Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Janley’s blackmail of Lesterson in Episode 4 (resurrecting Resno’s death) leads to his complicity in covering up the Dalek threat, culminating in Bragen dismissing him as ‘mad’ in Episode 5."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
Janley’s manipulation directly enables Lesterson’s breakdown and loss of credibility. Her control over him compounds the colony’s vulnerability to the Daleks.
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.