Nancy Drew 1: Secrets Can Kill! (Remastered) Hints

(9) Student Lounge

  • 1 of 7: This one is on a bulletin board in the student lounge, the room where Connie Watson spends her time.
  • 2 of 7: The cipher isn't obvious at first; there's a lot of text and no helps like underlines. So what other possibilities are there?
  • 3 of 7: If you read through the message, some of the wording is a little strange. It almost looks like they've added some extra words. That sometimes means the writer is using the first letters of the words to say something else.
  • 4 of 7: Read the first letter of every line down the left margin to read the message. Decoded, it says --
  • 5 of 7: -- "fifth map drawer." Maps are often stored in what's known as a flat file, a cabinet with very wide shallow drawers.
  • 6 of 7: Look downstairs in the library, in the reference section.
  • 7 of 7: The letters and number at the end are La:U2.