Time After Time - Stevenson Returns
After her overnight with Herbert and hearing that he is convinced that the North Beach killer is Stevenson, Amy returns to her workplace at the Chartered Bank Of London at 465 California Street, described earlier in this post.
Then … Her colleague Carol (Geraldine Bacon) wants to know all about her tryst. Amy is coy, but she invites her to dinner at her place to meet him.
… and Now, the room has been stripped of all vestiges of the former bank. One noticable change - an office designed to match, mirror-image, that of the one behind Amy’s desk has been added between the posts on the left.
Then … A customer walks up. She stiffens - it’s Stevenson, returning to change more money.
… and Now, the maritime themed mural behind him is one of five in the room by artist William Coulter, commisioned by the lobby’s architect Julia Morgan.
Then … Telling him she has to check the latest exchange rate, she instead calls Herbert who says he’ll be right over. Stevenson is seen at her desk in the background .
… and Now, note the identical striations in the marble column at far right matching exactly Then and Now.
Then … When Amy without thinking asks Stevenson if he found room at the hotel she had recommended on his earlier visit he immediately realizes she must have told Herbert where to find him; he angrily storms out.
… and Now, with the customer counters gone the fine details of Julia Morgan’s wainscoted wall design can more clearly be seen. The mural in the center, below, of a merchant ship returning safely to San Francisco Bay was chosen by the U.S. Post Office for the 23 cent stamp in 1923. Note again the matching striations Then and Now on the central columns.
In this chilling closeup he suddenly reappears, threatening her if she doesn’t get Herbert to bring the time machine‘s key to the museum exhibit where it’s still on display.