Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Brigadier’s formation of an alliance with the Doctor and Jamie (E12) causes Vaughn’s covert tracking by UNIT (E13), as the Brigadier initiates discreet surveillance of the Doctor’s movements."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The Brigadier’s decision to ally with the Doctor and Jamie against IE in E12 directly triggers UNIT’s covert tracking efforts in E13. Vaughn’s movements are monitored as a direct result of this alliance.
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.