sort it out

[GUEST2008]

Hi

A man came to a woman's house to talk to her. He said that something's wrong with his wife and that she's mixed up in it. She didn't know in what way she was mixed up in it.So he told her:

I’ll just tell you what I know and then maybe you can
sort it out.Now, f ’rinstance . . .Up to the time Sydney was

took ill, my wife seemed to think very highly of you...


What is the most probable meaning of "sort it out" here?

[SoothingDave]

Figure it out. Explain the situation.

[AlexAD]

I would add that this is specific to BrE.