Decoy Basket Contraband Weapons Cache

A hidden cache of contraband firearms and ammunition (pistols and rifles) concealed inside a decoy basket used during the alleyway chase; when Indy cracks his whip the lid flies off and the weapons tumble out, exposing the ruse and prompting a confrontation as the couriers and onlookers face Indy's leveled .45.

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Purpose

Mislead pursuers by concealing contraband arms as human cargo in a basket during the chase

Significance

Exposes the trap, diverts Indy from punishing the couriers to racing toward Marion's scream, and escalates the pursuit's stakes

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

False Cargo—Weapons Spilled, Marion's Scream

The contraband weapons cache is the narrative prize revealed by the basket: pistols, rifles and other arms tumble onto the alley stones, exposing the deception and signaling organized intent. It reframes the pursuit as an ambush set by hostile forces.

Before: Concealed inside the closed basket being transported by the couriers.

After: Spilled across the cobblestones, visible and identifiable as contraband.

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