Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Krola forces Riker to fire phaser
S4E15
·
First Contact
To
Krola stages his own assassination
S4E15
·
First Contact
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Krola explains his plan to undermine Durken, leading him to point the phaser at himself and force Riker's finger to fire."
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.