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How about, why in the hell would Andy go to the warden with Tommy's story about Blatch? He knows the warden is corrupt and that they have killed people. The guards beat Boggs to a pulp because of Andy. What did he think the warden was going to say? "Gee Andy, that's great, I'll call the governor and see if we can get you a new trial?"

The ACLU existed during the time frame of this movie. He had a defense lawyer at some point. Tell them. Even if the warden is spying and overheard, some one on the outside would know.

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I agree with this. For Andy to be so smart, he played this like a dumbass. He told the Warden that he wouldn't say anything about the fraudulent accounting knowing good and well that the Warden would never leave alive. It was definitely weak part of the plot but then again maybe hope got the best of Andy distorting his sense of reality. Saying that the Warden was being obtuse was definitely not one of his smarter moves.