Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Riker breaks Yranac with Klingon threat
S7E4
·
Gambit, Part I
To
Riker defies protocol to lead Barradas mission
S7E4
·
Gambit, Part I
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Yranac's terrified revelation of the Barradas system directly causes Riker to set course there, leading the Enterprise to the Debrune ruins and the mercenaries' base."
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.