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Russia when he was poisoned in london that made headlines around the world. A lethal toxin in a Cup Of Tea. Why was he killed . To unravel the mystery, we followed the tale of a dark conspiracy. Are you frightened for your life . Meet and confront the prime suspect. And now, is the danger coming closer . Were the men in the bushes . People say it will never happen here. I know what can happen here because it happened to my husband. Hello, and welcome to dateline. Former russian Agent Alexander Litvinenko was a vocal critic of the russian government. In his world, access to information could ma...

>> he was a law enforcement officer. >> he worked for the equivalent of the fbi. >> yeah, i mean what he was most interested in. >> in anti-corruption. >> anti-corruption is what really he was most interested in. >> his name was alexander litvinenko, sasha to his friends. but his interest in fighting corruption had made him a lot of enemies, including in his own agency, the kgb, which was renamed the fsb. litvinenko was forced to flee russia with his wife and son and seek asylum in london where he quickly caught the attention of agents of the british intelligence service mi-6. glenmore trenear...

Befriend litvinenko. the british wanted to find out what he knew about his former colleagues in the russian secret services. >> it was of great interest to us to know who these people were. so naturally, he was debriefed to talk about any of his russian contacts that came in. >> reporter: was he credible? >> oh, yes, he was. >> reporter: credible enough that mi-6 began paying him a monthly salary, trading information for money was one way for a former russian agent to make a living in his new home in london. then suddenly in 2006 -- litvinenko, who had always been fit and healthy, got very sic...

With us to london to tell us the story of what happened to an important contact of his just a few months before joyal was shot. >> he was a law enforcement officer. >> reporter: he worked for the equivalent of the fbi? >> yeah, i mean -- >> reporter: in anti-corrputon? >> anti-corruption is what really he was most interested in. >> reporter: his name was alexander litvinenko, sasha to his friends. but his interest in fighting corruption had made him a lot of enemies, including in his own agency, the kgb, which was renamed the fsb. litvinenko was forced to flee russia with his wife and son and ...

Important contact of his just a few months before joyal was shot. >> he was a law enforcement officer. >> reporter: he worked for the equivalent of the fbi? >> yeah, i mean -- >> reporter: in anti-corrputon? >> anti-corruption is what really he was most interested in. >> reporter: his name was alexander litvinenko, sasha to his friends. but his interest in fighting corruption had made him a lot of enemies, including in his own agency, the kgb, which was renamed the fsb. litvinenko was forced to flee russia with his wife and son and seek asylum in london where he quickly caught the attention of...