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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 Worst Episode
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    Lie to Me Season 3 Episode 5 - The Canary's Song
    7.1/10(715 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Lie to Me Season 3 Episode 8 - Smoked
    7.2/10(683 votes)

    #2 - Smoked

    S3:E8

    Lightman is hired by a terminally ill restaurant owner to find his daughter's killer as his dying wish.

    Director:Kate Woods
    Writer:David Slack

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  3. Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 18 - Headlock
    7.3/10(756 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Lie to Me Season 3 Episode 2 - The Royal We
    7.3/10(754 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Lie to Me Season 3 Episode 3 - Dirty Loyal
    7.3/10(722 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Lie to Me Season 3 Episode 6 - Beyond Belief
    7.3/10(706 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Lie to Me Season 3 Episode 11 - Saved
    7.3/10(678 votes)

    #7 - Saved

    S3:E11

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dailyn Rodriguez

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  8. Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 14 - React to Contact
    7.4/10(819 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 20 - Exposed
    7.4/10(765 votes)

    #9 - Exposed

    S2:E20

    After Foster's boyfriend, Dave Burns (guest star Martini), gets abducted Lightman tries to track him down with the help of Burns' mysterious ex partner.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:David Graziano

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  10. Lie to Me Season 3 Episode 1 - In the Red
    7.4/10(795 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. Lie to Me Season 3 Episode 4 - Double Blind
    7.4/10(727 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Lie to Me Season 3 Episode 12 - Gone
    7.4/10(672 votes)

    #12 - Gone

    S3:E12

    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.

    Director:Adam Arkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 9 - Fold Equity
    7.5/10(871 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. Lie to Me Season 3 Episode 7 - Veronica
    7.5/10(719 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. Lie to Me Season 1 Episode 2 - Moral Waiver
    7.6/10(1507 votes)

    #15 - Moral Waiver

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Adam Davidson
    Writer:Josh Singer

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  16. Lie to Me Season 1 Episode 3 - A Perfect Score
    7.6/10(1314 votes)

    #16 - A Perfect Score

    S1:E3

    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

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Lie to Me Season 1 Episode 4 - Love Always
    7.6/10(1269 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. Lie to Me Season 1 Episode 7 - The Best Policy
    7.6/10(1084 votes)

    #18 - The Best Policy

    S1:E7

    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

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  19. Lie to Me Season 1 Episode 9 - Life Is Priceless
    7.6/10(1051 votes)

    #19 - Life Is Priceless

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Clark Johnson
    Writer:Dustin Thomason

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  20. Lie to Me Season 1 Episode 10 - Better Half
    7.6/10(1063 votes)

    #20 - Better Half

    S1:E10

    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

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  21. Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 6 - Lack of Candor
    7.6/10(872 votes)

    #21 - Lack of Candor

    S2:E6

    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 his investigation, he finds out that while undercover Reynolds did drugs and killed a man and wants to keep it a secret to avoid prosecution after he finds out that his handler (Alicia Coppola) did not properly report the event. Through his own undercover operation, Cal records the handler admitting that she led Reynolds to believe that everything was all set legally, and the US attorney subsequently takes her into custody. Meanwhile Loker and Torres discover that the original witness was killed after the cell phone that his mistress provided was tracked to his safe house's location.

    Directors:Terrence O'Hara, Eric Laneuville
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 7 - Black Friday
    7.6/10(888 votes)

    #22 - Black Friday

    S2:E7

    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.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 16 - Delinquent
    7.6/10(825 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 17 - Bullet Bump
    7.6/10(767 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 22 - Black and White
    7.6/10(753 votes)

    #25 - Black and White

    S2:E22

    The Lightman Group investigates the murder of a journalist and friend of Lightman’s who was killed while exposing a corrupt politician

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Canary's Song" is the worst rated episode of "Lie to Me". It scored 7.1/10 based on 715 votes. Directed by Seith Mann and written by Samantha Corbin-Miller, it aired on 11/8/2010. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Smoked".