ER
On the Beach
Season 8, Episode 21 · Aired 2002-05-09
Synopsis
Mark decides to use his remaining time to help "fix" Rachel; he takes her to Hawaii to show her where he grew up; he teaches her how to surf and how to drive a stick shift. He catches her chasing one of his Percocet with a shot of vodka and confronts her about wasting her life. One day after surfing he has a seizure, and Rachel contacts Elizabeth, who soon arrives with little Ella. Elizabeth wants to take Mark home, but he refuses. Very early one morning, he dies. At his funeral stateside, old friends and colleagues pay their respects.
In the series
This episode is part of ER (1994–2009) on NBC.
Steadicam adrenaline and cast breakouts on a weekly trauma loop.
Key cast
- Anthony Edwards as Dr. Mark Greene
- George Clooney as Dr. Doug Ross
- Eriq La Salle as Dr. Peter Benton
- Julianna Margulies as Nurse Carol Hathaway
- Noah Wyle as John Carter
- Gloria Reuben as Jeanie Boulet