The document summarizes the novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" by Stephen King. It describes how Andy Dufresne, a banker, is wrongly imprisoned for murder at Shawshank State Penitentiary. During his time there, he becomes friends with another prisoner named Red and endures abuse. After nearly three decades in prison, Andy tunnels through the wall of his cell and escapes through the sewage system.