Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Troi tests Picard’s trust under Romulan guise
S6E14
·
Face of the Enemy
To
Picard risks Enterprise for Troi’s extraction
S6E14
·
Face of the Enemy
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The warbird decloaks and hails the Enterprise setting up Troi posing as Rakal and speaking with Picard"
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.