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Marion/Indy $5,000 cash (wooden box, beside sun medallion)

A wooden box containing approximately $5,000 in American bills that Marion hides as Indy's bargaining cash beside the scalding sun medallion. Initially used by Marion as a bargaining chip during interrogation, the same boxed cash is later found incinerated among ash and charred wood in the burning Raven bar.
3 appearances

Purpose

Bargaining chip to negotiate or cover during interrogation

Significance

Links Marion's survival strategy to Indy's prior involvement, heightens stakes by exposing her deception when Nazis press her, and fuels the eruptive conflict as Indy intervenes

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments
S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Choice at The Raven — Belzig's Interrogation and the Medallion's Burn

Indy’s pile of American money motivates Marion’s choices; she pockets it in a small wooden box to conceal cash and survival resources. The money functions as practical leverage and explains her hesitancy to expose either it or the medallion to the Nazis.

Before: On the bar in a loose pile left by Indy.
After: Secured by Marion inside the small wooden box left on the bar.
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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Feigning Compliance, Glowing Poker, and Whip Rescue

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.

Before: Sitting openly on the bar next to the medallion.
After: Concealed inside Marion's small wooden cash box left on the bar.
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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
The Raven: Whip, Fire, and the Medallion's Burn

Indy's pile of American money is present on the bar as a concealed bargaining chip and motivator; it contextualizes Marion's leverage and the Nazis' interest even though it does not change hands during the firefight.

Before: Placed openly on the bar inside Marion's small wooden box near the medallion.
After: Left on the bar; overshadowed by the fire and panic but still physically present after the explosion of bottles and chaos.
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