Shawshank Redemption By Rnoblies Period: 1938 to 1977 Red arrives at Shawshank 1947 Andy’s wife, Linda Dufresne, wants to play golf 1947 Andy learns about the affair between Linda and Glenn 1947 Linda and Glenn found dead 1948 Andy found guilty and sent to Shawshank 1948 Andy gets Rockhammer from Red 1948 Andy is constantly getting beat up 1948 Other inmates try to rape Andy 1948 Andy asks for rock blankets and Rita Hayworth poster 1950 Andy gets protection from the sisters from guards and becomes the prison librarian 1950 Andy helps Hadley with tax avoidance 1951 Andy helps lots of guards with tax returns and expands to money laundering 1959 New warden appointed 1963 Tommy tells Andy about Elwood Blatch, the person who really killed Linda and Glenn 1963 Andy asks Norton for retail, Norton denies and puts Andy in solitary for a month 1963 Norton has Tommy transferred to another facility because he doesn’t want Andy to get paroled and expose his business 1967 Andy has a secret identity with $370,000 in a stash box hidden under a rock, wants to escape to Mexico with red 1975 Andy’s cells found empty after he escapes 1976 Red gets released from Shawshank 1977 Red finds the key Andy left and ventures off to join him