A warning to the wary (and those on dialup) - this is pretty large. And a little convoluted. Also, kind of without saying, spoilers for the movie Babel.

The chart lists Babel's criss-crossing plotlines, with 111 events deemed important to the story after one viewing. Done to illustrate the non-linear narratives of the story (read: the plotline's EVERYWHERE) and show how who affects/contacts whom as the story goes by. Bear in mind that the chart was not drawn to scale and certain events may not be in exact order.

...And if you think THIS looks crazy, I only had one piece of A4 paper to note all these contents down.

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ABDULLAH HOUSEHOLD PLOT

1. Abdullah Abdoum purchases a rifle from Hassan Ibrahim for 500 dinars and a goat

2. Abdullah leaves for trade

3. Yussuf and Hassan test the gun, herd goats

4. Yussuf peeks at village girl

5. Yussuf shoots at a bus, hitting Susan in shoulder.

6. Yussuf and Hassan run away, hide, feign stomach aches

7. Abdullah returns from trade, late with news of shooting, think woman dead

8. Yussuf and Hassan hide rifle in mountains

9. Yussuf and Hassan transporting goatskins, encounter police

10. Yussuf gives false directions

11. Yussuf and Hassan run home to warn father

12. Hassan blurts out that Yussuf shot the bus and has been peeping at the girl

13. Abdullah scolds his sons and the girl

14. Abdullah, Yussuf and Hassan take the rifle, run away

15. Abdullah, Yussuf and Hassan intercepted on cliff

16. Hassan is shot during gunfire

17. Yussuf takes rifle and shoots officer

18. Abdullah snatches rifle, tells sons to run

19. Hassan shot (dead?)

20. Yussuf breaks the rifle against rock, surrenders self

21. Police carry Hassan down cliff

MOROCCAN POLICE PLOT

22. Police set up roadblock, question vehicles

23.Van driver explains what he saw

24. Police find .270 caliber cartridges, go searching for the owner

25. Hassan Ibrahim beaten and questioned

26. Hassan Ibrahim tells them gun not his, and not with him any more

27. Hassan Ibrahim gives directions to Abdullah Abdoum

28. Police take Hassan Ibrahim's wife to lead them to Abdullah

29. Police open fire

30. Police arrest Yussuf for the shootings

RICHARD/SUSAN JONES PLOT

31. Baby Sam Jones dies of SIDS

32. Richard and Susan travel to Morocco

33. Richard flags down van for help but is not understood

34. Anwar directs bus to Tazarine, his home

35. Richard borrows phone, calls Susan's sister Rachel, tells her to inform embassy,

36. Anwar calls doctor, actually vet

37. Vet stitches hysterical Susan, calls ambulance

38.Tourists impatient with delay of ambulance, fear villagers, wish to leave

39. Susan wishes to call children

40. Old lady gives Susan a smoke of opium

41. Some tourists becoming ill, wish to go back

42. No ambulance, embassy has stopped it; sending helicopter

43. Tourists confront Richard, there is a scuffle

44. Tourist bus leaves

45. Anwar and Richard discuss their children

46. Richard helps Susan pee

47. Richard confesses he DID run when Sam died; they make up

48. Helicopter comes, flies Richard and Susan to hospital

49. Anwar is offered money for his help by Richard, refuses

50. Huge media coverage at hospital

51. Hospital operates

52. Richard calls home

53. Richard(?) tells Amelia she cannot go for son Luis' wedding after all

54. Richard and Susan find that their kids are missing

55. Richard is angry but does not press charges

56. Susan is discharged fr hospital

57. Richard and Susan come home(?)

AMELIA/JONES CHILDREN PLOTLINE

58. Amelia comes to work in US illegally, cares for Mike and Debbie Jones

59. Amelia is told of incident by Rachel

60. Mike tells father about hermit crabs

61. Amelia tries to find someone to look after children, cannot

62. Amelia takes children with her to Mexico in nephew Santiago's car

63. Debbie and Mike are taken care of by other kids

64. Santiago rips a chicken's head off in front of Mike and Debbie

65. wedding party goes on, Amelia dances, makes out with some guy

66. Santiago fires off a round, scaring children

67. Amelia urged to stay night, as Santiago stone drunk, declines

68. They cross border at Tecate

69. Santiago and Amelia questioned by immigration

70. Amelia asked for passports, permission letter from parents - does not have one

71. Santiago speeds off, immigration give chase

72. Santiago dumps Amelia and kids in desert, says he'll come back

73. Amelia and kids spend night in desert

74. Amelia and kids try to find the road again

75.Amelia leaves Mike and Debbie under some trees, goes looking for help

76. Amelia flags down police car and is arrested

77. Amelia and police cannot find children for long time

78. Children finally found

79. Amelia told charges will not be pressed but she will be deported; scolded for trying to cross border

80. Amelia demands a lawyer but is told it will be no use

81. Luis comes to pick Amelia up, take her home

WATAYA-MAMIYA PLOT

82. Yasujiro gives Hassan Ibrahim his rifle after a hunt

83. Yasujiro's wife/Chieko's mother dies

84. Chieko blows top at a volleyball game which Yasujiro attends

85. Yasujiro invites Chieko to lunch, is rebuffed

86. Chieko and her friends made laughing stock by young men (1st rejection)

87. Chieko flashes the men

88. Yasujiro reminds Chieko of her dentist appointment

89. Chieko goes to dentist, tries seducing him, thrown out (2nd rejection)

90. Yasujiro goes for a meeting, leaves note and dinner for Chieko

91. JPD gets info about rifle source

92. Chieko comes home, meets Mamiya and Hamano, given card

93. Chieko goes home, finds note from Yasujiro - goes out with friend Mitsu, takes card with her

94. Report on TV about the shooting of Susan Jones

95. Chieko and Mitsu meet up with a third friend and her cousin Haruki

96. Chieko and friends plied with drugs, whisky, get high

97. Chieko and friends go to disco

98. Chieko finds Mitsu kissing Haruki on dance floor (3rd rejection)

99. Chieko goes home, contacts Mamiya, wishing to speak to him alone abt mother's death

100. Mamiya comes to Wataya household

101. Chieko tells him father had nothing to do with mother's death: she went over balcony and Chieko saw

102. Mamiya sees picture of hunt in apartment, tells Chieko about the gun

103. Chieko strips naked and tries to seduce Mamiya (4th rejection), breaks down

104. Mamiya comforts Chieko, covers her with coat

105. Calmer, Chieko writes Mamiya a long message and returns his coat

106. Chieko stands naked on balcony until Yasujiro comes home

107. Yasujiro comes home, questioned by Mamiya; explains about gun; insists wife shot self and Chieko found her first

108. Yasujiro finds Chieko on the balcony and they make up (?)

109. Mamiya goes to an izakaya, reads Chieko's message

US GOVT

110. Gov't finds out about shooting, claims terrorist roots

MOROCCAN GOV'T

111. Gov't denies the terrorist claims and slams America