Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Doctor rushes to save K9 from furnace
S16E22
·
The Armageddon Factor Part 2
To
Doctor’s plan meets Marshal’s cruelty
S16E22
·
The Armageddon Factor Part 2
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"When the Marshal learns K9 is en route to recycling, the Doctor's immediate shift—rushing off to intercept—results directly from this confrontation with the Marshal’s cruelty. This urgency propels the physical rescue sequence in the furnace."
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.