Lie to Me

Seasons

2009

USA

8

TV-14

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.

Episode List

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 • 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 • 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 • E5

Unchained

The gang tackles two cases--the suspicious death of a firefighter and the parole of a former gang leader.

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.

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 • 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 • 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 • 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.