Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Cully's warning about robots and a marked box (Episode 1) drives his desperate mission to convince the Council in Episode 2."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The failure of authoritative channels to act on warnings (Council dismissing Cully) justifies the high-risk infiltration plan, escalating the narrative stakes.
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.