two women lizards tails. that is when the con spirtors were discovered they were left behind. i think they were an asset to somebody. whether they were adisposable asset, i find that too early to assume. reporter: a friend who owns a restaurant in kuala lumpur told us that kim jong-nam came to the establishment with bodyguards but stopped coming three years ago. he had no bodyguards at the airport. experts say after he publicly criticized his brother, he may not have been able to afford protection. they may have tried to cut him off, tried to kill him and difficult for the chinese to protect him. reporter: as they continue to bicker over the facts. the malaysians say no member of the kim family has yet come