Lucidstuck II

I disagree, I think these are important to ask and note now. Seconding Pan's.

EDIT:

My thoughts are that it might be a more subtle way to show Alice that she's not the boss of Derrick. All she really needs to know is that Derrick knows what she's lying and that he doesn't want to be pushed around anymore. This might be a calmer alternative altogether.

In my experience the most terrifying experiences are when someone calmly berates you, not when they get angry. When they get angry once in a blue moon, you feel justified in what you did because they blew up at you. If you calmly inform them you know their bullshit then it puts them firmly in the wrong.

To sweeten the deal, I might add that if Derrick threatens her, perhaps adding a "I could push Gramps in a direction, if you tell me the truth and we set some ground rules." which would firmly plant Derrick in providing both stick and carrot.

"I know you're lying, but I know you want to stay here with me so I think it's time we had a relationship between two people, not between a puppet and a master."