For God and Country

"For God and Country" is an episode of the fourth season of the American police drama television series Homicide: Life on the Street. It originally aired on NBC on February 9, 1996. The episode was written by Jorge Zamacona and Michael S. Chernuchin and directed by Ed Sherin. Aside from a brief cameo by Mike Logan in an earlier episode, For God and Country is the first episode to firmly establish a narrative link between Homicide and its sister show, Law & Order. The episode follows the events of Law & Order episode "Charm City".nIn New York City, a man who has been arrested for setting off a poison gas attack in a subway begs authorities to see to his family's protection in Baltimore, but will not reveal why he fears for their lives until he knows that his son is safe. This prompts the detectives to investigate further. Meanwhile, the poisoner's family is indeed attacked in Baltimore, leading to his wife's death and his son's attempt to flee the city before Frank Pembleton and Tim...