Analysis suggests that a large part of linguistic behavior is subliminal. To discover insight and identify areas of possible deception, structural and linguistic features of an individual’s word should be scrutinized. Most people who choose to deceive will lie by omitting information or details from their statement or narratives. Individuals deliberately camouflage the truth by using words that leave an investigative trail. Investigators should identify these words and attempt to capitalize on them during the course of an interview. Because verbs comprise the principal part of speech that denotes action, they require particular attention. Subjects who want to conceal their involvement in, or knowledge of a crime, occasionally camouflage their actions by inadvertently or intentionally manipulating their choice of words to describe their actions. Investigators should listen for words that convey conversation, words that camouflage conversation, and words that camouflage actions. If a reference is made to a conversation of some sort, the investigator should determine the precise content and nature of that conversation, when it took place in relation to the incident under investigation, who initiated it, and whether the writer or speaker changed any words used to describe verbal interaction. In addition to recognizing overt words that suggest conversation, investigators should listen and look for any references to social gatherings typically associated with verbal interaction. Variations include using present tense to describe action, passive voice to distance themselves from their actions or uncompleted action verbs when something interrupted the action. Several case examples are dissected to illustrate the concepts presented in the article. Notes