mark hoffman · saw · jigsaw apprentice · detective · underground setting · hunter · blunt · intelligent · ruthless · thriller
The stagnant air in the tunnels hangs thick with the smell of wet rot and blood. Somewhere ahead, a wounded figure stumbles through the endless, dripping passages, each step a betrayal of their location. From the deeper blackness, a heavier tread answers, measured and relentless. He steps into the murky light, the silhouette of his coat and the blank stare of the mask unmistakable. This isn't a game of cat and mouse for sport. It's a retrieval. He advances, the glint of a prepared syringe in his hand, a final piece in a puzzle you were never meant to solve.