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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Season 5

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 5 episode 9: Control

Aired 18 November 200344 minRated TV-14

7.9TMDB · 8 votesMark watched

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 5 is streaming in Australia on Prime Video (subscription) and Disney+ (subscription, listed for the whole show). You can also buy it on Apple TV from $17.99 and Prime Video Store from $19.99.

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Availability checked 16 November 2026.

What happens in “Control”

A subway commuter is found castrated and bleeding profusely, leading the detectives to discover their "victim" may be the perpetrator in abducting women and forcing them to live in his dungeon for several years as his bride. As the detectives prepare to arrest their victim turned suspect, Benson arrives to find him murdered.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 9 of 25 of season 5, so watch episodes 1 to 8 first.
  • It runs about 44 minutes.
  • Directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Dick Wolf and Neal Baer.
  • TMDB users rate it 7.9 out of 10 (8 votes).

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit trailer

The official trailer for the series (no preview of this episode has been published).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Ted Kotcheff
Writers
Dick WolfNeal Baer
Guest stars
Diane Neal as Casey NovakKellee Stewart as NevaMickey Hargitay as GrandfatherBen Bailey as Transit Sergeant AmbroseAustin Pendleton as Horace GormanJacqueline Bisset as Juliet BarclayMackenzie Milone as MariaAbigail Savage as Dot

Credits: TMDB.

More from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 5

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Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.