Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Della's prior corroboration of Tryst's CET machine claims in Episode 13 provides the technical legitimacy he needs to frame her as the smuggler in Episode 14."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
Della's role as Tryst's technical collaborator during the CET machine demonstration gives Tryst plausible deniability to frame her as the Vraxoin courier, framing her earlier cooperation as complicity.
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.