Lie to Me: Season 1

2009 · 13 episodes · ★ 7.0

What Season 1 of Lie to Me

Tim Roth plays Dr. Cal Lightman, an expert in detecting deception whose uncanny ability to read facial expressions and body language makes him a walking lie detector. Joined by psychologist Dr. Gillian Foster, Lightman takes on fascinating cases of fraud, disappearance, scandal and murder in a tireless search for what matters most to all of us: the truth...

13episodes

Jan 21, 2009premiered

May 13, 2009latest episode

9.6 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Pilot
Jan 21, 2009 · 47 min · ★ 6.8
The son of a family of devout Jehovah's Witnesses is accused of killing his teacher after being caught fleeing the scene of her murder. Meanwhile, the team is hired by the Democratic National Committee to investigate a second case in which the Chairman of the House Ethics Committee is accused of paying for sex.
Directing: Robert Schwentke · Writing: Samuel Baum · Starring: Hayley McFarland, Scott Paulin, Robert Wisdom, Randy Oglesby
1x02 Moral Waiver
Jan 28, 2009 · 44 min · ★ 7.1
When a female soldier charges a commanding officer with sexual assault, Lightman is brought to Fort Meade to find out if there's any truth to the accusation. Meanwhile, the Lightman Group is hired to determine whether the young star of a college basketball team accepted a bribe to play for the university.
Directing: Adam Davidson · Writing: Josh Singer · Starring: Vince Corazza, Van Epperson, David Anders, Kristen Ariza
1x03 A Perfect Score
Feb 4, 2009 · 44 min · ★ 7.2
The murder of a teenage girl – who is the daughter of a powerful federal judge – leads The Lightman Group to a highly competitive college-prep school where getting to the head of the class means everything. The team also investigates a NASA test pilot accused of intentionally crashing a $250 million aircraft
Directing: Eric Laneuville · Writing: Steven Maeda · Starring: Hayley McFarland, Anthony Ruivivar, Kristen Ariza, Isabella Hofmann
1x04 Love Always
Feb 18, 2009 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
At a state wedding, Lightman and his team work to prevent the assassination of a South Korean ambassador. But when someone else is shot, Lightman exposes long-held family secrets and lies to identify the assassin.
Directing: Tim Hunter · Writing: Tom Szentgyorgyi · Starring: Tom Verica, Brian Tee, Amanda Schull, Kelvin Han Yee
1x05 Unchained
Mar 4, 2009 · 44 min · ★ 7.5
Lightman and Torres interrogate an imprisoned gang leader who claims to be rehabilitated. If the gang leader is freed, he might help fight inner-city violence or return to his life of crime. Foster and Loker investigate the death of a firefighter who was killed in the line of duty.
Directing: Lesli Linka Glatter · Writing: Josh Singer · Starring: Kristen Ariza, Paul Calderon, Deirdre Lovejoy, Brad Beyer
1x06 Do No Harm
Mar 11, 2009 · 44 min · ★ 7.2
Lightman and Foster investigate the disappearance of an 11-year-old girl who may have been murdered. Meanwhile, Loker and Torres must determine whether a famous peace activist is who she claims to be and if her bestselling memoir is true, but Loker's attraction to the socially conscious woman may be clouding his assessment of her.
Directing: John Behring · Writing: Jami O'Brien · Starring: Alison La Placa, Bradford Tatum, Madeline Carroll, Megan Follows
1x07 The Best Policy
Mar 18, 2009 · 44 min · ★ 6.6
When Lightman is hired to find a corporate spy at a pharmaceutical company, he discovers a high-level conspiracy surrounding a new drug that could put thousands of lives at risk. The team is also hired by the State Department to assist with negotiations for the release of two Americans imprisoned in Yemen.
Director: Arvin Brown · Writers: T.J. Brady, Rasheed Newson · Starring: D.W. Moffett, Marc Vann, Rick Hoffman, Kristen Ariza
1x08 Depraved Heart
Apr 1, 2009 · 44 min · ★ 6.5
Lightman becomes obsessed with his investigation of two young women who committed suicide. Meanwhile, the team tries to recover billions of dollars for investors who were bilked by a Ponzi scheme.
Director: Adam Davidson · Writer: Dustin Thomason · Starring: Hayley McFarland, Sunkrish Bala, Anjul Nigam, Michelle Joyner
1x09 Life Is Priceless
Apr 8, 2009 · 43 min · ★ 6.4
In the wake of a building collapse in a small town outside Washington, Lightman is brought in to determine who is at fault, and he discovers a massive cover-up. Meanwhile, the team is hired by a "dot-com" billionaire to determine if his girlfriend loves him for the right reasons.
Directing: Clark Johnson · Writing: Dustin Thomason · Starring: Richard Brooks, Sam Ball, Shea Whigham, Fredric Lehne
1x10 Better Half
Apr 22, 2009 · 44 min · ★ 6.5
When Assistant U.S. Attorney Zoe Landau, Lightman's ex-wife and Emily's mother, enlists Lightman to help investigate an arson case in which the only eyewitness is a 5-year-old boy, it quickly becomes clear that she and Lightman still have feelings for each other. Meanwhile, Foster and Torres question a rapper who is suspected of murder.
Director: Karen Gaviola · Writers: Josh Singer, Ilana Bar-Din Giannini · Starring: Hayley McFarland, Jennifer Beals, Adam Donshik, Omari Hardwick
1x11 Undercover
Apr 29, 2009 · 44 min · ★ 6.4
The Lightman Group gets embroiled in the controversial case of a policeman who shot a potentially innocent teenager. Meanwhile, investors who were bilked by a Ponzi scheme are suing The Lightman Group for botching the recovery of their money,
Directing: Seith Mann · Writing: Tom Szentgyorgyi · Starring: D. B. Woodside, Kevin Tighe, Currie Graham, Jason Beghe
1x12 Blinded
May 6, 2009 · 44 min · ★ 8.1
Ben Reynolds, an FBI agent who's been pursuing a serial rapist terrorizing the Washington area, partners with The Lightman Group for its toughest case yet. Lightman infiltrates a prison to befriend Andrew Jenkins, a convicted criminal and a pathological liar who the serial rapist may be copy-catting. Meanwhile, Torres and Loker search Jenkins' fan mail, and Foster questions one of the rapist's recent victims.
Directing: Milan Cheylov · Writing: Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Craft · Starring: Mekhi Phifer, Daniel Sunjata, Emilio Rivera, Mageina Tovah
1x13 Sacrifice Season Finale
May 13, 2009 · 44 min · ★ 6.7
After a terrorist bombing outside of Washington, DC, FBI Agent Ben Reynolds calls on The Lightman Group to help identify those responsible and prevent more attacks. The case takes a personal turn for one member of the team and begs the question of whether honesty is indeed the best policy. Zoe helps Lightman with the investigation and both are concerned about their daughter's safety.
Director: Adam Davidson · Writers: Josh Singer, Dustin Thomason · Starring: Hayley McFarland, Mekhi Phifer, Jennifer Beals, Molly Price