Holmes sighs and rolls onto his back, staring up at the ceiling because it's easier than the shock and hurt in Watson's face.
"I needed someone to wire me money. That was the excuse I gave to Moran; he was interested in my staying alive, so he didn't pursue it. What I didn't tell Moran, though he must have known, was that Mycroft was keeping an eye on you for me. He didn't actually tell me much about you. I'd asked him not to. It... made it more difficult."
He sighs again and hazards a look at Watson.
"I am sorry. But if Moran or the people he had following you -- and he did, Watson, make no mistake about it -- thought for one second that I'd contacted you, or you knew I was alive, well. You saw what would have come of it."
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"I needed someone to wire me money. That was the excuse I gave to Moran; he was interested in my staying alive, so he didn't pursue it. What I didn't tell Moran, though he must have known, was that Mycroft was keeping an eye on you for me. He didn't actually tell me much about you. I'd asked him not to. It... made it more difficult."
He sighs again and hazards a look at Watson.
"I am sorry. But if Moran or the people he had following you -- and he did, Watson, make no mistake about it -- thought for one second that I'd contacted you, or you knew I was alive, well. You saw what would have come of it."