Lie To Me Scoop

STORY LINE
Lightman investigates the case of a police officer shot in one of the local projects, and uncovers a scam that involves the Police Department…

[DISTRICT CAPTAIN DARREN JAMES] A CAUCASIAN police officer in his 50s, James is a grizzled veteran who has worked his way up through the ranks, the kind of cop who’s not above meting out “street justice’ when necessary, but who’s still a man of basic honesty and integrity. Having worked the worst areas of the District of Columbia for decades, James is coldly furious when one of his officers is shot, and he does some old-fashioned arm-twisting to pressure Lightman into assisting his investigation all the way. But when it looks as if a quartet of his cops are involved in the case, James has to shift into potential cover-up mode…GUEST STAR (6)

[NICK HARDY] Mid 30s, AFRICAN-AMERICAN. This police officer is shot in the line of duty, and is first seen lying in a pool of his own blood, paralyzed from the neck down. A middle class family man who deeply loves his wife Janine and his two daughters, Hardy caught four brother officers in the act of spiriting a corpse out of an apartment in the projects, and wound up shot by a pair of kids, ordered to do so. Desperate to stay alive until he can finger the person/persons responsible for the shooting, Hardy clings to life, able to communicate with Lightman only with the fine muscles controlling his eyes….GUEST STAR

[MR. CHEN] 40s-60s, ASIAN, the landlord of an apartment building in the projects, Chen gives Lightman and James a tour of the building — but he’s a man with something to hide…GUEST STAR

[JANINE HARDY] Mid 30s, AFRICAN-AMERICAN. A pretty woman in her 30s, the wife of Officer Nick Hardy, she walks her two kids to school, with no idea that this is going to be the worst day of her life. After learning that her husband’s been shot twice, she brings her two daughters to the hospital to see if he will live or die. She listens as Lightman translates her husband’s last thoughts to her…GUEST STAR

[HOLLANDER] Male, late 20s – late 30s, CAUCASIAN, He is a tough cop, a bit of a cowboy, who has stepped way outside the law and has an encounter with Lightman…ONE DAY GUEST STAR

[TRESSLER] Male, late 20s – late 30s, ANY ETHNICITY. Another cop from Hollander’s precinct who has reluctantly been involved with Hollander and his unlawful activities. He is interrogated by Lightman who sees him as the weak link…GUEST STAR

[TEVON] Male, mid 20s – mid 30s, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, a drug dealer in the apartment building where Nick Hardy was shot, Tevon is paranoid as hell when Reynolds and James knock on his door to question him. A guy who appears ready to shoot first and ask questions later…ONE DAY GUEST STAR

[LAWYER] Female, mid – late 30s, ANY ETHNICITY, the inexperienced public defender representing Jared and Paul, two African-American teenagers accused of the shooting of Nick Hardy, she objects furiously when Lightman puts them through an “unorthodox show-up” at Hardy’s deathbed, and is increasingly irritated by Lightman’s contemptuous remarks at his expense…ONE DAY GUEST STAR

[DON GALPERN] A formidable CAUCASIAN businessman in his 50s, he’s buying one of Clara Musso’s subsidiaries, but he’s only offering her $12.50 a share. Unaware that Lightman is sending her signals, he’s pressured by Clara until he reaches his absolute top price, and is taken aback by the pinpoint accuracy of her arm-twisting…ONE DAY GUEST STAR

[SOPHIE HARDY] 7 years old, NEED 9 YEARS OLD TO PLAY YOUNGER, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, she’s the daughter of Nick and Janine Hardy, and she’s on her way to school with her mommy, talking about school stuff, when her life changes forever…CO-STAR

[PAUL] 15 years old, AFRICAN-AMERICAN (18 TO PLAY YOUNGER A PLUS – PLEASE INDICATE IF ACTOR IS EMANCIPATED / HAS GED), he’s one of two teenagers accused of shooting Nick Hardy. Identified by a dying Hardy, Paul falsely accuses drug dealer Tevon of having been his employer — but in fact, he’s too afraid of accusing the real guilty parties…CO-STAR

Source: SpoilerTV