Desperado (1987) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Wesley sends the angry email because she's upset and drunk after Jared suddenly disappears without explanation. She and her friends Brooke and Kaylie compose a harsh email insulting Jared and making personal attacks about his deceased father. However, Wesley later learns Jared was actually in a coma in Mexico after a car accident, making her realize she sent cruel messages to someone who couldn't respond through no fault of his own.

• jared
• email
• ghosted
• coma
• mexico
• wesley

After learning Jared was in a coma and couldn't respond to her messages, Wesley discovers the offensive email has already been sent. Desperate to fix her mistake before Jared sees it, she devises a risky plan to fly to Mexico and break into his hotel room to delete the email before he discovers it.

• mexico
• hotel
• delete email
• wesley
• jared

While paddleboarding with Sean at the Mexico resort, a dolphin suddenly swims up and humps Wesley before slapping her with its fin. The traumatic experience causes her to pass out on the beach. This bizarre event leads to further complications when she vomits on Debbie, an acquaintance at the resort, and gets kicked out.

• dolphin
• paddleboard
• mexico
• sean
• wesley

Nolan, a young boy at the resort, bails Wesley out of jail because he has developed a crush on her. Despite Wesley's inappropriate behavior that led to her arrest, including mistakenly being thought of as a pedophile when her towel fell off around him, Nolan chooses to help her out of affection rather than call the police.

• nolan
• jail
• bail
• mexico
• wesley

On the flight back to Los Angeles, Wesley shows Jared the offensive email she sent while thinking he had ghosted her. Jared is horrified by the cruel message filled with insults and references to his deceased father. Outraged by her antics and dishonesty, he ends their relationship immediately, leaving Wesley devastated.

• jared
• breakup
• plane
• email
• wesley

Wesley gets hired as a guidance counselor after Sean recommends her to a school. Impressed by her interview, the school offers her the position. This marks a positive turning point in her life, providing her with a fresh start and professional stability after her chaotic year of misadventures.

• job
• counselor
• sean
• recommendation
• wesley

At the end of the movie, Wesley visits the restaurant where she first met Sean, hoping to confess her feelings. She finds him on a blind date with another woman, but after she tells a wild story, Sean chases after Wesley outside and kisses her, hinting at a potential new relationship between them.

• sean
• romance
• kiss
• restaurant
• wesley

Wesley bombs her job interview for a guidance counselor position at a Catholic school when she talks candidly about sex with the head nun. Her inappropriate honesty makes her realize she's not suitable for the role, and she doesn't get the job, setting off her chain of bad luck.

• interview
• catholic school
• job
• wesley
• fired

Brooke and Kaylie visit a meditation retreat led by Angel de la Paz to seek peace and clarity after witnessing Wesley's chaotic behavior in Mexico. Kaylie hopes the guru can help her conceive, while Brooke wants to vent her frustrations about her marriage, eventually leading Brooke to start a romantic relationship with Angel.

• meditation
• retreat
• brooke
• kaylie
• angel

Wesley visits Kaylie's house and sees her and Tad talking with a pregnant woman inside. Wesley mistakenly assumes Kaylie is pregnant, but she later realizes the pregnant woman is just a realtor helping them sell their house, not someone expecting a baby.

• kaylie
• pregnant
• realtor
• house
• wesley