Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The erosion of trust and authority in the crew quarters from E17 (Kellman's psychological undermining) leads Stevenson to physically pursue Kellman in E18 (searching his cabin), representing the tangible consequences of the earlier erosion."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
Kellman's early manipulation of crew morale directly causes Stevenson's investigative actions and confrontation in E18, bridging character psychology to plot progression 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.