Causal
medium strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Riker confronts the absence of his wife
S4E8
·
Future Imperfect
To
Riker discovers Minuet in the illusion
S4E8
·
Future Imperfect
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Riker tries to access the family video but the computer returns a blank screen. Jean-Luc is able to successfully navigate to the video and show Riker the family with Minuet as his wife."
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.