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Lennie is ran out of his original town.
George comes with him after Lennie gets kicked out of his time for being accused of rape. George claims it was an accident. -
They walk to their new farming job and meet the people.
After getting kicked out, they go to their farming job and meet people like the old Candy and the charming Slim. They also meet the farm boss and his aggressive son Curley -
Carlson puts down Candy's dog.
His dog was old and could not do anything useful so Candy and the group decided to kill the dog. Candy was upset. -
Other farm members notified of Lennie and George's dream
The other farm members hear about the secret dream of Lennie and Georges which is to buy a small farm to live off of. They want to join the duo on their farm which the duo agree with. Curley's wife goes into the farm looking for Curley. -
Curley tries to fight Lennie.
Curley fights Lennie which leaves Lennie bloodied but Lennie grabs and crushes the welterweight's hand which makes him go to the hospital. -
Puppy dies.
While the other workers are playing horseshoes outside. Lennie is in the barn trying to hide the dead puppy he accidently killed when trying to pet it. He is afraid that George will not let him tend the farm in their dreams when he finds out he cant handle a puppy. -
Curley's wife dies.
Curley's wife walks into the barn and finds out about the dead puppy but she promises not to tell the others about it and she allows him to play with her hair because Lennie likes soft things. His hands ruin here silky hair so she tells him to let go but he becomes confused and frightened so he doesn't let go and accidently breaks her neck and kills her. -
Group finds dead wife. Goes after Lennie.
The group finds Curley's dead wife in the barn and they alert Curley who comes. The group decides to find Lennie and kill him and George reluctantly agrees. -
Lennie is killed by George.
George finds Lennie by the lake they passed in the beginning of the movie. George talks about their dream of owning their own farmland before shooting him in the head to kill him painlessly.