Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Dorsal Fin Contagion — Mendon's Protocol Delay
S2E8
·
A Matter of Honor
To
Quantified Breach — Biological Threat Declared
S2E8
·
A Matter of Honor
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Data’s magnified identification of the organism and its exponential behavior (10e057...) directly motivates Picard to seize command and set an intercept course to assist the Pagh (d3ad48...), converting analysis into action."
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.