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* BitterSweetEnding: Linda Cook is arrested for the murder of Jennifer Talmadge, and Sanford's scheme has been exposed, however Sanford himself gets off with no jail time. The mystery surrounding what happened to Stephen Talmadge/Tyler Blake is solved, but he is taken away from his adoptive parents and put with his biological father Robert Cook. However, it's implied Robert will allow the Blakes to continue to be a part of his son's life, which Judge Serani urges him to do.
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* TheAtoner: Robert's actions can construed as a misguided attempt to make it up to Tyler for missing his first 12 years.
* BitterSweetEnding: Linda Cook is arrested for the murder of Jennifer Talmadge, and Sanford's scheme has been exposed, however Sanford himself gets off with no jail time. The mystery surrounding what happened to Stephen Talmadge/Tyler Blake is solved, but he is taken away from his adoptive parents and put with his biological father Robert Cook. However,it's implied the blow is softened with the implication Robert will allow the Blakes to continue to be a part of his son's life, which Judge Serani urges him to do.life.
* BitterSweetEnding: Linda Cook is arrested for the murder of Jennifer Talmadge, and Sanford's scheme has been exposed, however Sanford himself gets off with no jail time. The mystery surrounding what happened to Stephen Talmadge/Tyler Blake is solved, but he is taken away from his adoptive parents and put with his biological father Robert Cook. However,
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* AmoralAttorney: Surprisingly averted. Robert Cook's attorney, unlike most lawyers in the show, isn't overly [[SmugSnake smug]] or dickish, being sympathetic to the Blakes.
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* AmoralAttorney: Surprisingly averted. Robert Cook's attorney, unlike most lawyers in the show, isn't overly [[SmugSnake smug]] or dickish, being sympathetic to even offering the Blakes.Blakes his condolences for what they are going through.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: During the custody battle, Robert's attorney asks Tyler's adoptive mother Erin if she'd want her kidnapped child back even if they were found being raised by nice parents. Erin answers yes.
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* DisappearedDad: Robert was unintentionally this to Tyler during the first 12 years of his life.
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* DisappearedDad: Robert was unintentionally this to Tyler during the first 12 years of his life. He makes it clear he never would have abandoned Tyler.
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* GoodParents: Both the Blakes and Robert Cook are shown to be loving and affectionate parents.
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* GoodParents: Both the Blakes and Robert Cook are shown to be loving and affectionate parents. Robert even says he never would've abandoned Tyler.
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* InnocentlyInsensitive: Robert Cook. He understandaly wants to make up for the first 12 years of Tyler's life, but doesn't seem to really consider how traumatic it might be to force him away from the parents who raised him.
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* BitterSweetEnding: Linda Cook is arrested for the murder of Jennifer Talmadge, and Sanford's scheme has been exposed, however Sanford himself gets off with no jail time. The mystery surrounding what happened to Stephen/Tyler is solved, but he is taken away from his adoptive parents and put with his biological father Robert Cook. However, it's implied Robert will allow the Blakes to continue to be a part of his son's life, which Judge Serani urges him to do.
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* BitterSweetEnding: Linda Cook is arrested for the murder of Jennifer Talmadge, and Sanford's scheme has been exposed, however Sanford himself gets off with no jail time. The mystery surrounding what happened to Stephen/Tyler Stephen Talmadge/Tyler Blake is solved, but he is taken away from his adoptive parents and put with his biological father Robert Cook. However, it's implied Robert will allow the Blakes to continue to be a part of his son's life, which Judge Serani urges him to do.
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* IHaveManyNames: The child the episode focuses on was born as Stephen Talmadge but was adopted as a baby and raised as Tyler Blake. Everyone afterwards proceeds to refer to him by his adopted name that he was raised under rather than the name his birth mother gave him.
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* IHaveManyNames: The child the episode focuses on was born as Stephen Talmadge but was adopted as a baby and raised as Tyler Blake. Everyone afterwards proceeds to refer to him by his adopted name that he was raised under rather than the name his birth mother gave him. Despite this, the revelation of his identity presumably means that Stephen Talmadge is his legal name.
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* NomDeMom: Tyler's birth surname is that of his mother.
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* BitterSweetEnding: Linda Cook is arrested for the murder of Jennifer Talmadge, and Sanford's scheme has been exposed, however Sanford himself gets off with no jail time. The mystery surrounding what happened Stephen/Tyler is solved, but he is taken away from his adoptive parents and put with his biological father Robert Cook. However, it's implied Robert will allow the Blakes to continue to be a part of his son's life.
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* BitterSweetEnding: Linda Cook is arrested for the murder of Jennifer Talmadge, and Sanford's scheme has been exposed, however Sanford himself gets off with no jail time. The mystery surrounding what happened to Stephen/Tyler is solved, but he is taken away from his adoptive parents and put with his biological father Robert Cook. However, it's implied Robert will allow the Blakes to continue to be a part of his son's life.life, which Judge Serani urges him to do.
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* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: Before he's confirmed as Tyler's birth father, Robert says that while he slept with Jennifer one time, he didn't think it was him who got her pregnant.
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* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: Before he's confirmed as Tyler's birth father, Robert says that while he slept with Jennifer one time, a few times, he didn't think it was him who got her pregnant.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Judge Serani urges Robert after she grants him custody of Tyler that he continue to act in Tyler's best interest by keeping the Blakes in his life, which it seems like he will do.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Legally, Robert is entitled to have his son returned to him as the only reason Tyler ended with the Blakes in the first place was because Linda impersonated Jennifer to put him up for adoption. At the same time, the Blakes were unaware they were adopting a kidnapped baby and by the time the episode takes place, they've been a family for 12 years.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Legally, Robert is entitled to have his son returned to him as the only reason Tyler ended with the Blakes in the first place was because Linda impersonated Jennifer to put him up for adoption. At the same time, the Blakes were unaware they were adopting a kidnapped baby and by the time the episode takes place, they've been a family for 12 years.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Legally, Robert is entitled to have his son returned to him as the only reason Tyler ended with the Blakes in the first place was because Linda impersonated Jennifer to put him up for adoption. At the same time, the Blakes were unaware they were adopting a kidnapped baby and by the time the episode takes place, they've been a family for 12 years.
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* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: Before he's confirmed as Tyler's birth father, Robert says that while he slept with Jennifer one time, he didn't think it was him who got her pregnant.
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* RelationshipRevolvingDoor: Tyler's conception resulted from Robert sleeping with Jennifer while he and Linda were on an off period while they were dating in college.
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* IHaveManyNames: The child the episode focuses on was born as Stephen Talmadge but was adopted as a baby and raised as Tyler Blake. Everyone afterwards proceeds to refer to him by his adopted name that he has lived under for 12 years rather than the name his birth mother gave him.
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* IHaveManyNames: The child the episode focuses on was born as Stephen Talmadge but was adopted as a baby and raised as Tyler Blake. Everyone afterwards proceeds to refer to him by his adopted name that he has lived was raised under for 12 years rather than the name his birth mother gave him.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Averted by Robert Cook, who insists on suing for custody of Stephen/Tyler even after being warned that doing so would traumatize him significantly.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Averted by Robert Cook, who insists on suing for custody of Stephen/Tyler even after being warned that doing so would traumatize him significantly. The ending does imply though he will keep the Blakes in Tyler's life.
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* ShoutOut: To the [[Series/LawAndOrder mothership series]]. The murder of Jennifer Talmadge and the kidnapping of her baby was originally Max Greevey's case.
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* ShoutOut: To the [[Series/LawAndOrder mothership series]]. The murder of Jennifer Talmadge and the kidnapping of her baby was originally Max Greevey's case.case prior to his murder in 1991.
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* DisappearedDad: Robert was unintentionally this to Tyler during the first 12 years of his life.
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* PlayingCatchWithTheOldMan: Robert Cook is introduced playing baseball with Tyler's half-brothers.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: In a way, Robert and the Talmadges.
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* SingleSexOffspring: All 3 of Robert Cook's children are boys.
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* RaisedByGrandparents: Jennifer's parents were expecting to receive custody of Tyler after he was found and are shocked about Robert's intention to claim his parental rights.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: While the Blakes are loving parents to Tyler, custody is ultimately granted to Robert as Tyler's kidnapping nullifies the Blakes adoption.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: While the Blakes are loving parents to Tyler, custody is ultimately granted to Robert as Tyler's kidnapping Tyler was given up for adoption by his kidnapper using forged papers, which nullifies the Blakes adoption.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: While the Blakes are loving parents to Tyler, custody is ultimately granted to Robert as Tyler's kidnapping nullifies the Blakes adoption.
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* EntitledToHaveYou: Robert Cook insists on suing for custody of Stephen/Tyler (the child of a woman he knocked up inerest by keeping the Blakes in his life, which Robert seems willing to do. college and did not know existed for the first 12 years of life), even after it becomes apparent that doing so is not in the child's best interests (and would likely traumatize him). Though legally, he is correct, as the biological parent of a kidnapped child, he is entitled to have his child returned to him.
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* EntitledToHaveYou: Robert Cook insists on suing for custody of Stephen/Tyler (the child of a woman he knocked up inerest by keeping the Blakes in his life, which Robert seems willing to do. college and did not know existed for the first 12 years of life), even after it becomes apparent that doing so is not in the child's best interests (and would likely traumatize him). Though legally, he is correct, as the biological parent of a kidnapped child, he is entitled to have his child returned to him.
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* HalfwayPlotSwitch: Multiple times throughout the episode. It starts with a baby being kidnapped, however the child is found and connected to a larger baby kidnapping scheme, after that is exposed it turns into a plot about solving Jennifer Talmadge's murder and finding her missing son Stephen. When Stephen is found, the episode turns into a custody battle between his biological father, and his adoptive parents and Jennifer's murder is solved shortly before the end.
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* HalfwayPlotSwitch: Multiple times throughout the episode. It starts with a baby being kidnapped, however the child is found and connected to a larger baby kidnapping scheme, after that is exposed it turns into a plot about solving Jennifer Talmadge's murder and finding her missing son Stephen. When Stephen is found, the episode turns into a custody battle between his biological father, father and his adoptive parents and parents, with Jennifer's murder is being solved shortly before the end.
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* IHaveManyNames: The child the episode focuses on was born as Stephen Talmadge but was adopted as a baby and raised as Tyler Blake. Everyone proceeds to refer to him by his adopted name rather than the name his birth mother gave him.
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* IHaveManyNames: The child the episode focuses on was born as Stephen Talmadge but was adopted as a baby and raised as Tyler Blake. Everyone afterwards proceeds to refer to him by his adopted name that he has lived under for 12 years rather than the name his birth mother gave him.
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* BitterSweetEnding: Linda Cook is arrested for the murder of Jennifer Talmadge, and Sanford's scheme has been exposed, however Sanford himself gets off with no jail time. The mystery surrounding what happened Stephen/Tyler is solved, but he is taken away from his adoptive parents and put with his biological father Robert Cook. However, it's implied Robert will allow the Blakes to continue to be a part of his son's life.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Robert Cook insists on suing for custody of Stephen/Tyler (the child of a woman he knocked up inerest by keeping the Blakes in his life, which Robert seems willing to do. college and did not know existed for the first 12 years of life), even after it becomes apparent that doing so is not in the child's best interests (and would likely traumatize him). Though legally, he is correct, as the biological parent of a kidnapped child, he is entitled to have his child returned to him.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Robert Cook insists on suing for custody of Stephen/Tyler (the child of a woman he knocked up inerest by keeping the Blakes in his life, which Robert seems willing to do. college and did not know existed for the first 12 years of life), even after it becomes apparent that doing so is not in the child's best interests (and would likely traumatize him). Though legally, he is correct, as the biological parent of a kidnapped child, he is entitled to have his child returned to him.
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* BitterSweetEnding: Linda Cook is arrested for the murder of Jennifer Talmadge, and Sanford's scheme has been exposed, however Sanford himself gets off with no jail time. The mystery surrounding what happened Stephen/Tyler is solved, but he is taken away from his adoptive parents and put with his biological father Robert Cook. However, it's implied Robert will allow the Blakes to continue to be a part of his son's life.
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* EntitledToHaveYou: Robert Cook insists on suing for custody of Stephen/Tyler (the child of a woman he knocked up inerest by keeping the Blakes in his life, which Robert seems willing to do. college and did not know existed for the first 12 years of life), even after it becomes apparent that doing so is not in the child's best interests (and would likely traumatize him). Though legally, he is correct, as the biological parent of a kidnapped child, he is entitled to have his child returned to him.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Robert Cook insists on suing for custody of Stephen/Tyler (the child of a woman he knocked up inerest by keeping the Blakes in his life, which Robert seems willing to do.
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* Hypocrite: When Robert and Linda have to prove their eldest son Brandon is not Tyler (Robert having impregnated Jennifer when Linda was a few weeks to a month pregnant), Linda blames Robert for them being murder suspects because he didn't keep it in his pants. As we later find out, she is Jennifer's killer, meaning it's her fault there was a murder for them to be suspected of at all.
* IHaveManyNames: The child the episode focuses on was born as Stephen Talmadge but was adopted as a baby and raised as Tyler Blake. Everyone proceeds to refer to him by his adopted name rather than the name his birth mother gave him.
* IHaveManyNames: The child the episode focuses on was born as Stephen Talmadge but was adopted as a baby and raised as Tyler Blake. Everyone proceeds to refer to him by his adopted name rather than the name his birth mother gave him.
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* NeverMyFault: When Robert and Linda have to prove their eldest son Brandon is not Tyler (Robert having impregnated Jennifer when Linda was a few weeks to a month pregnant), Linda blames Robert for them being murder suspects because he didn't keep it in his pants. As we later find out, she is Jennifer's killer, meaning it's her fault there was a murder for them to be suspected of at all.
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* AmoralAttorney: Surprisingly averted. Robert Cook's attorney, unlike most lawyers in the show, isn't overly [[SmugSnake smug]] or dickish.
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* AmoralAttorney: Surprisingly averted. Robert Cook's attorney, unlike most lawyers in the show, isn't overly [[SmugSnake smug]] or dickish.dickish, being sympathetic to the Blakes.
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* BitterSweetEnding: Linda Cook is arrested for the murder of Jennifer Talmadge, and Sanford's scheme has been exposed, however Sanford himself gets off with no jail time. The mystery surrounding what happened Stephen/Tyler is solved, but he is taken away from his adoptive parents and put with his biological father Robert Cook. However, it's implied Robert, at the behest of
* EntitledToHaveYou: Robert Cook insists on suing for custody of Stephen/Tyler (the child of a woman he knocked up in college and did not know existed for the first 12 years of life), even after it becomes apparent that doing so is not in the child's best interests (and would likely traumatize him). Though legally, he is correct, as the biological parent of a kidnapped child, he is entitled to have his child returned to him.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Robert Cook insists on suing for custody of Stephen/Tyler (the child of a woman he knocked up in college and did not know existed for the first 12 years of life), even after it becomes apparent that doing so is not in the child's best interests (and would likely traumatize him). Though legally, he is correct, as the biological parent of a kidnapped child, he is entitled to have his child returned to him.
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* BitterSweetEnding: Linda Cook is arrested for the murder of Jennifer Talmadge, and Sanford's scheme has been exposed, however Sanford himself gets off with no jail time. The mystery surrounding what happened Stephen/Tyler is solved, but he is taken away from his adoptive parents and put with his biological father Robert Cook. However, it's implied Robert, at Robert will allow the behest of
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* EntitledToHaveYou: Robert Cook insists on suing for custody of Stephen/Tyler (the child of a woman he knocked up inerest by keeping the Blakes in his life, which Robert seems willing to do. college and did not know existed for the first 12 years of life), even after it becomes apparent that doing so is not in the child's best interests (and would likely traumatize him). Though legally, he is correct, as the biological parent of a kidnapped child, he is entitled to have his child returned to him.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Robert Cook insists on suing for custody of Stephen/Tyler (the child of a woman he knocked up inerest by keeping the Blakes in his life, which Robert seems willing to do. college and did not know existed for the first 12 years of life), even after it becomes apparent that doing so is not in the child's best interests (and would likely traumatize him). Though legally, he is correct, as the biological parent of a kidnapped child, he is entitled to have his child returned to him.
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* IHaveManyNames: The child the episode focuses on was born as Stephen Talmadge but was adopted as a baby and raised as Tyler Blake. Everyone proceeds to refer to him by his adopted name rather than the name his birth mother gave him.
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* Hypocrite: When Robert and Linda have to prove their eldest son Brandon is not Tyler (Robert having impregnated Jennifer when Linda was a few weeks to a month pregnant), Linda blames Robert for them being murder suspects because he didn't keep it in his pants. As we later find out, she is Jennifer's killer, meaning it's her fault there was a murder for them to be suspected of at all.
* IHaveManyNames: The child the episode focuses on was born as Stephen Talmadge but was adopted as a baby and raised as Tyler Blake. Everyone proceeds to refer to him by his adopted name rather than the name his birth mother gave him.
* IHaveManyNames: The child the episode focuses on was born as Stephen Talmadge but was adopted as a baby and raised as Tyler Blake.
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* BitterSweetEnding: Linda Cook is arrested for the murder of Jennifer Talmadge, and Sanford's scheme has been exposed, however Sanford himself gets off with no jail time. The mystery surrounding what happened Stephen/Tyler is solved, but he is taken away from his adoptive parents and put with his biological father Robert Cook.
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* BitterSweetEnding: Linda Cook is arrested for the murder of Jennifer Talmadge, and Sanford's scheme has been exposed, however Sanford himself gets off with no jail time. The mystery surrounding what happened Stephen/Tyler is solved, but he is taken away from his adoptive parents and put with his biological father Robert Cook. However, it's implied Robert, at the behest of
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* IHaveManyNames: The child the episode focuses on was born as Stephen Talmadge but was adopted as a baby and raised as Tyler Blake.
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* IHaveManyNames: The child the episode focuses on was born as Stephen Talmadge but was adopted as a baby and raised as Tyler Blake. Everyone proceeds to refer to him by his adopted name rather than the name his birth mother gave him.
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* ShoutOut: To the [[Series/LawAndOrder mothership series]]. The murder of Jennifer Talmadge and the kidnapping of her baby was originally Max Greevey's case.
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* ShoutOut: To the [[Series/LawAndOrder mothership series]]. The murder of Jennifer Talmadge and the kidnapping of her baby was originally Max Greevey's case.case.
* UnbalancedByRivalsKid: While unstated, it's possible the reason Linda took Stephen/Tyler after killing Jennifer was to avoid raising him alongside her own children.
* UnbalancedByRivalsKid: While unstated, it's possible the reason Linda took Stephen/Tyler after killing Jennifer was to avoid raising him alongside her own children.
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* AdultFear: Having a biological relative of your adoptive child show up years after the adoption and try to take custody.
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** Played straight with Sanford, who is a licensed attorney, but works as an adoption broker.
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* EntitledToHaveYou: Robert Cook insists on suing for custody of Stephen/Tyler (the child of a woman he knocked up in college and did not know existed for the first 12 years of life), even after it becomes apparent that doing so is not in the child's best interests (and would likely traumatize him).
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* EntitledToHaveYou: Robert Cook insists on suing for custody of Stephen/Tyler (the child of a woman he knocked up in college and did not know existed for the first 12 years of life), even after it becomes apparent that doing so is not in the child's best interests (and would likely traumatize him). Though legally, he is correct, as the biological parent of a kidnapped child, he is entitled to have his child returned to him.
* MoralLuck: The detectives knew that the woman who kidnapped the baby from the supermarket lied to Sanford, but the detectives arrested him and the caretaker under suspicion of kidnapping, despite having no evidence that either was doing anything other than their perfectly legal jobs. Later, when Cragen finds out Sanford placed Stephen Talmadge, he threatens to "nail his ass to the wall" again with no evidence that Sanford knew anything about the murder and kidnapping. Sanford later turns out to be running a triple-dipping scam, which the detectives had no way of knowing about when they arrested him, but makes him retroactively deserving of being arrested and thrown in jail.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Cragen puts to rest a murder case and solves the mystery of what happened to Stephen/Tyler. At the same time, the revelation of Stephen/Tyler's identity has devastating consequences for him and his adoptive family.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Cragen puts to rest a murder case and solves the mystery of what happened to Stephen/Tyler. At the same time, the revelation of Stephen/Tyler's identity has devastating consequences for him and his adoptive family.family.
* ShoutOut: To the [[Series/LawAndOrder mothership series]]. The murder of Jennifer Talmadge and the kidnapping of her baby was originally Max Greevey's case.
* ShoutOut: To the [[Series/LawAndOrder mothership series]]. The murder of Jennifer Talmadge and the kidnapping of her baby was originally Max Greevey's case.
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* HappilyAdopted: Tyler's loves his adoptive parents and when his biological father sues for custody, he's devastated when the court takes him away from them.
* HarsherInHindsight: Detective Benson later faces the same nightmare of adopting a child and subsequently having a lost relative turn up and try to take custody.
* HarsherInHindsight: Detective Benson later faces the same nightmare of adopting a child and subsequently having a lost relative turn up and try to take custody.
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* HappilyAdopted: Tyler's Tyler loves his adoptive parents and when his biological father sues for custody, he's devastated when the court takes him away from them.
* HarsherInHindsight: Detective Benson later faces the same nightmare of adopting a child and subsequently having a lost relative turn up and try to take custody.them.
* HarsherInHindsight: Detective Benson later faces the same nightmare of adopting a child and subsequently having a lost relative turn up and try to take custody.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Detective Benson later faces the same nightmare of adopting a child and subsequently having a lost relative turn up and try to take custody.
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* EntitledToHaveYou: Robert Cook insists on suing for custody of Stephen/Tyler (the child of a woman he knocked up in college and did not know existed for the first 12 years of life), even after it becomes apparent that doing so is not in the child's best interests (and would likely traumatize him).
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* AdultFear: Having a biological relative of your adoptive child show up years after the adoption and try to take custody.
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* BitterSweetEnding: Linda Cook is arrested for the murder of Jennifer Talmadge, and Sanford's scheme has been exposed, however Sanford himself gets off with no jail time. Stephen/Tyler is taken away from his adoptive parents and put with his biological father Robert Cook, however he is reunited with his loving grandparents, Cook is shown to be a great father, and the ending shows the Blakes and Cook talking, implying that the Blakes will remain a presence in Stephen/Tyler's life.
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* BitterSweetEnding: Linda Cook is arrested for the murder of Jennifer Talmadge, and Sanford's scheme has been exposed, however Sanford himself gets off with no jail time. The mystery surrounding what happened Stephen/Tyler is solved, but he is taken away from his adoptive parents and put with his biological father Robert Cook, however he is reunited with his loving grandparents, Cook is shown to be a great father, and the ending shows the Blakes and Cook talking, implying that the Blakes will remain a presence in Stephen/Tyler's life.Cook.
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* GoodVersusGood: The custody case at the end runs on this, the Blakes raised Stephen/Tyler wonderfully and he wants to stay with them, however his adoption was illegal (though the Blake's didn't know this) so legally he must go to his biological father Robert Cook, who is shown to be a good father to his own children and cares for Stephen/Tyler.
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* GoodVersusGood: The It is noted that all of the people fighting for custody case at the end runs on this, the Blakes raised of Stephen/Tyler wonderfully and he wants to stay with them, however his adoption was illegal (though the Blake's didn't know this) so legally he must go to (his adoptive parents, his biological father Robert Cook, who is shown to be a father, and his biological grandparents) are technically good father to his own children and cares for Stephen/Tyler.decent people.
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* NiceGuy: The episode emphasizes that everyone involved with the custody case at the end are good people who only want the best for Stephen/Tyler. Robert Cook is only shown to be the worse choice because Spephen/Tyler doesn't want to be with him, not because he's a bad man.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Averted by Robert Cook, who insists on suing for custody of Stephen/Tyler even after being warned that doing so would traumatize him significantly.
* NiceGuy: The episode emphasizes that everyone involved with the custody case at the end are good people who only want the best for Stephen/Tyler. Robert Cook is only shown to be the worse choice becauseSpephen/Tyler Stephen/Tyler doesn't want to be with him, him and because removing him from his loving adoptive parents would be traumatic, not because he's Cook is necessarily a bad man.man.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Cragen puts to rest a murder case and solves the mystery of what happened to Stephen/Tyler. At the same time, the revelation of Stephen/Tyler's identity has devastating consequences for him and his adoptive family.
* NiceGuy: The episode emphasizes that everyone involved with the custody case at the end are good people who only want the best for Stephen/Tyler. Robert Cook is only shown to be the worse choice because
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Cragen puts to rest a murder case and solves the mystery of what happened to Stephen/Tyler. At the same time, the revelation of Stephen/Tyler's identity has devastating consequences for him and his adoptive family.
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* InTheBlood: Robert Cook is into baseball, a trait all three of his sons inherited.
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* AmoralAttorney: Surprisingly averted. Robert Cook's attorney, unlike most lawyers in the show, isn't overly [[SmugSnake smug]] or dickish.
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* GoodVsGood: The custody case at the end runs on this, the Blakes raised Stephen/Tyler wonderfully and he wants to stay with them, however his adoption was illegal (though the Blake's didn't know this) so legally he must go to his biological father Robert Cook, who is shown to be a good father to his own children and cares for Stephen/Tyler.
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* GoodVsGood: GoodVersusGood: The custody case at the end runs on this, the Blakes raised Stephen/Tyler wonderfully and he wants to stay with them, however his adoption was illegal (though the Blake's didn't know this) so legally he must go to his biological father Robert Cook, who is shown to be a good father to his own children and cares for Stephen/Tyler.
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Cragen becomes involved in the case when he discovers that one of the adoptive children, Tyler Blake is the son of a woman that was murdered years ago which leads to a custody battle between Tyler's adoptive parents & his biological father.
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Cragen becomes involved in the case when he discovers that one of the adoptive children, Tyler Blake is the son of a woman that was murdered years ago which leads to a custody battle between Tyler's adoptive parents & his biological father.father.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Cragen is the main character of the episode due to the connection to an old case of his.
* BitterSweetEnding: Linda Cook is arrested for the murder of Jennifer Talmadge, and Sanford's scheme has been exposed, however Sanford himself gets off with no jail time. Stephen/Tyler is taken away from his adoptive parents and put with his biological father Robert Cook, however he is reunited with his loving grandparents, Cook is shown to be a great father, and the ending shows the Blakes and Cook talking, implying that the Blakes will remain a presence in Stephen/Tyler's life.
* GoodParents: Both the Blakes and Robert Cook are shown to be loving and affectionate parents.
* GoodVsGood: The custody case at the end runs on this, the Blakes raised Stephen/Tyler wonderfully and he wants to stay with them, however his adoption was illegal (though the Blake's didn't know this) so legally he must go to his biological father Robert Cook, who is shown to be a good father to his own children and cares for Stephen/Tyler.
*HalfwayPlotSwitch: Multiple times throughout the episode. It starts with a baby being kidnapped, however the child is found and connected to a larger baby kidnapping scheme, after that is exposed it turns into a plot about solving Jennifer Talmadge's murder and finding her missing son Stephen. When Stephen is found, the episode turns into a custody battle between his biological father, and his adoptive parents and Jennifer's murder is solved shortly before the end.
* HappilyAdopted: Tyler's loves his adoptive parents and when his biological father sues for custody, he's devastated when the court takes him away from them.
* IHaveManyNames: The child the episode focuses on was born as Stephen Talmadge but was adopted as a baby and raised as Tyler Blake.
* NiceGuy: The episode emphasizes that everyone involved with the custody case at the end are good people who only want the best for Stephen/Tyler. Robert Cook is only shown to be the worse choice because Spephen/Tyler doesn't want to be with him, not because he's a bad man.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Cragen is the main character of the episode due to the connection to an old case of his.
* BitterSweetEnding: Linda Cook is arrested for the murder of Jennifer Talmadge, and Sanford's scheme has been exposed, however Sanford himself gets off with no jail time. Stephen/Tyler is taken away from his adoptive parents and put with his biological father Robert Cook, however he is reunited with his loving grandparents, Cook is shown to be a great father, and the ending shows the Blakes and Cook talking, implying that the Blakes will remain a presence in Stephen/Tyler's life.
* GoodParents: Both the Blakes and Robert Cook are shown to be loving and affectionate parents.
* GoodVsGood: The custody case at the end runs on this, the Blakes raised Stephen/Tyler wonderfully and he wants to stay with them, however his adoption was illegal (though the Blake's didn't know this) so legally he must go to his biological father Robert Cook, who is shown to be a good father to his own children and cares for Stephen/Tyler.
*HalfwayPlotSwitch: Multiple times throughout the episode. It starts with a baby being kidnapped, however the child is found and connected to a larger baby kidnapping scheme, after that is exposed it turns into a plot about solving Jennifer Talmadge's murder and finding her missing son Stephen. When Stephen is found, the episode turns into a custody battle between his biological father, and his adoptive parents and Jennifer's murder is solved shortly before the end.
* HappilyAdopted: Tyler's loves his adoptive parents and when his biological father sues for custody, he's devastated when the court takes him away from them.
* IHaveManyNames: The child the episode focuses on was born as Stephen Talmadge but was adopted as a baby and raised as Tyler Blake.
* NiceGuy: The episode emphasizes that everyone involved with the custody case at the end are good people who only want the best for Stephen/Tyler. Robert Cook is only shown to be the worse choice because Spephen/Tyler doesn't want to be with him, not because he's a bad man.
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When infant Emma Daricek is kidnapped at grocery store, SVU discovers a scheme of abducting & selling babies for adoption orchestrated by attorney Mark Sanford.
Cragen becomes involved in the case when he discovers that one of the adoptive children, Tyler Blake is the son of a woman that was murdered years ago which leads to a custody battle between Tyler's adoptive parents & his biological father.
Cragen becomes involved in the case when he discovers that one of the adoptive children, Tyler Blake is the son of a woman that was murdered years ago which leads to a custody battle between Tyler's adoptive parents & his biological father.
