Satipo's Test Stone

Satipo grabs a small stone from the sanctuary foyer's floor amid dust and cobwebs, then drops it into the black pit under the false floor. No sound echoes back, confirming the chasm's bottomless depth. Indy watches as the test exposes the deadly trap moments before Satipo advances.

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Purpose

Testing pit depth by dropping and listening for impact sound

Significance

Reveals false floor's lethal illusion, building tension and trust as Indy proves caution before Satipo's near-fatal step

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

False Floor, Whip Lifeline

Satipo's small stone is used as a test probe dropped into the revealed chasm; its silence confirms the pit's bottomless depth and validates Indy's suspicion of an illusion.

Before: Picked up from the sanctuary foyer floor by Satipo; loose in his hand.

After: Dropped into the black pit; no longer in Satipo's possession and its lack of sound provides crucial, fatalistic evidence of depth.

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