Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Ash, Recognition, and the Decision to Beam Up
S2E15
·
Pen Pals
To
Defiant Transport: Data Brings Sarjenka Aboard
S2E15
·
Pen Pals
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Data's rescue of Sarjenka on Drema Four is the direct cause of her unauthorized arrival on the transporter pad. This act—carrying out his moral belief in person—is the single event that forces Starfleet to confront the concrete human cost of the Prime Directive."
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.