Feigning Compliance, Glowing Poker, and Whip Rescue

Indy's .45 Automatic is raised on entry and used to shoot the Nepalese and Second Nazi, turning the rescue into lethal force and neutralizing immediate threats during the chaotic firefight.

Mahdlo's big axe handle, left near the bar earlier, is grabbed by Marion during the firefight; she uses it to bludgeon the Mongolian unconscious, turning improvised barware into a defensive weapon.

Assorted spirits—bottles and glasses—crowd the bar, partially obscure the medallion, fuel the later blaze when spilled alcohol ignites and exploding bottles act like Molotovs, escalating the danger.

Indy's pile of American money is the bargaining chip Marion hides in a small wooden box to keep it safe and out of Nazi sight; it motivates Belzig's questioning and represents Marion's leverage and compromise.

Marion retrieves this small wooden cash box from under the bar, stuffs Indy's money into it and leaves it on the bar as a deliberate concealment and bargaining tool; it functions as a symbol of her attempt to control the situation.

The sun-shaped medallion is placed on the bar by Marion as a focal object; Belzig later snatches it during the firefight and is painfully burned, demonstrating its supernatural heat and immediately raising the stakes.

Marion's concealed Beretta lies hidden behind the stuffed raven; Marion's hand moves near it in a reflexive reach during interrogation but she does not draw it, instead opening a whiskey bottle—this missed draw underscores her constrained options.

The Second Nazi's submachine gun is present as a threat; the Mongolian later uses a similar weapon to fire blindly into the room, contributing to the shootout and general chaos.

The Nepalese's Luger is drawn as he moves to attack Marion in the chaos and is the gun that gets him killed by Indy's return fire, illustrating the lethal turn of the rescue.

Belzig's poker—heated in the fireplace until its tip glows orange—is the immediate instrument of torture and threat; Indy’s whip wraps and tears it from Belzig’s hand, whereupon it sails into the curtains and ignites the fire that transforms interrogation into full conflagration.

The brass spittoon is later seized by Indy as an improvised blunt instrument to break the Giant Sherpa's grip and recover the .45, demonstrating quick thinking in close-quarters combat.

Heavy curtains catch the glowing poker when Indy rips it from Belzig, immediately bursting into flame and converting the interrogation into a rapidly spreading inferno that changes tactical priorities for everyone present.

The mounted stuffed raven functions as both set dressing and concealment for Marion's Beretta; Marion's hand lingers near it, revealing the raven's double role as decoration and a hiding place for a weapon.

The glass window becomes Belzig's escape route after he is burned by the medallion; he dashes and dives through the glass in agony, converting a piece of set dressing into a dramatic exit point.

Decorative yak skin bunting across the ceiling quickly catches the fire started by the curtains, helping the blaze race across the room and turning the saloon into a life-threatening blaze.

Indy's bullwhip is the decisive rescue tool: it cracks across the room, wraps the glowing poker and rips it from Belzig's hand, initiating the chain that ignites the curtains and pivots the scene from interrogation to firefight.

The Raven Saloon is the cramped, dim, bottle-cluttered battleground where Marion's private bargaining collapses into a violent public confrontation; bar top, shelves, doorway and fireplace create chokepoints used in the interrogation and the rescue.

The fireplace corner is the staging area for Belzig's intimidation: he heats the poker here, turning a domestic hearth into an instrument of torture and a visual indicator of escalating menace.

The front window and its curtains serve as both the ignition point for the conflagration (poker lands in curtains) and Belzig's frantic escape route when burned, turning an architectural feature into immediate hazard and exit.

The Nazis manifest in the scene as an organized paramilitary intrusion led by Belzig and carried out by four henchmen. Their presence drives the interrogation, violence, and the attempt to seize the medallion for institutional ends—turning a private tavern into a locus of geopolitical theft.