Will Trent season 2, episode 3, “You Don’t Have to Understand”, follows two parallel investigations between the APD and the GBI, and was a ratings smash. The show’s sophomore season opened with a two-part premiere in February 2024, as season 2, episode 1 of Will Trent picks up six months after the events of the season 1 finale. It sees the shocking introduction and immediate death of Cricket Watson (Susan Kelechi Watson), Will’s (Ramón Rodríguez) love interest. Life has dealt another traumatic hand to Will, one that he must deal with the rest of the season.

Season 2, episode 2 picks up right from that moment as Will tries to figure out who killed Cricket with a bomb before any more innocents die. While these two episodes of Will Trent season 2 will surely be important in season 3, season 2, episode 3, “You Don’t Have to Understand” takes a step back. After two episodes of extremely personal events happening to Will, episode 3 returns to the “crime of the week” storytelling style that the procedural TV show is known for. However, the events of the episode still affect Will in a lasting way.

Will And Faith Visit A Murder Scene At The Mall

The Agents Find Two Dead Bodies But Not The Woman From The Opening

The beginning of Will Trent season 2, episode 3, begins with a woman, Isabella Altman (Kaitlyn Bausch) walking into an abandoned mall, apparently set to meet someone. When she tries a door, the handle breaks off. As she looks at the sharp inner mechanisms of the broken handle, a black plastic bag descends around her head and her scream is cut short by a jump to black. The next day, Will and his boss Amanda Wagner (Sonja Sohn) arrive at the mall to investigate. There they find a dead man with the door handle stuck in his back.