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

Lambeau recruits Sean over dinner to treat Will, though Sean distrusts Lambeau's motives.

Scene 42 of 127 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Lambeau
Sean

Act oneAct two

Begins 46 min into a 2:11 film

The story so farBefore scene 42

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.
Just before
Scene 39
Sean teaches a small class on death and bereavement, revealing his vocation and worldview.
Scene 40
Will and Skylar share a first date watching a street magician in Harvard Square.
Scene 41
At a toy shop, Will and Skylar continue their playful conversation and discover common ground.
Scene 42
This scene

42INT. LOCKOBER RESTAURANT -- NIGHT

Lambeau and Sean share a table at this exclusive restaurant. Sean seems slightly out of place in his wrinkled sport coat.

LAMBEAU

I didn't see you at the reunion.

SEAN

I've been busy.

LAMBEAU

You were missed.

(beat)

How long has it been since we've seen

each other?

SEAN

Since Nancy died.

LAMBEAU

I'm sorry, that damn conference--

SEAN

I got your card.