Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Cromwell's psychological coercion of Mark Smeaton, extracting a false confession of adultery with Anne, provides the key evidence that leads to her arrest and her final journey by barge to the Tower."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The interrogation is the decisive moment in building the case against Anne. The flashback of Cromwell escorting Anne to the Tower in Episode 201 shows the direct outcome of this fabricated evidence, linking the action to its consequence across episodes.
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.