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* Donal Delany spends most of the game being a GrumpyOldMan, but when he learns the full scope of [[spoiler: Fiona's situation, he calmly convinces her to be taken into custody and subsequently a nursing home where she's become more sociable.]]
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* [[spoiler: Deirdre,]] end game conversation: [[spoiler:Of course Deirdre hates Nancy and tries to annoy her, but that doesn't mean she wants to frame her. She knows that her rivalry with Nancy isn't worth committing a crime for, and the two actually go on to have a civil, honest discussion.]] Thank you, [[spoiler:Deirdre,]] for showing more common sense than nearly all of the villains in the series, [[spoiler: including the actual culprit, Brenda Carlton]]! (It was also a neat way of outlining the 'shades of grey' theme- there's a difference between being a jackass and being a criminal, and both characters accept this.)
* When Ned questions [[spoiler: Deirdre]], she doesn't want to answer any more questions, until Ned gives her "that desperate look". Oh, Ned.

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* [[spoiler: Deirdre,]] Deirdre]] in the end game conversation: [[spoiler:Of course Deirdre hates Nancy and tries to annoy her, but that doesn't mean she wants to frame her. She knows that her rivalry with Nancy isn't worth committing a crime for, and the two actually go on to have a civil, honest discussion.]] Thank you, [[spoiler:Deirdre,]] for showing more common sense than nearly all of the villains in the series, [[spoiler: including the actual culprit, Brenda Carlton]]! (It was also a neat way of outlining the 'shades of grey' theme- there's a difference between being a jackass and being a criminal, and both characters accept this.)
* When Ned questions [[spoiler: Deirdre]], she doesn't want to answer any more questions, until Ned he gives her "that desperate look". Oh, Ned.



* Just the lengths that Ned, Bess, and George go to in order to clear Nancy's name and get her out of jail are a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.

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* Just the lengths that Ned, Bess, and George go to in order to clear Nancy's name and get her out of jail are a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.jail.



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[[AC:The Silent Spy]]
* Nancy's flashbacks with her mother, especially with the sheet music. Kate wrote themes into her song representing her daughter, her husband, and herself. [[spoiler:They're used to solve a puzzle, as a bonus.]]

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[[AC:The [[AC: The Silent Spy]]
* Nancy's flashbacks with her mother, especially with the sheet music. Kate wrote themes into her song representing her daughter, her husband, and herself. [[spoiler:They're [[spoiler: They're used to solve a puzzle, as a bonus.]]



* You can find Kate's final letter to Nancy [[spoiler:in the villain's secret lair]] at the end of the game. Heart-rending, especially as Kate suspects she's going to die.

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* You can find Kate's final letter to Nancy [[spoiler:in [[spoiler: in the villain's secret lair]] at the end of the game. Heart-rending, Heartrending, especially as Kate suspects she's going to die.die, but it gives Nancy the closure she so badly needs.



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* Hannah sending Nancy a box of snacks to cheer her up while she's trying to clear her name.
* Just the lengths that Ned, Bess, and George go to in order to clear Nancy's name and get her out of jail are a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.
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* Dirk's treasure: [[spoiler: a small chest filled with golden hearts]].

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* Dirk's treasure: [[spoiler: a small chest filled with golden solid gold hearts]].
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* The reveal that Harry Houdini gave his part of the threatre [[spoiler:to Louisa Falcone, Nicholas Falcone's grandmother.]]

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* The reveal that Harry Houdini gave his part of the threatre theatre [[spoiler:to Louisa Falcone, Nicholas Falcone's grandmother.]]



* The elderly neighbour who Nancy asked to call the police asking her straightaway if she's alright after they've been arrested.
* Everybody in Nancy's home town being so fond of her and comparing her favourably to her mother.

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* The elderly neighbour neighbor who Nancy asked to call the police asking her straightaway straight away if she's alright after they've been arrested.
* Everybody in Nancy's home town hometown being so fond of her and comparing her favourably favorably to her mother.

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* Inga and Trish seeming to be genuinely friendly with Nancy by the end of the film.
* The elderly neighbour who Nancy asked to call the police asking her straightaway if she's alright after they've been arrested.
* Everybody in Nancy's home town being so fond of her and comparing her favourably to her mother.
* Nancy's determination to help Jane and Allie.
* The man at the adoption agency being reminded of his mother's baking when Nancy gives him a cake. What's sweeter is that it wasn't intended as a bribe - Nancy genuinely thanked him for his help and wanted to show her appreciation, even though he couldn't give her any.

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[[AC:Danger By Design]]
* Nancy finding the hidden room in the windmill, which contains one final letter from Noisette along with [[spoiler:various pieces of stained glass. According to her letter, she and Hans both took the stained glass so they wouldn’t be lost to the war. She also didn’t hold anything against her country for trying her as a criminal.]]
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* When Nancy calls Vivian a second time for the headstone password, the one who answers the phone is Eustacia Andropov, Harry Houdini’s cousin-in-law. She’s the friend Vivian has over from Florida and they’re having an off-screen match of canasta. Compared to how depressed she sounded in “The Final Scene”, it’s nice to hear her having fun and being with a friend.
* When Nancy finds the culprit’s lair, she also finds the “ghost dogs” that had been haunting Sally’s house. If Nancy interacts with the dogs, she will fawn over them in an affectionate voice.

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[[AC: Haunted Carousel]]
* The subplot involving a theme park worker who, after losing her mother, grew to resent the park (despite working there as a family business) and refused to even get on the carousel, which used to be her favorite ride. After the game, wherein [[ItMakesSenseInContext Nancy helps her deal with her grief and PTSD using a machine her eccentric father made]], Nancy mentions that she is riding on the carousel, accompanied by a picture of the character with a smile on her face.



[[AC:Curse of Blackmoor Manor]]
* The game is terrifying, and the titular clan seem cold and detached -- until [[spoiler: you get through the moving rooms, and reach the family's ancestral laboratory. There are messages from ''dozens'' of generations there, all recorded in the same book, all welcoming the newest heir and telling him/her YouAreNotAlone. The room itself is...ancient, but not in a scary way. You can really feel how important family is to the Penvellyns, and how their traditions have bound them throughout the ages]]. It's a pity [[spoiler: certain children of the family]] would never have gotten to see it, but it's still a very sweet moment that marks the game's shift to a more optimistic tone.
* Mrs. Drake's reaction to [[spoiler: the fountain being turned on again]]. Turns out she's quite the SugarAndIcePersonality.



[[AC: Haunted Carousel]]
* The whole course of the game involving a theme park worker who, after losing her mother, grew to resent the park (despite working there as a family business) and refused to even get on the carousel, which used to be her favorite ride. After the game, wherein [[ItMakesSenseInContext Nancy helps her deal with her grief and PTSD using a machine her eccentric father made]], Nancy mentions that she is riding on the carousel, accompanied by a picture of the character with a smile on her face.

[[AC:Curse of Blackmoor Manor]]
* The game is terrifying, and the titular clan seem cold and detached -- until [[spoiler: you get through the moving rooms, and reach the family's ancestral laboratory. There are messages from ''dozens'' of generations there, all recorded in the same book, all welcoming the newest heir and telling him/her YouAreNotAlone. The room itself is...ancient, but not in a scary way. You can really feel how important family is to the Penvellyns, and how their traditions have bound them throughout the ages]]. It's a pity [[spoiler: certain children of the family]] would never have gotten to see it, but it's still a very sweet moment that marks the game's shift to a more optimistic tone.
* Mrs. Drake's reaction to [[spoiler: the fountain being turned on again]]. Turns out she's quite the SugarAndIcePersonality.

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[[AC: Haunted Carousel]]
* The whole course of the game involving a theme park worker who, after losing her mother, grew to resent the park (despite working there as a family business) and refused to even get on the carousel, which used to be her favorite ride. After the game, wherein [[ItMakesSenseInContext Nancy helps her deal with her grief and PTSD using a machine her eccentric father made]], Nancy mentions that she is riding on the carousel, accompanied by a picture of the character with a smile on her face.

[[AC:Curse of Blackmoor Manor]]
* The game is terrifying, and the titular clan seem cold and detached -- until [[spoiler: you get through the moving rooms, and reach the family's ancestral laboratory. There are messages from ''dozens'' of generations there, all recorded in the same book, all welcoming the newest heir and telling him/her YouAreNotAlone. The room itself is...ancient, but not in a scary way. You can really feel how important family is to the Penvellyns, and how their traditions have bound them throughout the ages]]. It's a pity [[spoiler: certain children of the family]] would never have gotten to see it, but it's still a very sweet moment that marks the game's shift to a more optimistic tone.
* Mrs. Drake's reaction to [[spoiler: the fountain being turned on again]]. Turns out she's quite the SugarAndIcePersonality.
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* [[spoiler: Deirdre,]] end game conversation: [[spoiler:Of course Deirdre hates Nancy and tries to annoy her, but that doesn't mean she wants to frame her. She knows that her rivalry with Nancy isn't worth committing a crime for, and the two actually go on to have a civil, honest discussion.]] Thank you, [[spoiler:Deirdre,]] for showing more common sense than nearly all of the villains in the series. (It was also a neat way of outlining the 'shades of grey' theme- there's a difference between being a jackass and being a criminal, and both characters accept this.)

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* [[spoiler: Deirdre,]] end game conversation: [[spoiler:Of course Deirdre hates Nancy and tries to annoy her, but that doesn't mean she wants to frame her. She knows that her rivalry with Nancy isn't worth committing a crime for, and the two actually go on to have a civil, honest discussion.]] Thank you, [[spoiler:Deirdre,]] for showing more common sense than nearly all of the villains in the series. series, [[spoiler: including the actual culprit, Brenda Carlton]]! (It was also a neat way of outlining the 'shades of grey' theme- there's a difference between being a jackass and being a criminal, and both characters accept this.)
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[[AC: The Deadly Device]]
* While only implied (heavily), Frank’s crush on Nancy is rather sweet. He respects her relationship with Ned and only tries to confess when he thinks she’s about to die.
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* After Nancy finds Matt Simmons trapped inside a secret underground laboratory and manages to fire a rocket out of the laboratory, Matt’s fiancée, Kyler Mallory, and Matt are so happy to be reunited that by the time Kit, Matt’s best friend, brings a ladder to help Matt and Nancy get out, Kyler tells Matt that she loved him 150 times, while Matt tells Kyler that he loved her 200 times! That is so sweet!

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* After Nancy finds At the very end, Kyler Mallory and Matt Simmons trapped inside a secret underground laboratory and manages to fire a rocket out of the laboratory, Matt’s fiancée, Kyler Mallory, and Matt are so happy to be reunited that by the time Kit, Matt’s best friend, brings a ladder to help Matt and Nancy get out, out [[spoiler: of an underground laboratory where they were trapped]], Kyler tells Matt that she loved him 150 times, while Matt tells Kyler that he loved her 200 times! That is so sweet!

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