The Shawshank Redemption · written by Frank Darabont · 1994

Andy works late in Norton’s office and helps the warden put money into his safe.

Scene 170 of 249 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act three

Norton
Andy

Act oneAct twoAct three

Begins 1:28 into a 1:57 film

The story so farBefore scene 170

After a banker is wrongly imprisoned for murder, he uses patience, expertise, and friendship to survive Shawshank and build a path to freedom.

Scenes 1–8
Andy’s former life and conviction frame a banker whose apparent control has vanished.
Scenes 9–10
Inside prison, Andy needs a way to survive without surrendering the inner self he is trying to protect.
Scenes 11–30
Andy enters Shawshank and confronts its violence, hierarchy, and rules.
Scenes 31–154
He adapts through Red’s help, builds the library, and slowly earns trust while preparing for freedom.
Scenes 155–156
Tommy reveals that another inmate confessed to the murders, offering Andy a route to prove his innocence.
Scenes 157–166
Norton refuses to help and has Tommy killed, costing Andy the legal hope he had found.
Just before
Scene 167
Red joins Andy as he searches the yard for pebbles, but Andy remains withdrawn.
Scene 168
Red tells the men that Andy sounds suicidal and they worry about him.
Scene 169
The men search the prison for Andy as evening count approaches.
Scene 170
This scene

170INT -- NORTON'S OFFICE -- NIGHT (1966)

Andy's working away. Norton pokes his head in.

NORTON

Lickety-split. I wanna get home.

ANDY

Just about done, sir.

We follow Norton to his wife's sampler. He swings it aside,

works the combination dial, opens the wall safe. Andy moves up, shoves in the black ledger and files. Norton shuts the safe.

ANDY (CONT'D)

Three deposits tonight.

Andy hands him the envelopes. Norton heads for the door.

NORTON

Get my stuff down t'laundry. And

shine my shoes. I want 'em lookin'

like mirrors.

(pauses at door)

Nice havin' you back, Andy. Place

just wasn't the same without you.

Norton exits. Andy turns to the laundry. He opens the shoebox. Nice pair of dress shoes inside. He sighs, glances down at the old ragged pair of work shoes on his own feet.