Father

Chapter 5 - LOGAN

Ward / Dad

Logan recalls his father’s severe alcoholism, rehab stints, and a traumatic winter night where he drove the family around drunk before being shipped back to treatment.

Chapter 8 - LOGAN

Dad / Ward

Returns from a doctor's appointment with Jeff, drinks heavily to cope with chronic pain from a car accident that crushed his legs at Logan’s sixteen, and has become functionally incapacitated by a bad limp and constant agony.

Chapter 15

Dad / Father

Divorces Grace's mother years ago; she leaves because she feels miserable as a housewife and wants to pursue her art in Paris.

Chapter 17 - LOGAN

Dad

A recent violent outburst where he throws a beer can at Logan's head requires Jeff to intervene and drag him home. His deteriorating physical condition from a past car accident and his reliance on alcohol are highlighted as the primary reasons Logan feels obligated to sacrifice his professional hockey dreams and stay in Munsen.

Epilogue

Ward

Maintains nearly two years of sobriety and appears determined to stay clean, though Grace notes the difficulty of reconciling his current stability with his past alcoholic episodes.