"LONDON — One night a little over a year ago, Derek Conlon showed up as usual for his gig as the piano player at the Pine Bar in Mayfair. Sat down at one of the tables for a cup of coffee. Chatted with the barman, stretched, strolled over and started tickling the keys.That cup of coffee has given him countless sleepless nights since.
Not long after, Conlon, an Irishman known for his ability to glide from Elton John to Frank Sinatra with ease, learned that the table had been occupied moments before by Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian spy who died after drinking tea laced with radioactive polonium-210.
It got worse: Even though it had been through the dishwasher, Conlon's coffee cup had also held Litvinenko's tea."
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