On the Waterfront Timeline

On The Waterfront. 1. - Joey Doyle gets murdered. (pushed off a roof) * Terry gets questioned by the waterfront commissioners about Joey’s murder. * A church gathering (including dockworkers) is held to find out who murdered Joey. Terry is sent by Johnny to rat them out. * Terry hits on Edie (Joey’s sister) * Edie wants Terry to help her find Joey’s murderer. But he is partly to blame. * The cops tell Terry to testify in court. Terry is reluctant and doesn’t want to be a ‘pigeon’. * Charley tells Terry to stop seeing Edie. * Kayo Dugan tells the cops 39pages of Johnny’s plans. Due to father Barry’s influence to speak up. * Kayo gets killed by cargo on the docks for dobbing to the cops by Johnny’s men. * Terry and Edie starting a relationship. * Charley gets killed by Johnny Friendly’s men. * Terry changes his mind about testifying against Johnny because father Barry said by testifying it will bring down Johnny for good. * Terry testifies against Johnny Friendly in court for the murder of Joey Doyle, Johnny killed Joey to keep control of the waterfront. * The Golden warriors killed all of his pigeons for testifying. Everyone hates Terry for disturbing the system, they think he will get killed now. * Terry faces Johnny down at the docks in a fist fight, Johnny is losing. So he calls his gang to bash Terry. Terry is left battered and half dead. * The dockworkers all stick up for Terry and won’t work unless he gets up to work. Showing independence against Johnny Friendly. 2. * Terry: You know, I seen you a lot of times before. Remember parochial school out on Paluski Street? Seven, eight years ago. Your hair, you had your hair uh...
Edie: Braids.
Terry: Looked like a hunk of rope. And you had wires on your teeth and glasses and everything. You was really a mess. * Father Barry: Some people think the Crucifixion only took place on Calvary. Well, they better wise up! *