Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The revelation of Vaughn's fragile control and the Cyber Planner's demand for his conversion in Episode 15 causes Vaughn's later revelation to Packer in Episode 16 about sabotaging the Cybermen's control signal."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
Vaughn's exposure of his alliance's brittleness in Part 5 (e.g., refusal to convert) directly informs his confidence in Part 6 about sabotaging the signal, demonstrating his shifting priorities from alliance to self-preservation.
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.