John finds Sherlock three years after he thought he'd buried him, scared and injured; broken to such an extent he can barely recognise those trying to help him. Battling against too many unanswered questions and his own feelings, John sets out to put him back together, but never stops to consider Sherlock's return may be part of a greater punishment in store for the both of them.

John is gay, he just doesn't know it yet. Sherlock's job is to make him realize it. Sherlock sets himself a new experiment: What will it take for John to admit he's gay. Of course Sherlock doesn't factor his own reactions into the equation. Disclaimer: Do not own..

Sherlock arrives ill at a crime scene, and there are... complications. Lestrade makes a phone call, and Sally Donovan sees something wholly unexpected.

Sally Donovan wakes trapped inside a small room, alone apart from the person she least wants to see – Sherlock Holmes. Whoever's put her there certainly has something in store for both of them, and the big question is whether they can pull together and get out alive. Established Sherlock/John throughout.