“Okay, Lois. We need to search inside you for my partner,” he said, moving into his dining room and sitting down at the table.
And now he confronts her with the truth.
She sat down in his lap and encircled him with her arms.

I just love this dialogue.
He pointed to the chair. “Sit!”
She sat.

she is way off. She is actually obeying his commands, Lois never does that.