Is NANCY a preying mantis?
Usually found among vegetation rather than on the ground, a mantid may be disguised to resemble green or brown foliage, a dried leaf, a slender twig, a lichen, a brightly colored flower, or an ant. This camouflage hides it from predators and also makes it inconspicuous as it stalks or awaits victims. The female mantis, which often eats the male during mating, lays about 200 eggs in a large cocoonlike capsule (ootheca), which serves to protect the eggs from adverse weather conditions and enemies. The nymphs, which lack wings but otherwise closely resemble adults, all emerge at the same time. The nymphs are often cannibalistic.
https://www.britannica.com/animal/mantid
Ha ha! Female mantises are killers.
I’m worried she was doing manacled hands as code that some prisoner is in danger or has been silenced. Or “their hands are tied.”