Det. Mike Logan

Full Name & Title:

Detective Michael Logan

Played by:

Chris Noth

FILE STATUS: Closed - impermanent As of 5/24/1995

Was demoted to uniformed officer and transferred to Staten Island after punching a city councilman who was aggravating a crowd of demonstrators

11/8/1998 - Returned temporarily to Manhattan to work on a case involving a murdered prostitute

Juvenile Records:

Irish ancestry

Raised in the Catholic Church

Both parents were alcoholics; father abused mother, mother abused him

Father was a cop who underwent a heart transplant

Possibly molested by parish priest Joseph Krolinsky when he was twelve

Studied Spanish in the 7th grade

Current Marital/Family Status:

Single, never been married, no children

Has a nephew and a niece, who is retarded, as well as a cousin who played in a rock band, and an uncle who is a priest

Social Interests:

Disillusioned with the Catholic Church

New York Yankees fan

Pro-choice on abortion issue

Prior Bad Acts:

Worked as a cabbie to pay his way through college.

May have had a girlfriend who had an abortion he opposed

Known Associates:

Detective Bill Marino of the Sex Crimes Division, NYPD, childhood friend

Sgt. Max Greevey, late partner

Sgt. Phil Cerreta, former partner

Det. Lennie Briscoe, former partner

EADA Ben Stone

ADA Paul Robinette

ADA Claire Kincaid

EADA Jack McCoy

Joseph Krolinsky, former parish priest

Other facts:

Has a reputation as a chauvinist and a womanizer

Has a violent temper when provoked

Does not adjust well to changes

Notable Quotes:

The Torrents of Greed

(While observing the excavation of a mass gravesite)

Stone: "What have we got?"
Logan: "Masucci's greatest hits."

Sonata for a Solo Organ

(After finding out the victim's kidney is missing.)

"Talk about having your pocket picked."

(While interviewing the victim in the hospital.)

"Do you remember anything about the...(Logan has a confused look as he searches for the right word)...mugging?"

Prince of Darkness

(after interviewing a restaurant full of witnesses)

"He came in from the kitchen...no, he came in from the back....no, no, he came down from heaven on a silver chariot!"

Cruel and Unusual

Logan: "Do I need a union rep?"
Internal Affairs Investigator: "You can have one if you want one."
Logan: "Yeah, and I can touch my knee with my elbow if I want to, but that's not what I'm asking."

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