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Nancy Drew 29: The Silent Spy Hints
How do I tap Ewan's computer?
1 of 10: When you leave the Cathedral hub after unlocking the spy display, you'll get another "eerie tone" call, and this is one you shouldn't ignore.
2 of 10: So how do we go about tapping a computer? Well, first you need some "clips," odd pieces of red wire with squares on both ends. You may have picked these up from the wardrobe in Moira's house; if not, go get them now. (Incidentally, I don't think this is how this is done in real life. But not being either a spy or a hacker, I can't say for sure.)
3 of 10: Now you need to distract Ewan, get him away from his computer for a while.
4 of 10: Now that Ewan's occupied for the foreseeable future, go to the desk where he was sitting and click on the drawer under the desk, then put on Zoe's glasses. Aha! Read to the end of this hint for a screenshot showing how to place the clips.
5 of 10: The goal is to place all the clips on the cables here. Each clip should be placed so that the red square is on top of a symbol the same shape as the symbol on the other end of the clip -- that is, place the diamond clips on the green diamonds, the circles on the circles, and so on.
6 of 10: It's easiest to start with the long ones, the ones with the diamonds, and then do the circles, then the plus signs, and finally the Xs. But any order you do them is fine.
7 of 10: Many clips can go horizontally or vertically. If you find you don't have room for the small ones, try starting over and placing the long ones horizontally instead of vertically or vice versa.
8 of 10: There may be other ways to do this, but here's how I did it:
