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Who are you, little man? I see you.
— Tapp observes Zep in Gordon's apartment[src]

David Tapp's Apartment is a fictional location from the Saw franchise as well as a minor location in the first Saw film.

History[]

The Apartment[]

Due to his work on the Jigsaw case, Detective David Tapp soon became obsessed with the idea, that the renowned oncologist Dr. Lawrence Gordon was the killer. However when his decisions led to the death of his partner, Detective Steven Sing, Tapp was discharged from the Metropolitan Police Department. Because of this, Tapp decided to continue the investigation on his own and rented an apartment right across from Dr. Gordon's apartment so he could observe him.

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A newspaper article by Oswald McGillicutty

The apartment itself was a run-down one-room flat. Its walls were covered graffity and numerous articles about the case, even some by Globe Staff writer Oswald McGillicutty. Due to his unstable state of mind and his obsession with Gordon, Tapp severely neglected both himself and the apartment, causing it to go to rack even more. As the apartment was very small, Tapp had to work and sleep in his living room. In there he had a safe where he kept all his notes about the case. He also had a picture of his late partner to remind him of the night of his death. In order to observe Gordon, Tapp had a camera tripod standing right behind his window. The recordings were broadcasted to his TV screen which he had turned into a surveillance monitor. (Saw)

Observing Zep Hindle[]

One night, Lawrence Gordon's apartment was invaded by Zep Hindle, an orderly who worked at the Angel of Mercy Hospital just like Gordon himself. When Gordon left his apartment to meet his medical student and mistress, Carla, in a hotel, Zep took Gordon's wife and daughter, Alison and Diana Gordon, hostage and tied them to a bedpost in Alison and Lawrence's bedroom. After tying them up and gagging them, Zep stepped to the window. Unbeknown to him, Tapp was still observing the house and filmed him. However due to the curtains were drawn closely, Tapp didn't notice the hostages.

At 6:00 o'clock, Zep was going to kill Diana and Alison as he was told to by the Jigsaw Killer. However Alison managed to get free and engaged in a fight with him, causing him to accidentally trigger several shots. These shots were heard by David Tapp. Realizing the danger, Tapp grabbed his weapon and stormed out to save Gordon's family. (Saw)

Trivia[]

  • Tapp's apartment is the only location from the movies which is also visited in the video games.

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