Good Will Hunting · written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck · 1997

Sean tells Will the abuse was not his fault; Will finally breaks through his defenses and accepts the comfort.

Scene 110 of 127 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act three

Climax
Save the Cat: Break into Three
Sean
Will

Act oneAct two

Begins 2:05 into a 2:11 film

The story so farBefore scene 110

When MIT professor Gerald Lambeau discovers that janitor Will Hunting is a gifted mathematician, a court deal lets Will work with Lambeau and therapist Sean Maguire; Will must risk intimacy and choose a life beyond the defenses that have kept him safe.

Scenes 1–16
Will is a brilliant janitor, fiercely loyal to his South Boston friends and protected by routine.
Scenes 17–31
Lambeau's discovery and the court deal confront Will with an ability and a future he cannot keep hidden.
Scenes 32–46
Will enters therapy and the academic world while beginning a relationship with Skylar.
Scenes 47–82
He tests intimacy and professional opportunity while using jokes, anger and silence to stay in control.
Scenes 83–91
Will proves he can refuse a prestigious job, but the refusal does not yet tell him what he wants.
Scenes 92–97
He loses Skylar's trust and collides with Lambeau and Sean over a future he has avoided choosing.
Just before
Scene 107
Chuckie retells the bar's familiar story, returning the friends to their opening rhythm.
Scene 108
Will rejoins the group and speaks about what he will do next.
Scene 109
The friends leave together and sing to Will instead of turning their old threats into violence.
Scene 110
This scene

110INT. SEAN'S OFFICE -- DAY

Will sits across from Sean.

SEAN

Which one did you take, Will?

WILL

Over at Tri-tech. One of the jobs

Professor Lambeau set me up with. I

haven't told him yet, but I talked to

my new boss over there and he seemed

like a nice guy.

SEAN

That's what you want?

WILL

Yeah, I think so.

SEAN

Good for you. Congratulations.

WILL

Thanks you.

(a beat)

So, that's it? We're done?

SEAN

We're done. You did your time. You're

a free man.

A beat.

WILL

I just want you to know, Sean...

SEAN

You're Welcome, Will.

WILL

I'll keep in touch.

SEAN

I'm gonna travel a little bit, so I

don't know where I'll be.

Will smiles.

SEAN (cont'd)

I just... figured it's time I put my

money back on the table, see what kind

of cards I get.

Will smiles. Sean hands him a piece of paper.

SEAN (cont'd)

I'll be checking in with my machine at

the college. If you ever need anything,

just call.

Sean smiles.

SEAN (cont'd)

Do what's in your heart, son. You'll

be fine.

WILL

Thanks you, Sean.

They embrace.

SEAN

No. Thank you.

WILL

(re: embrace)

Does this violate the patient/doctor

relationship?

SEAN