Lie to Me (styled as Lie to me*) is an American television series that premiered on the Fox network on January 21, 2009. In the show, Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) and his colleagues in The Lightman Group accept assignments from third parties (commonly local and federal law enforcement), and assist in investigations, reaching the truth through applied psychology: interpreting microexpressions, through the Facial Action Coding System, and body language.
In May 2009, the show was renewed for a second season consisting of 13 episodes. Season 2 premiered on September 28, 2009. On November 24, 2009, season two showrunner announced that FOX gave the show a full season pick-up.
Based on the real-life scientific discoveries of Paul Ekman, the series follows Lightman and his team of deception experts as they assist law enforcement and government agencies to expose the truth behind the lies.[14]
The season opens with Cal and Gillian hiring a new associate: former TSA officer Ria Torres. Ria scored extraordinarily high on Cal’s deception detection diagnostic, and is labeled a “natural” at deception detection. Her innate talent in the field clashes with Cal’s academic approach, and he often shows off by rapidly analyzing her every facial expression. She counters by reading Lightman and when he least expects it, peppers conversations with quotes from his books.
It was gradually revealed that Dr. Lightman was driven to study micro-expressions as a result of guilt over his mother’s suicide; she claimed to have been fine, when she was actually experiencing great sorrow.
RECENT EPISODES
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Lie To MeSeason 2, Episode 1
December 30th, 2009
A young woman approaches Lightman at his book signing, believing she has seen a murder. Lightman finds that the woman has multiple personalities, and he believes that one of her personalities witnessed the murder. Lightman passes off helping Agent Reynolds vet a potential Supreme Court nominee, instead choosing to pursue the case of the multiple-personality [...]
Lie To Me, Episode 2
December 30th, 2009
Zoe enlists Lightman to help with her client — a 22 year-old black star college football player who has been accused of statutory rape with a white 16 year-old girl. The case hits home for Lightman, who learns that his daughter Emily was friends with the group of girls who attend these college fraternity parties. [...]
Lie To MeSeason 2, Episode 3
December 30th, 2009
While on vacation in Mexico with Emily, Lightman becomes involved in the case of a missing American woman, who is a single mother on vacation with her daughter. Upon investigation, Lightman learns that the mother got herself involved with an illegal fertility broker and he manages to find her just in time. Back home, Foster [...]
Lie To MeSeason 2, Episode 4
December 30th, 2009
Eric Matheson (Garret Dillahunt) is determined to prove that he didn’t murder his wife. Torres is assigned to investigate the murder, and goes to the house of the victim’s sister. Matheson finds Torre’s car and gets into it after she forgot to lock the door. When Torres returns, Matheson holds her at gunpoint, instructing her [...]
Lie To MeSeason 2, Episode 5
December 30th, 2009
Cal’s old friend Terry Marsh (Lennie James) attempts to pull him into a criminal conspiracy after he settles Terry’s gambling debts. The criminals abduct both Cal and Terry and try to recruit Cal to be their personal lie detector, forcing him to determine the validity of a client’s counterfeit bills. Over the course of the [...]
Lie To MeSeason 2, Episode 6
December 30th, 2009
After a federal witness is killed, the US attorney arrives at the Lightman Group to take the next witness in line, Reynolds, into protected custody. Cal feels that the US Marshals Service cannot protect Reynolds, so he takes him “hostage” and demands that he be able to run the investigation into the witness’s death. During [...]
Lie To MeSeason 2, Episode 8
December 30th, 2009
Cal spends the holidays in Afghanistan, where he relies solely on an American expatriate to help a mission to find a pair of missing Marines.
Lie To MeSeason 2, Episode 7
December 30th, 2009
The Lightman Group helps a teenager who believes he was abducted as a baby, while Loker and Torres try to figure out what caused a deadly stampede at an electronics store.
Lie To MeSeason 2, Episode 9
December 29th, 2009
Lightman, Foster and Reynolds travel to Las Vegas to help locate a missing finalist in the World Series of Poker. Lightman uses his skills to read the other competitors’ faces to figure out which one knows about the disappearance. Meanwhile, Loker and Torres analyze Loker’s new relationship, and as a result, get closer to each [...]
Lie To MeSeason 2, Episode 10
December 29th, 2009
A protesting farmer parks his explosives-packed tractor near the US Treasury building. Meanwhile, Loker plays babysitter to third-graders stuck in the Lightman Group office, actress Felicia Day guest stars as their teacher. Miguel Ferrer guest stars as FBI ASAC Steele, Ben Reynolds’ boss.
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