Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Brigadier's concession to ban the Keller Machine (E6) directly enables the Doctor's later investigation into Stangmoor Prison (E7), as the Doctor traces the telepathic impulses back to the Keller machine there."
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Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The Brigadier's agreement to dismantle the Keller Machine (despite his exasperation) sets up the Doctor's later deduction that the machine at Stangmoor is the source of the telepathic disturbances. This causal chain ties the Brigadier's authority to the escalating threat he faces in E7.
About Causal Connections
A directly causes B. The first event sets forces in motion that produce the second. These are the load-bearing connections of plot--remove one and the story structure collapses.