Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Bruce's suspicion about Salamander's crimes (E21) and Kent's plan to expose him set up E22's revelation that Kent was complicit in Salamander's natural disasters, directly causing the confrontation."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
This causal link shows how Kent's earlier collaborative role (under Salamander) is exposed as a co-conspirator, collapsing into outright betrayal. Bruce's initial confrontation is the seed for this revelation.
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.