Dan Erickson quotes from Saw VI (2009)

Mark Hoffman

Erickson. I didn't know you ever made it out from behind the desk.

Dan Erickson

I make exceptions when fingerprints are found at a Jigsaw murder scene.

Dan Erickson

When I learned he and Perez were being targeted by Jigsaw, I should have been more aware, but I didn't see this coming. Not from Peter Strahm.

Mark Hoffman

It was a shock to all of us.

Lindsey Perez

You okay?

Mark Hoffman

Huh?

Lindsey Perez

You seem a little... preoccupied.

Mark Hoffman

I'm just anxious about the tape.

Lindsey Perez

You know, there are still a couple of things I can't quite wrap my head around. Like, I don't understand Strahm's motivation. He was my partner for five years. I mean, we all knew he was a bit of a hothead, but I never saw any indication of psychotic behavior.

Mark Hoffman

You can never really tell what someone's thinking on the inside.

Lindsey Perez

It's just I never really thought of him being vengeful. You know. I mean, all the facts are there. [looks at Hoffman] Something doesn't sit right.

Dan Erickson

You know, there is an alternative. Let's say that, Strahm killed Seth Baxter specifically to set you up as an accomplice to Jigsaw.

Mark Hoffman

Okay.

Dan Erickson

Well, there's a problem with that, though. On further analysis of Strahm's fingerprints, it was found that the uric acid levels and the Eccrine gland residue were inconsistent for an individual with an active epidural metabolism.

Mark Hoffman

In other words?

Dan Erickson

In other words, when he left his fingerprints on the latest victims, Strahm was already dead!