Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Alkar manipulates Troi into funeral ritual
S6E3
·
Man of the People
To
Crusher discovers Alkar’s mother’s suspicious death
S6E3
·
Man of the People
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Following the death, Beverly examines the body; she asks Picard for permission to perform an autopsy but is denied. This builds the emerging arc surrounding Beverly investigating the death."
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.