Nora's British pilot husband is reported missing in action during World War II, leading her to give birth to their son Tommy on V.E. Day. As Tommy grows up, Nora remarries a dubious camp counselor named Frank. After Tommy experiences a traumatic event, he becomes deaf, mute, and blind. The family's fortunes change when Tommy, now a young man, discovers pinball and becomes a master player, earning them fame and wealth. However, their success is short-lived as people initially try to follow in Tommy's footsteps, only to eventually rebel against his fame.

Tommy
A young person with extraordinary sensory sensitivities discovers an unlikely talent for pinball, rising to fame before becoming embroiled in a mysterious cult's mysterious orbit.