Causal strong strength

Narrative Connection

How these two moments in the story relate


Why These Connect

The narrative assertion

"Professor Rumford recognizing the Doctor from a past symposium leads to her discussing discrepancies in the number of stones, which the Doctor connects to the recent movements indicated by the indentations."

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.