Includes index.

Introduction : The art of the polygraph -- The path less traveled -- In the beginning -- The Crawford era -- First impressions -- A new day -- Hard (but exciting) times -- Respite -- The new breed -- The era of good feeling -- Coming of age -- Bad apples -- Hits, misses, and distractions -- Aldrich Ames -- Twilight -- Out to pasture -- Intelligence community and 9/11 -- Interrogation and torture.