Ria Torres quotes from Lie to Me

Cal Lightman

You know, I wanted to--

Ria Torres

Yeah, I know. Thanks.

Cal Lightman

What?

Ria Torres

You had a slight gratitude smile. What you're surprised? Really? You know, just because I don't know your science, doesn't mean I don't know things.

Cal Lightman

You know, when you don't know the science, you don't see the whole picture. People can get hurt.

Ria Torres

(Reacts to an expression the audience can't see) What was that? What happened?

Cal Lightman

What?

Ria Torres

Shame. When you said 'people get hurt,' you showed shame.

Cal Lightman

(Keeping his face neutral) I don't know what you're talking about.

Ria Torres

You're lying.

Cal Lightman

Get used to it.

Cal Lightman

Which makes me wonder why the Queen Bee showed asymmetrical sadness when she was talking about her dead friend.

Ria Torres

Ahh, 'when a person's facial expression is not symmetrical on both sides of their face, it is likely that they are pretending to feel the emotion' from your article in the Journal for Behavioral Science, 2001.

Cal Lightman

Sucking up's really not your strong suit, is it?

Cal Lightman

Did you pluck your eyebrows before you came here so they would be perfect just like that? Because signs of lying become particularly visible in the brows when they've been thinned.

Ria Torres

You never told me about the eyebrow-pluckng thing. Where did you read about that?

Cal Lightman

Nowhere.

Ria Torres

Why not?

Cal Lightman

Because it's complete crap.

Ria Torres

Didn't need your help

Absolutely not.

I didn't need your help

Ria Torres

Oh, absolutely not.

Eli Loker

Ooo, he's into you.

Ria Torres

Yeah, right.

Eli Loker

What? You didn't see the microexpression he flashed?

Ria Torres

No, what was it?

Eli Loker

Well, the full expression looks like this-- (does a sexy little dance)

Ria Torres

You are so lucky I don't have a gun.

Hey! Aronson told me to give you any help that you need. I'm Carl, Carl DuPre.

Ria Torres

Aronson sent you?

That's right.

Ria Torres

No, he isn't. You asked him if you could with me, isn't that right?

Not much gets past you, does it?

Ria Torres

You have no idea. Let's go.

Hey. Full day, huh? Want to get a drink, celebrate?

Ria Torres

(sighs) I don't think that's a good idea.

Didn't we get past the tough talk?

Ria Torres

Yeah, we did. Still don't think that's a good idea.

You know, we were brief on your team before you guys came in, and, uh, I know what you can do and it doesn't scare me. I've got nothing to hide. So, come on, just a drink.

Ria Torres

The problem is, I like you.

And that's a problem because?

Ria Torres

Because it'll be more than just a drink. And then it'll get complicated. I'll know every lie you tell, which means I'll know everything about you. You sure you're up for that?

I'm in.

Ria Torres

Okay then.

Ria Torres

Guys like that don't change.

Cal Lightman

Not generally, no, which is why this case is so interesting.

Ria Torres

Do you think it might be helpful to clue me into your little experiments?

Cal Lightman

Nope.

Ria Torres

Whatever

Cal Lightman

Oh, that is the kind of emotionally-detached scientific analysis we value around here.

Ria Torres

He's a criminal. He's a fantastic liar.

Cal Lightman

He's an appalling liar. He's atrocious!

Cal Lightman

You need to stop making this personal.

Ria Torres

I'm not making this personal.

Cal Lightman

Yeah, you are!

Cal Lightman

Your procerus doesn't move, which means you had your nose fixed, right? You don't strike me as particularly vain, so what is it then? Who was it? Was it your dad? You dad smack you around? Huh?

Ria Torres

I know violent people. They don't change. You said so yourself: most people learn this kind of trigger.

Cal Lightman

I'm sorry about before. (Ria raises her eyebrows at him) Sometimes I see so much, I don't know how not to tell people.

Ria Torres

Yeah, I get that.

Cal Lightman

You're right; most people don't change. Right? I've been there, waiting for it, hoping for it, and then they just... don't.

Cal Lightman

But there are a few, I think, who can.

Ria Torres

Any other life lessons?

Cal Lightman

(leans forward in his chair) When someone... bashes you around, who's twice your size, just whenever he feels like it, you learn to read emotions pretty fast. We adapt to survive. Your abuse made you a natural. He made you what you are.

Ria Torres

(takes another unsteady breath) Well, I'll be sure to thank him.

Ria Torres

So what about you?

Cal Lightman

Nah, I'm not a natural. I had to learn this.

Ria Torres

Why did you want to learn? What, you all of a sudden became obsessed with facial expressions? (she reads his face) I didn't think so. So who was it? Who made you who you are?

Ria Torres

Club soda.

Eli Loker

Cranberry spritzer, please.

Ria Torres

Get your ass kick if you ordered that where I'm from.

Eli Loker

Oh, I got my ass kicked where I'm from.