aoblipplayer.cpp
+    aoblipplayer.cpp \
+    evidence.cpp
 
 HEADERS  += lobby.h \
     aoimage.h \
diff --git a/aosfxplayer.cpp b/aosfxplayer.cpp
index a2d89b0..3c52b24 100644
--- a/aosfxplayer.cpp
+++ b/aosfxplayer.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ void AOSfxPlayer::play(QString p_sfx, int p_volume, QString p_char)
   else
     f_path = ao_app->get_sounds_path() + p_sfx;
 
-  qDebug() << "sfx path: " << f_path;
-
   m_stream = BASS_StreamCreateFile(FALSE, f_path.toStdString().c_str(), 0, 0, BASS_STREAM_AUTOFREE);
 
   set_volume(p_volume);
diff --git a/courtroom.cpp b/courtroom.cpp
index c32a9b0..b60a6e6 100644
--- a/courtroom.cpp
+++ b/courtroom.cpp
@@ -287,11 +287,11 @@ Courtroom::Courtroom(AOApplication *p_ao_app) : QMainWindow()
 
   set_widgets();
 
+  //in evidence.cpp
+  construct_evidence();
+
   //implementation in emotes.cpp
   construct_emotes();
-
-  connect(ui_emote_left, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(on_emote_left_clicked()));
-  connect(ui_emote_right, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(on_emote_right_clicked()));
 }
 
 void Courtroom::set_mute_list()
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ void Courtroom::handle_chatmessage_2()
     ui_vp_chatbox->set_image("chatmed.png");
   else
   {
-    QString chatbox_path = ao_app->get_base_path() + "misc/" + chatbox;
+    QString chatbox_path = ao_app->get_base_path() + "misc/" + chatbox + ".png";
     ui_vp_chatbox->set_image_from_path(chatbox_path);
   }
 
diff --git a/courtroom.h b/courtroom.h
index d281121..d567b28 100644
--- a/courtroom.h
+++ b/courtroom.h
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ private:
   int emote_rows = 2;
   int max_emotes_on_page = 10;
 
+  int current_evidence_page = 0;
+  //int current_evidence
+
   //is set to true if the bg folder contains defensedesk.png, prosecutiondesk.png and stand.png
   bool is_ao2_bg = false;
 
@@ -286,7 +289,8 @@ private:
   void construct_emotes();
   void set_emote_page();
 
-
+  void construct_evidence();
+  void set_evidence_page();
 
 public slots:
   void objection_done();
diff --git a/emotes.cpp b/emotes.cpp
index c32da40..b733822 100644
--- a/emotes.cpp
+++ b/emotes.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ void Courtroom::construct_emotes()
 
   set_size_and_pos(ui_emote_right, "emote_right");
   ui_emote_right->set_image("arrow_right.png");
+
+  connect(ui_emote_left, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(on_emote_left_clicked()));
+  connect(ui_emote_right, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(on_emote_right_clicked()));
 }
 
 void Courtroom::set_emote_page()
diff --git a/evidence.cpp b/evidence.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec598df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/evidence.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include "courtroom.h"
+
+void Courtroom::construct_evidence()
+{
+  //constructing emote button grid
+  const int base_x_pos{10};
+  const int base_y_pos{0};
+
+  const int x_modifier{49};
+  int x_mod_count{0};
+
+  const int y_modifier{49};
+  int y_mod_count{0};
+
+  emote_columns = ui_emotes->width() / x_modifier;
+  emote_rows = ui_emotes->height() / y_modifier;
+
+  max_emotes_on_page = emote_columns * emote_rows;
+}
diff --git a/text_file_functions.cpp b/text_file_functions.cpp
index b2a3d93..388a0d0 100644
--- a/text_file_functions.cpp
+++ b/text_file_functions.cpp
@@ -260,12 +260,8 @@ QString AOApplication::get_pre_emote(QString p_char, int p_emote)
 {
   QString f_result = read_char_ini(p_char, QString::number(p_emote + 1), "[Emotions]", "[SoundN]");
 
-  qDebug() << "f_result" << f_result;
-
   QStringList result_contents = f_result.split("#");
 
-
-
   if (result_contents.size() < 4)
   {
     qDebug() << "W: misformatted char.ini: " << p_char << ", " << p_emote;