Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Ro sabotages the mission and turns on Riker
S7E24
·
Preemptive Strike
To
Picard orders Ro’s arrest after betrayal
S7E24
·
Preemptive Strike
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Ro holds Riker at phaser point as she carries out her new mission to warn the Maquis. It is here that the Maquis aborted the mission and are now aware of Starfleet."
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.