Visible crew/equipment: When Billy talks to Brad and Ryan about how Dina has manipulated them, there is a close up of Ryan and you can see a shadow move over him. No-one else is near by. (00:04:20)
Visible crew/equipment: When Jill walks out of the police station, watch in the glass and you will very briefly see a boom mic and stage light reflected. (00:16:35)
Visible crew/equipment: When Bobby is walking to his car there is a very nice reflection of a stage light visible in his car. (00:26:30)
Visible crew/equipment: When the camera is panning down on the mess that is the junk yard, look in the cars and you can see a shadow moving. Clearly the camera. (00:27:30)
Visible crew/equipment: Just as Bobby gets to the "Verify your self worth through commitment" room, there is a clip of the red paint on the floor. If you look carefully you can see that there is a mark where Bobby has got to stop. (00:44:35)
Visible crew/equipment: When Bobby grabs the key for Cale's noose. There is a shadow on the door of a boom mic. (00:53:50)
Visible crew/equipment: The second time Gibson looks round the room where the Reverse Bear Trap was found, look in the mirror and you can make out a camera man. (01:02:25)
Visible crew/equipment: When Hoffman runs to hide from the second coroner, he goes right up close to the camera. When he does, you can see the camera's shadow on his face. (01:08:00)
Visible crew/equipment: When Hoffman is strapping Jill's second wrist into the chair, look at his head. As the camera moves in for a closeup, you can see the camera's shadow move over Hoffman's head. (01:15:15)
Visible crew/equipment: In the first shot at the public trap, you can see a camera crane reflected in the mirrors.
Answer: He, his wife and his daughter were abducted before he decided to work with Jigsaw. He didn't put them in danger. As for why he decided to work with Jigsaw following his ordeal, like other characters in the franchise, he either developed a level of Stockholm syndrome or he concluded that Jigsaw's methods were right, or a combination of both.
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