Mr.Dufresne,describetheconfrontationyouhadwithyourwifethenightshewasmurdered.Itwasverybitter.ShesaidshewasgladIknew,thatshehatedallthesneakingaround.AndshesaidthatshewantedadivorceinReno.Whatwasyourresponse?ItoldherIwouldnotgantone.I'llseeyouinhellbeforeIseeyouinReno.Thosewereyourwords,accordingtoyourneighbors.Iftheysayso.Ireallydon'tremember.Iwasupset.Whathappenedafteryouarguedwithyourwife?Shepackedabag.ShepackedabagtogoandstaywithMr.Quentin.GlennQuentin,golfproattheSnowdenHillsCountryClubwhomyouhaddiscoveredwasyourwife'slover.Didyoufollowher?Iwenttoafewbarsfirst.Later,Idrovetohishousetoconfrontthem.Theyweren'thome.Iparkedintheturnoutandwaited.Withwhatintention?I'mnotsure.Iwasconfuseddrunk.IthinkmostlyIwantedtoscarethem.Whentheyarrived,youwentuptothehouseandmurderedthem.No,Iwassoberingup.IgotbackinthecarandIdrovehometosleepitoff.Alongtheway,IthrewmygunintotheRoyalRiver.I'vebeenveryclearonthispoint.Igethazywherethecleaningwomanshowsupthefollowingmorningandfindsyourwifeinbedwithherloverriddledwith.38-caliberbullets.Doesthatstrikeyouasafantasticcoincidence,orisitjustme?Yes,itdoes.Yetyoustillmaintainyouthrewyourgunintotheriverbeforethemurderstookplace.That'sveryconvenient.It'sthetruth.Thepolicedraggedthatriverforthreedays,andnaryagunwasfoundsonocomparisoncouldbemadebetweenyourgunandthebulletstakenfromthebloodstainedcorpsesofthevictims.Andthatalsoisveryconvenient.Isn'tit,Mr.Dufresne?SinceIaminnocentofthiscrimeIfinditdecidedlyinconvenientthatthegunwasneverfound.Ladiesandgentlemen,you'veheardalltheevidence.Wehavetheaccusedatthesceneofthecrime.Wehavefootprints.Bulletsonthegroundbearinghisfingerprints.Abrokenbourbonbottle,likewisewithfingerprints.Andmostofallwehaveabeautifulyoungwomanandherloverlyingdeadineachother'sarms.Theyhadsinned.Butwastheircrimesogreatastomeritadeathsentence?Whileyouthinkaboutthatthinkaboutthis:Arevolverholdssixbullets,noteight.Isubmitthatthiswasnotahot-bloodedcrimeofpassion.Thatatleastcouldbeunderstood,ifnotcondoned.No.Thiswasrevengeofamuchmorebrutal,cold-bloodednature.Considerthis:Fourbulletspervictim.Notsixshotsfired,buteight.Thatmeansthathefiredthegunemptyandthenstoppedtoreloadsothathecouldshooteachofthemagain.Anextrabulletperloverrightinthehead.Youstrikemeasaparticularlyicyandremorselessman,Mr.Dufresne.Itchillsmybloodjusttolookatyou.BythepowervestedinmebythestateofMaineIherebyorderyoutoservetwolifesentencesback-to-backoneforeachofyourvictims.Sobeit!Sit.Weseeyou'veserved20yearsofalifesentence?-Yes,sir.-Youfeelyou'vebeenrehabilitated?Yes,sir.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'syourthingbottleofbrandytocelebrateyourkid'shighschoolgraduation.Damnnearanythingwithinreason.Yes,sir!I'maregularSearsandRoebuck.SowhenAndyDufresnecametomein1949andaskedmetosmuggleRitaHayworthintotheprisonforhimItoldhim,"Noproblem."tothemaingatetothemaingateAndycametoShawshankPrisoninearly1947formurderinghiswifeandthefellashewasbanging.Ontheoutside,he'dbeenvicepresidentofalargePortlandbank...