An explosion in a subway caused by a group looking for an admission of Gulf War Syndrome's existence leads to the deaths of 12 children, and Parker is willing to do whatever's necessary to save their lives.
Pulled from the schedules after the Colorado High School massacre, this episode does show two small children playing with fake guns, dying, and their funeral, which is what may have caused executive producer Christopher Crowe to pull the show. However, as is so often the case with these shows, For the Children is worth seeing. Touchingly written, although it does spent maybe a little too long on the sentimental side of the children's deaths, it still is good to see the Backstep team pulling together to save young lives when a Backstep is refused due to the lack of a national emergency. Although Ballard and Mentnor don't appear, thinning down the main cast for this episode works very effectively, giving each of the remainder something to do, with Nate acquiring more humanity than he has been painted with up to now as he spins an elaborate tale to force a backstep.
Aside from being a strong character piece, there is also plenty of action, from Frank's escape from the base through to the original subway explosion. Also missing for a long time is the last-minute twist that the show specialized in in its earlier stories, and this aspect returns to great effect her with a surprising revelation leading to a tense face-off.
It's an episode with an important message, and it's good to see that it's finally made it to TV screens.
****
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