Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Nechayev's installation of Jellico in Episode 10 causes Jellico's acceptance of verbal abuse from Lemec in Episode 11 (e.g., Lemec's use of Picard's torture recording to pressure Jellico), reflecting the authoritarian environment Nechayev enabled."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
Jellico's rigid adherence to chain of command, installed by Nechayev in Episode 10, limits his options in Episode 11 when facing psychological warfare, tying both episodes to Nechayev's broader impact on command culture.
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.