>Outside the Painting, Alicia hides the portrait and Clea even admits its a clever spot
>Apparently it's not so clever because Aline basically jumps right back in after getting booted out
And that was what I thought for a while but now I think it makes more sense that Clea told Aline where the portrait was. At some point she realized that E33 needed Aline's help to fight Renoir. It makes sense for Clea's character, someone who doesn't want to get bogged down in other people's struggles and as a person who works behind the scenes. Even though her actions are selfish, she wants Renoir's help against the evil Writers, Clea's actions are for the greater good.