Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Doctor and Sarah's decision to investigate Linx's workshop alone in Episode 3 directly enables Sarah's intervention to save the Doctor in Episode 4."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_arc
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The Doctor's strategy of splitting up with Sarah (Episode 3) leads to her witnessing Linx's threat to him (Episode 4), creating a cause-and-effect chain where her intervention resolves the immediate danger.
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.