"I am the light of the world. He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."
ANDY:
John. Chapter 8, verse 12.
NORTON:
I hear you're good with numbers.
How nice. A man should have a skill.
HADLEY:
You wanna explain this?
Andy glances over. Hadley is holding up a rock blanket, a polishing cloth roughly the size of an oven mitt.
ANDY:
It's called a rock blanket. It's for shaping and polishing rocks.
Little hobby of mine.
Hadley glances at the rocks lining the window sill, turns to Norton.
HADLEY:
Looks pretty clean. Some contraband here, nothing to get in a twist over.
Norton nods, strolls to the poster of Rita.
NORTON:
I can't say I approve of this... (turns to Andy) ...but I suppose exceptions can always be made.
Norton exits, the guards follow. The cell door is slammed and locked. Norton pauses, turns back.
NORTON:
I almost forgot.
He reaches through the bars and returns the Bible to Andy.
NORTON:
I'd hate to deprive you of this.
Salvation lies within.
Norton and his men walk away.
RED (V.O.) Tossin' cells was just an excuse.
Truth is, Norton wanted to size Andy up.
87INT -- PRISON LAUNDRY -- DAY (1949) 87 Andy is working the line. Hadley enters and confers briefly with Bob. Bob nods, crosses to Andy, taps him. Andy turns, removes an earplug. Bob shouts over the machine noise:
BOB:
DUFRESNE! YOU'RE OFF THE LINE! 88INT -- WARDEN NORTON'S OFFICE -- DAY (1949) 88 Andy is led in. Norton is at his desk doing paperwork. Andy's eyes go to a framed needle-point sampler on the wall behind