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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 11 - Beat The Devil
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    #1 - Beat The Devil

    S2:E11

    Lightman investigates one of his mentor's graduate students, whom he is convinced is a psychopath, while Loker and Torres look into a UFO sighting.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Ehrman

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  2. Lie to Me Season 3 Episode 9 - Funhouse
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #2 - Funhouse

    S3:E9

    Cal Lightman questions his own sanity while he tries to get a patient released from a mental hospital.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 15 - Teacher and Pupils
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Teacher and Pupils

    S2:E15

    After a grisly shooting in a federal housing project, Lightman is hired to read the face of the paralyzed victim.

    Director:Roxann Dawson
    Writer:Nick Santora

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  4. Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 19 - Pied Piper
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Pied Piper

    S2:E19

    Lightman and his ex-wife, Zoe witness the execution of a murderer they prosecuted 17 years ago and face the possibility that they sent the wrong man to his death.

    Director:Paul McCrane
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 21 - Darkness and Light
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Darkness and Light

    S2:E21

    A missing woman leads the Lightman group to discover criminal activity in the adult film industry.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Matt Olmstead

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  6. Lie to Me Season 3 Episode 11 - Saved
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Saved

    S3:E11

    Lightman investigates three high school students responsible for a deadly traffic accident.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dailyn Rodriguez

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  7. Lie to Me Season 3 Episode 3 - Dirty Loyal
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Dirty Loyal

    S3:E3

    The Lightman Group gets hired by Internal Affairs to investigate an incident that involves Det. Wallowski and her partner Det. Farr.

    Director:Michelle MacLaren
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Lie to Me Season 3 Episode 6 - Beyond Belief
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Beyond Belief

    S3:E6

    Lightman goes head-to-head with the leader of a self-help empire to free a wealthy woman who may be under the control of the cult-like leader. When Lightman begins to investigate, things get personal as he suspects the group of threatening him and his daughter, Emily.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Lie to Me Season 3 Episode 7 - Veronica
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #9 - Veronica

    S3:E7

    Lightman tries to help a woman with early-onset Alzheimer's piece together her fragmented memories, but it uncovers a deadly secret.

    Director:Michael Nankin
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 12 - Sweet Sixteen
    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Sweet Sixteen

    S2:E12

    An Irish terrorist comes to Dr. Lightman to find out who killed his wife and daughter seven years ago, which reveals secrets about Lightman's relationship with Dr. Foster and his past job working counter-terrorism for the government.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 14 - React to Contact
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #11 - React to Contact

    S2:E14

    Lightman is confronted with unsettling truths about his past while trying to save an Iraq war veteran.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 16 - Delinquent
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Delinquent

    S2:E16

    When a pregnant girl is found murdered, Cal and the LMG team help Torres try to clear her juvenile-delinquent sister of charges, and protect her from the real killer.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Sarah Fain

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  13. Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 17 - Bullet Bump
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Bullet Bump

    S2:E17

    The Lightman Group investigates when a young woman is killed at a political rally in Virginia.

    Director:James Hayman
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 10 - Tractor Man
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Tractor Man

    S2:E10

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Lie to Me Season 1 Episode 12 - Blinded
    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #15 - Blinded

    S1:E12

    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.

    Director:Milan Cheylov
    Writers:Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Craft

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  16. Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 9 - Fold Equity
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #16 - Fold Equity

    S2:E9

    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 other.

    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 18 - Headlock
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #17 - Headlock

    S2:E18

    A fighter in an underground club is found dead; Foster discovers a troubling secret.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Lie to Me Season 3 Episode 2 - The Royal We
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #18 - The Royal We

    S3:E2

    While defending a wrongly accused man, Lightman uncovers a dark secret that helps a damaged woman and her daughter.

    Director:Adam Davidson
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Lie to Me Season 1 Episode 4 - Love Always
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #19 - Love Always

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Tim Hunter
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Lie to Me Season 3 Episode 5 - The Canary's Song
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #20 - The Canary's Song

    S3:E5

    When Lightman investigates an explosion that killed six coal miners, he suspects foul play may be involved and goes below the surface to find the truth; the FBI seeks the Lightman Group's help with another case.

    Director:Seith Mann
    Writer:Samantha Corbin-Miller

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  21. Lie to Me Season 1 Episode 5 - Unchained
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #21 - Unchained

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Lesli Linka Glatter
    Writer:Josh Singer

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  22. Lie to Me Season 1 Episode 6 - Do No Harm
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #22 - Do No Harm

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:John Behring
    Writer:Jami O'Brien

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  23. Lie to Me Season 3 Episode 1 - In the Red
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #23 - In the Red

    S3:E1

    Lightman tries to stop a man intent on revenge from robbing a bank.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 8 - Secret Santa
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Secret Santa

    S2:E8

    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.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Lie to Me Season 3 Episode 4 - Double Blind
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Double Blind

    S3:E4

    Lightman becomes involved in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse when he meets a beautiful woman at an art gallery. Meanwhile, Torres is still reeling after her fatal mistake.

    Director:David Platt
    Writer:Dailyn Rodriguez

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Best Episodes Summary

"Beat The Devil" is the best rated episode of "Lie to Me". It scored 8.6/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by David Ehrman, it aired on 6/7/2010. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Funhouse".