Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Tarses’s hearing exposes Satie’s witch hunt
S4E21
·
The Drumhead
To
Picard halts Worf’s witch hunt
S4E21
·
The Drumhead
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Satie directs Sabin to accuse Tarses of lying, leading to Picard observing Worf conducting a frantic investigation of Tarses."
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.