Lie to Me · Season 1
Off the record?
Yeah, off the record. (to camera man) Turn the camera off.
It's my understanding that, uh, Samantha Birch was seen with an unidentified man leaving a restaurant called the Happy Dragon.
Thank you. (to camera man) Let's go.
(Gillian gives Cal a look.)
Well, the Birches could use some privacy. And the Happy Dragon could definitely use the business.
(referring to Cal) It's going to take him forever to listen all these people.
Fortunately, I won't have to.
(Ria and Eli walk up to the bar.)
Club soda.
Cranberry spritzer, please.
Get your ass kick if you ordered that where I'm from.
Oh, I got my ass kicked where I'm from.
(Ria and Eli talk to Farida Mugisha.)
We should go hear her speak.
Yeah, she wanted to sign my book. I think we had a connection.
Oh, yeah, 'cause Ugandan woman can't resist a guy with a girly drink.
You know, you were very good back there with Mrs. Birch. Very nurturing. Maybe you should get a puppy! I could talk to Obama's people.
Alec has allergies.
Poodles! No fur. They have hair.
That's not what it's about.
(Walking away sadly into her office.)
(Cal is intently staring at a suspect being taped from another room.)
He's got something for us.
Let's hope.
No, I'm telling you.
In my experience, self-castrating pedophiles generally tell the truth.
(referring to the runaway child, Samantha Birch) She's gonna run. She's gonna run! Yeah, there she goes.
She got nervous when you told her what we do here. She touched her face. That's a manipulator.
Oh, now you're an expert on manipulators. (Ria huffs in disgust) Because six weeks ago, you didn't even know what that was!
I'm bringing this to Foster.
You do whatever the hell you want.
(He walks out of Ria's office.)
. . .
I haven't talked to Foster yet.
Well, I did.
(Mrs. Birch is too afraid to approach her daughter.)
You reach out to her and then she rejects you. And you can't help but recoil.
You don't know what it's like. You're not a mother.
No, but I was. My husband and I adopted a baby girl last year. We brought her home from Delaware and we bathed her and rocked her to sleep and built her a nursery. In Delaware, the birth mother has 60 days to change her mind. We made it to day 57. You know, I didn't get to keep my baby, but yours is right there. You know, you need to talk to her.
What was your daughter's name?
Sophie.
You touched your ear.
Does that mean I'm lying?
Are you?
Every lie has consequences that you can't see coming.
And the funny thing is, she went out with me even after she found out what I do for a living. I think on some level she wanted to get caught.
Or maybe she just liked you.
Well, I don't really care.
(Eli gets up and begins to walk out of the room.)
Hey, Loker. (Eli turns around) You just lied.
Yeah.
(Gillian is standing alone on the roof of the Lightman Group building when Cal walks up.)
Hey. I just needed a minute before I went home.
Sure.
Sophie's 13 months. You know, she's probably walking now.
Yeah, Emily started around that age, I think.
She's probably changing so fast. Every now and then, I'll see a little girl on the street and I, uh, I think it's her. And I have to fight so hard not to run up and hug some stranger's little girl. (she's crying) I'm sorry.
Don't be.
It's just, uh, Alec doesn't want to talk about it. He says he can't, you know. So, we don't. (she sighs) I'm okay. (she wipes away tears) You can go.
No, I'm all right.
(Cal puts his arm on her back to comfort her.)
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