n on robbery charges. Tommy is brought into Andy and Red's circle of friends, and Andy assists Tommy into getting his GED. Р Tommy reveals that one of his old prison-mates, Elmo Blatch (Bill Bolender) had claimed to mitted the murders for which Andy was charged. Р Norton, fearing that Andy may expose his illegal activities if he were released, puts him into solitary confinement and has Tommy killed by Hadley, claiming he was an escapee.Р ? When Andy is finally released from solitary, Norton threatens to burn down the library if Andy does not continue to launder the money for him.РShortly after, Andy informs Red his dream to live in a Mexican-Pacific coastal town, and instructs Red, should he ever be freed, to visit a specific hayfield near Buxton, Maine to find something he had left there.