private List<ChatMessage> sanitizeMap(final SortedMap<Date, ChatMessage> aMap) {
    if (aMap.isEmpty() || aMap.size() == 1) return Lists.newArrayList(aMap.values());

    final LinkedList<ChatMessage> ret = Lists.newLinkedList(aMap.values());
    final ListIterator<ChatMessage> i = ret.listIterator();
    ChatMessage prevMsg = i.next();
    do {
      ChatMessage msg = i.next();
      if (!msg.getPreviousMessageDate().equals(prevMsg.getDate())) {
        if (msg.getPreviousMessageDate().before(prevMsg.getDate())) {
          msg.setPreviousMessageDate(prevMsg.getDate());
        } else {
          final ChatMessage tmp =
              createLostMessageBetween(
                  msg.getRoom(), prevMsg.getDate(), msg.getPreviousMessageDate());
          aMap.put(tmp.getDate(), tmp);
          i.previous();
          i.add(tmp);
          i.next();
          msg = tmp;
        }
      }
      prevMsg = msg;
    } while (i.hasNext());

    return ret;
  }