Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Hermack's authorization of lethal force against Clancey (Ep 30) directly causes his order to destroy LIZ 79 (Ep 31) when Clancey outmaneuvers Warne's Minnow."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
Hermack's zero-tolerance policy escalates from arrest to destruction, showing his character arc of militarized paranoia spilling into irreversible actions.
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.