Jeff
Jeff is listed as Victim. A grieving father searching for his daughter. In the parsed data, Jeff is connected to 13 scenes, 70 dialogue lines, 70 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
13 scenes / 70 dialogue lines26Scenes
17Characters
76Pages
8Dialogue samples
Save the Cat beat sheet
SAW 4 Save the Cat analysis
SAW 4 follows Detective Eric Matthews as he unravels Jigsaw’s latest games, rescuing victims and facing moral tests.
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Hoffman
Hoffman is listed as Detective/Accomplice. A police detective secretly working for Jigsaw. In the parsed data, Hoffman is connected to 11 scenes, 56 dialogue lines, 56 text mentions, first appearing around scene 8.
11 scenes / 56 dialogue linesPeter Straum
Peter Straum is listed as FBI Agent. An observant and persistent FBI agent. In the parsed data, Peter Straum is connected to 8 scenes, 44 dialogue lines, 44 text mentions, first appearing around scene 7.
8 scenes / 44 dialogue linesLindsey Perez
Lindsey Perez is listed as FBI Agent. An FBI agent working with Straum. In the parsed data, Lindsey Perez is connected to 7 scenes, 22 dialogue lines, 22 text mentions, first appearing around scene 8.
7 scenes / 22 dialogue linesJigsaw
Jigsaw is listed as Antagonist. The mastermind behind the games, deceased. In the parsed data, Jigsaw is connected to 7 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 16 text mentions, first appearing around scene 3.
7 scenes / 5 dialogue linesEric Matthews
Eric Matthews is listed as Detective. A traumatized detective seeking his wife. In the parsed data, Eric Matthews is connected to 5 scenes, 6 dialogue lines, 7 text mentions, first appearing around scene 6.
5 scenes / 6 dialogue linesRigg
Rigg is listed as SWAT Commander. A dedicated police officer. In the parsed data, Rigg is connected to 4 scenes, 7 dialogue lines, 9 text mentions, first appearing around scene 14.
4 scenes / 7 dialogue linesGloria
Gloria is listed as Victim. Eric's ex-wife. In the parsed data, Gloria is connected to 3 scenes, 3 dialogue lines, 4 text mentions, first appearing around scene 12.
3 scenes / 3 dialogue linesCorbett
Corbett is listed as Victim. Jeff's daughter. In the parsed data, Corbett is connected to 3 scenes, 1 dialogue line, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 2.
3 scenes / 1 dialogue linesJill Jenson
Jill Jenson is listed as John Kramer's ex-wife. A clinic worker and John's former spouse. In the parsed data, Jill Jenson is connected to 2 scenes, 18 dialogue lines, 18 text mentions, first appearing around scene 14.
2 scenes / 18 dialogue linesBrett Conroy
Brett Conroy is listed as Lawyer/Accomplice. John Kramer's former business partner and lawyer. In the parsed data, Brett Conroy is connected to 2 scenes, 1 dialogue line, 3 text mentions, first appearing around scene 18.
2 scenes / 1 dialogue linesAmanda Denlon
Amanda Denlon is listed as Accomplice. Jigsaw's apprentice, deceased. In the parsed data, Amanda Denlon is connected to 2 scenes, 1 dialogue line, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 9.
2 scenes / 1 dialogue linesIvan Smith
Ivan Smith is listed as Victim. A disgraced psychiatrist. In the parsed data, Ivan Smith is connected to 1 scene, 7 dialogue lines, 9 text mentions, first appearing around scene 11.
1 scenes / 7 dialogue linesChris
Chris is listed as Victim. Lynn's secret lover. In the parsed data, Chris is connected to 1 scene, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 3.
1 scenes / 0 dialogue linesLynn
Lynn is listed as Victim. Jeff's wife, deceased. In the parsed data, Lynn is connected to 1 scene, first appearing around scene 1.
1 scenes / 0 dialogue linesCaptain Chang
Captain Chang is listed as Police Captain. The head of the police department.
0 scenes / 0 dialogue linesNed Baker
Ned Baker is listed as Victim. A petty thief and addict.
0 scenes / 0 dialogue linesScene outline
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1. INT. Jigsaw's Lair - The Sick Room - NIGHT
Jeff wakes up in the aftermath of the previous game, finds his wife Lynn dead and Jigsaw dead, and attempts to escape.
Jeff, Lynn, Amanda Denlon, Jigsaw -
2. INT. Jigsaw's Lair - Crawl Space - MOMENTS LATER
Jeff navigates a dangerous crawl space while searching for his daughter.
Jeff, Corbett -
3. INT. Jigsaw's Lair - Duel Room - CONTINUOUS
Jeff is trapped in a blender-like device, and Chris is forced to choose between saving him or escaping.
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4. INT. Jigsaw's Lair - Holding Room - CONTINUOUS
Corbett is released from the holding room.
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5. EXT. Jigsaw's Lair - DAY
Police and FBI arrive at the crime scene.
Hoffman, Rigg, Corbett, Peter Straum, Lindsey Perez -
6. INT. Law Firm - Conference Room - LATE DAY
Eric Matthews meets with his ex-wife Gloria and a lawyer.
Eric Matthews, Gloria, Brett Conroy -
7. INT. City Morgue - Examination Room - LATER
Eric arrives at the morgue to identify bodies and meets the FBI agents.
Eric Matthews, Hoffman, Peter Straum, Lindsey Perez -
8. INT. CITY MORGUE -- EXAMINATION ROOM - MOMENTS LATER
Eric and the Coroner examine a wax ball containing a micro-cassette tape while Hoffman and Straum observe.
Jeff, Jigsaw, Hoffman, Peter Straum, Lindsey Perez -
9. INT. JIGSAW'S LAIR -- SEWER - FLASHBACK
Amanda attacks Eric and leaves him handcuffed to a pipe.
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10. INT. CITY MORGUE -- EXAMINATION ROOM - LATE DAY
The tape is played, revealing Jigsaw's message to Eric.
Jeff, Hoffman, Peter Straum, Lindsey Perez -
11. INT. Evil Room - NIGHT
Eric attempts to save Ivan from a head-crushing vise trap.
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12. INT. New Lair - Evil Room - NIGHT
Gloria is trapped in a room with rising temperatures and a noose.
Gloria -
13. EXT. City Street / Alleyway - NIGHT
Eric cleans blood off his hands and flees.
Jeff -
14. INT. John's Old Home - NIGHT
Straum and Perez interview Jill Kramer.
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15. INT. Subway Station - NIGHT
Eric evades a police officer in the subway.
Jeff -
16. INT. Brick Building / Ivan's Apartment - NIGHT
Eric finds Hoffman trapped in a loft.
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17. INT. Brick Building - NIGHT
Eric frees Hoffman from the guillotine trap and they decide to work together.
Jeff, Jigsaw, Hoffman -
18. INT. Jigsaw's Lair - Evil Room - NIGHT
A cloaked figure torments Gloria.
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19. EXT. Alleyway - NIGHT
Eric and Hoffman examine the key and discuss the victims.
Jeff, Hoffman -
20. INT. Brick Building - Entryway - NIGHT
Straum and Perez investigate the trap scene.
Peter Straum, Lindsey Perez -
21. INT. FBI Car - NIGHT
Straum and Perez are attacked by a bomb in the car.
Peter Straum, Lindsey Perez -
22. INT. John's Old Home - NIGHT
Straum interrogates Jill about John Kramer and Brett Conroy.
Peter Straum, Jill Jenson, Rigg -
23. EXT. New Lair - NIGHT
Eric and Hoffman arrive at the new lair.
Jeff, Hoffman -
24. EXT. NEW LAIR - NIGHT
Eric and Hoffman enter the new lair and discover a hall of traps.
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25. INT. NEW LAIR - HALL OF HORRORS - CONTINUOUS
Eric and Hoffman discover a hallway filled with Jigsaw's past traps.
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26. INT. NEW LAIR - COMBINATION ROOM - NIGHT
Eric and Hoffman find a combination door and a tape from Jigsaw.
Eric Matthews, Hoffman, Jigsaw
Dialogue examples
Greetings, and welcome. Some in this room are no longer of this world. While others wish they had gone long ago. Now, there's a final game to be played to determine which path we all will take, and at the end, an understanding will be reached. An understanding you will know by the trail of the dead.
He's dead now. You didn't know him. He loved me. You don't know half the good he did. Go ahead, though. Make your analysis. Read me. Take that condescending, self-righteous tone and classify John all you want. You didn't know him. You never will. Stop insulting me.
I've seen a dozen disfigured, burned, and dismembered people who would disagree with you. He was a repellent creature printed on skin. We want to know why. Now, who's this guy?
So he's not the killer. Mounted camera, so he's being watched. Jigsaw tape still intact, so Matthews knows the victim. What else?
A pharmacist. Insurance scam. Robbed his own store, collecting on the insurance, and then resold the stolen meds on the street.
I don't know what kind of questions you could possibly have now, but I've been over this with you all a million times before--
You have to go to the police. Right away. And you have to tell them that I helped you. They think I'm doing this.
Ivan Smith. That was his apartment back there. Something about drugs... and listening...to the mentally ill.
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