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Nancy Drew 27: The Deadly Device Hints

Soft Boiled Secret (Bonus Only)

  • 1 of 5: This one is in the lab's main room.
  • 2 of 5: After you successfully play Niko's song on the small Tesla coil and take the note from the secret compartment --
  • 3 of 5: -- we're going to play another tune, or at any rate some notes.
  • 4 of 5: Start at the bottom and play every note from C (at the bottom) to b (at the top), then go back down again from a to C. You're only playing the top note once.
  • 5 of 5: Once you've programmed this, hit the Play button. When it's done, the compartment opens again to reveal your egg. But again, this will only work if you have the Bonus edition of the game.