actions take place before the incident

Jimmy was always jealous of Curly and it was clearly visible. Curly himself tried to stay on good terms with him, but it didn't always work out, no matter how hard he tried

Jimmy watched as Curly gave directions on what to do and how to do it while everyone else was busy with their own things

*Curley was standing near the gearbox looking at them and trying to figure out what the problem was when suddenly Jimmy appeared behind him and put his hand on his shoulder. *

-hey curlie what's the problem?

coming closer to him, Curly turned to him and began to explain, and Jimmy himself slowly moved his hand to his lower back