This series launched on Wednesday, January 21st Home About Lie To Me. LIE TO ME is the compelling drama inspired by the scientific discoveries of a Dr Paul Ekman who can read clues embedded in the human face, body and voice to expose the truth and lies in criminal investigations. View our Training Courses. His team is there to help him make the case into something a lawyer can actually prosecute. Personality… sarcastic and abrasive. Cal can be difficult to be around.
His lightning-quick intelligence will inevitably be used to make fun of you. But his colorful stories and jokes are entertaining, and if you stick around you might see a different side of him. Not softer — never soft — but more caring. Cal Lightman is a human lie detector. There is an obvious chemistry between them, which is more obvious on his side which has led to moments of jealousy. They also have a rule about staying out of each other's personal lives, no matter what they see or hear.
When Lightman was a child, his mother was in a mental hospital for an unknown disorder. After convincing Doctors of the hospital that she was well enough for a weekend pass to see her children and husband, she commited suicide. In the video of the session with the doctors her facial expressions appeared happy but obviously she was not. Lightman studied the video, trying to see what the doctor missed and this is what led to the discovery of microexpressions.
In a few episodes it shows Lightman rewatching the video, and has been noted that he has watched it hundreds and hundreds of time. Torres believes he still feels guilty for his mother's death. Lightman has had problems with crime in the past, including illicit gambling and robbery, which he did with Terry Marsh , his longtime friend with whom he has a rocky and distant relationship.
Terry's family took Lightman in after his mother committed suicide. One time when he and Terry were on the run from the police as kids, Terry acted as a decoy for Lightman, saying to him, "You're supposed to use that brain of yours for something," and then criticizing himself for his way of life. Terry ended up serving three years in prison. Lightman continues to refuse to completely obey laws.
He regularly uses loopholes in laws as well as minor infractions to help him with his investigations. He is always shown to be caring and friendly towards Gillian Foster. After he graduated in , he was hired by M He met his wife, Zoe a year later and married her in , when she was 2 months pregnant, right before he was sent to Bosnia during the Yugoslavian Wars in , When he returned, a few months later, he resigned and they moved to the Washington DC where their daughter, Emily was born.
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