[TG Caption] One More Portrait as Clara

Cal agrees to model as Clara because the photographer needs one final portrait before sunset and promises the images will remain private. The burgundy gown, long brunette wig, and careful makeup are meant to disappear as soon as the equipment is packed. At first, every pose feels like an imitation. Then the photographer lowers her camera and asks what Clara wants the portrait to say. Nobody has ever asked Cal what the woman in his locked wardrobe might want. He turns toward the balcony light, lets one shoulder relax, and says he wants her to look as though she has somewhere to go after the photograph.