Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"K9's disappearance into the temporal distortion in Episode 14 (Nightmare of Eden Part 2) directly causes his subsequent reappearance in Episode 15 (Nightmare of Eden Part 3), where he is found by the Doctor and reports the location of the stolen power unit."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
This connection carries K9’s trajectory across episodes as a core plot thread. His vanishing into the temporal distortion immediately sets up his subsequent detection mission in Part 3, establishing continuity in his role as the Doctor’s investigative and technical asset despite spatial disruption.
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.