Lie to Me
The world's leading deception researcher, Dr. Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when a person is lying and why, which helps law enforcement and government agencies uncover the truth.
- Country of originUnited States
- Year when published2008
- CastTim Roth, Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines
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30 Days
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S2:E22
Black and WhiteDr. Lightman's journalist friend is murdered while investigating political corruption, and agent Reynolds is critically shot during the ensuing investigation.
Dr. Lightman's journalist friend is murdered while investigating political corruption, and agent Reynolds is critically shot during the ensuing investigation.
S1:E6
Do No Harm
Dr. Lightman and Dr. Foster tackle the case of a missing girl. Torres and Loker focus on whether a North Ugandan woman told the truth in her autobiography about the violence in her country.
S1:E7
The Best Policy
Dr. Lightman and Torres investigate a drug company affiliated with one of Dr. Lightman's college friends. Dr. Foster and Loker help negotiate with Yemen for the release of two young Americans.
S1:E8
Depraved Heart
Dr. Lightman and Torres investigate a spate of suicides in young Indian women. We discover that a suicide has helped shape Dr. Lightman. Meanwhile, Dr. Foster and Loker are at odds while they investigate a case of suspected SEC fraud.
S3:E12
Gone
A baby goes missing, and her mother accuses an unknown person of the kidnapping. When Lightman sees she's hiding something, he digs deeper and discovers a family in need of repair.
S3:E13
Killer App
Dr. Foster works for a co-creator of a social network application who suspects one of her partners is trying to oust her. However, the client soon turns up dead, and Lightman tries to prove that her partner is responsible.
S1:E1
Pilot
Dr. Lightman and Dr. Foster search for the truth in cases involving a devoutly religious high school student accused of killing a teacher, and a congressman accused of having an affair.
S1:E2
Moral Waiver
Lightman's team investigates cases involving a staff sergeant accused of raping a soldier, and a star college basketball player accused of taking a bribe from a wealthy booster.
S1:E9
Life Is Priceless
Dr. Lightman and Dr. Foster help FEMA run a rescue operation on a collapsed construction site. Torres and Loker talk to the girlfriend of an internet billionaire.
S1:E10
The Better Half
Dr. Lightman's ex-wife shows up, and asks him to tackle an arson case. Torres works the case of a drive by shooting that killed a member of a rapper's entourage.
S1:E3
A Perfect Score
An investigation into the death of a judge's daughter leads Dr. Lightman to the girl's prep school, while Dr. Foster investigates a NASA pilot who crashed on a test flight.
S1:E11
Undercover
Dr. Lightman's investigation into a questionable police shooting could jeopardize a terrorism investigation, while Eli's lie in an earlier case could hurt the firm. Meanwhile, is Dr. Foster's husband having an affair as Lightman suspects?
S1:E4
Love Always
The Lie to Me gang attends a high profile wedding where the father of the groom, a Korean ambassador, has been getting death threats.
S1:E12
Blinded
On behalf of the FBI, the Lightman Group works the case of a copycat serial rapist who blinds his victims. Lightman faces off against the original rapist, a master liar.
S1:E5
Unchained
The gang tackles two cases--the suspicious death of a firefighter and the parole of a former gang leader.
S1:E13
Sacrifice
The whole Lightman group solves the case of terrorist bombings in the D.C. area. Dr. Foster has escalating problems with her marriage. Torres's boyfriend in the Secret Service is in danger.
S2:E1
The Core of It
Dr. Lightman tries to figure out whether a woman with multiple personalities witnessed a murder, while Torres interrogates a judge who is being considered for a Supreme Court appointment.
S2:E2
Truth or Consequences
Zoe gets Dr. Lightman's help in a case involving an African-American college athlete accused of statutory rape, and Dr. Foster tries to help a sympathetic mother while investigating a religious leader for the IRS.
S2:E3
Control Factor
While on vacation in Mexico, Lightman and Emily become involved in the case of a missing American woman. Back home, Foster investigates tainted blood in D.C.-area hospitals with Lightman's rival, Jack Rader.
S2:E4
Honey
A man holds Dr. Lightman hostage, claiming that he did not kill his wife and demanding that The Lightman Group help him find the killer.
S2:E5
Grievous Bodily Harm
An old friend from Lightman's past comes for help, and gets Lightman involved with a dangerous man being investigated by the FBI. Meanwhile, the rest of the team tries to find the high schooler behind a dangerous and threatening video.
S2:E6
Lack of Candor
Agent Reynolds refuses to testify in an undercover case from his past because it may reveal that he killed a man during the operation, but Dr. Lightman tries to come to his defense and keep him out of harm's way.
S2:E7
Black Friday
Dr. Lightman and Dr. Foster help an angry teen find his birth parents, while Eli and Ria try to figure out who was responsible for a fatal "Black Friday" trampling incident at an electronics store.