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Lie to Me · S1 · E2

Moral Waiver

  • TV-14
  • Jan 28, 2009
  • 44 min
  • 7.2

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.

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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.

Season 1

13 episodes
  1. 1Pilot

    47 minJan 21, 20096.9

    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.

  2. 2Moral Waiver

    44 minJan 28, 20097.2Now viewing

    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.

  3. 3A Perfect Score

    44 minFeb 4, 20097.3

    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

  4. 4Love Always

    43 minFeb 18, 20097.7

    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.

  5. 5Unchained

    44 minMar 4, 20097.6

    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.

  6. 6Do No Harm

    44 minMar 11, 20097.2

    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.

  7. 7The Best Policy

    44 minMar 18, 20096.6

    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.

  8. 8Depraved Heart

    44 minApr 1, 20096.5

    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.

  9. 9Life Is Priceless

    43 minApr 8, 20096.4

    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.

  10. 10Better Half

    44 minApr 22, 20096.5

    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.

  11. 11Undercover

    44 minApr 29, 20096.4

    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,

  12. 12Blinded

    44 minMay 6, 20098.1

    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.

  13. 13Sacrifice

    44 minMay 13, 20096.7

    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.

Guest stars

Vince CorazzaDeputy Whitmore
Van EppersonPolygrapher
David AndersSgt. Scott
Kristen ArizaHeidi
Charles ParnellMajor Harris
Rob BrownsteinSecretary Adam Miller
Alicia LaganoSheila Lake
Scott Alan SmithJeremy Levine
Amy RosoffPrivate Metz
Rance HowardJoe Metz
Scott AtkinsonHoward Taft
Theodore PerkinsEarl White
Byrne OffuttDHS Deputy
Bob BledsoeHot Truck Guy
Nicole PettisPlatoon Mate #1
Virginia Louise SmithPlatoon Mate #2