Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Garron's theft of the jethrik (implied by the concealed microphone plot in Episode 2) directly causes the discovery of the sacred stones' absence in Episode 3"
inferred by llm_cross_episode_arc
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The jethrik plot uncovered in Episode 2 (cand_evt_scene_a0b4483d7d1d621e_1) logically results in the Graff's discovery of the theft in Episode 3 (cand_evt_scene_6fec2df5a6dc293b_1), linking the two events through a cause-and-effect chain tied to the Key to Time artifact.
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.