Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Sarah’s brooch distraction in Episode 21 creates a bond with Tommy that Tommy later uses to justify his violent actions against Mike in Episode 22."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The transactional relationship established in Episode 21 (brooch for silence) underpins Tommy’s later coercive act (taking Mike’s pendant) as a twisted form of loyalty.
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.