Secrets Can Kill
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| Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill | |
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| Developer(s) | Her Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | DreamCatcher Interactive Inc. |
| Release date(s) | December 1998 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone (E) |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
Secrets Can Kill was the first of the many Nancy Drew computer games developed by DreamCatcher Games and Her Interactive.
Secrets Can Kill, often abbreviated as SCK, is a first-person whodunit from the viewpoint of Nancy. The game is 3D, but unlike later games, the characters are cartoonish 2D.
The game is based off the book "Secrets Can Kill", the first book in the Nancy Drew Files Series. It is set in first person view of Nancy Drew and takes place in the fictional town of Paseo Del Mar, Florida.
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[edit] Characters
Daryl Gray - Daryl is an informant. He can be found at Maxine's Diner, where he works.
Hal Tanaka - Hal is a foreign exchange student from Japan. He's very focused on getting a scholarship so he can go to college. He is often in study dome at the school. He is a close friend of Jake Rogers.
Connie Watson - Connie is a tough girl who is into judo. You can always find her in the student lounge. She also hides a dark secret.
Hector 'Hulk' Sanchez - Hulk Sanchez is a stereotypical jock who may even play for the Dolphins one day. Hulk does pretty well in school, the girls all love him, and he seems to have a great life.
[edit] Plot
In this game Nancy is visiting her Aunt Eloise in Florida, when a student of a nearby school is brutally murdered. The student, Jake Rogers, was greatly disliked at Paseo Del Mar High. Nancy decides to investigate the murder and find out who murdered Jake and why. Nancy discovers that Jake was blackmailing each of the suspects. Daryl Gray is a drug runner for money because his father's business is bankrupted. Hal Tanaka, in need of a scholarship to stay in the United States, cheats copying an old English essay. Connie Watson, in need of money for school next year, secretly competes in a men's judo tournament and wins the cash prize. Hector Sanchez, in order to heal from his injury, steals drugs from the local pharmacy. Although it is never verified it is assumed that Jake tried to pressure Daryl's drug contact, Mitch Dillon. In the end Nancy and Daryl go to confront Mitch who does reveal that he killed Jake to stop him from saying anything. It is also assumed that Mitch trapped Nancy in the boiler room while rigging the boiler to explode. Mitch pulls out a gun but is quickly disarmed by Connie. Nancy grabs the gun and commands Mitch to surrender. Mitch goes to jail, Hulk pays back the pharmacy, Connie and Daryl begin dating, and Hal gets his scholarship.
[edit] Phone Friends
There characters are familiar to those who've read the books. In the game, Nancy calls them for hints and fun. These are:
- Bess Marvin - one of Nancy's best friends.
- George Fayne - Nancy's other best friend and Bess's cousin.
- Ned Nickerson - Nancy's boyfriend.
Jake and Aunt Eloise are two characters you hear of but never meet.
[edit] Phone Numbers
Throughout the game you will find phone numbers on various things. They are merely for fun, not necessary to complete the game. These are:
- Aunt Eloise (The number on the phone card) - 555-2104
- Drug Depot - 555-3784
- The Pizza Place - 555-8669
- Judo Club - 555-JUDO
- Police - 555-4855
- Maxine's - 555-5386
- Save the Manatees Club - 1-800-432-JOIN
- Jake's Locker - 555-JAKE
[edit] Accidents
Within Secrets Can Kill and other Nancy Drew computer games, there are a number of fatal mistakes you can make, such as falling down stairs or setting something on fire. The "Second Chance" option can be used to correct these mistakes. Here is a list of the mistakes you can make:
- Create a gas leak at the diner and start an explosion.
- Not fixing the boiler in time and explode Paseo Del Mar High.
- Not pointing the weapon at the culprit in time.
[edit] Trivia
- There are many hidden messages in Secrets Can Kill. They are the following:
- In Jake's locker, the magazine has an article about a Judo tournament winner: Nineco, an anagram of "Connie"
- At Aunt Eloise's house, in her gardening book, the capital letters spell "MITCH" the culprit.
- A cutting board at the diner says "WATCH OUT"
- The jukebox in the diner says "werdycnan," Nancy Drew spelled backwards.
- The book (next to the TV in Aunt Eloise's house) is called Secrets Can Kill, and it mentions two characters fighting at night near a warehouse & a character named Connie.
- At the diner the menu has two messages; the left says: "soup ladel" and the right says "bolt cutters"
- The songs on the jukebox at the diner reference Nancy in their titles, such as 'Look Behind You.'
- At the diner in the kitchen, the schedule says at the bottom:
"Jake's fate happened deliberately, gravity was not his worst enemy."
- The menu on one of the table says "Danger."
- The eye chart in the gym backwards says:
"If you can read this, make no mistake, genuine first class detective you'll make."
- In the yearbook ad on one of bulletin boards the hidden message is: "Search below danger sign in kitchen."
- Another paper says: "Find the morning addition, and discover another crime, the answer is in black and white, to who will do the time."
- When on the phone, if you dial 555-JAKE it rings and says "Hi this is Jakes locker!"
- On the bulletin boards: (these are de-coded)
-"There's more than one way to remove a chain so thick, aside from the combination. Mel's bolt cutters can do the trick."
-"In the face of danger, a killer if you dare, a very unlikely couple, could be a helpful pair."
-"A symbol of kanji, worn with great pride, reflects a great secret, that someone must hide."
-"No where to turn, no where to hide, let the books in the library be your guide.
-"He did what it took to make the grade, even if it meant cheating to keep up his charade."
-"When things go astray tonight at Vandalay, it will not help to run, so you must grab the gun!"
- If you listen very closely you can hear morse cose in the teachers lounge.
- If you look on the whiteboard about absences in the teachers' lounge, there will be spaces in the names. The last letters ofthe space creates this: "Tanaka cheats"
- The Periodic Table of Elements in the teachers lounge says: "Search Behind Boiler."
- In the teacher's lounge, the world map says, "A trophy was not the only prize, but also money of a greater size."
- In the teacher's lounge, the memo on the desk says: "Before you see the enemy, examine the elevator."
- In one of the books in the teacher's lounge there was a paper with sign language... which spelled out "Connie Was innocent."
- One of the books in the library is by Carolyn Keene, author of the Nancy Drew books.
- The blue sheet on the main desk says in the library says, "Sabotage should cause concern, but with the gloves you will not burn."
- In the map drawer, there's a word find where you can find: Mitch, murder, Jake, Hulk, kanji, Connie, pharmacy, Maxine's, diner, case, boiler and others.
- In another map drawer, the blue and green letter puzzle says: "The bolt cutters you must take or you could be the next Jake!"
- A book in the lower level of the library on dreams says: "Don't run Nancy."
- There is a book on Zodiac symbols in the library. Zodiac symbols feature prominently in subsequent games Message in a Haunted Mansion and The Curse of Blackmoor Manor
[edit] External Link
Note: Series has nothing to do with the plot but it does make finding the Easter egg (media) easier.
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Nancy Drew Computer Games | Succeeded by Stay Tuned for Danger (computer game) |
