shadow was the secretary of a russian drug lord named, "Mr.Volkov". shadow knew everything when it came to Volkovs personal life and so Specgru wanted to obtain that information to bring him down.

Price went undercover and became important in shadow's personal life. He managed to get all the information he needed within a 2 month span.

shadow was in love with Price. They trusted him until Price had ordered for their arrest, breaking shadow's trust and heart while locked away.