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Nick buys a small house in West Egg, next to a large mansion.
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Nick catches up with his old friends Daisy and Tom Buchanan over breakfast at the Buchanan mansion.
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Nick attended his first party at Gatsby's mansion. Nick was one of the few guests actually invited to the party, and later in the night he meets Jay Gatsby.
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Tom and Nick to go visit Tom's mistress Myrtle. They later go into town where they party and Nick consumes too much alcohol.
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Jay asks Nick to invite Daisy to come over for tea. That's where Gatsby shows up and re-connects with his old friend Daisy.
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Tom and Daisy invite Gatsby, Nick, and Jordan over to their home. That is where Tom unfolds the affair that Daisy is having with Gatsby. Soon after, they all go into town on such a hot day.
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Myrtle dies in a hit and run by a speeding vehicle. Which was driven by Daisy, although Gatsby takes the blame.
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After hearing the stories of the witnesses, he realizes that it was Gatsby who murdered his mistress, Myrtle.
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Gatsby is murdered by Myrltes husband in his pool behind his home.
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At Gatsby's funeral, nobody showed up to attend the event.