1TheShawshankRedemptionMrDufresne,describetheconfrontationyouhadwithyourwifethenightshewasmurdered.Itwasverybitter.ShesaidshewasgladIknew,thatshehatedallthesneakingaround.AndshesaidthatshewantedadivorceinReno.-Whatwasyourresponse?-ItoldherIwouldnotgrantone.I'llseeyouinhellbeforeIseeyouinReno.Thosewerethewordsyouused,MrDufresne,accordingtothetestimonyofyourneighbors.Iftheysayso.Ireallydon'tremember.Iwasupset.Whathappenedafteryouarguedwithyourwife?Shepackedabag...ShepackedabagtogoandstaywithMrQuentin.GlennQuentin,golfproattheSnowdenHillsCountryClubwhomyouhaddiscoveredwasyourwife'slover.Didyoufollowher?Iwenttoafewbarsfirst.Later,Idrovetohishousetoconfrontthem.Theyweren'thome.Iparkedintheturnoutandwaited.Withwhatintention?I'mnotsure.Iwasconfuseddrunk.IthinkmostlyIwantedtoscarethem.Whentheyarrived,youwentuptothehouseandmurderedthem.No.Iwassoberingup.IgotbackinthecarandIdrovehometosleepitoff.Alongtheway,IstoppedandthrewmygunintotheRoyalRiver.IfeelI'vebeenveryclearonthispoint.WellwhereIgethazywherethecleaningwomanshowsupthefollowingmorningandfindsyourwifeinbedwithherloverriddledwithpoint38-caliberbullets.Doesthatstrikeyouasafantasticcoincidence,MrDufresne,orisitjustme?Yes,itdoes.Yetyoustillmaintainyouthrewyourgunintotheriverbeforethemurderstookplace.That'sveryconvenient.It'sthetruth.Thepolicedraggedthatriverforthreedays,andnaryagunwasfoundSothereisnocomparisoncouldbemadebetweenyourgunandthebulletstakenfromthebloodstainedcorpsesofthevictims.Andthatalsoisveryconvenient.Isn'tit,MrDufresne?SinceIaminnocentofthiscrimeSoIfinditdecidedlyinconvenientthatthegunwasneverfound.Ladiesandgentlemen,you'veheardalltheevidence.Youknowallthefacts.Wehavetheaccusedatthesceneofthecrime.Wehavefootprints.Tiretracks.Bulletsscatteredonthegroundbearinghisfingerprints.Abrokenbourbonbottle,likewisewithfingerprints.AndmostofallWehaveabeautifulyoungwomanandherloverlyingdeadineachother'sarms.Theyhadsinned.Butwastheircrimesogreatastomeritadeathsentence?Whileyouthinkaboutthat...thinkaboutthisArevolverholdssixbullets,noteight.Isubmitthatthiswasnotahot-bloodedcrimeofpassion.Thatatleastcouldbeunderstood,ifnotcondoned.No.Thiswasrevengeofamuchmorebrutal,cold-bloodednature.ConsiderthisFourbulletspervictim.Notsixshotsfired,buteight.Thatmeansthathefiredthegunemptyandthenstoppedtoreloadsothathecouldshooteachofthemagain.Anextrabulletperloverrightinthehead.Youstrikemeasaparticularlyicyandremorselessman,MrDufresne.Itchillsmybloodjusttolookatyou.BythepowervestedinmebythestateofMaineIherebyorderyoutoservetwolifesentencesback-to-backoneforeachofyourvictims.Sobeit!Sit.Weseebyyourfileyou'veservedyearsofalifesentence?-Yes,sir.-Youfeelyou'vebeenrehabilitated?Ohyessir.Absolutely,sir.Imean,Ilearnedmylesson.IcanhonestlysaythatI'machangedman.I'mnolongeradangertosociety.That'sGod'shonesttruth.Hey,Red.How'ditgo?Sameoldshit,differentday.Yeah,Iknowhowyoufeel.I'mupforrejectionnextweek.Yeah,Igotrejectedlastweek.Ithappens.Hey,Red,bumpmeadeck.Getoutofmyface,man!You'reintomeforfivepacksalready.Four!Five!TheremustbeaconlikemeineveryprisoninAmerica.I'mtheguywhocangetitforyou.Cigarettes,abagofreefer,ifthat'syourthingabottleofbrandytocelebrateyourkid'shighschoolgraduation.Damnnearanythingwithinreason.Yes,sir!I'maregularSearsandRoebuck.SowhenAndyDufresnecametomeinandaskedmetosmuggleRitaHayworthintotheprisonforhimItoldhim,Noproblem.AndycametoShawshankPrisoninearlyformurderinghiswifeandthefellashewasbanging.Ontheoutside,he'vebeenvicepresidentofalargePortlandbank.GoodworkforamanasyoungashewasHey,RedYouspeakEnglish,butt-steak?Youfollowthisofficer.Ineverseensuchasorry-Iookingheapofmaggotshitinallmylife.Hey,fish!Comeoverhere!Tak'inbetstoday,Red?Smokesorcoin?Bettor'schoice.Smokes.Putmedownfortwo.Allright,who'syourhorse?Thatlittlesackofshit.Eighth.-EighthfromthefrontHe'llbefirst.-Ohbullshit!I'lltakethataction.-yeth,metoo.You'reoutsomesmokes,son.Letmetellyou.OhHeywood,Ifyou'resosmart,youcallit.I'lltakethatchubbyfat-assthere.Thefifthonefromthefront.Putmedownforaquarterdeck.Freshfishtoday!We'rereelingthemin!IadmitIdidn'tthinkmuchofAndyfirsttimeIlaideyesonhim.Lookedlikeastiffbreezewouldblowhimover.Thatwasmyfirstimpressionoftheman.Whatdoyousay?Red2Thattalldrinkofwaterwiththesilverspoonuphisass.Thatguy?Neverhappen.-cigarettes.-That'sarichbet.Allright,Who'sgonnaprovemewrong?Heywood?Jigger?Skeets?Floyd!Fourbravesouls.Returntoyourcellblocksforeveningcount.Allprisoners,returntoyourcellblocks.Turntheright!Eyesfront.ThisisMrHadley.He'sthecaptainoftheguards.I'mMrNorton,thewarden.Youareconvictedfelons.That'swhythey'vesentyoutome.RulenumberoneNoblasphemy.I'llnothavetheLord'snametakeninvaininmyprison.Theotherrules...you'llfigureoutasyougoalong.Anyquestions?Whendoweeat?Youeatwhenwesayyoueat!Youshitwhenwesayyoushit,andyoupisswhenwesayyoupiss.Yougotthat,youmaggot-dickmotherfucker?Onyourfeet.IbelieveintwothingsDisciplineandtheBible.Here,you'llreceiveboth.PutyourtrustintheLord.Yourassbelongstome.WelcometoShawshank.Unhookthem.Turnaround.That'senough.Movetotheendofthecage.Turnaround.Delousehim.Turnaround.Moveoutof