Did they ever reveal who attacked Mark on the restroom? They made it first seem like the brother of the basketball player was the one who did it, but later there is a scene where Mark apologized to him for accusing him.
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No we never know who did it's a mystery all through ER's years.
shareNo we never find out who did it. That's why the name of the episode is called Random Acts.
Thanks for the answers. I always wondered if they revealed who did it and why.
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For a long time I thought the brother did it, but eventually I changed my mind, and I think that one of the friends did it, there were a few guys in the hospital that day, and they were really pissed.
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Yeah, I always thought that it was one of the buddies.
shareI always thought it was Kenny Law's (the basket ball player that died on the OR table) brother. Greene said the cops said he had an airtight alibi. Well it's easy to get a friend to lie for you. I'm sure he had no problem finding a friend if not several who would lie. If he didn't do it, I think he had someone do it. I have always believed that he had something to do with it. Then again I do realize the show was written so that no one would ever know who actually did it.That's just my theory.
I rewatched the show last week. The beatdown was done with a great deal of rage and passion. It seemed to be about more than some homeless psycho getting his jollies. Also the fact that the assailant didn't take Greene's wallet or watch; he wasn't a mugger. And he was extremely cruel (crushing a doctor's hand means you're trying to destroy his livelihood). I always thought Chris Law had someone do it for him; he was street-smart enough to know he'd would've been high on a list of suspects. Finally, it had to be someone familiar enough with Greene's habits to know that he'd be using that particular men's room, or was informed by someone who knew Greene's movements.
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My other theory surrounding Dr Green's attack was that Djmon Honshu's character beat him up during a psychotic break. I don't remember the character's name and didn't see his entire storyline, but I know he had had a terrible past.
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Djimon Hounsou's character had not been introduced on the show until a couple of seasons after the attack on Mark.
Also, there were 3 different characters in the attack episode who were potential suspects...they all got angry with Dr. Green for some reason and they were all wearing similar clothing (black jeans/sweats,dark, hooded sweatshirt or windbreaker, black tennis shoes.
There are three possible suspects for the assault on Dr. Greene within this episode. Each of them is wearing a dark coat with a hood. There is the brother of the basketball player who died, a psych patient, and the father of the daughter whom Dr. Greene upsets earlier in the episode.
share@spasek I think it was one of the basketball player's friends.
shareHonestly I like how it remains unresolved.
I think the issue here, perhaps what the writers intended, is to create a meta-narrative situation: you really start doubting the suspects (people who somehow were aggressive to Mark / had reasons to be), and what's your pick? Do we go for the black guy? Are we, as viewers, ultimately racist? I think that's the point they tried to make. It challenges you -- as you try to figure it out.
This is even more evident since it's later revealed (twice, just to make it clear), that it wasn't the black kid.
I loved it. I also loved how they didn't "dress him down" from his "street" clothes in the episode we saw him the first time. I loved that they chose to give him the up-front, cocky personality. Those things don't mean anything.