Design & Function[]
The contraption was a remote with a trigger that was created by Logan Nelson. At a certain time, someone had to find a trigger and use it. Once someone pulled the trigger to the remote, it would thereby start the game, which was a recreation of the game involving five people, who were trapped inside a barn outside the city. If they refused to do so, they would be killed on their own.
History[]
Edgar Munsen's Test[]
Edgar awakens
Ten years after the death of John Kramer, better known as the Jigsaw Killer, one of his accomplices, Dr. Logan Nelson, decided to continue his deadly games. After Logan abducted him, Edgar woke up inside an abandoned warehouse and received an audio tape, which gave him the instructions for a test. By 12 o'clock, he had to find a remote and use it to start a game involving five people. If he refused to do so, he would be killed on his own.
Police Pursuit[]
Edgar is chased by police
Edgar attracted the attention of the police, which resulted in a car chase. With his car, Edgar sped down the roads until he was out braked by spike strips laid out by officer Solomon several of his colleagues including Palermo who had set up a roadblock on the street and eventually hit a street barrier, consisting of numerous water barrels and police vehicles. He smashed his window and climbed out of the car to continue his flight on foot. Pursued by two officers, he eventually reached the warehouse where he previously received his instructions and made it to the rooftop. There, he noticed a red "X" drawn on a steel scaffold, which marked the position of the trigger. Just as he grabbed it, the officers arrived and aimed their guns at him. In the distance, Edgar saw a clock tower, officer Solomon ordered him to drop the device, Edgar refused to do so, stating that they "could not stop it." Instead of dropping the remote, he desperately told them to call Detective Brad Halloran as five other people were going to die if Halloran didn't arrive within 17 minutes. Eventually, Solomon consented to it and called the detective.
The remote is destroyed
As the time passed, Edgar started to panic. However, Halloran finally arrived along with his colleague, Detective Keith Hunt. In his attempt to find out what was going on and who was responsible for it, Halloran questioned Edgar, while his colleagues still held him at gunpoint. Edgar told him that he was given the choice to either start the game or die on his own. Therefore, Halloran ordered the officers to aim for the remote and shoot it if Edgar pulled the trigger.
As the time was running out, Edgar lost his composure and activated the device, causing the officers to instantly shoot and destroy the remote. However, a bullet hit his chest and Edgar collapsed severely injured. Afterwards, the officers lowered their guns, Edgar collapsed, he told Halloran that the game had begun before he passed out due to his injury while Halloran angrily asked which one of them shot Edgar in the chest against his orders.