Dr. Gillian Foster quotes from Lie to Me

Cal Lightman

Ooh, you look good in black and blue.

Gillian Foster

Yeah, well, we're quite a pair.

Cal Lightman

[sits down] I'm sorry, love.

Gillian Foster

He wouldn't have gone this far unless you were under his skin.

Cal Lightman

Not worth it.

Gillian Foster

You get hit, and it's okay? I get hit and suddenly, it's time to throw in the towel?

Emily Lightman

You know, my mom's been spending all this time with Dad. I mean, they think I don't know. It's like they don't even remember how bad it was.

Gillian Foster

They'll have to figure it out for themselves. Maybe it will be different.

Emily Lightman

You don't believe that. [pauses] He's so much happier when he's with you.

Gillian

I'm divorced, and I'm free, and I'm happy, and if you do something to screw that up...

Cal

I won't. I promise I won't. You know, push comes to shove, I can always go to Vegas, make the money back, so...

Gillian

Wait. Don't even joke about that. Cal... Promise me you'll never go back to Vegas.

Gillian

Where are we going?

Cal

Surprise. Oh. Divorce present.

Gillian

Wasn't planning to toast the demise of my marriage, but thanks.

Cal

How you feeling?

Gillian

Horrible, depressed like a loser.

Cal

You're happy.

Gillian

I'm not happy, I'm devastated.

Loker

Do you really believe that there's a man in the clouds who will solve your problems if you make a wish to him?

Gillian

So being a scientist means I can't believe in God?

Loker

Well, last I checked, talking to invisible people is usually diagnosed as schizophrenia.

Ria

Maybe you should let me talk to him.

Cal

Maybe you should remember whose name is on the door.

Zoe

She might be right.

Cal

Oh, says the woman who's bringing up personal gripes from law school.

Loker

We're not here to judge, remember?

Gillian

How can I not judge someone who creates their own harem, and tosses out the competition when they hit puberty?

Loker

Judge him? How can I copy him?

Gillian

Why did you do that?

Loker

You gotta have faith in something and I'm putting mine in you.

Gillian

Thank you.

Ria

Lightman just called. He needs me to fly down to Zulia right now.

Gillian

What? He's on a case?

Gillian

Ugh. He's on vacation.

Where's Cal?

Gillian

He's on vacation.

And hell didn't freeze over?

Gillian

You know I had no idea our sessions were being recorded back then.

Cal

Look, since we're so close that makes you, scientifically speaking of course, my blind spot. Which you well know.

Gillian

Meaning you don't believe me.

Cal

I didn't say that. Did I say that?!

Gillian

Emotionally you want to believe me, but scientifically you can't be sure.

Cal

So were you ever going to tell me?

Gillian

He came to me in the middle of the night before our first session. Not to my office; to my house. My house. I'd never seen him before and I never saw him again. He told me to do what I had to do to keep you quiet, or Doyle wouldn't be the only man to lose his wife and daughter. If I told you that it would have been proof positive of a cover-up and you never would have let go. So I couldn't let you do that; to you, your family. You'd never have gotten to blow the whistle. He would have cut you down before you put it to your lips.

Cal

So all that talk about you being a bad liar is just an act. Now that's a lie.

Gillian

Depends on the lie. [cries as Cal hugs her]

Cal

You know, this is all your fault.

Gillian

You’re welcome.

Hey, you seen Lightman?

Foster

He's in his office waiting for Clara.

Ha. Still fighting that fight, huh?

Foster

Don't let him fool you. He loves it.

Gillian

The governor knew Michelle Daly.

Clara

Of course he knew her. She was a staffer.

Cal

No, he knew knew her. Know what I mean?