Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger)’s Timeline and Summary

Ennis and Jack have a passionate affair on Brokeback Mountain.
After that memorable summer, Ennis marries Alma. They have two daughters.
Four years later, Jack comes back into Ennis's life, and their affair resumes.
Unbeknownst to Ennis, Alma knows about the affair from the start.
Eventually, their marriage disintegrates, and Alma gets custody of the girls.
Ennis refuses to get a ranch together with Jack, which puts some distance in their relationship.
He loves Jack, but won't be with him. But he finds himself unable to enter another relationship.
Jack calls it quits after waiting for Ennis for many years.
When Ennis attempts to reconnect with Jack, he learns Jack's dead.
Ennis attempts to recover Jack's ashes, but Jack's dad won't turn them over.
Instead, Ennis finds his and Jack's shirts hanging together in Jack's closet.
He keeps the shirts in his closet as a reminder of the man he loved and lost.