Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Riker's tactical failure and capture
S7E4
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Gambit, Part I
To
Baran asserts control through psychological brutality
S7E4
·
Gambit, Part I
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Riker is knocked unconscious during the ambush and captured; this leads directly to his interrogation on the mercenary ship where Baran tortures him with the neural servo."
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.