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He abandoned you, he told me. It didn't mean he didn't love you. It didn't mean he got what he deserved.
— Sarah talks with Michael about his father.[src]

Sarah Blalok is a fictional character from the Saw franchise. She was the tertiary protagonist of Saw II: Flesh & Blood.

Biography[]

The Cartel[]

Sarah Blalok was a drug addict and a dealer who worked as an informant for the Metropolitan Police Department. Eventually, she joined a drug cartel alongside Chief Henry Jacobs, Detective Joseph Poltzer, Dr. Carla Song, and Solomon Bates. While working for the cartel, Sarah sold drugs on the street and shared her profits with the other members. (Saw II: Flesh & Blood)

The Jigsaw Case[]

At some point, Sarah got involved in the investigation of a serial killer case. After a drug addict named Amanda Young escaped a deadly trap set up by a killer known as Jigsaw, she went to the International District to meet Sarah. Amanda asked her about the whereabouts of Cecil Adams, her boyfriend, not knowing that Cecil was killed during one of Jigsaw's games earlier. When the police asked Sarah what Amanda wanted from her, she willingly gave them the information they needed. (Saw: The Video Game, Saw II: Flesh & Blood)

Observation of David Tapp[]

Eventually, Detective David Tapp, the lead investigator on the case, was discharged from the police force when his partner, Detective Steven Sing, died in one of Jigsaw's traps during a raid on the killer's hideout. However, Tapp continued the investigation on his own. To prevent him from finding out about the drug cartel, Henry Jacobs blackmailed Sarah into spying on him, threatening to arrest her if she did not obey his orders.

Sometime later, Tapp went to a corner store close to his apartment, where Sarah asked him if he could change some money. He quickly recognized her as the informant who had told them about Amanda Young's search for Cecil Adams. They got into a conversation and eventually developed a friendly relationship. Although Tapp had not fully recovered, Sarah helped him feel better after the recent strokes of fate caused by Sing's death, Jigsaw's escape, and Tapp's subsequent discharge from the police. Eventually, she moved in next to his apartment. While spending time with him, Sarah learned that Tapp had gained knowledge of the cartel but was not interested in stopping its members as he was only obsessed with apprehending Jigsaw. However, Henry did not believe her, accusing her of lying to him due to her feelings for Tapp. (Saw: The Video Game, Saw II: Flesh & Blood)

David Tapp's Death[]

Several months after his discharge, Tapp was abducted by Jigsaw and forced to play one of his games at the abandoned Whitehurst Insane Asylum. Ultimately, Tapp chose to let go of his pursuit of Jigsaw in exchange for the freedom of all the victims trapped in the asylum. Throughout the following days, the press frequently reported the events at Whitehurst, declaring Tapp a hero. Nonetheless, Tapp could not overcome his obsession with Jigsaw and committed suicide in his apartment by shooting himself in the head. Although Sarah had overcome her addiction, she suffered a relapse and fell back into her old patterns. (Saw: The Video Game, Saw II: Flesh & Blood)

Abduction[]

Following his father's suicide, Tapp's estranged son, Michael, went to his flat. Upon his arrival, Jennings Foster, one of Tapp's former colleagues, investigated the scene alongside Chief Jacobs and Joseph Poltzer. While Jennings promised him that he would find any evidence that might be there, Poltzer reacted dismissively and told Michael to leave. As they continued their work, Michael went out to have a smoke. Upon leaving the apartment, he briefly met Sarah in the hallway. After a brief conversation, Sarah quickly went into her flat. Shortly afterward, Sarah was subdued by a mysterious man with a sinister pig mask. After she lost consciousness, the attacker took her to the abandoned Holmes Hotel. In the pool area, he trapped her inside a glass tank on top of a big cage. (Saw II: Flesh & Blood)

Michael Tapp's Test[]

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Sarah in the tank

When she woke up again, Sarah immediately panicked upon realizing that she had been abducted by Jigsaw, who was, in fact, a terminal cancer patient named John Kramer. Meanwhile, Michael was also trapped in the hotel and faced one of Jigsaw's deadly games. Eventually, he reached the area where Sarah was held captive. As Michael approached her, a TV turned on in front of him, and a mechanical ventriloquist puppet named Billy appeared on-screen, warning Michael that the water before him was energized. Sarah frantically begged Michael to save her. Therefore, he tried to calm her down and went to find the water pump to drain the pool and reach her.

Eventually, Michael managed to activate the pump and returned to the pool. As he passed by, Sarah angrily told him to hurry up, which resulted in a brief argument between them. Michael then continued his way and went up the next staircase. When he returned once again, Sarah became increasingly impatient. Michael then entered the cage in the middle of the pool, climbed up a ladder, and finally reached her. However, another TV turned on, showing the puppet. It confronted Sarah about her drug problems and relapse after being offered a chance to overcome her addiction. Furthermore, it also told Michael that he had to align a few pipes outside the tank to save her.

When the tape ended, the tank immediately began filling with water. Therefore, Michael tried to align the pipes. After a while, he finally succeeded, and the tank door opened. As Sarah stumbled out of the box, Michael asked her if she was okay, which she affirmed. She also told Michael that she had worked as an informant for his father. When he asked her about the second chance his father gave to her, Sarah got angry, accusing Michael of ruining his father's life and driving him to suicide. Afterward, she climbed off the cage and ran away, leaving the room and Michael behind. (Saw II: Flesh & Blood)

Carla Song[]

She made her way to an abandoned chemical plant across from the hotel. Thereby, she came across Carla Song, 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 Sarah tried to find a way to escape the building. Eventually, she ended up trapped in another room. As hot steam blocked her path, she could not get out alone and screamed for help. (Saw II: Flesh & Blood)

The Steam Maze[]

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Sarah talks to Michael.

Sometime later, Michael crawled through a vent and found himself on a catwalk above her. He mocked her for her unfriendly attitude back at the hotel, which resulted in a brief argument between them. Nonetheless, he eventually decided to help her and redirected the steam via a valve. His path, however, was blocked as well. By slowly moving forward and using the valves on the room's upper and lower levels, Sarah and Michael helped each other in turns. Their teamwork ultimately allowed Sarah to climb up a ladder to the catwalk where Michael was. Despite her initial hostility toward him, she was grateful and called Michael a good man, just like his father, David. However, when he responded that she did not know his father, she slapped him and told him that David still loved him despite having abandoned him as a child. Unwilling to talk about his father, Michael turned away. Unnoticed by him, the door behind Sarah was opened, and Pighead grabbed her. As he witnessed how he carried her away, Michael tried to help her but was held back when the door was closed again. (Saw II: Flesh & Blood)

Death[]

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Sarah's corpse

Somehow, Sarah managed to escape or was turned loose by Pighead and found out that the man behind the mask was a friend of David Tapp. Eventually, she reached an abandoned railway building nearby. As Sarah walked through a subway tunnel, she reencountered Michael. When he confronted her about her involvement in the drug cartel, she admitted that she was blackmailed into spying on his father because her accomplices from the cartel were afraid that he might find out about their criminal activities. However, when she wanted to reveal the identity of Pighead to him, Joseph Poltzer suddenly snuck up on her and shot her in the head. (Saw II: Flesh & Blood)

Personality[]

Sarah Blalok was a woman whose life and actions were heavily influenced by her drug addiction, ultimately leading to her involvement in a criminal organization. Primarily caring about protecting herself and satisfying her addiction, she often acted offensively and aggressively toward others.

However, she was not as morally depraved as the other cartel members and worked for them mainly out of fear. The only person she seemed to care about was David Tapp, who had a good influence on her and even helped her overcome her drug problems. Therefore, she was willing to stand up for him and acted hostile when someone opposed him or his actions.

Trivia[]

  • Jigsaw's accusations that Sarah sold her morals on the street corner for whatever she could get indicated that she might have prostituted herself to finance her drug addiction.

Appearances and References[]

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