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Nancy Drew 28: Ghost of Thornton Hall Hints

Snake Coffin

  • 1 of 7: The plate for this one comes from the fountain puzzle in the ruins.
  • 2 of 7: The sketch and a hint about which coffin you need can be found on a column of the main house, which you'll find after you find Jess's camera in one of the hidden places --
  • 3 of 7: -- more specifically, in the area behind the wine rack in the cellar.
  • 4 of 7: The text next to the sketch says "First of its kind across the bottom." The coffins in the bottom row are all the same, except --
  • 5 of 7: -- the coffin in niche 10, the second one from the left, which has two handles.
  • 6 of 7: As before, any way you arrange the pieces so they fit is right, but here's how I did it:
  • 7 of 7: This coffin opens to yield the second half of Charlotte's bedroom key.