What SVU episode is listed as the series' 100th episode?

“Control” is listed as Law & Order: SVU’s 100th episode.

The episode is the ninth installment of season 5 and originally aired on November 18, 2003. Its story begins when Horace Gorman is found collapsed at a subway station after suffering a brutal assault, leading Benson and Stabler into an investigation involving abuse, secrecy and disputed consent.

“Control” reached the milestone during the show’s fifth season, which aired from 2003 to 2004. The episode is notable beyond its numerical position because Mickey Hargitay, Mariska Hargitay’s father, appears in it. That family connection has made the episode especially memorable for longtime viewers.

The title can be confused with other milestone episodes. “Authority” is the 200th episode, “Zebras” is the 224th, and “The Five Hundredth Episode” marks a much later anniversary. “Control” remains the canonical answer for the series’ 100th-episode question.