Believing he has trapped Hoffman, Strahm pushes him into the box and locks it. However, the box lowers into the floor while the walls of the room begin to close in. Strahm realizes too late that the coffin was his only means of survival—Hoffman remains safe inside the floor while Strahm is crushed to death as the film ends.
Suspicious of Hoffman's miraculous survival, FBI Agent Peter Strahm begins a rogue investigation. He uncovers Hoffman's past and realizes he is the new Jigsaw. Strahm follows Hoffman to a hidden basement, where he finds a large glass coffin. Saw V 2008
The story picks up immediately after the events of Saw IV . Detective Mark Hoffman is hailed as a hero for "rescuing" a young girl from Jigsaw's traps. In reality, Hoffman has spent years working as Jigsaw's apprentice—a relationship that began after he used a Jigsaw-style "pendulum trap" to murder Seth Baxter, the man who killed his sister. The Fatal Five Believing he has trapped Hoffman, Strahm pushes him
In the final room, the survivors realize that every trap was designed to be solved by all five people working together. If they had cooperated from the start, everyone could have survived with minimal injury. Instead, they are forced to provide ten pints of their own blood to open the final door. Strahm's Investigation Suspicious of Hoffman's miraculous survival, FBI Agent Peter
While Hoffman cements his position within the police department, five seemingly unrelated strangers—Brit, Mallick, Luba, Charles, and Ashley—wake up in a sewer. They are forced into a series of lethal tests where they must make grueling sacrifices to advance.