Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Picard exposes DeSeve’s Romulan contact
S6E14
·
Face of the Enemy
To
DeSeve reveals freighter’s limitations under pressure
S6E14
·
Face of the Enemy
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Picard asking questions prompts DeSeve to reveal key freighter information, witholding information at first."
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.