Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Cromwell telling Helen she is free to marry again directly enables her secret marriage to Rafe, which Rafe confesses in the next episode."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
Helen's marital freedom, granted by Cromwell in Episode 4, is the necessary precondition for her marriage to Rafe, which is revealed as a central emotional conflict in Episode 5.
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.