Adam Blake is the illicitly adoptive father of Stephen Talmadge, who was raised as Tyler Blake by Adam and his wife Erin.
History[]
Stephen was bought from baby launderer Mark Sanford, who unknowingly bought the baby Stephen from a woman posing as his mother, Jennifer Talmadge, who was murdered shortly beforehand in 1989. Stephen was found shortly after Sanford was arrested, with Stephen and the Blakes in shock after they lived a happy shared life together for twelve years without ever knowing the violent precursors that led to Stephen's upbringing. Stephen's birth father Robert Cook, who conceived Stephen when he and Jennifer had a relationship in college, sued the Blakes for custody in family court, which became an emotional legal battle.
The investigation revealed Robert's wife Linda as Jennifer's killer and Stephen's kidnapper and seller, murdering Jennifer in an altercation to have Robert to herself since she was also pregnant with their son Brandon in between their intermittent relationships. Once Linda was arrested, Robert won Stephen's custody. At the judge's request, Robert kept the Blakes in Stephen's life and welcomed Jennifer's parents Herbert and Margaret in sharing Stephen's experiences amongst all of them (SVU: "Stolen")