“I can just tell.”Ĭharlie’s miraculous modus operandi - the ace up her sleeve, if you will - isn’t just a savvy twist for a TV detective it also doubles as an explanation for how great storytellers should present a mystery. “Just that something is off,” she says by way of explanation. Whether it’s her best friend promising she’s fine after a fight with her husband or a stranger trying to bluff his way to the pot, Charlie sniffs out bullshit every time it drifts her way. “And yet she played with an almost unnatural infallibility.” Soon, we find out why: Lyonne’s Charlie Cale always knows when someone’s lying. “She played straight,” Sterling Frost Jr. Midway through the “ Poker Face” premiere, Adrien Brody’s smarmy casino boss recounts the legend behind Natasha Lyonne‘s card-playing prowess.