Eleanor Bonneville

Eleanor Bonneville
Biographical Information
Appearances	Jigsaw
Also Known As	El Sweetheart
Status	Alive
Profession	Pathologist Assistant of The Medical Examiners
Role	Supporting Character Protagonist
Relationships	Logan Nelson (boss) Brad Halloran (enemy)† Jordan (colleague)
Portrayed by	Hannah Emily Anderson

“	A girl's gotta have a hobby.	”
	— Eleanor

Eleanor Bonneville is a fictional character from the Saw franchise as well as the deuteragonist of Jigsaw. She was portrayed by Hannah Emily Anderson.

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What role does Eleanor Bonneville play in the Saw franchise?

Eleanor Bonneville is the secondary protagonist in Jigsaw. She is the assistant of pathologist Dr. Logan Nelson and gets involved in the investigation of a serial killer case ten years after the death of John Kramer, aka Jigsaw. Assuming that a Jigsaw copycat is responsible for the latest murders, Eleanor is eager to solve the case. However, she is also deeply fascinated with Jigsaw to the point where she occupies a lair and builds replicas of the killer's cruel trap devices. When detectives Brad Halloran and Keith Hunt learn about this obsession, Eleanor herself becomes a suspect in the case.

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How does Eleanor's fascination with Jigsaw influence her actions in the movie?

Eleanor Bonneville is the assistant of pathologist Dr. Logan Nelson and gets involved in the investigation of a serial killer case ten years after the death of John Kramer, aka Jigsaw. Assuming that a Jigsaw copycat is responsible for the latest murders, Eleanor is eager to solve the case. However, Eleanor is also deeply fascinated with Jigsaw, which eventually makes her a suspect herself. Due to her obsession with the Jigsaw Killer, she allies herself with Logan to prove her innocence and solve the case before the police detectives, hoping to see the copycat's work with her own eyes.

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Who portrayed Eleanor Bonneville in the Saw franchise?

Eleanor Bonneville was portrayed by Canadian actress Hannah Emily Anderson in Jigsaw.

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What does Eleanor Bonneville find on the dark web related to Jigsaw?

Eleanor Bonneville, a pathologist working for the Metropolitan Police Department, is profoundly fascinated with the history of John Kramer, aka Jigsaw, and his philosophy. She occupies a warehouse where she builds replicas of the killer's cruel trap devices. Eleanor found the blueprints for these traps on the dark web, including plans for the Cycle Trap, which had been used for a Jigsaw game ten years earlier but was never discovered by the police.

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Biography

Early Career and Jigsaw obsession

Eleanor began working as a resident. Once she completed her residency, she stayed on as Logan's assistant, even turning down a job as an examiner at the Cleveland City morgue. Eleanor works as the assistant for Logan Nelson at the medical examiner's office.

Eleanor is a Jigsaw fan and searched through the dark web and found blueprints of Jigsaw's infamous traps, and made tiny replicas of the traps, including the Cycle Trap in which she explained to Logan Nelson saying that not only did John Kramer design it, he built it. She then bought a studio to display her replicas.

Eleanor examines the blood

When the first Jigsaw victim in years was found, she recognized the call sign of the jigsaw piece carved out of the victim's skin. After hearing John Kramer's voice on a thumb drive, she first denied the idea that Kramer was alive. After examining the body, she told Logan she found that there might be a way she be able to find the place of death, but they were interrupted when a second Jigsaw victim was found.

Eleanor and Logan examine the corpse

The detectives Brad Halloran and Keith Hunt began to notice Eleanor seemed to be very interested in the Jigsaw case. They did research and discovered she's a frequent visitor of a site devoted to Jigsaw and his works. When asked for an alibi, she could not provide one, so they remained suspicious of her. After Keith told Logan of their interest in her, Logan confronted her, and she took him to her studio which held replicas of Jigsaw traps, including ones that were not on the official record of being used (though were actually made and used years ago). Logan warned her how her collection could incriminate her and advised she get rid of them, though Keith had followed them and taken shots of the collection.

Discovery of the Barn

Eleanor and Logan arrive at the barn

After the detectives raided her studio, they discovered the body of the third Jigsaw victim, and Eleanor broke into Logan's home to speak with him, believing Halloran was trying to pin the murders on her, but Logan assured her Halloran was suspected instead. She also told him that through research, she had a good idea where the current Jigsaw game was being played. Eleanor insisted they leave the cops out, because of Halloran, but Logan suspected Eleanor wanted to see the place for herself to feed her obsession. He agreed to go with her, seeing as she was armed with a gun and they drove off to the farm, with Halloran following behind.

Finding the various traps in the farm, Logan accused her of being the new Jigsaw, but she still claimed Halloran was the killer. Halloran held Logan at gun point and forces Eleanor to drop her gun. After which a fight broke out between Halloran and Logan, while Eleanor fled the farm. Logan's supposedly knocked out and Halloran chased after her, before he was drugged by and unseen assailant. Eleanor reached the road and waved down a car. Unknown to her, Logan was the real successor of Jigsaw and he used her to provide himself an alibi.

Personality

Eleanor Bonneville is a Pathologist who works as an assistant under Logan Nelson. She has a very quick witted and cunning personality. Bonneville, despite both Halloran's and Hunt's accusations, is a very trust worthy individual and aids Nelson throughout the film unknowing of his work related to Jigsaw. Her obsession with Jigsaw portrayed her as if she were to be the antagonist with her shady facade at the beginning.

Trivia

• Eleanor is a unique character in that she is an accomplice to Jigsaw without being aware of it. She works alongside Logan Nelson, but believes Halloran to be the new Jigsaw Killer.

Appearances and References

Films
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