Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"John being assigned to Vicky's autopsy (forcing him to confront his crime) causes his immediate need to fabricate a cover story when his number appears in her phone records."
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Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The trauma of handling Vicky's murder evidence in Episode 3 creates the fragile psychological state that leads John to immediately manufacture a plausible explanation in Episode 4 when his actual connection to her is discovered.
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.