"Andy told her he would see her in hell before he would see her in Reno. She went off to spend the night with Quentin in his rented bungalow not far from the gold course. The next morning his cleaning woman found both of them dead in bed. Each had been shot four times. "At this point of the story, the narrator is describing Andy, one of the inmates he's met. In this segment of the book, the narrator is telling Andy's story. Andy was imprisoned for allegedly murdering his wife and the man she was having an affair with (Quentin). The passage goes on to describe the trial in detail, as well as the murders that took place.
As with any murder scene, this scene stood out specifically in my mind. Especially the gun. The gun was a six-shot revolver. One of the interesting things about the murder is that each victim was shot four times, meaning Andy would've had to reload the gun to shoot the second victim. . The interesting thing about this passage is the way the story is told. The reader is not informed of whether Andy actually committed the crime or not, so one must decide for themselves if the crime was really committed by Andy. I believe that Andy is innocent, although there are certain circumstances in which he could be a suspect.
Book:
King, Stephen. "The Shawshank Redemption." Different Seasons. New York: Viking, 1982. Print. (Page 7)
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