Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
TARDIS escape after Tegana’s suicide
S1E20
·
Assassin at Peking
To
Tegana’s failed assassination and suicide
S1E20
·
Assassin at Peking
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Tegana's assassination attempt is foiled (beat_aec36e41613be752), directly leading to Marco Polo defeating Tegana and Tegana's suicide, and then leading to Polo urging the Doctor to take the keys to the TARDIS (beat_2fe4db5a999cfb28)."
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.