Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Ian's knowledge of Webster's dying instructions (from Episode 40) is what allows Stirling to claim Webster gave Ian a message about Stirling in Episode 42. This creates a causal chain where Webster's death directly enables Stirling's reveal."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The earlier event's details about Webster's dying words become the mechanism by which Stirling's deception is initially framed, carrying the spycraft tension across episodes.
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.