Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Enterprise breaches sentry pod defense
S5E14
·
Conundrum
To
Picard refuses genocidal order
S5E14
·
Conundrum
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The discovery that the Lysian Central Command is defenseless prompts Picard to makes the decision to disobey orders."
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.