Lie To Me

Moral Waiver

Season 1, Episode 2, Aired 1/28/09

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Cal and Ria investigate the case of a female soldier who claims to be the victim of sexual assault by her commanding officer. At the same time, Gillian and Eli work on the case of a college basketball player who is accused of accepting a bribe from his university.moreless

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Monica Raymund

Ria Torres
Kelli Williams

Dr. Gillian Foster
Tim Roth (I)

Dr. Cal Lightman

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An exciting episode revolving around rape in the army as well as problems with a college basketball player.

9.0

"Superb"

By hrgaffney, May 01, 2011 Report Abuse

This episode had a lot of tension, especially over the allegations by a soldier of rape by her commanding officer. Of course, Cal cleverly worked out what was really goig on and also how to work the rules to get the result he wanted. Gillian also had to investigate a basketball player over bribes. This case was not so sparkling as the military one. There were lots of nice light moments from Cal, in particular but also from Eli that I particularly enjoyed. Ria is quite an intense character but I am sure we will learn more about her as the series progresses.moreless

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By Nikkles, May 01, 2011 Report Abuse

I continue to be in pressed with Lie to Me. The writing is very good and the actors seem like they have been playing these characters for years. In this episode we see that a lot goes into determining if a person is lying or not. We we that even when people are lying they may have a good reason to do it. This show has all the components to be one of my favorites in the future. I look forward to seeing if it keeps getting better or hits the wall and cannot figure out where it is going.moreless

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Interesting episode. Even if it had a plot hole.

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By MingyuanHou, Mar 24, 2011 Report Abuse

Interesting episode. Every episode goes through a series to twists and turns before finally arriving at the conclusion. This ride is, for the most part interesting and unpredictable. Even if the viewer can guess an intermediate step, the story often turns one or two more times to arrive at a different conclusion. What bothers me is that this series seems to suffer from several small, although annoying plot holes, that seems to show up once or twice every few episodes. In this episode, they give the woman Valium to beats the lie detector. This way she will be relaxed even if she tells a lie (giving a false 'true' response). This is stupid, since every lie detector should have a series of control questions to make sure everything is working. Seems like she should have failed the control questions.moreless

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Another decent episode...although I can see where this show could get old fast, they need to focus on character development more for it to be intriguing

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By RyDawgg10, Jan 29, 2009 Report Abuse

This episode was above average in that it combines three completely different story lines into one episode. Furthermore, the show focuses not on just blatant lies, but also how those lies affect the people around them. Also focusing on the different kind of lies in each episode makes it extremely interesting to watch. One element that I am curious on is how they are going to intertwine the characters so that we can really start to understand why they make the decisions they make throughout the show. The constant struggle between what is right and what is wrong is what keeps me watching this show....moreless

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- International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Morální odpovědnost (Moral Responsibility) Edit
- Original International Air Dates: Belgium: March 9, 2009 on 2BE United Kingdom: May 21, 2009 on Sky1/Sky1 HD Denmark: June 21, 2009 on TV2 Latin America: July 27, 2009 on FOX Finland: February 22, 2010 on MTV3 Czech Republic: March 14, 2010 on Prima Germany: March 17, 2010 on Vox Slovakia: September 2, 2010 on JOJ India: October 13, 2010 on Star World Edit
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- Cal: You know, generally it's not a good idea to call your boss an idiot. Ria: I didn't say you were an idi... Cal: But your buccinator did. Ria: That's not... Cal: (pointing at her face) Oh, that's a pretty impressive combination of contempt and disgust. Edit
- Loker: You're a natural. The few naturals Lightman's come across have one thing in common. No college degree. You haven't been asked to focus on verbal skills, so you focus on body language. Torres: You're saying I can't learn the science? Loker: I'm saying you didn't have to. That's got to be irritating for a guy who's spent two decades trying to see what you were born seeing. Edit
- Cal: You know when you don't know the science, you don't see the whole picture. People can get hurt. Ria: What was that? What happened? Cal: What? Ria: Shame, when you said people get hurt you showed shame. Cal: I don't know what you're talking about. Ria: You're lying. Cal: Get used to it. Edit
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