Causal strong strength

Narrative Connection

How these two moments in the story relate


Why These Connect

The narrative assertion

"Wagstaffe discovers that the phone line is occupied. This is because it is being occupied by the man who helps kidnap the doctor"

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.

Related Connections