The BEST episodes of Lie to Me season 2

Every episode of Lie to Me season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Lie to Me season 2!

A cynical researcher who's made a profession of interpreting facial expressions and body language to determine whether someone is telling the truth heads up a consulting firm that includes a perceptive, optimistic female clinical psychologist on whom he harbors a secret crush, a former TSA screener who can spot smugglers and a young man unable to tell a lie. Together, they help solve mysteries for the police and the FBI as well as their private clients.

Last Updated: 10/31/2024Network: FOXStatus: Ended
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Beat the Devil
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7.91
4185 votes

#1 - Beat the Devil

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/7/2010

A psychopathic, albeit charismatic, graduate student tests Lightman's ability to unmask lies when everyone falls for his charms.

Directors: Vahan Moosekian
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Teacher and Pupils
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7.90
3612 votes

#2 - Teacher and Pupils

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/12/2010

Lightman only has the eyes of a paralyzed man to aid him in solving an urban shooting.

Directors: Roxann Dawson
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Sweet Sixteen
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7.89
3868 votes

#3 - Sweet Sixteen

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/14/2010

Lightman has to grieve and investigate his own past simultaneously after one of his collaborators in the military is killed.

Directors: Dan Sackheim
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Darkness and Light
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7.82
3101 votes

#4 - Darkness and Light

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/30/2010

Exposed flesh and hidden lies surround Lightman and his team as they track a missing woman through the adult film industry.

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Pied Piper
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7.81
3760 votes

#5 - Pied Piper

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/16/2010

Lightman examines the steps he used to help convict a recently-executed convict.

Directors: Paul McCrane
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Fold Equity
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7.78
3097 votes

#6 - Fold Equity

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/2009

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.

Directors: Elodie Keene
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Tractor Man
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7.73
3046 votes

#7 - Tractor Man

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/2009

During a political protest in Washington, D.C., a disgruntled farmer parks his explosives-packed tractor near the Treasury Department building, forcing Lightman and his team to make some crucial life-or-death decisions. Meanwhile, a third-grade field trip gets stuck in the Lightman Group offices and Loker has to play babysitter.

Directors: Vahan Moosekian
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Grievous Bodily Harm
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7.73
2855 votes

#8 - Grievous Bodily Harm

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2009

A face from Lightman's past pulls him into a dangerous criminal conspiracy, testing his friendship and loyalty. Meanwhile, The Lightman Group investigates a high school student's homicidal threats.

Directors: Eric Laneuville
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The Whole Truth
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7.73
3687 votes

#9 - The Whole Truth

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/21/2010

Cal is hired by the DA to be an expert witness at the trial of a beautiful, young woman charged with murdering her high-powered, and much older, billionaire husband, and Zoe is representing her. Meanwhile, Ria lets Eli in on a little secret.

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Black and White
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7.72
3578 votes

#10 - Black and White

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/13/2010

Lightman tries to uncover the truth behind the murder of a crusading reporter.

Directors: Daniel Sackheim
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Truth or Consequences
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7.71
3069 votes

#11 - Truth or Consequences

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2009

Zoe enlists the Lightman Group to investigate a star college football player accused of statutory rape. Meanwhile, Foster and Loker travel to a religious compound to find out whether it is actually a nefarious cult.

Directors: Michael Offer
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Delinquent
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7.71
3946 votes

#12 - Delinquent

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/19/2010

Torres and her family reach back to the bad old days after a prison incident involving her sister.

Directors: Michael Zinberg
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Secret Santa
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7.70
3072 votes

#13 - Secret Santa

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2009

During the holiday season, Lightman goes to Afghanistan to assist in a mission to rescue two captured marines, and his only source of intelligence is an American expatriate.

Directors: Michael Zinberg
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Black Friday
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7.70
2880 votes

#14 - Black Friday

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2009

A troubled teenager believes he was abducted as a baby and turns to the Lightman Group to help him uncover the secrets of his past. Meanwhile, Loker investigates the origin of a deadly stampede that occurred at a megastore the day after Thanksgiving.

Directors: Daniel Sackheim
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Honey
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7.65
2828 votes

#15 - Honey

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2009

Eric Matheson, a man suspected of killing his wife, is brought in for questioning by the Lightman Group. Determined to prove his innocence, he takes drastic measures that put the team's lives in danger.

Directors: Timothy Busfield
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Control Factor
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7.64
3165 votes

#16 - Control Factor

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2009

While on vacation in Mexico, Lightman and Emily become involved in the case of a missing American woman. Back home, Foster investigates tainted blood in D.C. area hospitals with Lightman's rival, Jack Rader.

Directors: James Hayman
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Bullet Bump
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7.63
3801 votes

#17 - Bullet Bump

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/26/2010

Lightman deals with professional liars while investigating an incident at a political rally.

Directors: James Hayman
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Exposed
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7.62
3472 votes

#18 - Exposed

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/23/2010

Lightman helps Foster retrieve her missing boyfriend.

Directors: Terrence O'Hara
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The Core of It
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7.55
3110 votes

#19 - The Core of It

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2009

The Lightman Group investigates a murder case where a woman with multiple personalities may either be a witness or the killer. Meanwhile, the U.S. government hires the firm to interrogate a potential Supreme Court nominee.

Directors: Daniel Sackheim
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Lack of Candor
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7.53
2921 votes

#20 - Lack of Candor

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2009

When a government witness is murdered, the FBI hires The Lightman Group to determine who leaked the witness' whereabouts to the killers and to protect Agent Reynolds, the star witness in the case. When Reynolds refuses to testify in the case, Lightman and Foster learn he is hiding something in his past.

Directors: Terrence O'Hara
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React to Contact
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7.44
3674 votes

#21 - React to Contact

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/28/2010

Lightman races to save the life of man who served in Iraq while trying to outrun his own military past.

Directors: Michael Zinberg
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Headlock
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7.43
3819 votes

#22 - Headlock

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/2/2010

Lightman goes undercover and underground while investigating a fighting club.

Directors: Michael Offer
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