When Joan gets back to the bed she immediately takes Ted's hand, threading their fingers together.

"The man who hurt Ted was put up to it by a third party," she begins. "There's a woman Sherlock and I have been investigating that often gets at people by sending others after their loved ones. For Ted's safety, we need to look like we've broken up while Sherlock and I investigate and hopefully bring this woman down."

It's a lot of information to dump on someone at once, but if there's anyone who can handle it, it's Beard.