Solomon Bates

== Biography ==
=== Early Life ===
Solomon Bates was a member and associate of Bates & Gregson, a small accountant firm. One of the companies that employed his services was the Urban Renewal Group, a foundation dedicated to property development for needy people. The company, founded by the successful civil engineer John Kramer and the lawyer Art Blank, bought up abandoned real estate and renovated them into low-cost housing. Despite his work for the company, not all of Solomon's activities were that honorable as he assisted a drug dealer named Chuck in hiding his money and concealing his profits. Solomon helped Chuck sell his drugs to patients at the Homeward Bound Clinic for recovering addicts, the clinic was owned by Jill Tuck at the John Kramer's wife at the time.
Following John's departure, his shares of the company and their buildings were given to Jill. However, over a year after Gideon's death, John had turned into the infamous serial killer known as Jigsaw. At one point, he targeted his former friend and partner and forced him to participate in one of his deadly games, which ultimately resulted in Art's death and thereby the end of the Urban Renewal Group.
=== Grace Wright's Lawsuit ===
A few years later Solomon got involved after learned that a report was made by Zanix Industries, showed that waste was being poured directly into the Hillford river, contaminating the groundwater. The city's decayed, century-old water lines were unable to filter the filth. This was allowed by Grace Wright part of the city council, Solomon decided to offer Grace his help with her lawsuit. Therefore, the two of them could make money off of the scheme, which Grace accepted the offer. For years this allowed for waste to poured into the water of Grace's oblivious voters.
== Personality ==
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