Dante Wallace and Clarke Griffin in “Unfinished Business”

Dante Wallace

There's a blank canvas if you'd like.

Clarke Griffin

I used to paint the ground, too.

Dante Wallace

It's not just the ground. It's a memory.

Clarke Griffin

You've been outside?

Dante Wallace

Yes. 56 years ago. For 5 minutes. I was 7 when the first of what we call the outsiders appeared. Before that, we thought we were all there was. Imagine our surprise.

Clarke Griffin

I don't have to imagine.

Dante Wallace

My father, this was his office at the time, believed it meant that the Earth was survivable again, and so, he opened the doors. Within a week, 54 people were dead from the exposure. My mother and sister among them. Loss, pain, regret. Time eases these things, Clarke, but the only time it's ever truly gone is when I'm painting.