Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Doctor's termination warrant issued by Borusa in E2 (Place of Execution) directly causes the Castellan and Maxil's suspicion and questioning in E3 (Castellan questions termination). The unusual nature of the termination is questioned because the Doctor is not actually dead."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_arc
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
This link carries the institutional conflict forward: the High Council's aggressive action (execution order) creates ripple effects that undermine the Council's own systems (doubt about the termination's legitimacy). This escalates the systemic instability.
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.