Andy Westin, the marketing manager for Out of the Box Toys, was not expecting an adventure, but when his buddy and fanciful counterpart, toy inventor Jack Donegal buys a 1914 Steiff teddy bear at auction, they are launched into an adventure involving foreign-speaking, knife-wielding thugs who are, strangely, very interested in their teddy bear purchase. The two guys begin to unravel a mystery, chasing after criminals while criminals chase after them....