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Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill Hints

You MUST do these things ...

  • Things you MUST do to finish the game:
    1. Get the key for the Library
    2. Get inside Jake's locker; read all items, and get box cutter
    3. Talk to all characters about themselves, each other (multiple times), Jake, the murder, and the pharmacy robbery
    4. Look at the Judo poster near Hulk
    5. Read the Kanji book in the Library
    6. Read the file in the Teachers Lounge
    7. Get a note from Daryl
    8. Escape from the Boiler Room
    9. Watch a video tape all the way through
    10. Confront all characters about video tape contents
    11. Ask Connie to help catch the murderer
    12. Go to Pharmacy when the Diner is closed (end game)