'Grantchester' Season 7, Episode 2 Recap

Despite having had sex with her exactly once, Grantchester begins with Will lying on the floor of the church, declaring his undying love for Maya and begging God to tell him what to do. It's very Will, as is meeting her in secret to tell her it will never work only to take her home and sleep with her again, and then grabbing her to make out in an empty precinct office. The juxtaposition with the Carmichael's Cleaning Supplies ad is hilarious and timely, as we cut from Geordie with a pillow over his ears to Cathy watching the ad, shown by Melanie Carmichael (Kirsty Besterman). Swinniton's is pushing its products. Cathy's not pleased with being forced to work for Carmichaels unpaid; Clive (Ryan Early) sweet talks her into being quiet.

Leonard: She thinks she's breaking a commandment when she steps on an ant.

It all comes full circle when Geordie's next case turns out to be the death of none other than Lester Carmichael, owner of Carmichael's cleaning goods brand. They're greeted by Melanie, scrubbing blood off the front step and insists she has no idea why there was a 999 call, claiming the blood came from her husband cutting himself. The two are the couple from the commercial; Lester's death is due to a pellet to the artery in his neck, which shifted and bled out when he laid down. Like last week, Wallace does not understand why Will is at the autopsy, and his "just saying a prayer" schtick is starting to wear thin, but he sits in on Melanie's interview anyway.