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Josie’s biological father and Alex’s law professor. During his and Alex’s affair, Logan actively seduced her and promised that he would leave his wife for her. However, when Alex became pregnant, he pressured her to have an abortion; when she didn’t, he left her. Later in life, he becomes dean of Harvard Law School and runs for district attorney. Josie goes to his house and introduces herself to him, but he doesn’t want to have anything to do with her and gives her $300 to stay away from him.
Logan Rourke Quotes in Nineteen Minutes
The Nineteen Minutes quotes below are all either spoken by Logan Rourke or refer to Logan Rourke. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 1, Chapter 8: One Year Before Quotes
Logan Rourke wasn’t her father, not any more than the guy who’d taken their coins at the toll booth or any other stranger. You could share DNA with someone and still have nothing in common with them.
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Logan Rourke Character Timeline in Nineteen Minutes
The timeline below shows where the character Logan Rourke appears in Nineteen Minutes. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 1, Chapter 2: Seventeen Years Before
...replies, “There is no partner.” The father of Alex’s baby is her trial advocacy professor, Logan Rourke. Logan used to flirt with her, and Alex idolized him. He made her believe...
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That night, Alex burns all the assignments she ever did for Logan and vows that her baby will be entirely hers. Within the next five weeks, she...
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...that public defenders are not supposed to do this. In her head, she can hear Logan accusing her of being too soft.
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Part 1, Chapter 4: Twelve Years Before
...was up late with Josie, who had a nightmare. While she is giving her answers, Logan shows up unexpectedly. Alex is momentarily thrown, but she quickly resumes talking. Peter gets new...
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Part 1, Chapter 8: One Year Before
...research online, but she accidentally stumbles on an article in The Boston Globe about how Logan Rourke, dean of students at Harvard Law School, is running to be district attorney.
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...it means he is gay. Josie wants to look up the address of someone called Logan Rourke, though she doesn’t answer when Peter asks who that is. Peter successfully finds his...
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...eager to use his newly-acquired driver’s license. She’s told Matt the whole story about finding Logan in the newspaper. When they pull into Logan’s driveway, she is shocked to see a...
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Logan asks Josie her name, and she tells him it’s Margaret. On her way back to...
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On the way back from Logan’s house, Josie breaks down and Matt comforts her. They start making out and touching one...
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...lying in bed together before Alex has to leave, Josie asks why Alex never married Logan. Alex is taken aback; when she asks if Josie has contacted him, Josie says no.
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Eventually, Alex explains that Logan wouldn’t leave his wife. She then apologizes for the fact that he wasn’t in Josie’s...
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Part 1, Chapter 10: The Month Before
...the pregnancy and have her take her to Planned Parenthood. She has even considered calling Logan, assuming he would be in favor of helping her have an abortion. However, she eventually...
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