His rebirth inspires him to teach others the feeling of “instant rehabilitation” and so begins his work to help others.ĭr. But there’s another game underway with eight people including Matthews’ son Daniel and Kramer’s undercover apprentice, Amanda.įlashbacks: After his wife Jill leaves him, Kramer tries to commit suicide but fails. Present day: One year after the events of Saw, Detective Eric Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg) apprehends Kramer. Kramer takes a cocktail of meds to slow his vitals, and lies in the underground room. His apprentice Amanda Young (Shawnee Smith) kidnaps both of them. There’s a dead body in the room.įlashbacks: Detective Tapp hires photographer Adam Stanheight to spy on Dr. Laurence Gordon (Cary Elwes) and Adam Stanheight (Leigh Whannell) both wake up chained up in an underground room.
One of the survivors of this game, Logan, goes on to become one of Kramer’s apprentices. This is the very first set ‘game’ by John (although not his first trap). Five people wake up in a barn wearing Bucket Head Traps.
A portion of the story in Jigsaw takes place years before Saw.