Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Riker leverages Quark for Duras sisters lead
S7E21
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Firstborn
To
Riker leverages Quark for Duras intel
S7E21
·
Firstborn
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Riker contacts Quark and leverages a past debt, causing Quark to reveal the Duras sisters' mining plans and setting the investigation in motion."
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.