Martin Conway is an unhappy 7th-grade student at a conservative New Jersey prep school, All Souls Preparatory, that reveres the memory of such famous graduates as General "Hollerin' Hank" Lowery.

A child with a British accent emerges through the radio static, and eventually leads Martin back to the streets of London in 1940.

Martin complies with Jimmy's request and sets forth on an adventure in history, revenge and redemption, couched in serious questions about death and the afterlife.

He begins to discover secrets he didn't know existed, and finds answers to questions people wanted to keep hidden.

What he learns ends up changing the historical record on General Lowery, bringing peace to an old man's life, and altering a number of lives for the better, including his own.