One Of ER’s Most Important Guest Stars Knew About A Massive Death Before The Main Cast Did

David Krumholtz, who guest-starred as a mentally ill patient named Paul Sobriki on NBC‘s “ER,” knew that Kellie Martin‘s Lucy Knight would die in Season 6 because the reveal was part of his audition process — his character was the one to kill Lucy. During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Krumholtz said that his audition took place several weeks before filming, so he found out about Lucy’s tragic fate before Martin did.

The shock factor was key to that entire storyline; a totally unexpected twist that deeply upset fans as well as most of the stars of the show. “I…