Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The policeman’s warning to the trio in Episode 15 alerting them to the danger of the sewer manhole serves as a direct cause for Benton’s identification of the manhole as a Cybermen entry point in Episode 16."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The warning highlights the sewers' peril, which Benton later recognizes and exploits as a UNIT tac point, showing how even small moments of protocol enforcement can influence tactical decisions.
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.