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Nancy Drew 27: The Deadly Device Hints

How do I reassemble the robotic cat?

  • 1 of 13: Well, first off, you don't really have to if you don't want; it's not required for the game, and it doesn't do anything too interesting. It does get you an award, however. If you still want to get it together, here's what you do.
  • 2 of 13: You may have notice the pink cat pieces about the place, but you can't pick them up until someone tells you what they are.
  • 3 of 13: The second time you go to see Ryan in the workshop, she screams and rants about the hideous robotic cat. Now you can start picking up the pieces.
  • 4 of 13: There are seven pieces total to collect: two front legs, two back legs, torso, head, and tail.
  • 5 of 13: The head is on the table behind Ryan. You can't pick it up until Ryan leaves the workshop.
  • 6 of 13: The tail is in the bedroom, on the nightstand next to the clock. It's a wiry thing, isn't it?
  • 7 of 13: There's one front leg on the dining table in the staff lounge --
  • 8 of 13: -- and another front leg in the photo lab, under the cabinet with the silicon wafers.
  • 9 of 13: One back leg is in Mason's cubicle, on top of the small filing cabinet at the right when you sit down --
  • 10 of 13: -- and the other is in Security, behind the shredder in the far corner of the room, though you won't have a hotspot until after you investigate the sound of shredding.
  • 11 of 13: Once you have all the pieces, take them to the workshop and use the work table on the left to assemble them.
  • 12 of 13: You have to do this in a specific order, for some reason -- torso, back legs, front legs, tail, and head. And now the cat will make various cat noises every time you touch it --
  • 13 of 13: -- which is more reaction than you'll get from either Ryan or Mason. I expected Ryan to start screaming again, and I expected Mason to be grateful ... but nothing. Fine. I'm not bitter.