Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Doctor's plan to deceive the Daleks with a taranium core replica (Episode 15) directly leads to his concern about Dalek tracking capabilities when the TARDIS lands in Episode 16."
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Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The Doctor's active deception of the Daleks by replicating the taranium core and manipulating the stolen ship's systems creates a narrative requirement for the Daleks to track them. This tracking is explicitly referenced in Episode 16 when the Doctor warns Sara and Steven about the Daleks' ability to follow them via the same machines used on Mira.
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.