Abel Jackson Marvin is in a coma reliving his lifeâs traumas and triumphs â bushfires, family breakups, heroic rescues, disabling accidents, marriage and fatherhood â amid two constants: his grannyâs sweeties âto balance out lifeâs nastiesâ 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.