Ellis Boyd ‘Red’ Redding had quickly become friends with Andy Dufresne which was beneficial to the both of them. In hopes of smuggling in a rock hammer, Andy seeks out a supplier and happens upon Red. Andy has his tools to begin his escape, Red got his payment and they both begin a long lived friendship that lasted over twenty years. While successfully completing the entire staff of guards’ taxes, Andy recruits his friend to help him tend to the paperwork. After the new library is built and completed, he keeps Red working with him, growing and maintaining their trust for one another. The most important aspect of their bonding was their steady growing drive of hope they continuously inspired to each other. The mysterious buried treasure that