Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"McDermott's death at the hands of the Master in Episode 2 directly causes the Doctor to identify him as the first in a series of unexplained deaths, driving the UNIT investigation in Episode 3."
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Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
McDermott's murder establishes the Master's violent capabilities and his involvement in the plastics factory, which the Doctor references in Episode 3 when summarizing the deaths to Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. This connects McDermott's fate to the broader investigation into the Master's influence.
About Character Continuity Connections
A character's state in A evolves into their state in B. The same person, changed by time-- tracking how experience shapes identity across the narrative.