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Lie to Me
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Undercover

  • Episode aired Apr 29, 2009
  • TV-14
  • 44m
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Dr. Lightman's investigation into a questionable police shooting could jeopardize a terrorism investigation, while Eli's lie in an earlier case could hurt the firm. Meanwhile, is Dr. Foster'... Read allDr. Lightman's investigation into a questionable police shooting could jeopardize a terrorism investigation, while Eli's lie in an earlier case could hurt the firm. Meanwhile, is Dr. Foster's husband having an affair as Lightman suspects?Dr. Lightman's investigation into a questionable police shooting could jeopardize a terrorism investigation, while Eli's lie in an earlier case could hurt the firm. Meanwhile, is Dr. Foster's husband having an affair as Lightman suspects?

  • Director
    • Seith Mann
  • Writers
    • Samuel Baum
    • Tom Szentgyorgyi
    • Rasheed Newson
  • Stars
    • Tim Roth
    • Kelli Williams
    • Brendan Hines
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    987
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Seith Mann
    • Writers
      • Samuel Baum
      • Tom Szentgyorgyi
      • Rasheed Newson
    • Stars
      • Tim Roth
      • Kelli Williams
      • Brendan Hines
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Tim Roth
    Tim Roth
    • Dr. Cal Lightman
    Kelli Williams
    Kelli Williams
    • Dr. Gillian Foster
    Brendan Hines
    Brendan Hines
    • Eli Loker
    Monica Raymund
    Monica Raymund
    • Ria Torres
    Kevin Tighe
    Kevin Tighe
    • Fletcher Bellwood
    Currie Graham
    Currie Graham
    • Eric Kuransky
    Tim Guinee
    Tim Guinee
    • Alec Foster
    Sean Patrick Thomas
    Sean Patrick Thomas
    • Karl Dupree
    D.B. Woodside
    D.B. Woodside
    • Henry Strong
    • (as DB Woodside)
    David Warshofsky
    David Warshofsky
    • Owen Finnegan
    Jason Beghe
    Jason Beghe
    • Captain Hoopes
    Martin Papazian
    Martin Papazian
    • Adam Duke
    Scott Klace
    Scott Klace
    • Martin Wexler
    Dan Martin
    Dan Martin
    • Conrad Ricks
    Kristen Ariza
    Kristen Ariza
    • Heidi
    Harrison Knight
    • Andre Ricks
    Terrence Hardy
    Terrence Hardy
    • Antwon Ricks
    • (as Terrence Hardy Jr.)
    Wendi Kenya
    Wendi Kenya
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      • Seith Mann
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      • Samuel Baum
      • Tom Szentgyorgyi
      • Rasheed Newson
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    8claudio_carvalho

    Lack of Continuity

    When two police officers shot a black teenager suspect, there are many manifestations in Wahington DC. Dr. Lightman and Dr. Foster are hired to find whether the officers' shoot was good or not. One of the police officers, Eric Kuransky, is an FBI agent indeed that is looking for terrorist cells in the police department, and Cal looks for the truth in his statements. Cal is also pressed by the FBI and the government to leave the case. Meanwhile, The Lightman's Group is audited to know who leaked the case of Joseph Hollin to the FEC. Torres is under pressure since Loker has revealed what he did to her, but she does not want to betrayal her friend.

    "Undercover" is another good episode of "Lie to Me", with a serious mistake that affects the whole story. The black teenager Karl Dupree shoots the police officers on the stairway and dumps his backpack on the way. However, when the police officers are interviewed, none of them mention this event. I question why everybody forgot the first shoot and why the plot was changed. The second segment is predictable. My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): "Undercover"
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    Total nonsense episode

    If you are binge watching this show, just skip this episode. It's complete nonsense from first minute to the last and you won't even understand what's going on because the story is full of plot holes and continuity errors. They must have filmed this episode as a 90 minute episode, accidentally deleted half of it and aired it as a 45 minute episode because it's pretty much impossible to follow the story the way it was aired with so many parts and pieces missing.

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    • Trivia
      The scenes filmed in the FBI's conference room were shot on a borrowed set used by another FOX series, Bones. The wood paneling and decorations are the same (particularly the little glass hexagon sitting on the back shelf).
    • Quotes

      Dr. Cal Lightman: You've got your head up your ass.

      Captain Hoopes: Excuse me?

      Dr. Cal Lightman: YOU've got your HEAD, UP your ass.

      [gesturing up]

      Captain Hoopes: Right. Mayor brings in a guy to investigate and he's already on your side.

      [pointing to Mayoral advisor]

      Dr. Cal Lightman: Nah, he's got his head up his ass too.

      [pointing to Mayoral advisor]

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    • Release date
      • April 29, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Paul Ekman Group (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles County, California, USA(Location- As DC)
    • Production companies
      • Imagine Television
      • Samuel Baum Productions
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    • Runtime
      • 44m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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