Abel Jackson Marvin is in a coma reliving his life's traumas and triumphs - bushfires, family breakups, heroic rescues, disabling accidents, marriage and fatherhood - amid two constants: his granny's sweeties 'to balance out life's nasties' and his love for his pinball-playing best friends, Roma and George. Abel must decide whether to keep playing the pinball game of life, with its bumps and ricochets, or let the ball drain away: game over.