Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Steven's frantic reporting of Dodo's disappearance to the Council directly causes Jano to order her capture, rapidly escalating the stakes for the companions."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
Steven’s insistence that Dodo has vanished (cand_evt_scene_1987c86ab37a8cfe_02) catalyzes Jano’s realization of the Doctor’s party as a threat, leading directly to the order to 'bring [Steven and Dodo] in' (cand_evt_scene_adea47e2723da85c_02). This escalates the episode's internal tension across the series boundary.
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.