Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Catherine’s unresolved grief over Richard’s rejection of Ryan in Episode 2 contributes to her emotional breakdown and hallucinations in Episode 3’s police station scene"
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
Catherine’s confrontation with Richard in Episode 2 leaves her emotionally shattered. This state directly causes her hallucinatory breakdown in Episode 3, where she hallucinates Becky and cannot process Kirsten’s death due to untreated trauma.
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.