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Nancy Drew 25: Alibi in Ashes Hints

How do I get Deirdre to leave?

  • 1 of 5: Deirdre is a sucker for an obedient guy, or maybe it's just that she's a sucker for any chance to hurt Nancy, hard to tell.
  • 2 of 5: Whichever it is, Ned is the way to get her to move. After Nancy starts asking about fingerprints, talk to Ned, and he'll be happy to do the necessary. Twice.
  • 3 of 5: The first time will let you get a fingerprint --
  • 4 of 5: -- and the second time she'll actually disappear for a while so you can root through the notebook she's been scribbling in all day long.
  • 5 of 5: It's mostly garbage, but there's something at the end that's quite helpful.