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I'm sorry I didn't trust you before. This isn't my usual day, y'know?
— Carla apologizes to Michael Tapp.[src]

Dr. Carla Song is a fictional character from the Saw franchise. She was the quaternary protagonist of Saw II: Flesh & Blood.

Biography[]

The Affair[]

Carla Song was a medical student at a hospital and was educated by the renowned oncologist Dr. Lawrence Gordon. Although he had a wife, Alison, and a daughter, Diana, she eventually engaged in an affair with him. Over time, the two occasionally met up after work, although they kept their relationship a secret. (Saw II: Flesh & Blood)

The Alibi[]

Sometime later, Lawrence was visited at work by Detective David Tapp and Detective Steven Sing, two homicide detectives who worked for the Metropolitan Police Department. They asked him about his whereabouts on the previous night as a penlight with Gordon's fingerprints on it had been found at the crime scene of one of the deadly games set up by a wanted serial killer known as Jigsaw. The detectives took him to the police station for further interrogation. Eventually, he told the officers that he had assisted Carla in inserting IVs at the hospital as part of her education. When Carla confirmed his alibi, Lawrence was allowed to leave.

Nonetheless, Tapp still was not entirely convinced of the doctor's innocence and ordered one of his colleagues, Detective Allison Kerry, to keep an eye on him. While observing him, she witnessed how Lawrence and Carla spent about half an hour in the doctor's car. Although there was no sexual interaction between them, this incident reinforced Tapp's doubts about Lawrence's alibi and made him consider him their prime suspect again. (Saw II: Flesh & Blood)

The Cartel[]

Carla eventually finished her medical apprenticeship and started working at a free clinic. However, she abused her new position and joined a drug cartel alongside Chief Henry Jacobs, Detective Joseph Poltzer, Sarah Blalok, and Solomon Bates. While working for the cartel, Carla stole expired pharmaceuticals from the clinic. Later on, she handed these drugs to her accomplice, Joseph Poltzer. Occasionally, the cartel members met in Poltzer's house at 124th Street to plan their next steps. (Saw II: Flesh & Blood)

Abduction[]

For their crimes, Carla and her accomplices were eventually targeted by the Jigsaw Killer, who was, in fact, a terminal cancer patient named John Kramer. After her abduction, Carla was taken to an abandoned chemical plant, where she had to participate in a deadly game focusing on Michael Tapp, the son of the late Detective David Tapp. (Saw II: Flesh & Blood)

Michael Tapp's Test[]

When Carla woke up again, she tried to find a way out. Thereby, she came across Sarah Blalok, who had also been abducted and desperately begged her for drugs. After some hesitation, Carla eventually agreed and gave her what she desired. Later, the two of them separated again, and Carla tried to find a way to escape the building. However, she was subdued by a mysterious man with a sinister pig mask. When Michael Tapp made his way through his game, he witnessed Pighead strapping Carla to an elevator. However, when Michael tried to save her, the doors were closed, separating them. Jigsaw then told Michael he had to restore the power to the freight elevator to save her.

Carla

Carla in the trap

After he managed to do so, Michael entered the elevator next to the one where Carla was trapped. After riding up to the upper floor, he left it again and witnessed how the doors of Carla's elevator opened. As Michael approached her, several TVs inside the elevator well turned on. A mechanical ventriloquist puppet named Billy appeared on-screen and confronted Carla about her crimes. Furthermore, the doll also told Michael how to save her. Carla's arms were shackled to a metal contraption suspended from the ceiling by two chains. Likewise, her legs were bound to the top of the elevator. The elevator was held in position by four clamps attached to four metallic bars. A panel with two vertical rows of combination locks was outside the lift well. Michael had to arrange the four upper locks of each row and add them together so the two lowest locks had the same number. Doing so would eventually result in Carla's release from her shackles. However, if Michael failed his test, the clamps holding the elevator would open, and the elevator would fall down the well, thereby tearing Carla in half.

When the tape ended, Michael tried to arrange the numbers on the panel correctly, while Carla started to panic and frantically yelled at him to hurry up. Eventually, he balanced the numbers, and Carla was freed from her shackles. However, a large grid prevented Carla from leaving the lift shaft. She begged Michael not to leave her but was separated from him again when the elevator went downstairs with Carla still standing on top. (Saw II: Flesh & Blood)

Helping Michael Tapp[]

Michael tried to follow her in a second elevator and eventually reached the lower floor. As he entered a large storage hall, he saw Carla in the room below. After a brief discussion, Carla activated a fuse box, enabling Michael to control a crane. With this crane, he repositioned several large crates to build a bridge, which allowed him to get to the other side of the room. There, Michael had to correctly adjust a dial panel, which opened a door on the lower level. Even though he told Carla to wait for him, she ran through the door. When Michael eventually reached the room's lower level, he saw how Henry Jacobs pursued her with a gun. However, Michael could not follow them because another door slammed shut before him. (Saw II: Flesh & Blood)

Death[]

Carla Song

Carla's corpse

Carla tried to escape her former accomplice. While looking for a way out, she stumbled through a door and came across a large grate. Behind the grate, Carla saw Michael, who had found another way through the abandoned plant. Carla apologized to him for her initial distrust, claiming she would work with him to escape Jigsaw's game. However, only moments later, Henry came through the same door and brutally slashed her with a pair of scissors. He told Michael that he was merely tying a loose end and stated that they were not so different when it came to protecting themselves. Afterward, Henry disappeared through the door, leaving Michael and Carla's corpse behind. (Saw II: Flesh & Blood)

Personality[]

Carla Song seemingly had a charming personality, as shown by the fact that she had an affair with Lawrence Gordon. Although the latter was married and had a daughter, their romance continued for several months. However, the fact that she convinced Lawrence to betray his wife for such a long time, despite knowing about his marriage, indicated that she was also a treacherous and selfish individual. Judging by her general greediness, it is possible that she mainly engaged in the affair because she expected to gain certain advantages regarding her apprenticeship by sleeping with her medical teacher. Her greediness eventually led to her involvement in the drug cartel. She stole pharmaceuticals from her clinic for financial benefit, abusing her position and her supervisors' confidence. She showed no remorse for her criminal activities, not even after her former accomplice, Henry Jacobs, turned on her.

Trivia[]

  • The game files reveal that Carla was initially meant to appear in Saw: The Video Game. Interestingly enough, her placeholder model wears an identity badge giving her surname as Johnson.

Appearances and References[]

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