Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Doctor’s discovery of Travers' abandoned campsite with the mangled rifle and John’s corpse in Episode 5 is the reason Travers distrusts outsiders going forward, setting up his interrogation of Jamie and Victoria in Episode 6."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
This is a direct causal link: the Doctor’s discovery of the aftermath of Travers’ Yeti attack directly causes Travers to be suspicious of anyone possibly connected to him, including Jamie and Victoria in Episode 6.
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.