Secrets Can Kill
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Secrets Can Kill is the first of the many Nancy Drew
computer games developed by Her Interactive
and was released in 1998. It is followed by Stay Tuned for Danger. The game is based on 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
. This game is also the first and so far, only, Nancy Drew
Game where Nancy is called in to investigate a death
.
Secrets Can Kill is a first-person whodunit
from the viewpoint of Nancy. The game is animated in 3D, but unlike later games, the characters are 2D.
Secrets Can Kill Remastered
, a remastered version of the game, was released on August 24, 2010. Sales of the original Secrets Can Kill were discontinued on August 1, 2010.
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Daryl Gray -- Daryl is an informant. He can be found at Maxine's Diner, where he works. He found the victim's body. His father is former US Senator Eugene Gray and as such his family is considered to be rich. He tends to be a bit of a flirt, but is he as wholesome as he seems?
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Hal Tanaka -- Hal is a foreign exchange student from Japan. He's very focused on getting a scholarship so he can go to college and become a doctor. He is always in the study dome at the school. He seems intelligent, but is he smart enough to plan the death of the devious blackmailer known as Jake Rogers?
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Connie Watson -- Connie is a tough girl who is secretly very adept at judo. You can always find her in the Student Lounge. She seems like a nice normal, if not tough, teenage girl...or is she?
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Hector "Hulk" Sanchez -- Hulk Sanchez is a stereotypical jock who hopes to play college football, and eventually for the Miami Dolphins
one day. However, Hulk needs an athletic scholarship to reach that dream. Are his future plans as stable as he says?
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Mitch Dillon -- Mitch is the school's boiler serviceman (but only in the book) and is not seen much in the game. He's as shady as they come....did Jake get mixed up with him?
Through playing the game, the player will discover that Jake Rogers was blackmailing several of the other characters with video evidence of their misdeeds:
Eventually the player receives enough evidence to convince Daryl to take Mitch down. Nancy and Daryl confront Mitch at the pharmeceutical plant, where the latter attempts to silence them. However he is interrupted by the arrival of Connie who knocks the gun out of Mitch's hand, which Nancy picks up and at gun point makes a citizen arrest. The game ends with life returning back to normal, and Nancy receiving an offer to work a new case at a studio, setting the stage for Stay Tuned for Danger.
Jake and Aunt Eloise
are two characters you hear of but never meet. You can hear Jake's voice when you call 555-JAKE and Jake says "You have reached Jake's locker." You can hear Eloise's voice by calling the number on the phone card.
Here is a list of the mistakes you can make:
Note: The various titles in the series do not form a continuous plot, but knowledge of previous games can make it easier to find certain Easter eggs
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Nancy Drew
Nancy Drew is a fictional young amateur detective in various mystery series for all ages. She was created by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate book packaging firm. The character first appeared in 1930. The books have been ghostwritten by a number of authors and are published...
computer games developed by Her Interactive
Her Interactive
Her Interactive is the leading mystery-maker and pioneer of fun and inspiring interactive entertainment. The company, with 24 awards to its name, designs, develops and publishes high-quality, mystery adventure games and apps, and is the world leader in the mystery games category. Her Interactive's...
and was released in 1998. It is followed by Stay Tuned for Danger. The game is based on the book "Secrets Can Kill", the first book in the Nancy Drew Files
The Nancy Drew Files
The Nancy Drew Files, or the Nancy Drew Case Files, is a detective fiction series started in 1986 and released by Simon & Schuster, New York. It is a spin-off of the original series of novels featuring Nancy Drew, with a greater emphasis on adventure, malice and romance. All the books have been...
Series. It is set in first person view of Nancy Drew and takes place in the fictional town of Paseo Del Mar, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. This game is also the first and so far, only, Nancy Drew
Nancy Drew
Nancy Drew is a fictional young amateur detective in various mystery series for all ages. She was created by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate book packaging firm. The character first appeared in 1930. The books have been ghostwritten by a number of authors and are published...
Game where Nancy is called in to investigate a death
Death
Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include old age, predation, malnutrition, disease, and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury....
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Secrets Can Kill is a first-person whodunit
Whodunit
A whodunit or whodunnit is a complex, plot-driven variety of the detective story in which the puzzle is the main feature of interest. The reader or viewer is provided with clues from which the identity of the perpetrator of the crime may be deduced before the solution is revealed in the final...
from the viewpoint of Nancy. The game is animated in 3D, but unlike later games, the characters are 2D.
Secrets Can Kill Remastered
Secrets Can Kill Remastered
Secrets Can Kill Remastered is the remastered version of the first Nancy Drew adventure game Secrets Can Kill by Her Interactive. It was released on August 24, 2010 in honor of Nancy Drew's 80th anniversary.-Plot:...
, a remastered version of the game, was released on August 24, 2010. Sales of the original Secrets Can Kill were discontinued on August 1, 2010.
Characters
Jake Rogers -- A very unpopular student who was found murdered at the bottom of a set of stairs at the high school. He's not liked by anyone and seems to have an affinity for blackmailing people. Could one of his victims have turned the table on him?----
Daryl Gray -- Daryl is an informant. He can be found at Maxine's Diner, where he works. He found the victim's body. His father is former US Senator Eugene Gray and as such his family is considered to be rich. He tends to be a bit of a flirt, but is he as wholesome as he seems?
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Hal Tanaka -- Hal is a foreign exchange student from Japan. He's very focused on getting a scholarship so he can go to college and become a doctor. He is always in the study dome at the school. He seems intelligent, but is he smart enough to plan the death of the devious blackmailer known as Jake Rogers?
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Connie Watson -- Connie is a tough girl who is secretly very adept at judo. You can always find her in the Student Lounge. She seems like a nice normal, if not tough, teenage girl...or is she?
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Hector "Hulk" Sanchez -- Hulk Sanchez is a stereotypical jock who hopes to play college football, and eventually for the Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
one day. However, Hulk needs an athletic scholarship to reach that dream. Are his future plans as stable as he says?
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Mitch Dillon -- Mitch is the school's boiler serviceman (but only in the book) and is not seen much in the game. He's as shady as they come....did Jake get mixed up with him?
Plot
Nancy goes to Florida to visit her Aunt Eloise. Though it isn't clear when it happens, a student at the high school where Eloise works as a librarian is murdered. Eloise asks Nancy to investigate, and Nancy goes undercover as a new student and meets the game's characters.Through playing the game, the player will discover that Jake Rogers was blackmailing several of the other characters with video evidence of their misdeeds:
- Hal Tanaka had taken on extra work in order to be approved for his scholarship. After being swamped, he decided to plagiarize an English essay from a school library book, which Jake caught on camera. Jake then forced Tanaka to do his homework for the semester, or face being revealed to his family.
- Connie Watson had financial difficulties getting into college. Therefore she decided to use her Judo expertise to compete secretly in a Men's Judo tournament which she easily won along with the prize money. Jake caught her removing her mask on camera, and subsequently forced her to date him.
- Hector Sanchez had received a bad injury while playing football, and in order to continue playing and impress the college scouts he decided to break into the local pharmaceutical plant to steal steroids. Jake forced him to be his lackey with video evidence of him leaving the plant.
- Daryl Gray got involved in a drug smuggling deal with Mitch Dillon. Jake caught video footage of the transaction and thus demanded a cut of the profits which Daryl Received.
- Mitch Dillon ran a drug transport ring from the local pharmaceutical plant. When Jake caught video footage of a transaction between him and Daryl Gray, he attempted to blackmail Mitch. However Mitch was not so easily coerced, and killed Jake, stuffing the video cassette evidence in a vent behind the school boiler.
Eventually the player receives enough evidence to convince Daryl to take Mitch down. Nancy and Daryl confront Mitch at the pharmeceutical plant, where the latter attempts to silence them. However he is interrupted by the arrival of Connie who knocks the gun out of Mitch's hand, which Nancy picks up and at gun point makes a citizen arrest. The game ends with life returning back to normal, and Nancy receiving an offer to work a new case at a studio, setting the stage for Stay Tuned for Danger.
Phone friends
The characters are familiar to those who've read the books. In the game, Nancy calls them for hints and fun. These are:- Bess MarvinBess MarvinElizabeth "Bess" Marvin is a character in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. She is one of Nancy Drew's best friends, along with George Fayne, who is Bess' cousin. Bess and George are introduced to readers in the 1931 novel,The Secret at Shadow Ranch. Bess was originally described as having...
- one of Nancy's best friends. - George FayneGeorge FayneGeorgia "George" Fayne is a character in the popular Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. She is one of Nancy's best friends and cousin of Bess Marvin. Her real name is Georgia, although no one calls her that except her parents...
- Nancy's other best friend and Bess's cousin. - Ned NickersonNed NickersonNed Nickerson is a fictional character in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series written under the collective pseudonym "Carolyn Keene". Ned is often referred to as Nancy Drew's boyfriend...
- Nancy's boyfriend.
Jake and Aunt Eloise
Eloise Drew
Eloise Drew is a character who appears occasionally in the popular Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. She is Nancy's aunt and is the sister of Nancy's father, Carson Drew. Eloise is a teacher in New York.She has many friends who are detectives and, whenever she can,references Nancy to get her...
are two characters you hear of but never meet. You can hear Jake's voice when you call 555-JAKE and Jake says "You have reached Jake's locker." You can hear Eloise's voice by calling the number on the phone card.
Phone numbers
Throughout the game you will find phone numbers on various things. Bess, George, and Ned all can give Nancy hints. Their helpfulness depends on the level of difficulty that is played; hints in Junior mode may provide some insight while hints on Master mode are pretty much useless, if not non-existent. The others are merely for fun, and are not necessary to complete the game. These are:- Ned Nickerson - 1-523-555-4357
- Aunt Eloise (The number on the phone card) - 555-1204
- Drug Depot - 555-3784 (555-DRUG)
- The Pizza Place - 555-8669 (Tony's Pizza - 555-TONY)
- Judo Club - 555-JUDO
- Police - 555-4855 (555-HULK) Even though Hulk has nothing to do with the police, this is just a cute coincidence.
- Maxine's - 555-2700
- Save the Manatees Club - 1-800-432-JOIN
- Jake's Locker - 555-JAKE
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:
- Fail to replace the bolt cutters with a ladle and 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.
Inside Jokes
- During the game, you can play "Barnacle Blast," an arcade style game which you also play in the Nancy Drew game The Haunted CarouselThe Haunted CarouselThe Haunted Carousel is the eighth game in the series of the Nancy Drew computer games. These interactive games are for mystery fans age 10 and up. It was developed by Her Interactive and distributed by Infogrames...
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Cast
- Nancy Drew/George Fayne -- Lani MinellaLani MinellaLani Minella is a voice actress who has voiced in over 500 computer and video games as well as several TV and anime series. She is best known for voicing Nancy Drew, Millie Strathorn, Loulou the Parrot and Freddie in the Nancy Drew computer games, Ivy Valentine in the Soulcalibur video game...
- Voices -- Rick Calvert, Bill Corkery, Kenton Leach, Donna Rowry, and John Truong
External links
- Secrets Can Kill by Her InteractiveHer InteractiveHer Interactive is the leading mystery-maker and pioneer of fun and inspiring interactive entertainment. The company, with 24 awards to its name, designs, develops and publishes high-quality, mystery adventure games and apps, and is the world leader in the mystery games category. Her Interactive's...
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Note: The various titles in the series do not form a continuous plot, but knowledge of previous games can make it easier to find certain Easter eggs
Easter egg (media)
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