Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Riker proposes high-risk transport workaround
S4E3
·
Brothers
To
Picard dispatches away team to Data’s crisis
S4E3
·
Brothers
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Riker's plan to trick the computer using Data's transport trace is executed, allowing Picard, Riker, and Worf to beam down to the planet."
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.