In the top left there is a shadow of a woman, many have speculated this to be Samantha Quick.
Samantha Quick is a mysterious character who occasionally is mentioned/heard of in HeR's games. She goes to a school for spies in Europe. The name may be a parody of 'Samantha Swift' who is an archeologist in another video game series by MumboJumbo. [1]
The Final Scene
Simone Mueller who is Brady Armstrong's agent, tries to invent stage names for Nancy including Fancy Jackson and Samantha Quick. She may have met Samantha Quick before and subconsciously remembered the name when looking at Nancy, suggesting a resemblence. [2]
The Phantom of Venice
Nancy must infiltrate the Phantom's crime ring and does so by posing as Samantha Quick. In order to look like Samantha Quick, Nancy must purchase and wear a blonde wig, black sunglasses, a red dress, white gloves and black shoes. This allows her access into the exclusive game club Casa dei Giochi at Campo Santa Margherita, where she meets Enrico Tazza who gives her the mission of stealing the Sadal Melik sapphire from Palazzo Zattere. All of this information tells us that Samantha is a thief and has blonde hair.
After Nancy has received her mission from Tazza, she returns to the Ca' Nascosta and recieves a threatening phone call from Samantha demanding that she never mess around in her businness ever again. See below.
The Phone Call
In The Phantom of Venice, This is the threatening phone call that Samantha makes to Nancy after she finds out Nancy is impersonating her:
** Phone Rings **
Nancy: Hello?
Samantha: Don’t ever do that again.
Nancy: Do what again? Who is this?
Samantha: There’s only one of me. I like it that way. It’s going to stay that way.
Nancy: Samantha?
Samantha: Do what you have to do for Tazza, but after that, the charade ends. Got that sister?
Nancy: But who are you? Where are you? How did you know it was me?
Samantha: Good questions. Too bad I’m not going to answer them. Just finish up and go back to River Heights, Nancy. ** Pause ** Oh, and… say hi to Ned for me.
** Call is disconnected **
Nancy (To herself): Who is she?
Treasure on the Tracks
Samantha appears again in this game, helping the Hardy Boys from a distance and occasionally calling them. She is not allowed to reveal too much information about herself. Samantha has skills in bomb disarmament and even helps recover a painting.
The Silent Spy
In this game, Samantha's true identity is revealed as Zoe Wolfe. She is a suspect and a spy who has many aliases she uses including Bridget Shaw.
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