The Portrait

Oh! It's beautiful.

You were right, baby.

Remember this place?

Huh? Do you remember?

Hello!

Mr. Brookes

Just Brookes.

Nice to meet you. I'm Sofia.

Nice to meet you.

Uh, I'll get your bags.

I'll show you around.

Housekeeper quit, sorry about that.

My sister can help.

She's uh-- she's not much of a cook,

but she'll keep things tidy.

We'll be okay, thank you.

Okay, well, uh, whatever you need.

This is you, isn't it? And your grandma.

Still selling?

It's in probate.

Till you get better, right?

You gonna be okay? Just you and him?

Yes.

Uh, you'll get all kind of weird shit up here.

You still sleep together?

The bags. Same room?

-Yes. -Okay.

Hey, Em.

You've been avoiding my calls.

I knew you'd say that.

Did they say you can go?

The doctors can go fuck themselves.

They got him stable.

It's been a year.

They've given up on him.

It only takes one memory, who said that?

One memory, to get him started.

You're in trouble if you're quoting me.

Well, you're the expert.

Em, it's Alex.

He'd rather be dead than live like this,

you know that.

So tomorrow, we'll take a walk.

See if you remember something.

You can still hear me, right? I know you can.

You're gonna be okay, Alex We're gonna get you there.

Yeah.

Come on, baby.

Babe?

It's okay.

It's okay, baby. It's just me.

Hmm.

Sleep well.

Can't buy taste.

You got the call?

I got the call.

And?

Jesus, Alex! Please, come on?

Okay, they're in. They're in.

The whole way. We did it.

So, you gonna come celebrate with us?

God, yes.

Love you so much, baby.

I love you.

This is a good day for our lab, a great day.

I would like to say a special thank you to my wonderful wife,

a better scientist than all.

I'm so proud of you.

Call in sick.

I can't, you know I can't. I'm teaching.

You choose a day at work over a day with me?

It's not a choice, it's my job.

Doesn't matter.

'‘Cause I'm not on the cover of TechInvest?

But you're not. Are you?

Now, you're being a dick.

Seriously?

-Don't! -

- -

[FOOTFALLS APPROACHING IN DISTANCE]

Babe, did you just go to the bathroom?

Alex?

Sofia, are you high?

"“Calvin DuBose, 1937."”

What the fuck?

A little, maybe.

A little?

I mean, there's a resemblance, yeah.

Em, are you kidding me?

It's-- it's him.

Okay, hang on.

Let me get my glasses.

No, no, no. It's okay.

Trust me. It's Alex.

Just, uh, look under the signature.

I-- I can't read that, honey.

What does it say?

1937.

That's when it was painted?

Yeah, and on the back it says "“Calvin DuBose Self-Portrait"”.

So what you're seeing is a family thing, yeah?

No.

Um, I'm seeing Alex.

-You just said-- -I-- I know.

It can't be, but...

It is.

Are you fucking with me, Alex DuBose?

Huh?

Very funny.

I found something weird last night.

Up at the attic.

It's a painting.

And it looks just like...

Oh!

I'm so sorry.

You okay?

There you go.

Good as new.

Here it is.

Who's that handsome fella, huh?

It's like looking in the mirror, no?

Hmm?

Okay.

Let's go find a memory.

Here we go!

Hey, Brookes? Brookes?

Who's got keys to the house?

Just me.

Were you in there last night?

No.

Why?

Don't worry about it.

Let's see if we can find your cousin, Jackie and Dylan.

Look over here, baby.

Okay.

I'll find them.

Come on, Alex.

Jesus.

You know I'm trying to help you.

That's why we're here.

Let's find Calvin, your time twin.

Here we are.

April 1936, Calvin painting at the villa.

There's no...

Jesus!

Oh my God.

Can I help you?

That's first day at Princeton.

I wonder what she's thinking.

That's you? -Yeah. That's me.

You're family?

I'm Margo.

Cousin Mags.

-Oh. -

You're Sofia?

Yes, I am.

-It's nice to meet you, Sofia. -Good to meet you, Mags.

Sorry, I didn't make the wedding.

Oh.

That's okay.

It was just him and I.

That's what he wanted.

Well, with a family like ours.

Aww.

How are you, Alex?

I heard about the accident.

Damn shame.

You know, we had our knock-down-drag-outs.

We couldn't agree on anything.

But don't worry.

You'll be back.

That's the thing about our family.

We always come back.

Even when they don't want us to.