Following the death of murderous mastermind Jigsaw (Tobin Bell), his apprentice Mark Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) has attempted to continue his work.
The gruesome story of the Jigsaw killer has gripped the world, and self-help guru Bobby Dagan (Sean Patrick Flanery) claims to have survived one of his infamous traps. Publishing a book about his experiences Dagan become a local celebrity, but when it's discovered that his story is fabricated, Hoffman decides to make his tall tale a terrifying reality.
Kidnapping Dagan, Hoffman informs him that his wife Joyce (Gina Holden) has also been captured. He has just 60 minutes to save her, and must confront a series of fiendish traps along the way.