After the death of his mother, twelve year old Bobby comforts himself by playing an ultraviolent video game that distracts him from his loss.He is whisked away from summer camp by his recently paroled father, Deacon.In order to pay back those who kept him alive in prison, Deacon takes Bobby on a criminal jaunt through the Native American casinos of Oregon. Throughout his misadventures with his father, Bobby increasingly depends on his video game for guidance.On a mission of love and self-salvation, Bobby's grandfather, a grandiose TV pitchman, attempts to save Bobby from Deacon's dangerous influence.This fast-paced, dark-humored story is a poignant and absurd tour-de-farce that touches and tickles at the same time.