Andy Dufresne shares his dreams of a life in Mexico with Red, who dismisses them as dangerous fantasies. Andy leaves Red with a cryptic choice and a specific request to find a hidden item under a volcanic rock in a Maine hayfield if Red is ever released.
ANDY: Not me. I didn't shoot my wife and I didn't shoot her lover, and whatever mistakes I made I've paid for and then some.
RED: Goddamn it, Andy, stop! Don't do that to yourself! Talking shitty pipedreams!
ANDY: You're right. It's down there, and I'm in here. I guess it comes down to a simple choi
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