Lesbian Flapper in The Dagger of Amon Ra

The Dagger of Amon Ra features a flapper who flirts with Laura in the ladies’ room. This video shows the whole scene (starting at 7:20):

A few authors also say the game features a “lesbian couple living in the 1920s and having to hide their affair for fear of prejudice.”

We would like to thank Leonardo Ferrero for providing this added detail and research:

The characters referenced are Dr. Olympia Myklos, a paleontologist, and Yvette Delacroix, the museum’s secretary. YouTuber OneShortEye made a four-hour documentary on the game that touches upon the characters’ bisexuality at various points. The provided quotes can also be corroborated via the game’s script.

The first hint at their sexuality happens when examining the plant in Yvette’s office with a magnifying glass (timestamp 1:22:55). Laura Bow, the main character, finds a note:

A handwritten card attached to the plant pot reads: “TO YVETTE FROM OLYMPIA. THANKS FOR THE WILD NIGHT WITH THE MUMMIES.”

The other hint at their affair happens when showing Olympia a bottle of snake oil, the smell of which is implied to turn her on (timestap 2:00:55):

Olympia: “Ah, what a heady smell! It makes me feel frisky. Have you seen Yvette lately?”
Laura: “No, why do you ask?”
Olympia: “Oh…it can wait, I suppose.”

It’s worth noting that the game makes heavy use of ethnic stereotypes. Yvette is a very flirtatious French woman who sleeps with a large portion of the game’s cast, including Detective Ryan O’Riley (who is later revealed to be the culprit behind the murders at the museum). When O’Reily finds out about her infidelity, he kills her out of jealousy by drowning her in plaster and turning her into a statue. A comment by Olympia about her tendency to sleep around could also be understood as a comment on her bisexuality (timestamp 1:34:34):

Olympia: “But, if you’re worried about Yvette, I just saw her on her way down to Ernie’s office in the basement. She goes down there a lot, for some reason.”
Laura: “Maybe she’s fond of Ernie?”
Olympia: “Yvette is very fond of EVERYONE, my dear.”

Olympia Myklos, meanwhile, is depicted as a creepy Greek woman who is heavily obsessed and turned on by the concept of death. Unlike Yvette, she survives the events of the game. Her fling with Yvette is not very important to her character, as she is in a long-term romance with the museum’s security guard, Wolf Heimlich, with whom she gets married in the game’s best ending (timestap 3:30:16).

“Due to your success at recovering the Dagger of Amon Ra and finding the murderer, Wolf Heimlich continued as Chief of Security at the Leyendecker Museum. Two months later, he was married to Dr. Olympia Myklos.”

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3. Dr. Olympia Myklos. (n.d.) Laura Bow Omnipedia Wiki https://laurabow.fandom.com/wiki/Olympia_Myklos
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