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Lie to Me · Season 1, Episode 15

Cal Lightman and Ria Torres in “Unfinished Business”

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.

Yeah, I get that.

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.

(Ria takes an unsteady breath.)

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

Any other life lessons?

(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.

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

(Cal laughs and sits back in his chair)

So what about you?

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

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?

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