Object

Kehoe's car front seat (including cushions)

The front passenger seat of Kehoe's car, including its padded cushions. During the escape scene Kehoe guns the engine, slamming Indy back into this seat; the cushions absorb the jolt, hold Indy low and secure, and help conceal and steady him as they speed away from pursuers.

1 appearances

Purpose

Provides passenger seating for concealment and stability during high-speed escape

Significance

Shifts raw survival panic into forward strategy as Indy downplays his wound and redirects Kehoe toward Nepal, cementing their alliance in the Ark chase

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Bleeding Into the Getaway: Decision for Nepal

Kehoe's front seat functions as both the physical receptacle for Indy's collapse and the safety buffer that absorbs the force of Kehoe's sudden acceleration. It anchors the shot of motion, making the jolt feel immediate and visceral while marking the transition from static danger to kinetic escape.

Before: Occupied by Kehoe (driver) and available for Indy to clamber into; intact and in normal condition inside Kehoe's car.

After: Still part of the moving vehicle, now holding Indy thrown back against its cushions; unchanged in condition but newly associated with urgency and the escape sequence.

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