Saw X

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(HEART BEATING STEADILY)

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)

(GROANS SOFTLY)

(EXHALES)

That was a long one.

I don’t suppose you can tell me how it looks, can you?

Unfortunately, I’m just the technician.

Your doctor will have your results tomorrow.

Would you like some help to…

Thank you very much.

You’re very kind.

CHRIS:
I mean, yeah, the cancer has brought grief and pain and fear into my every waking moment.

GROUP LEADER:
Okay, Chris. Today is a gift.

That’s why they call it the present.

(JOHN SIGHS SOFTLY)

Anyone else?

(SIGHS WEARILY)

Henry Kessler.

Please.

Stage four pancreatic.

Terminal.

That’s what they tell me, anyway, but…

I’m gonna fight this ’til the end.

How much time do I have?

A year?

Months at best.

I still have a lot of work that needs to be done.

My advice?

Retire.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

You know, at this stage, everyone always searches for a way out.

But sometimes, those who accept their fate, have an easier time.

Easier time? What?

Dying?

So, your advice to me is to die easy?

(MONITOR BEEPING)

(VENTILATOR HISSING)

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)

(GASPS)

(PANTING)

Help! Hey! Help! Help, please!

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

JIGSAW:
(OVER SPEAKER) I’d like to play a game.

Perhaps one that addresses those sticky fingers of yours.

I’ve had my eyes on you and I do not like what I see.

Your job as a custodian is a noble one.

Sanitizing and sterilizing the hospital…

(JANITOR WHIMPERING)

…helping patients avoid sickness.

But there is a sickness inside you that needs to be excised.

(COUGHING)

You have the ability to not only save your soul today, but your sight.

(PANTING)

All you have to do is click the dial across the five positions and you will live to see another day.

You have 60 seconds.

Help, please!

(WHIMPERING)

Help me! Please, please, please. Help. Help!

(BEEPS)

(BONE CRACKS)

(SCREAMS)

(TICKING)

(GRUNTING)

(BEEPS)

(BONE CRACKS)

(SCREAMS)

I can’t! I can’t, I can’t!

(CRYING) Please, no!

(SCREAMING)

(BEEPS)

(SCREAMING)

F*** you!

(ALARM BUZZING)

(SCREAMING)

(MACHINE WHIRRING)

(MACHINE WINDS DOWN)

(CRYING)

(CRYING ECHOES)

(MONITOR BEEPING)

Good choice.

(SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING)

BARISTA:
Here you go, sir.

Thank you.

HENRY:
Can I get a blueberry scone, please?

Oh, they look good.

Thank you.

Henry.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

We were in the same cancer support group.

John Kramer.

I remember you.

(CHUCKLES) Hey, good to see you.

And you as well.

You look marvelous.

Thank you. I… I… I feel great.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but you were, uh…

Yeah, stage four pancreatic.

But now, four months later, I’m in complete remission.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

How?

It’s a… it’s a long story.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY) I’d love to hear it.

You got a minute to tell me?

Sure. Sure.

So, um,

I read about a doctor, a specialist of sorts.

A Dr. Finn Pederson.

He offered a treatment and it is a groundbreaking drug cocktail combined with surgery.

It’s my war wound.

I know it looks bad, but it was totally worth it.

(EXHALES) Yeah.

(CHUCKLES)

Is it available here?

No.

No, no, the treatment’s not available in the States.

The, uh, the medication isn’t approved by the FDA.

Hell, it isn’t approved by anybody.

I, um… I haven’t seen them since… since my treatment in Norway.

But… this link… is still good.

Hey, John, good luck, man. Okay?

I’m… I’m rooting for you.

Thank you.

Take care.

(JOHN SIGHS)

Doctor, what exactly is the procedure?

Well, under the right circumstances and with the proper stimuli, genes can be turned on and turned off like a light switch.

TV HOST:
And you’re targeting the cancer cells?

FINN PEDERSON:
Exactly.

What we’ve managed to do is to create a new cutting-edge drug cocktail, along with surgery, to teach the malignant cells to switch off.

TV HOST:
Fascinating.

JOHN:
Hmm.

(KEYBOARD CLACKING)

My father, Dr. Finn Pederson, was forced into hiding by corrupt governments and their relationship to big pharma.

Why?

Because my father was on the cusp of curing dozens of diseases.

Which means no more need for lifelong medication.

Can you imagine what that implies?

Well, the big drug companies certainly can.

And I’m here to say that this just cannot stand.

So, while my father continues to make further improvements to his formula, I’m taking his treatment on the road for more trials, to save as many lives as humanly possible.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

(EXHALES)

Who is this?

This is Cecilia Pederson.

Is this John Kramer?

Yes, it is.

CECILIA:
Good.

We received the email with your medical records, Mr. Kramer.

Thank you for reaching out.

I’m sifting through potential candidates for our program.

So, I’m calling you now, because we have spots opening for treatment in about three months.

(SIGHS WEARILY)

Mr. Kramer?

Uh, yes, I’m here.

You don’t have three months, do you?

Okay, listen…

I’m currently working in Mexico.

Oslo has become too difficult for us.

But we have a team of specialists here who share our belief in the Pederson method and I’ve gathered a group of eligible patients to start treatment a week from now.

I think I could add one more spot.

If you’re interested.

Yes, I’m interested.

Henry Kessler… referred me to you.

Henry. He’s doing well. I’m so pleased.

I wonder if you could… could you tell me a little more about the treatment?

CECILIA:
Of course.

It’s a twoprong treatment that uses my father’s Xaxiophenol cocktail.

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