Saw: Legacy – Part 1

As the drugs in Gary's system start to wear off he uses all his strength just to lift his heavy eyelids. His eyes begin to focus and adjust to the dim light of his surroundings. Gary then turns around and the cold air in the room forces his arms around his body. Goosebumps begin to rise on his shivering flesh as the short hairs on his arms stand on end.

The confused young man looks around and notices he is standing in front of a cold cement wall in nothing but his underwear.

As the boy begins to turn around he is interrupted by screeching static coming from his side. His head immediately turns and a television mounted to the wall attracts his attention.

As the static clicks off, a white faced doll with beading red eyes is left on the screen. The doll slowly turns his head and stares Gary in his eyes as Gary stairs back. The doll's mouth begins to move and a deep, distorted voice speaks from the television. "Hello, Gary. I want to play a game. All your life you have stepped over others to get what you wanted. It didn't matter who got hurt in the process as long as you succeeded. "Well today I will offer you the chance to live by simply doing what you have been so accustomed to all your life. When this tape finishes you will have one minute to make it to the door at the other end of the room. After that, the door will lock and you will be stuck in here forever. The only problem is instead of stepping over others you will have to step over the objects of my choice I have placed on the ground."

Gary slowly turns around and before him is a long, empty warehouse. The only luminescence that fills the gigantic room is the light that is allowed by the door on the opposite side of the gigantic room.

Gary then looks down and notices that the only section of the floor not covered in sharpened nails and knives standing straight up is the small square of concrete he's standing on.

As Gary stares in shock at the task ahead of him he hears the voice continue on. "Live or die, Gary. Make your choice. And remember…watch your step."

Gary takes several deep breathes before bracing himself and taking his first step onto the sharp floor. His foot sinks into the blades forcing him to scream in pain.

Determined to succeed, Gary grinds his teeth and takes another step. He then tries to walk faster as blood pours out from the souls of his feet. Gary screams out in pain as he continues his way through the room.

When he gets about half way through, Gary looks up and sees the door slowly start to close. "No! No! Wait!"

Gary's brisk walk turns into a jog as he tries to make it to the door in time. The door slams and locks shut as Gary trips and falls face first to the floor. "No!"

Gary's face slams down onto the knives and nails attached the ground. The sharp points of the blades slide into his flesh killing him instantly.

The light then gradually fades out of the room as the dark blood slowly seeps out from within Gary's corpse.

As Detective Matthews pulls up to a warehouse on the north side of the city he immediately sees a crowd of reporters and curious civilians gathered by the building. Cops move the barriers aside as Matthews drives through the police barricade and parks his car. He gets out and is immediately approached by a young officer in uniform. "Hello, Detective."

Matthews begins to walk to the front door of the warehouse. "Hey, Sam. Tell me what you got."

The officer walks with the detective reporting to him on the way. "The warehouse has been abandoned for nine months. There are windows high up on the walls that have been cemented shut and a back door used for truck shipments which was also sealed. There was no light allowed into the building except from the small front door."

"What about the victim?"

"No I.D. yet. White male. Early twenties. It appears he was running for the door that was on a lock and timing mechanism. We had to get a tech team in here to open it up."

As they reach the door, Matthews stops and turns towards the officer. "So what killed him?"

"I think you better see for yourself, sir. And don't step inside. Just look."

Confused, Matthews turns the corner to look into the warehouse and his jaw drops at the sight before him. The officer remains speechless as well and stares at the ground. His concentration is broken by Matthews's words. "Call the FBI."

Vanessa and her boyfriend Brian walk through the campus of their university holding each other's hands. They both have smiles on their faces as they approach the rest of their friends Simon, Janie and Chris.

Vanessa and Brian let each other go to greet their friends. Vanessa gives a hug to Janie. "Hey, Janie."

"Did you study for the physics test?"

"No. Too busy writing the research paper for architecture."

"Won't matter. You'll probably ace it like you always do."

Brian wraps his arm around Vanessa's shoulder and brings her close to him. "Yup, that's my little genius."

As the group laughs together Simon notices an all black Suburban with tinted windows pulling up to them. "Who the hell is this?"

The rest of the group turns to look as the door of the truck opens up. A man dressed in a suit steps out holding the door open. "Vanessa Denlon, please come with me."

Brian approaches the man to defend his girlfriend. "Hey man, you can't just tell someone to get in a car."

The man reaches inside his jacket and the kids freeze in momentary fear. But they then relax when he pulls out an FBI badge. "I don't want to discuss the nature of our business in front of your friends, Miss Denlon. Please, get in the car."

Vanessa steps forward and puts her hand on her boyfriend's shoulder. "It's ok. I'm sure it's nothing. I'll call you when I get back."

Brian reluctantly gives her a hug. "Ok, be careful though."

As she gets in the car and it drives away Brian turns and walks back to his friends. "What would the FBI want with, Vanessa?"

The truck pulls up to the police station and Vanessa as well as the FBI agent step out. The agent leads Vanessa through the crowd of reporters and inside the building. The first thing that catches the young woman's eye is her father sitting in the corner of the lobby. "Dad?"

He stands up and walks over to her. "Hey, pumpkin. How ya doin?"

She gives her father a hug and then lets go to look him in the face. "What are you doing here? I didn't think I was going to see you until after finals."

Detective Matthews walks out from inside his office. "Allow us to explain, Ms. Denlon. Come into my office and take a seat."

Vanessa follows the detective into the room and sits down with her father. Detective Matthews pulls a chair up to his desk and then drops some papers on his desk over a file that reads Cramer: CLASSIFIED. "I know this is a hard topic for you to bring up. But your father wanted to bring you in for your protection."

"Protection? Protection from who?"

"Yesterday a body was discovered…and the way in which he died fits the M.O. of John Cramer, the Jigsaw Killer from ten years ago."

Vanessa's face grows long as memories rush through her head. "But…but he can't be…"

"Yes, I know. Jigsaw was killed as you are well aware of and should know more than anyone. But still, given the history your family has with the case I believe that it's the best thing if we kept and eye on you and your father, even if it is just a copycat."

Vanessa turns and looks up towards her father. "Dad, but…"

"It's going to be ok, honey. It is just a precaution."

Matthews begins to talk again. "We aren't going to stalk you or anything like that. The FBI is here and is working on the case alongside myself. We are going to catch this guy. You can also continue on with your normal life, but I feel it's for the best if I put one of my men with you as a bodyguard."

Vanessa reluctantly nods her head. Matthews smiles and waves over Officer Chester. Chester hurries over and walks into the room. "Yes, Detective."

"Chester, the girl needs someone to watch over her and since you were the first on the scene of the Hummell murder consider it your obligation."

The name shoots through Vanessa's head. "Hummell murder?"

Matthews turns his attention towards the concerned girl. "Yes, I forgot to tell you. The body we found yesterday was that of Gary Hummell. I'm sorry."

"Oh my God."

Vanessa's jaw drops and her dad holds on to her. "I think we need some time alone."

Matthews nods his head and walks away with Chester. As they are walking away Chester turns towards the girl and then back towards his superior. "Sir, you want me to just stay with her and make sure she's safe."

"Exactly. Just make sure her father feels she is safe so we can get all the cooperation from him we need."

"But why, sir? What makes them so important?"

"Haven't you read Steven's book. That's Jeff Denlon, the man who killed Jigsaw."

Several hours later, one female reporter stands in front of the police station and brings the microphone in front of her face. She then takes a deep breathe before speaking to the cameraman filming her. "Hi. This is Jennifer Retlaw reporting from outside the 15th Precinct. It was made public today that Gary Hummell, a student at the State University, was killed yesterday in a style that mimics the infamous 'Jigsaw Killings' that took place just over a decade ago.

"For the few of you who don't know, John Cramer, the killer known as 'Jigsaw,' killed his victims by setting them up in games where they had to overcome tremendous tasks to survive. Jigsaw finally met his demise at the hands of Jeff Denlon who beat Jigsaw at his own game by killing him and finding the key to rescue his daughter from the locked room that was meant to be her tomb. Unfortunately, in the end Jigsaw had the last laugh because Jeff's wife was also met her demise from Jigsaw's scheming.

"Jigsaw's legend grew tremendously following the summer after he was killed when Ryan Steven published his book 'Jigsaw: Puzzler of Life.' The book instantly reached top of the charts and into the homes of millions. Steven went into depth on the philosophy the killer brought to what he called his 'test subjects' and the way the killings took place.

"The detective leading the investigation alongside the FBI, Detective Daniel Matthews, intimately knows the workings of Jigsaw himself and is one of the few surviving players from his games. He is also the son of Det. Eric Matthews, who himself met his end at the hands of one of Jigsaw's games. But the details on whether or not this is a true copycat has yet to be disclosed and…."

The reporter is cut off when the crowd uproars from seeing Vanessa and Officer Chester walking out the door. The two immediately head to Chester's civilian car and drive off before the mob can catch up.

Inside Officer Chester's car, Vanessa tries to spark up a conversation with her so called bodyguard. "I'm Vanessa."

"I know who you are."

"I know you know. But I like to introduce myself to people."

A smile cracks across Chester's face as he tries to keep his eyes on the road and not on the attractive girl sitting next to him. "I'm Sam."

"Well, Sam, I hope you are taking me back to the university because while I was holed up in the precinct I missed a physics test."

"Don't worry about it. The chief called your professor. It was all taken care of."

"Wow. Remind me to call you guys during finals."

Sam stops at a light before the onramp to the highway and turns back to Vanessa. "Are you hungry? We could stop for something to eat before going back to your dorm."

Flattered, Vanessa smiles slightly and looks at the cop out of the corner of her eye. "Officer Chester, did you just ask me out?"

The speechless cop puts his eyes back on the road. "Uhhh…well…I was just asking…"

"I know. I know. Calm down."

The two share a small laugh as Chester pulls up the on ramp and onto the highway. After several minutes of no conversation, Sam breaks the silence. "If you don't mind me asking, who was Gary Hummell to you?"

"He was just one of my classmates. Gary was one of those kids who was really determined to succeed. He wasn't a bad kid, just overly ambitious."

"You were friends with him?"

"I was friendly with him. But we never hung out."

Vanessa then looks at the cop with a slight smirk on her face. "Am I being interrogated, Officer Chester?"

"Oh, no. I was just…"

Vanessa starts to giggles and cuts him off. "I'm kidding. Jeez. You need to relax. Are you always this uptight?"

"Sorry. I've never had an assignment like this before. It's a little new to me."

"Well I know what will lighten you up."

"Yeah? And what's that?"

"Ice cream."

Sam looks over to the girl and sees the overly exaggerated smile on her face. He finally then smiles and pulls off the highway. "Ok. Fine."