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.
- Scene 60
Chuckie tells Will he deserves to use his ability and that friendship means wanting more for him.
- Just before
- Scene 64
Will waits outside Skylar's dorm, preparing to face the relationship he has been avoiding.
- Scene 65
Skylar asks Will to trust her with his past, and he pushes her away rather than risk being known.
- Scene 66
Will borrows paper in Harvard Square and works out Skylar's chemistry problem.
- Scene 67
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