One of the most important traits for a potential detective is curiosity about the world and everything in it. Could this be the curse at work? Great Point and Click Adventure Bess and George are stuck at an out of state airport indefinitely. Only time will tell what that something really is. It seems that there is no rest for a detective, and soon Nancy Drew is hot on the trail of something. Valentine had hidden a treasure somewhere before he was hanged, and his ghost is seeking revenge. This rogue was romantically involved with the daughter of the ranch owner back in 1880, and their story didn't end well. This ghost is supposedly the vengeful spirit of Dirk Valentine, an outlaw from the past. Soon Nancy hears rumors about a phantom horseman. Nancy Drew may be a city girl at heart, but she isn't one to let inexperience get in the way of a job well done! Nancy was soon tasked with delivering letters on horseback, since the roads near Shadow Ranch were easier for horses to navigate.
Nancy offered to postpone her visit, but Mrs. He and his wife were at the hospital, but they invited Nancy to make herself at home at the ranch. Nancy called the Rawleys when she arrived at Shadow Ranch and found out that Ed Rawley had been bitten by a rattlesnake the night before. Rawley were nowhere in sight, and the taciturn foreman named Dave Gregory was the one to pick the girl detective up from the airport.