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Nancy Drew 25: Alibi in Ashes Hints

How do I open the locked cabinet in Nancy's room?

  • 1 of 6: It's Nancy's room; presumably she has the key for it.
  • 2 of 6: Or she did, before she went to jail and they took away all her personal items. She'll find her keys when she finds her phone --
  • 3 of 6: -- in the evidence locker.
  • 4 of 6: Once Nancy has her keys, which have that lovely pink flower keyring, give them to one of the friends. Whoever is picking stuff up from Nancy anyway can then unlock the cabinet, which will stay open for the rest of the game.
  • 5 of 6: The cabinet contains some puzzling items -- three fingerprint kits (so each friend can have one, but why does Nancy have three?), four boxes of wooden matches (hmm ... rather odd for someone who doesn't even have candles in her obsessively neat bedroom), and a HUGE supply of --
  • 6 of 6: -- Koko Kringle bars. That girl has some serious food issues, friends.