Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Victoria’s kitchen assignment in Part 2 leads directly to her trolley delivery mission in Part 3."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The infiltration role Victoria is assigned in Part 2 directly causes her presence in the corridor delivering food in Part 3, which is intercepted by Fedorin.
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.