 George and Lennie arrive at a ranch the following day, having been hired by Curley, the disagreeable, contentious young owner of the ranch.Before their arrival, Curley and his wife, a cheaply pretty and flirtatious young woman, have a violent argument in front of the old ranch hand, Candy, in which Curley's wife accuses her husband of neglect and indifference, and threatens to seek attention elsewhere.Curley orders her out of the bunkhouse and forbids her to return to it.