Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Bartlet Overrides Jake, Orders Embassy Evacuation and Marines
S2E21
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18th and Potomac
To
Bartlet Defies Risks, Orders Dessalines' Embassy Entry
S2E21
·
18th and Potomac
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Bartlet's decisive order to evacuate non-essential personnel from the embassy directly leads to the later standoff when Dessaline breaches the embassy gates."
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.