I rate this episode ★★★★☆ for GOOD. This reminds me of #1391-PORTRAIT OF THE PAST and #0111-YESTERDAY'S MURDER. In those CBSRMT episodes, the stories go so well in ACT-1 and ACT-2. But once you get to ACT-3, it's downhill from that point on. And this Drama-Mystery, written by James Agate, Jr., is the same. You got an intriguing storyline, important plot points, characters to love & hate, and a teddy bear that has everyone's attention, but the ending (both climax & resolution) isn't what I expected. Another way to Title this would be "The Russian Bear" or "Believe In Actions, Not Words" because that's what our characters are focused on. The sound effects of the typewriters, people murmuring in the newsroom, the Teletypes, static & frequency from the tape reel, rotary phone, door buzzer, footsteps, dial tone of the rotary phone, magazine pages, birds chirping, and the howling wind were all necessary in the tale of suspense. The suspenseful music was good, but I think there was too much of it. The music that you'd hear in the first scene is repeated in all 3 Acts. As for our Host, E.G. Marshall was a cross between Alfred Hitchcock & Rod Serling in this tale; both mysterious & pensive. In his Prologue, he warns us that this episode is NOT an ordinary mystery (like a Who-Done-It), but a mystery involving total annihilation that stretches beliefs. In ACT-1, not only he brings up the topic of science, but introduces us to our main character from the Washington Record newspaper. Later, he asks if there are actually 2 teddy bears in this story. In ACT-2, he informs us about the life of a newspaper reporter, but also informs us that Psychic Warfare is a reality. My favorite part of his narration is in ACT-3 where he talks about world power and says, "We're no better off than when we were cavemen attacking and defending with clubs, sticks, and stones. Will it ever end? Will civilization…ever become…more than…a word?" (He says that with candidness and he does make a point; fashion will change, transportation will change, technology will change, but our primitive instincts will not.) Later, E.G. Marshall asks does anyone know what certain gifts are given to traveling executives when they go to foreign soil (another mystery we'd have to solve). In his Epilogue, he talks about new fears replacing the old ones; it's almost as if our Host was giving us a cautionary tale. And finally, our great cast: Michael Wager (as Jack Woods the reporter), Ian Martin (as Captain Tom & the Russian Ambassador), Martha Greenhouse (as Mission Control & Dr. Gerda Kessler), and Court Benson (as Bob Buckley the editor & the Embassy Attaché). Kudos to Court Benson, Martha Greenhouse, and Ian Martin for playing their roles with American accents & Russian accents. But I'd give a big hand to Michael Wager for playing the lead role, especially in ACT-3 when he was trapped in the Detaining Room and begins to talk like Jack Webb from DRAGNET. Check this episode out, everyone, if you're interested in mystery stories that take place in the Cold War. Until next time…pleasant dreams. =0)