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Previously on Empire...
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Andre is grown, Cookie.
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You can't talk to him
like he's a child. (SHRIEKS)
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A 360-degree sensory
experience... "House Empire."
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The Empire streaming numbers
will rocket
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into the stratosphere.
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The Lyon family coerced
Eddie's resignation.
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I need Eddie Barker back.
So does Empire.
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THIRSTY: It was Shine.
He had Giuliana killed
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to cover his tracks.
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I was always better than you.
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(GUNSHOTS)
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- You do not get to be my mother now.
- Listen.
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- I don't ever want to see you again.
- Loretha.
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Hey, Mama.
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(GASPS) Oh.
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(LAUGHING): Just c-come in.
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(RENEE SIGHS)
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Do you need a kidney?
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This is probably a mistake.
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Lolo.
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I have missed you, pumpkin.
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(SIGHS)
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- (TEA KETTLE WHISTLING)
- Oh. Want some tea?
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- Mm-hmm, sure.
- I'll make you some tea.
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Okay.
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(SIGHS)
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You got anything stronger?
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(RENEE LAUGHS)
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Look, we need to distribute
the body parts throughout
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the four boroughs. And do me a favor.
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Put his head in Staten Island.
(LAUGHS)
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- Shiny Boots would hate that.
- Yo, this ain't what you
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promised us when you said you
were going legit with Lucious.
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Okay, first of all,
the only thing I promised you
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was to get your sister
in rehab, remember that?
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And secondly, Lucious helped keep
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men like me
from ending up men like him.
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What other fixers you know
with a 401K plan?
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All right? Shut up and get your
ungrateful ass back to work.
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- All right.
- (MOCKING): All right.
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♪ Come get what you wanted ♪
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♪ Don't you stop before you start it ♪
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♪ I'll give you every reason
not to stop after we started ♪
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♪ Come get what you wanted ♪
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♪ Don't you stop before you start it ♪
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♪ I'll give you every reason ♪
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♪ Not to stop after we started,
come get ♪
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♪ What you wanted, don't you
stop before you start it... ♪
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Yo, why don't you
pass the Cheetos, bro?
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I got you.
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♪ Not to stop after you start it ♪
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- Here you go. All right.
- Cheeto police.
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Yo, we need to be done,
and we're uploading this damn
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- song right now. I'm sorry. Yes.
- Word? - Shut up.
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- About time.
- Let's go.
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Well, we better do it before
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- we change our minds.
- Literally. All right.
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- So...
- Let's go. Come on.
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- Come on...
- Yo, shut up. Damn. - Go.
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All right. No publicity, no money.
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- No money.
- Upload, upload, upload, upload.
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Upload, and...
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- uh, done.
- Yeah!
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- (WHOOPS)
- Ain't no turning back now, yo.
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So Poundcake died,
and Maya broke down.
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I mean, she was grieving really hard,
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crying big tears,
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even though she didn't know her.
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When your mama goes,
it leaves a hole in your spirit.
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Didn't matter
that she didn't know her.
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Been living with that hole
inside of me
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most of my life.
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That hole...
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that hole goes both ways.
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I should not be smoking
around your heart.
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Candace told me.
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Yeah.
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Just like my daddy. (LAUGHS)
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I'm hungry. You hungry?
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Okay, let me see.
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I've been juicing.
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- Oh. (LAUGHS)
- I haven't been to the market.
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I don't know what I've got.
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RENEE: Hmm.
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These pictures are really nice.
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Very professional.
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Yeah. I teach, too.
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I can make you some toast.
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A lot of toast.
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You still take it with the...
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with the crust cut off the ends?
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This is a picture of me,
Candace and Carol
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when we started that new school.
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How did you get... these pictures?
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You weren't there.
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Uh, I mean, I remember this.
I-I remember this.
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I remember when we lived here.
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How did you get this?
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I have seen you all.
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After your daddy put his hit out,
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the only way that I could get
close to you was with a Leica
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telescopic lens.
I didn't make every event,
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but when... when I could,
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I'd just find a little
hidey-hole to shoot from.
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It was the best I could do.
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Lolo?
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No one calls me that, you know.
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(RENEE SCOFFS)
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I've been calling you that
since you were two.
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(SETS PICTURE DOWN)
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(SIGHS)
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(LAUGHS)
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I've been walking around
all my life...
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with this idea of who you were
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in my head, you know?
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(SIGHS)
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But I don't know you at all.
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I remember every step you took
up until second grade.
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And what your nosy sisters
been telling me recently.
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(CHUCKLES)
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Well... (CLEARS THROAT)
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Carol is a mess,
I'm sure you know that by now.
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And Candace is...
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well, she's as...
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she's tight as a padlocked Bible.
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(BOTH LAUGHING)
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And I'm on parole.
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So do you still think, um,
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I'm the one that's most like you?
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I would like to find out, grown girl.
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Woman.
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Come here.
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We cannot fix this quick.
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Hell, maybe never.
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That's a lot of lost time.
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- (SOFTLY): Yeah.
- Loretha, if...
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if there's any chance that...
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we could just have something,
anything...
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I want to try.
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- Me, too.
- Yeah?
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Yeah. (LAUGHS)
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Oh.
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Hmm.
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Oh.
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- My girl.
- (CHUCKLES)
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THIRSTY:
So they scattered what was left
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of Little Big Man all over,
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wider than the A-train can track.
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And the murder weapon beyond that.
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That sounds like
a really good movie, man.
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I hope it ends well.
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It was fantastic.
I mean, it had everything.
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It'd make you laugh, make...
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(THIRSTY CLEARS THROAT)
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I've been calling you all night.
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Yeah, well, unfortunately,
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I've been a little bit busy tonight.
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- (LUCIOUS CHUCKLES)
- Anika's been meeting
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with Empire's
most powerful board members.
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God, she's like
some reoccurring infection
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that just pops up at the worst time.
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She's convincing them
to reject Eddie's resignation,
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and they're listening, Pop.
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We need to shore up our support
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right now, or Eddie will
be back, he will be untouchable.
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THIRSTY: If he sticks around,
he's gonna push
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the Patel deal through, take Empire.
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ANDRE: That's right.
Now, I did a quick tally,
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and we should be safe, so long
as we have Shine's backing.
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(CLEARS THROAT)
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Now, that's gonna be a problem.
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Shine has decided to take
a permanent vacation.
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And I think you know why.
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Do me a favor, son.
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When you enter into my room,
please shut the door.
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You didn't have to do that...
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I made sure
he wasn't a threat anymore.
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Really?
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Look, Andre, you got one
of the best minds around,
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and I know that Ivy League education
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got you overconfident
about how you plan things out,
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but the school
that me and Shine came from,
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you don't start nothing
unless you plan to finish it...
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otherwise it will come back
and it will finish you.
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THIRSTY: So... ne's vote,
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are we safe with him abstaining?
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It's as good as a vote against us.
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The board seat will stay
within Shine's Nice-T division.
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His replacement
now controls the swing vote.
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Well, in that case, we just have
to control that replacement.
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We-we can't control anything
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until Shine is declared dead, Pop.
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THIRSTY: Kidding me.
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Um...
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Thirst, um...
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about that movie... was there any way
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that they were able to put
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Humpty Dumpty back together again?
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No, Ma, I haven't read that one.
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Uh, "Black Women and Heart Attacks."
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Okay, why don't you send it to me.
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- Car's ready.
- Oh. Ma, we got to go.
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Bye. I'll see you tomorrow. What?
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Why does Candace and Carol
have to c...
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Okay. I'll see you tomorrow at lunch.
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Okay, bye-bye.
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- Which one?
- I already took
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the ACE inhibitor...
give me the aspirin.
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You know what I find really cute?
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The fact that you and your mama
barely talked
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in over a quarter of a century,
and now y'all are on the phone
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- every five minutes.
- Mm.
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You know,
you can call your mother, too.
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They have phones in the crazy house.
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- That ain't even funny.
- (CHUCKLES)
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Come on, let's go.
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Are we okay, Lucious?
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The police still have Shine's body.
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Look, we're headed to his memorial.
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The police, they don't even know
where to start,
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'cause he had so many doggone enemies.
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I mean, I promise you
our hands, my hands,
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are categorically... clean.
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Hmm. Well, that last song
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y'all did together makes you
seem like you're buddy-buddy.
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That was genius, I'll give you that.
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Thank you. Oh, don't forget,
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you've got to buddy up
with, uh, Tiffany.
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That's his baby mama,
the one that he married.
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Um, that way, we will have
a vote against Eddie.
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Right. Then we got
enough votes to bury
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any kind of reinstatement of his ass,
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- that's right?
- Yes, indeed.
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Great. I know the plan, Lucious.
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I helped make it.
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Good. Well, come on.
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Mm.
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Come on, let's go.
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NESSA: ♪ Oh, oh ♪
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♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
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♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
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I'm so sorry.
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Thank you.
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He would have loved this.
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♪
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♪ Mm, mm, mm, mm ♪
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♪ I'll keep my head up high ♪
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♪ Dry off these weeping eyes ♪
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- ♪ 'Cause I know ♪
- Nessa was Shine's favorite.
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- ♪ You're way up high ♪
- He loved her voice.
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♪ Perfection... ♪
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- Hey, sweetheart.
- Hey.
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This is Tiffany, the love of his life.
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Oh, hi.
257
00:11:06,006 --> 00:11:09,442
- I'm so sorry for your loss.
- Thank you.
258
00:11:09,443 --> 00:11:12,378
Those are his baby mamas over there.
259
00:11:12,379 --> 00:11:14,313
He took care of all of 'em.
260
00:11:14,314 --> 00:11:16,983
- He was good like that.
- Hmm.
261
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♪ Lord knows we need ♪
262
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♪ Some shine ♪
263
00:11:21,055 --> 00:11:22,822
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
264
00:11:22,823 --> 00:11:25,158
♪ But you've got your ♪
265
00:11:25,159 --> 00:11:27,660
♪ Freedom ♪
266
00:11:27,661 --> 00:11:29,495
♪ Love was emergency ♪
267
00:11:29,496 --> 00:11:31,798
♪ Now, love is eternity ♪
268
00:11:31,799 --> 00:11:33,966
♪ But you've got your ♪
269
00:11:33,967 --> 00:11:36,402
♪ Freedom... ♪
270
00:11:36,403 --> 00:11:38,404
Poor Nessa.
271
00:11:38,405 --> 00:11:40,373
♪ But you're just the first
to see... ♪
272
00:11:40,374 --> 00:11:43,676
So how's it feel to be
the Lone Ranger?
273
00:11:43,677 --> 00:11:46,179
What does that mean?
274
00:11:46,180 --> 00:11:47,680
Anonymous my ass.
275
00:11:47,681 --> 00:11:49,315
Becky, you better not snitch.
276
00:11:49,316 --> 00:11:52,919
You know I'm not gonna snitch.
This is a vault, but...
277
00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:54,387
it's just a matter of time until
278
00:11:54,388 --> 00:11:56,556
Cookie and Lucious find out,
and you know that.
279
00:11:56,557 --> 00:11:58,391
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
280
00:11:58,392 --> 00:12:02,895
(VOCALIZING)
281
00:12:02,896 --> 00:12:05,698
♪ Freedom ♪
282
00:12:05,699 --> 00:12:09,669
♪ Ooh... ♪
283
00:12:12,873 --> 00:12:14,440
I love you, Shine.
284
00:12:15,909 --> 00:12:17,643
This was beautiful.
285
00:12:19,437 --> 00:12:23,073
Uh, are we supposed to clap
at a memorial?
286
00:12:23,074 --> 00:12:25,375
LUCIOUS: I mean, she was really good.
287
00:12:25,376 --> 00:12:27,477
I don't know.
288
00:12:30,992 --> 00:12:33,660
She better turn her
big-head ass around.
289
00:12:33,661 --> 00:12:35,229
I can't stand that heifer.
290
00:12:35,230 --> 00:12:39,266
You made that relatively clear
when you rearranged her face.
291
00:12:39,267 --> 00:12:42,069
- Mm. She deserved it.
- Mm-hmm.
292
00:12:53,095 --> 00:12:55,263
LUCIOUS: I don't know if y'all
knew this, but, um,
293
00:12:55,264 --> 00:12:58,733
Shine was my oldest living friend.
294
00:12:58,734 --> 00:13:01,169
He was my colleague,
295
00:13:01,170 --> 00:13:03,237
a partner at Empire,
296
00:13:03,238 --> 00:13:05,907
and a genius at spotting new talent.
297
00:13:05,908 --> 00:13:06,908
- WOMAN: That's right.
- MAN: For real.
298
00:13:06,909 --> 00:13:09,978
To everybody else, Blake...
299
00:13:09,979 --> 00:13:12,113
was a crazy little white boy
with a bad haircut.
300
00:13:12,114 --> 00:13:14,949
But he saw the diamond in the rough,
301
00:13:14,950 --> 00:13:19,554
and he polished that diamond
with his last drop of blood.
302
00:13:19,555 --> 00:13:23,191
He made his last record
with that diamond.
303
00:13:23,192 --> 00:13:28,630
I was proud of his genius,
and I'm gonna miss my friend.
304
00:13:28,631 --> 00:13:30,231
- WOMAN: Rest in peace.
- We love you.
305
00:13:30,232 --> 00:13:32,900
ANIKA: And can you imagine
just how wonderful
306
00:13:32,901 --> 00:13:34,936
Tiana's been doing? Honestly,
307
00:13:34,937 --> 00:13:38,573
I was the one that did discover
and sign her, but Eddie...
308
00:13:38,574 --> 00:13:42,910
Wow, he instinctively knew
what to do next.
309
00:13:42,911 --> 00:13:45,146
♪ If I had to play God for a day ♪
310
00:13:45,147 --> 00:13:47,415
♪ I would open up the gates,
let the world see my face... ♪
311
00:13:47,416 --> 00:13:51,085
I really should've let Shine hit
it when I had the chance to.
312
00:13:51,086 --> 00:13:53,287
I should've just let him have it.
313
00:13:53,288 --> 00:13:54,455
♪ A safe place... ♪
314
00:13:54,456 --> 00:13:57,258
Okay.
315
00:13:57,259 --> 00:13:59,861
♪ I'd let their mamas know
that they okay ♪
316
00:13:59,862 --> 00:14:02,430
♪ And when y'all pray,
I'll respond so that ♪
317
00:14:02,431 --> 00:14:04,132
♪ You all can see a sign ♪
318
00:14:04,133 --> 00:14:05,633
♪ And answer every prayer
one at a time ♪
319
00:14:05,634 --> 00:14:07,402
♪ If I'm God, huh ♪
320
00:14:07,403 --> 00:14:09,137
♪ All the stabbings, all the war
would come to cease... ♪
321
00:14:09,138 --> 00:14:12,173
Dre, I can't imagine
how you feel, man. I...
322
00:14:12,174 --> 00:14:14,308
I know you and Shine,
y'all worked together.
323
00:14:14,309 --> 00:14:15,610
Y'all were friends.
324
00:14:15,611 --> 00:14:17,011
It was something like that.
325
00:14:17,012 --> 00:14:18,246
♪ Screams of people being smoked ♪
326
00:14:18,247 --> 00:14:19,647
♪ No more dope, you don't need it... ♪
327
00:14:19,648 --> 00:14:20,982
All death is bad news
328
00:14:20,983 --> 00:14:23,117
to somebody, somewhere, man, you know?
329
00:14:23,118 --> 00:14:27,655
I wondered if Rhonda's death
would ever get... easier.
330
00:14:27,656 --> 00:14:29,290
♪ Laughed at the picture... ♪
331
00:14:29,291 --> 00:14:30,992
It doesn't.
332
00:14:30,993 --> 00:14:33,327
We weren't there for you, were we?
333
00:14:33,328 --> 00:14:39,467
♪ Who pulls the strings of the
world as we struggle today... ♪
334
00:14:39,468 --> 00:14:41,169
Dre, I miss you.
335
00:14:41,170 --> 00:14:44,539
♪ I don't want to wait, wait,
wait till I die... ♪
336
00:14:44,540 --> 00:14:45,640
Love you, Dre.
337
00:14:45,641 --> 00:14:48,543
♪ Wait, wait, wait for my eyes... ♪
338
00:14:48,544 --> 00:14:50,545
I love you, too, man.
339
00:14:50,546 --> 00:14:52,046
♪ Smile on your child so he knows... ♪
340
00:14:52,047 --> 00:14:54,048
I love you, too.
341
00:14:54,049 --> 00:14:55,717
♪ God has a face ♪
342
00:14:55,718 --> 00:14:57,318
♪ Just imagine if the devil
had a day ♪
343
00:14:57,319 --> 00:14:59,654
♪ And God had took a break
and walked away... ♪
344
00:14:59,655 --> 00:15:01,723
- Hey, Keem.
- Another one.
345
00:15:01,724 --> 00:15:03,925
I know that this might be
a really hard time,
346
00:15:03,926 --> 00:15:06,194
but I actually have some
good news for you.
347
00:15:06,195 --> 00:15:07,762
What's up?
348
00:15:07,763 --> 00:15:10,531
So, there's this movie, Down By Day,
349
00:15:10,532 --> 00:15:11,666
it's shooting downtown.
350
00:15:11,667 --> 00:15:13,534
And Big Fade... he had, like,
351
00:15:13,535 --> 00:15:16,170
a small but really important
role in it.
352
00:15:16,171 --> 00:15:19,307
And, as you know,
he got his ass locked up again.
353
00:15:19,308 --> 00:15:22,710
So the producers reached out to me
354
00:15:22,711 --> 00:15:24,545
so that I can reach out to you
355
00:15:24,546 --> 00:15:27,648
to see if you want to take over
the role for him.
356
00:15:30,252 --> 00:15:32,520
Mm'kay. Did I mention that
357
00:15:32,521 --> 00:15:34,388
Haven Wynn is starring in it?
358
00:15:34,389 --> 00:15:36,657
The chick from Star Worlds?
359
00:15:36,658 --> 00:15:39,260
Yeah, and number three
on my girl-crush list.
360
00:15:39,261 --> 00:15:41,062
Tell 'em hell yeah, I'm in.
361
00:15:41,063 --> 00:15:43,197
All right, great.
362
00:15:43,198 --> 00:15:44,999
Uh, just want to make sure,
363
00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:46,667
because they need you this week,
364
00:15:46,668 --> 00:15:49,904
and you have House Empire,
and so it's a lot.
365
00:15:49,905 --> 00:15:51,139
I can do both.
366
00:15:51,140 --> 00:15:55,543
You're in. All right.
367
00:15:55,544 --> 00:15:57,879
Let me get another one.
368
00:15:59,548 --> 00:16:01,783
Thank you for having Shine's
memorial here.
369
00:16:01,784 --> 00:16:03,451
It means a lot.
370
00:16:04,749 --> 00:16:08,919
I know the two of you
got into it sometimes, but...
371
00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:10,988
Yeah, but we were brothers,
and like brothers,
372
00:16:10,989 --> 00:16:12,572
sometimes we disagreed,
but there was nothing
373
00:16:12,573 --> 00:16:14,607
I wouldn't do for him
or for you and your family.
374
00:16:14,608 --> 00:16:16,843
- How are you all?
- We're doing all right.
375
00:16:16,844 --> 00:16:18,411
You know Shine took care of me.
376
00:16:18,412 --> 00:16:21,314
It's these other baby mamas
I'm worried about.
377
00:16:21,315 --> 00:16:23,649
Now they all got their hands
out, looking to get paid.
378
00:16:23,650 --> 00:16:25,618
I'm really sorry for your loss.
379
00:16:25,619 --> 00:16:26,819
Oh, thank you.
380
00:16:26,820 --> 00:16:27,920
I'm Eddie Barker.
381
00:16:27,921 --> 00:16:29,422
I worked with your husband.
382
00:16:29,423 --> 00:16:32,091
He was a real force of nature
around here at Empire.
383
00:16:32,092 --> 00:16:33,326
I appreciate that.
384
00:16:33,327 --> 00:16:35,461
And I think that there's
an emergency fund
385
00:16:35,462 --> 00:16:39,098
that we can dip into to help
calm those ladies down
386
00:16:39,099 --> 00:16:40,399
during their hours of grief.
387
00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:43,069
Only one of us represents
Empire, and that's me.
388
00:16:43,070 --> 00:16:45,071
I'll take care of that if need be.
389
00:16:45,072 --> 00:16:46,772
I'm offering to help.
390
00:16:46,773 --> 00:16:48,541
WOMAN: Tiffany, we need you.
391
00:16:48,542 --> 00:16:50,009
Jade and Sierra are ramping up
392
00:16:50,010 --> 00:16:52,512
about their kids, and it's,
it's about to get ugly.
393
00:16:52,513 --> 00:16:54,880
- I'll be right back.
- Mm-hmm.
394
00:17:01,955 --> 00:17:04,056
It's not too late to fix this thing.
395
00:17:04,057 --> 00:17:07,326
Let's just say we take
the Kelly Patel deal,
396
00:17:07,327 --> 00:17:10,530
and then we can all go off and
chill in Turks and Caicos.
397
00:17:10,531 --> 00:17:13,833
My family and I trusted you,
398
00:17:13,834 --> 00:17:16,802
and still you're trying
to sell our company
399
00:17:16,803 --> 00:17:18,437
like it's a slave at an auction.
400
00:17:18,438 --> 00:17:20,039
There's no slave at an auction
that's worth
401
00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:21,841
hundreds of millions of dollars,
my man.
402
00:17:21,842 --> 00:17:25,211
Stay away fr...
If I see you at House Empire...
403
00:17:25,212 --> 00:17:28,514
Look, you mean the little show
to celebrate the 20 For 20
404
00:17:28,515 --> 00:17:31,651
that you wouldn't have
if it wasn't for me?
405
00:17:31,652 --> 00:17:34,053
TIFFANY: I'm sorry about that.
406
00:17:34,054 --> 00:17:36,389
Oh, no problem.
I'll talk to you later and see
407
00:17:36,390 --> 00:17:37,857
if I can work
those things out for you.
408
00:17:37,858 --> 00:17:39,825
Thank you.
409
00:17:42,396 --> 00:17:44,196
Forgive me
410
00:17:44,197 --> 00:17:46,032
for this moment,
I know it must seem rude,
411
00:17:46,033 --> 00:17:47,633
but we got to talk about business.
412
00:17:47,634 --> 00:17:51,237
We need to discuss you filling
Shine's seat at the board.
413
00:17:51,238 --> 00:17:56,175
Me? Oh, no, uh,
business ain't my thing.
414
00:17:56,176 --> 00:17:58,911
Shine always said that if
anything ever happened to him,
415
00:17:58,912 --> 00:18:01,280
that his board seat
and all of his business
416
00:18:01,281 --> 00:18:02,882
be taken over by Nessa.
417
00:18:03,717 --> 00:18:05,785
Nessa?
418
00:18:08,921 --> 00:18:11,878
Check it, I'm telling you.
They gave me my own P.A.
419
00:18:11,879 --> 00:18:13,613
They treatin' me right.
I got my own trailer...
420
00:18:13,614 --> 00:18:14,979
Uh, this is the director, Mr. Lyon.
421
00:18:14,980 --> 00:18:17,681
- I got to go.
- Oh, keep it, sir.
422
00:18:17,682 --> 00:18:18,949
It's my job.
423
00:18:18,950 --> 00:18:21,986
Mr. Lyon, welcome. I'm Beekman Poser.
424
00:18:21,987 --> 00:18:23,320
I'm the director of this picture,
425
00:18:23,321 --> 00:18:26,824
and we're very glad
that you are in it.
426
00:18:26,825 --> 00:18:28,926
Thanks so much for responding
on such short notice.
427
00:18:28,927 --> 00:18:30,628
Of course, you know our star, Haven?
428
00:18:31,796 --> 00:18:33,664
And, oh, listen, Hakeesh...
429
00:18:33,665 --> 00:18:36,100
- It's Hakeem.
- You two get acquainted.
430
00:18:36,101 --> 00:18:37,501
We're shooting
a love scene later today.
431
00:18:37,502 --> 00:18:39,803
It's all about chemistry, right?
432
00:18:41,540 --> 00:18:45,242
I seen your last movie. It was a'ight.
433
00:18:45,243 --> 00:18:48,312
A'ight? Thanks a lot.
434
00:18:48,313 --> 00:18:50,014
Look, I was just trying to...
435
00:18:50,015 --> 00:18:51,282
Trying to be friendly?
436
00:18:51,283 --> 00:18:52,650
(SCOFFS) You're here for one day.
437
00:18:52,651 --> 00:18:54,151
We're not gonna be friends.
438
00:18:54,152 --> 00:18:55,886
Cool.
439
00:18:55,887 --> 00:18:59,056
Oh, and as for the love scene,
440
00:18:59,057 --> 00:19:00,858
no tongue whatsoever,
441
00:19:00,859 --> 00:19:02,726
and keep your hands in the PG zones.
442
00:19:02,727 --> 00:19:07,498
I'm not one of your video hos. A'ight?
443
00:19:07,499 --> 00:19:09,566
It was lovely to meet you.
444
00:19:18,577 --> 00:19:20,010
(ANDRE SIGHS)
445
00:19:20,011 --> 00:19:23,213
All my life, I've-I've had
to compartmentalize.
446
00:19:23,214 --> 00:19:28,285
It was the only way to survive
the swings in my mind.
447
00:19:29,487 --> 00:19:34,258
When I see Anika...
when I see her-her face,
448
00:19:34,259 --> 00:19:37,061
everything goes out the window.
449
00:19:37,062 --> 00:19:40,064
All I feel is pure hatred.
450
00:19:40,065 --> 00:19:42,733
I want to be well.
451
00:19:42,734 --> 00:19:46,570
I feel like my hate for her
is gonna destroy me.
452
00:19:46,571 --> 00:19:50,541
The only thing I know
more powerful than hate
453
00:19:50,542 --> 00:19:52,343
is the power to forgive.
454
00:19:52,344 --> 00:19:55,179
She doesn't deserve it.
455
00:19:57,415 --> 00:19:59,750
Forgiveness is about
the forgiver, Andre.
456
00:19:59,751 --> 00:20:02,386
Your brother forgave you, didn't he?
457
00:20:02,387 --> 00:20:05,189
Hmm?
458
00:20:05,190 --> 00:20:07,057
Did you deserve it?
459
00:20:08,860 --> 00:20:11,028
You have the power to forgive.
460
00:20:11,029 --> 00:20:13,497
It's in you.
461
00:20:19,904 --> 00:20:22,576
You know what, let's just
go ahead and run this
462
00:20:22,577 --> 00:20:23,677
while the crew sets up.
463
00:20:23,678 --> 00:20:26,213
Hakeem, you enter, gun drawn,
to find Haven
464
00:20:26,214 --> 00:20:28,048
tied up in the warehouse.
465
00:20:28,049 --> 00:20:30,084
- All right.
- Okay? Start over there.
466
00:20:30,085 --> 00:20:32,353
- Let's do it.
- POSER: Ready?
467
00:20:37,325 --> 00:20:38,726
Brandi, we got to get out of here.
468
00:20:38,727 --> 00:20:40,160
Thank God. There's a bomb.
469
00:20:40,161 --> 00:20:41,729
- Yeah, we got to go. Come on.
- Cut!
470
00:20:41,730 --> 00:20:43,664
I had two more lines.
471
00:20:43,665 --> 00:20:46,100
Yes, yes.
472
00:20:46,101 --> 00:20:49,870
Um... Hey, Hakeem,
have you ever acted before?
473
00:20:49,871 --> 00:20:51,238
Not really.
474
00:20:51,239 --> 00:20:53,340
- Okay. Well, relax.
- (SCOFFS)
475
00:20:53,341 --> 00:20:55,009
Make it sound natural. You know?
476
00:20:55,010 --> 00:20:58,045
Like, say the lines like
you would in real life.
477
00:20:58,046 --> 00:21:00,013
Let's try it again.
478
00:21:10,191 --> 00:21:12,259
Damn. We got to get out of here.
Come on, Brandi. Let's go!
479
00:21:12,260 --> 00:21:13,427
Cut!
480
00:21:13,428 --> 00:21:16,463
What, Beekman? You want me
more scared or less scared?
481
00:21:16,464 --> 00:21:18,699
That just wasn't natural.
482
00:21:18,700 --> 00:21:19,767
The character is a rapper.
483
00:21:19,768 --> 00:21:21,869
I need you to sound like
a rapper. Okay?
484
00:21:21,870 --> 00:21:23,203
- I am a rapper.
- Mm, uh,
485
00:21:23,204 --> 00:21:24,571
mess up some of the words.
486
00:21:24,572 --> 00:21:26,573
Slur a few of them, like you're
probably high on something.
487
00:21:26,574 --> 00:21:28,275
Also, the Glock.
488
00:21:28,276 --> 00:21:29,677
Turn it on its side, pinkie up,
489
00:21:29,678 --> 00:21:32,246
like a rapper does, you know?
490
00:21:32,247 --> 00:21:33,914
Uh-huh.
491
00:21:33,915 --> 00:21:35,015
Don't nobody do that.
492
00:21:35,016 --> 00:21:36,817
Who cares? Just do what he says.
493
00:21:36,818 --> 00:21:38,152
I don't want to be here all night.
494
00:21:38,153 --> 00:21:40,254
Great. Let's try it again.
495
00:21:44,392 --> 00:21:46,894
- Can we get this room, please?
- Mm-hmm.
496
00:21:50,098 --> 00:21:51,932
Well, this ought to be good.
497
00:21:51,933 --> 00:21:53,632
You know why we're here.
498
00:21:53,633 --> 00:21:55,767
Yes, Anika reached out already.
499
00:21:55,768 --> 00:21:58,403
And, apparently, everybody needs
a piece of my vote,
500
00:21:58,404 --> 00:22:00,238
and she was very convincing.
501
00:22:00,239 --> 00:22:01,706
And she didn't lay hands on me.
502
00:22:01,707 --> 00:22:04,242
Well, that's because
she lacks follow-through,
503
00:22:04,243 --> 00:22:06,344
and you should be concerned
about that.
504
00:22:07,413 --> 00:22:09,915
Okay. What-what is it?
505
00:22:09,916 --> 00:22:11,082
You need an apology?
506
00:22:11,083 --> 00:22:12,584
No, I don't.
507
00:22:12,585 --> 00:22:13,685
So you can save your breath
508
00:22:13,686 --> 00:22:15,086
for your concession speech
to the board.
509
00:22:15,087 --> 00:22:16,988
Look, N-Nessa, I'm the one
510
00:22:16,989 --> 00:22:18,256
that should be apologizing, okay?
511
00:22:18,257 --> 00:22:19,691
(WHISPERS INDISTINCTLY)
512
00:22:20,626 --> 00:22:22,527
(ANDRE SIGHS)
513
00:22:22,528 --> 00:22:24,062
I was a mess while we were together.
514
00:22:24,063 --> 00:22:27,265
I wanted so badly to be ready
to move on after Rhonda's death
515
00:22:27,266 --> 00:22:30,802
that I never took the time
to actually grieve it.
516
00:22:30,803 --> 00:22:33,338
And you suffered for that.
517
00:22:33,339 --> 00:22:36,174
You didn't deserve it.
518
00:22:36,175 --> 00:22:37,976
I'm sorry.
519
00:22:37,977 --> 00:22:42,214
Don't make my family suffer
for what I did. Please.
520
00:22:42,215 --> 00:22:43,982
Because you need me now.
521
00:22:43,983 --> 00:22:47,152
Don't you think you're a little
too late for this speech?
522
00:22:47,153 --> 00:22:48,320
Huh, Dre?
523
00:22:48,321 --> 00:22:49,988
All right, all right.
524
00:22:49,989 --> 00:22:51,156
Nessa, listen.
525
00:22:51,157 --> 00:22:52,290
We didn't do right by you,
526
00:22:52,291 --> 00:22:54,259
none of us did.
527
00:22:54,260 --> 00:22:55,794
But I can fix that, right now.
528
00:22:55,795 --> 00:22:59,097
We'll extend your contract
for two more albums,
529
00:22:59,098 --> 00:23:02,267
plus a huge signing bonus.
530
00:23:02,268 --> 00:23:05,036
All you have to say is yes.
531
00:23:05,037 --> 00:23:06,604
And how do I know you all are gonna
532
00:23:06,605 --> 00:23:08,273
put anything behind me this time?
533
00:23:08,274 --> 00:23:10,908
- Tell her.
- Because we're going to offer you
534
00:23:10,909 --> 00:23:14,779
the final spot in our
House Empire showcase.
535
00:23:14,780 --> 00:23:17,048
Wait, that's Jamal's spot.
536
00:23:17,049 --> 00:23:18,950
Yeah, well, Jamal is not
here right now.
537
00:23:18,951 --> 00:23:21,786
I mean, is that enough
of a commitment for you?
538
00:23:21,787 --> 00:23:23,688
I-It's something that'll make
the entire industry
539
00:23:23,689 --> 00:23:27,725
sit up and take notice.
540
00:23:27,726 --> 00:23:31,062
Nessa, I've known Shine
my entire life.
541
00:23:31,063 --> 00:23:33,464
But when I watched him walk
inside that booth,
542
00:23:33,465 --> 00:23:37,302
and release all those years of emotion
543
00:23:37,303 --> 00:23:39,804
and pent up anger,
544
00:23:39,805 --> 00:23:43,074
it was like meeting him
for the very first time, and...
545
00:23:44,443 --> 00:23:47,612
...it was beautiful.
546
00:23:47,613 --> 00:23:51,382
And what devastated me was
the thought that maybe I'm...
547
00:23:51,383 --> 00:23:54,385
I'm never gonna see that again.
548
00:23:54,386 --> 00:23:56,587
But I know I can, with you.
549
00:23:56,588 --> 00:24:00,525
Do you know who killed Shine, Lucious?
550
00:24:00,526 --> 00:24:03,127
LUCIOUS: My brother had
a whole lot of enemies.
551
00:24:03,128 --> 00:24:04,562
But I promise you,
552
00:24:04,563 --> 00:24:08,099
I will use every resource I have
553
00:24:08,100 --> 00:24:10,568
to find out who hurt him,
554
00:24:10,569 --> 00:24:13,938
and I will make them pay,
the way Shine would.
555
00:24:15,107 --> 00:24:17,141
I hope so.
556
00:24:20,679 --> 00:24:22,347
All right, I will help you,
557
00:24:22,348 --> 00:24:25,249
because I feel like that's
what Shine would want me to do.
558
00:24:25,250 --> 00:24:26,617
Thank you.
559
00:24:26,618 --> 00:24:29,454
We're gonna make this right,
I promise you.
560
00:24:30,322 --> 00:24:32,056
I'm gonna make this right.
561
00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:36,361
- Thanks, Regina.
- Mm-hmm.
562
00:24:36,362 --> 00:24:37,192
May I help you?
563
00:24:37,193 --> 00:24:39,230
Hi. Can I have moo shu
chicken fried rice?
564
00:24:39,231 --> 00:24:40,998
They got the best egg rolls in town.
565
00:24:40,999 --> 00:24:44,535
I can't believe
she listened to his lying ass.
566
00:24:44,536 --> 00:24:46,838
We are screwed without Nessa.
567
00:24:46,839 --> 00:24:49,040
A coup is not a coup
without a majority.
568
00:24:49,041 --> 00:24:53,578
Why are we plotting a bloodless
coup under cover of darkness?
569
00:24:53,579 --> 00:24:56,481
The key is to wage war
out in the daylight.
570
00:24:56,482 --> 00:24:58,483
Yeah, but see, there's
so much dirt out in public
571
00:24:58,484 --> 00:25:00,351
on the Lyons already,
572
00:25:00,352 --> 00:25:01,986
that the press doesn't
get shocked anymore.
573
00:25:01,987 --> 00:25:03,154
Not with the artists.
574
00:25:03,155 --> 00:25:04,622
I want you to find me
575
00:25:04,623 --> 00:25:07,325
the sins committed by every
single 20 For 20 artist.
576
00:25:07,326 --> 00:25:10,061
The Lyons' House Empire?
577
00:25:10,062 --> 00:25:11,963
I'm gonna destroy that.
578
00:25:20,213 --> 00:25:22,233
(SIREN WAILING)
579
00:25:22,234 --> 00:25:23,734
HAKEEM: Hey, yo.
580
00:25:23,735 --> 00:25:26,003
I told you I'd be back.
581
00:25:28,940 --> 00:25:31,275
- POSER: Cut! Cut.
- (BELL RINGS)
582
00:25:31,276 --> 00:25:32,676
What I do wrong?
583
00:25:32,677 --> 00:25:34,879
It's-it's not, uh, about doing,
584
00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:36,447
it's about acting.
585
00:25:36,448 --> 00:25:37,782
And being bold enough
586
00:25:37,783 --> 00:25:41,051
to share that ugly essence
with the world.
587
00:25:41,052 --> 00:25:42,753
Let's see your walk.
Can we see your walk?
588
00:25:42,754 --> 00:25:44,421
Just back up, right there.
589
00:25:44,422 --> 00:25:47,291
Let's see your walk.
590
00:25:47,292 --> 00:25:48,893
Great. Mm-hmm.
591
00:25:49,728 --> 00:25:51,295
And... yes, yeah. Right.
592
00:25:51,296 --> 00:25:53,231
But more. More, more passion,
593
00:25:53,232 --> 00:25:54,265
more rage.
594
00:25:54,266 --> 00:25:55,733
Bring all your black into it.
595
00:25:55,734 --> 00:25:57,902
Let your guard down, H.
596
00:25:57,903 --> 00:26:02,106
Look, I know you've been taught
to keep the beast in check,
597
00:26:02,107 --> 00:26:05,410
but on my set, Black Lives Matter.
598
00:26:05,411 --> 00:26:07,545
- What?
- Do what I do, okay?
599
00:26:07,546 --> 00:26:10,748
You know, hang a hand down low,
600
00:26:10,749 --> 00:26:13,084
just slide right in there, knees bent,
601
00:26:13,085 --> 00:26:16,254
and just bounce like you got
Snoop Dogg playing in your head.
602
00:26:16,255 --> 00:26:17,255
- Snoop Dogg?
- Mm-hmm.
603
00:26:17,256 --> 00:26:18,856
- Cut.
- You cut?
604
00:26:18,857 --> 00:26:21,659
No. You don't cut. I'm the director.
605
00:26:21,660 --> 00:26:23,828
I don't care who you are,
I'm not doing that.
606
00:26:23,829 --> 00:26:26,731
Don't no black man act like that
except for inside your head.
607
00:26:26,732 --> 00:26:28,199
Well, there's no need
to get hostile, Hakkum.
608
00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:30,368
It's Hakeem. Get it right.
609
00:26:30,369 --> 00:26:33,070
Um, would you please escort
Mr. Lyon to his trailer?
610
00:26:33,071 --> 00:26:34,505
HAKEEM: I know where it is.
611
00:26:35,641 --> 00:26:38,576
Uh, Hikkeem Lyon?
612
00:26:38,577 --> 00:26:39,911
You are fired.
613
00:26:42,281 --> 00:26:45,583
Let's see if we can get Jaden Smith.
614
00:26:45,584 --> 00:26:46,951
(SCOFFS)
615
00:26:46,952 --> 00:26:49,320
These rappers.
616
00:26:49,321 --> 00:26:51,355
RENEE: I just want to make sure
617
00:26:51,356 --> 00:26:53,458
that you girls know you got to be
618
00:26:53,459 --> 00:26:55,159
in charge of your own money...
619
00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:57,595
- Mm-hmm.
- ...and your own orgasms.
620
00:26:57,596 --> 00:26:59,764
- Ooh! Oh!
- (LAUGHTER)
621
00:26:59,765 --> 00:27:02,133
You bad, you bad.
622
00:27:02,134 --> 00:27:04,836
- Mom, you are crazy.
- You are.
623
00:27:04,837 --> 00:27:06,337
Ah, this is heaven.
624
00:27:06,338 --> 00:27:10,408
This is heaven, being here
with... with my girls.
625
00:27:10,409 --> 00:27:13,678
You pretty girls, together again.
626
00:27:13,679 --> 00:27:14,846
- Amen.
- CAROL: Ah.
627
00:27:14,847 --> 00:27:16,314
Amen, Mama.
628
00:27:16,315 --> 00:27:18,516
- And this food is so delicious.
- Mmm!
629
00:27:18,517 --> 00:27:19,984
And healthy.
630
00:27:19,985 --> 00:27:22,479
Yeah, Juanita wasn't having it
when Lucious brought
631
00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:25,015
all those chefs up in here,
cooking all these vegan meals
632
00:27:25,016 --> 00:27:26,850
all up in her kitchen.
633
00:27:26,851 --> 00:27:28,318
- (LAUGHTER)
- And you know it.
634
00:27:28,319 --> 00:27:31,188
You know, this food reminds me
of that restaurant
635
00:27:31,189 --> 00:27:33,123
that we went to, in Charleston?
636
00:27:33,124 --> 00:27:34,991
- Lowcountry.
- When you had your photo exhibit.
637
00:27:34,992 --> 00:27:38,528
Oh, those photos of
the Gullah islands, amazing.
638
00:27:38,529 --> 00:27:39,629
- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.
639
00:27:39,630 --> 00:27:41,665
You-you had an exhibit?
640
00:27:41,666 --> 00:27:43,533
- Mm-hmm.
- And y'all went?
641
00:27:43,534 --> 00:27:44,734
- Yeah.
- CAROL: Yeah.
642
00:27:44,735 --> 00:27:45,969
Next time, we'll all go,
643
00:27:45,970 --> 00:27:47,971
- since we're all talking.
- Yes, we will.
644
00:27:47,972 --> 00:27:50,140
However, now I am focused
mainly on my teaching.
645
00:27:50,141 --> 00:27:53,076
Oh. But you'll still travel,
won't you, Mom?
646
00:27:53,077 --> 00:27:54,511
I wouldn't give that part up.
647
00:27:54,512 --> 00:27:57,013
Right. How many more countries
you got on your list, Mama?
648
00:27:57,014 --> 00:28:01,184
I don't know, but I'm-I'm pretty
well into my second passport.
649
00:28:01,185 --> 00:28:02,852
CANDACE (FADING):
Ooh, well, la-dee-da.
650
00:28:02,853 --> 00:28:05,055
I tried to see you.
I tried to stay in your lives.
651
00:28:05,056 --> 00:28:06,423
You tried? You tried really hard.
652
00:28:06,424 --> 00:28:07,724
Your daddy, your daddy wouldn't
653
00:28:07,725 --> 00:28:09,292
- let me see you.
- You tried?
654
00:28:09,293 --> 00:28:13,196
You chose high yellow trash
over your boys.
655
00:28:13,197 --> 00:28:14,564
Shut up!
656
00:28:14,565 --> 00:28:17,467
So you think what you did was hard,
657
00:28:17,468 --> 00:28:18,902
and you think this is easy?
658
00:28:18,903 --> 00:28:21,738
- (LAUGHTER)
- I guess being away from us...
659
00:28:22,673 --> 00:28:24,040
...gave you a lot of freedom, huh?
660
00:28:24,041 --> 00:28:25,709
Being kept from the three of you
661
00:28:25,710 --> 00:28:28,378
gave me a lot of alone time.
662
00:28:28,379 --> 00:28:29,279
Mm-hmm.
663
00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:32,182
I discovered life should be lived.
664
00:28:32,183 --> 00:28:33,783
Apparently.
665
00:28:35,987 --> 00:28:38,922
I remember when you were six...
I don't know if you do...
666
00:28:38,923 --> 00:28:42,025
you had this big map
of the world on the wall,
667
00:28:42,026 --> 00:28:45,128
above your bed,
and she used to stick pins in it
668
00:28:45,129 --> 00:28:48,431
to all the places that she was
gonna go, when you got a bike.
669
00:28:48,432 --> 00:28:50,667
- Oh.
- I remember that. (LAUGHS)
670
00:28:50,668 --> 00:28:53,637
And I guess, the only places I went
671
00:28:53,638 --> 00:28:54,771
was from cell block to cell block.
672
00:28:54,772 --> 00:28:55,805
Huh? Is that your point?
673
00:28:55,806 --> 00:28:58,041
No. That's not the point.
674
00:28:58,042 --> 00:28:59,976
That's not what she meant, Loretha.
675
00:28:59,977 --> 00:29:01,211
CAROL: Why don't you hush up, Cook?
676
00:29:01,212 --> 00:29:02,145
Ease up a little bit.
677
00:29:02,146 --> 00:29:03,613
- All right?
- Why do you have to...?
678
00:29:03,614 --> 00:29:04,948
Hey.
679
00:29:04,949 --> 00:29:07,384
You and Lucious should
take a grand tour.
680
00:29:07,385 --> 00:29:10,053
- I could help you plan something.
- That's an excellent idea, Mom.
681
00:29:10,054 --> 00:29:11,554
COOKIE: Excellent idea. And I think
682
00:29:11,555 --> 00:29:15,191
you should come along as the
in-house photographer. Yeah?
683
00:29:17,395 --> 00:29:18,595
I have real work to do.
684
00:29:18,596 --> 00:29:20,597
Why don't y'all finish up?
685
00:29:20,598 --> 00:29:22,465
Mom, I'm sorry.
686
00:29:22,466 --> 00:29:24,067
That's okay. Don't worry.
687
00:29:24,068 --> 00:29:26,302
- I'll be back, I'll be back.
- I'm sorry, Mom.
688
00:29:27,471 --> 00:29:29,973
RENEE: Hey. Hey, hussy.
689
00:29:31,809 --> 00:29:33,276
You getting hot for nothing, Lolo.
690
00:29:33,277 --> 00:29:34,511
Stop calling me that.
691
00:29:34,512 --> 00:29:36,379
And since when did you know or care
692
00:29:36,380 --> 00:29:37,981
about what I get mad about?
693
00:29:37,982 --> 00:29:39,816
Huh? All you care about
is Carol, Candace,
694
00:29:39,817 --> 00:29:42,819
- taking pictures and traveling.
- (LAUGHS)
695
00:29:42,820 --> 00:29:45,221
The hell is so funny?
696
00:29:45,222 --> 00:29:48,325
You been on a tear since you
were five years old.
697
00:29:48,326 --> 00:29:51,261
My dear, jealous heart.
698
00:29:51,262 --> 00:29:55,398
You said, that day in prison,
that you wouldn't give up on me.
699
00:29:55,399 --> 00:29:56,599
Well, you lied.
700
00:29:56,600 --> 00:29:58,168
I did not.
701
00:29:58,169 --> 00:29:59,336
That was your choice.
702
00:29:59,337 --> 00:30:00,670
I was in prison. Okay?
703
00:30:00,671 --> 00:30:03,446
Daddy was dead, Carol was on drugs
704
00:30:03,447 --> 00:30:07,083
and Candace, well,
Candace is just a bitch!
705
00:30:07,084 --> 00:30:09,652
A-And you, you just
took off globetrotting.
706
00:30:09,653 --> 00:30:11,154
I came to you.
707
00:30:11,460 --> 00:30:13,127
You said no.
708
00:30:13,128 --> 00:30:15,697
You left a hole in my heart.
709
00:30:15,698 --> 00:30:17,131
I found something to fill it.
710
00:30:17,132 --> 00:30:19,734
You don't get to blame me for that.
711
00:30:20,970 --> 00:30:22,971
(SIGHS)
712
00:30:22,972 --> 00:30:24,672
I'm here.
713
00:30:24,673 --> 00:30:27,976
I'm here right now, Loretha,
714
00:30:27,977 --> 00:30:30,812
wanting to know you.
715
00:30:30,813 --> 00:30:33,936
I-I'm willing to step
716
00:30:33,937 --> 00:30:36,305
on a few landmines,
if that's what it takes.
717
00:30:36,306 --> 00:30:39,241
But I need to know
that you are in this with me.
718
00:30:39,242 --> 00:30:43,045
Maybe I'm tired
of stepping on landmines.
719
00:30:54,357 --> 00:30:55,858
(KNOCKS)
720
00:30:55,859 --> 00:30:57,426
I just told y'all to back off, man.
721
00:30:57,427 --> 00:30:59,594
- I need some time.
- Can I come up?
722
00:31:04,467 --> 00:31:05,834
Why?
723
00:31:05,835 --> 00:31:07,602
So you can laugh at me up close?
724
00:31:08,671 --> 00:31:09,738
Steal my snacks?
725
00:31:09,739 --> 00:31:11,073
Here, take them.
726
00:31:12,508 --> 00:31:16,612
You know, it was brave,
what you did back there.
727
00:31:16,613 --> 00:31:18,847
- Yeah, whatever.
- No, seriously.
728
00:31:18,848 --> 00:31:21,016
I meet directors like Poser
all of the time.
729
00:31:21,017 --> 00:31:24,519
They're just whitesplaining this
and that, and after a point,
730
00:31:24,520 --> 00:31:28,257
I just tune them out,
get the job done, get paid.
731
00:31:28,258 --> 00:31:29,925
But you didn't sell out.
732
00:31:29,926 --> 00:31:32,594
And I admire that.
733
00:31:32,595 --> 00:31:34,396
I've been fired a lot lately.
734
00:31:34,397 --> 00:31:35,697
Fired by Poser,
735
00:31:35,698 --> 00:31:37,532
fired by my girl.
736
00:31:37,533 --> 00:31:40,068
I wouldn't fire you.
737
00:31:40,069 --> 00:31:43,572
Well, if you like
what you've seen today,
738
00:31:43,573 --> 00:31:45,173
come see what I really do.
739
00:31:46,376 --> 00:31:47,909
I might like that.
740
00:31:52,015 --> 00:31:55,017
COOKIE: When I first
announced 20 For 20,
741
00:31:55,018 --> 00:31:58,420
a lot people, uh,
doubted the possibility.
742
00:31:58,421 --> 00:32:02,491
Yeah, it was a big risk, but I had to.
743
00:32:02,492 --> 00:32:05,527
And, um, I did it without
Lucious standing beside me.
744
00:32:05,528 --> 00:32:08,497
- To the Empire.
- ALL: To the Empire.
745
00:32:08,498 --> 00:32:10,299
I believed then,
just like I believe now,
746
00:32:10,300 --> 00:32:14,336
that Empire's legacy is-is worth
that kind of celebration.
747
00:32:14,337 --> 00:32:16,838
- (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
- You know, it's a legacy
748
00:32:16,839 --> 00:32:20,909
that could have only been
built by the blood, sweat
749
00:32:20,910 --> 00:32:23,845
and a hell of a lot of tears
of a strong family.
750
00:32:23,846 --> 00:32:26,148
Hmm. So how did we do?
751
00:32:26,149 --> 00:32:30,185
Well, you've got to keep in mind
that Empire has managed
752
00:32:30,186 --> 00:32:34,056
to avoid all of the downward
industry trends.
753
00:32:34,057 --> 00:32:36,959
- You know, over 20 albums?
- Hmm.
754
00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:39,027
And, uh, to celebrate it all
under one roof,
755
00:32:39,028 --> 00:32:43,932
we are launching
one huge, spectacular event.
756
00:32:43,933 --> 00:32:45,600
It's the culmination of our 20 For 20,
757
00:32:45,601 --> 00:32:49,137
and it's a signature Lyon creation:
758
00:32:49,138 --> 00:32:50,572
House Empire.
759
00:32:50,573 --> 00:32:51,773
INTERVIEWER:
So you're tying this event
760
00:32:51,774 --> 00:32:53,775
specifically to the Lyon family?
761
00:32:53,776 --> 00:32:55,110
Well... well, I mean,
762
00:32:55,111 --> 00:32:58,380
without the Lyon family,
there is no Empire.
763
00:32:58,381 --> 00:33:01,683
INTERVIEWER: But Jamal's not
listed as having a room.
764
00:33:01,684 --> 00:33:02,918
Where's his 20 For 20 album?
765
00:33:02,919 --> 00:33:05,120
COOKIE: Well, Jamal had
one hell of a year...
766
00:33:05,121 --> 00:33:07,255
- (GUNSHOT)
- ...so, he's, uh...
767
00:33:07,256 --> 00:33:08,490
taking a break.
768
00:33:08,491 --> 00:33:10,258
You know, at Empire,
769
00:33:10,259 --> 00:33:13,362
the artist's... and certainly,
my child's... health comes first.
770
00:33:13,363 --> 00:33:16,465
Yep. But in his absence
and with his blessing,
771
00:33:16,466 --> 00:33:19,167
we are using this opportunity to, uh,
772
00:33:19,168 --> 00:33:22,237
introduce the next generation
of talent
773
00:33:22,238 --> 00:33:23,605
into the world.
774
00:33:23,606 --> 00:33:25,173
- (CHEERING)
- Well,
775
00:33:25,174 --> 00:33:28,410
at House Empire, you're going
to be able to experience that
776
00:33:28,411 --> 00:33:33,448
in a way that no one's
ever experienced music before.
777
00:33:33,449 --> 00:33:35,283
That's great. Give me a minute.
778
00:33:35,284 --> 00:33:38,220
- We just need to change the battery.
- Okay.
779
00:33:39,489 --> 00:33:42,357
(WHISPERS): This is gonna work, right?
780
00:33:42,358 --> 00:33:44,159
Yeah. You're doing great, babe.
781
00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:46,541
HAKEEM: ♪ Empire, we came
from the bottom on to the top! ♪
782
00:33:53,915 --> 00:33:56,183
(ROARS)
783
00:33:56,184 --> 00:33:58,352
♪ You can call me Mr. Great ♪
784
00:33:58,353 --> 00:33:59,954
♪ It's on a whole 'nother level... ♪
785
00:33:59,955 --> 00:34:01,589
Uh, no. Your entrance is that way.
786
00:34:01,590 --> 00:34:03,154
Beat it. Bye.
787
00:34:03,155 --> 00:34:04,325
Are you serious? We're
supposed to be on the list.
788
00:34:04,326 --> 00:34:05,559
MAN: Look, it's Cookie and Lucious!
789
00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:07,461
COOKIE: Hey, everybody. Don't worry.
790
00:34:07,462 --> 00:34:08,629
You will get pictures on the inside.
791
00:34:08,630 --> 00:34:10,598
- (LIVELY CHATTER)
- WOMAN: Love you, Lucious!
792
00:34:10,599 --> 00:34:11,699
(LAUGHS)
793
00:34:13,568 --> 00:34:14,935
Y'all, this is amazing.
794
00:34:14,936 --> 00:34:17,905
- I'm so proud of you.
- What would be amazing is if you were
795
00:34:17,906 --> 00:34:19,041
participating in this thing.
796
00:34:19,042 --> 00:34:21,075
Look, we ain't got time
for that drama in here.
797
00:34:21,076 --> 00:34:23,744
- It's all right.
- Hello. Welcome to House Empire.
798
00:34:23,745 --> 00:34:24,452
(ROARING)
799
00:34:24,453 --> 00:34:26,514
Uh, little advice: be
careful of those lions.
800
00:34:26,515 --> 00:34:27,982
You know, they bite.
801
00:34:27,983 --> 00:34:29,717
- Really hard.
- MAN: All right, y'all,
802
00:34:29,718 --> 00:34:32,486
Tiana's room is about to go live.
803
00:34:32,487 --> 00:34:34,822
(PERCUSSIVE BEAT PLAYING)
804
00:34:34,823 --> 00:34:36,290
(CHEERING)
805
00:34:43,131 --> 00:34:44,698
♪ Ah, ah ♪
806
00:34:44,699 --> 00:34:46,967
♪ Can't you look at me
and see that I love ya ♪
807
00:34:46,968 --> 00:34:48,035
♪ Ah ♪
808
00:34:48,036 --> 00:34:49,436
♪ And I'll do anything for ya ♪
809
00:34:49,437 --> 00:34:52,273
♪ Jump into the mouth of a volcano ♪
810
00:34:52,274 --> 00:34:54,475
♪ Race into the wind beside an eagle ♪
811
00:34:54,476 --> 00:34:56,844
- MAN: You the man, Hakeem!
- Yeah! You already know!
812
00:34:56,845 --> 00:34:58,245
WOMAN: We love you, Haven!
813
00:34:58,246 --> 00:35:01,048
MAN: Hey, Haven Wynn! What's up, girl?
814
00:35:01,049 --> 00:35:02,850
♪ Without a rope,
dive into the Bermuda ♪
815
00:35:02,851 --> 00:35:04,585
- (ROARING)
- ♪ Without a boat ♪
816
00:35:04,586 --> 00:35:05,853
Welcome to my world, baby.
817
00:35:05,854 --> 00:35:07,721
It looks a lot like mine.
818
00:35:07,722 --> 00:35:09,790
Is that the girlfriend who fired you?
819
00:35:09,791 --> 00:35:11,292
♪ Can't you see that I love ya ♪
820
00:35:11,293 --> 00:35:13,193
♪ Look at me and see that I love ya ♪
821
00:35:13,194 --> 00:35:14,862
Maybe.
822
00:35:14,863 --> 00:35:16,564
♪ And lightning ♪
823
00:35:16,565 --> 00:35:18,532
♪ We were meant to be ♪
824
00:35:18,533 --> 00:35:19,934
"Maybe" my ass.
825
00:35:19,935 --> 00:35:21,602
Look at the way you're watching her.
826
00:35:21,603 --> 00:35:23,203
♪ Where I belong ♪
827
00:35:23,204 --> 00:35:24,572
You're hooked.
828
00:35:24,573 --> 00:35:26,440
♪ Lightning ♪
829
00:35:26,441 --> 00:35:28,142
♪ You're a part of me ♪
830
00:35:28,143 --> 00:35:29,810
♪ Wrapped up inside your arms ♪
831
00:35:29,811 --> 00:35:31,679
♪ That's right where I belong ♪
832
00:35:31,680 --> 00:35:33,213
♪ And I ain't goin' nowhere ♪
833
00:35:33,214 --> 00:35:36,684
♪ Said I ain't goin' nowhere ♪
834
00:35:36,685 --> 00:35:38,252
- ♪ 'Cause I'm-a be right here ♪
- ♪ Right here ♪
835
00:35:38,253 --> 00:35:40,354
♪ Right here, right here, right here ♪
836
00:35:40,355 --> 00:35:42,222
♪ Right here, right
here, right here, hey ♪
837
00:35:42,223 --> 00:35:45,326
♪ Can't you look at me
and see that I love ya ♪
838
00:35:45,327 --> 00:35:48,062
- What is this?
- Oh!
839
00:35:48,063 --> 00:35:50,431
♪ The king of the jungle ♪
840
00:35:50,432 --> 00:35:52,967
♪ Anything for my baby,
that's how I roll ♪
841
00:35:52,968 --> 00:35:55,035
♪ Can't you see that I need ya ♪
842
00:35:55,036 --> 00:35:57,004
♪ Ooh, do anything to please ya ♪
843
00:35:57,005 --> 00:35:58,238
Don't worry about them, boo.
844
00:35:58,239 --> 00:36:00,374
Show him what he missing, girl.
Show him what he missing.
845
00:36:00,375 --> 00:36:02,443
Yes, give me Janet, honey,
give me Janet.
846
00:36:02,444 --> 00:36:03,477
♪ No, oh, oh, oh ♪
847
00:36:03,478 --> 00:36:05,512
♪ No joke, oh, oh, oh ♪
848
00:36:05,513 --> 00:36:07,147
♪ Oh, oh ♪
849
00:36:07,148 --> 00:36:09,183
♪ Can't you see that I love ya ♪
850
00:36:09,184 --> 00:36:11,885
♪ Look at me and see that I love ya ♪
851
00:36:11,886 --> 00:36:14,755
♪ Like thunder and lightning ♪
852
00:36:14,756 --> 00:36:17,024
♪ We were meant to be... ♪
853
00:36:17,438 --> 00:36:19,106
RENEE: But what you're
wearing is better.
854
00:36:19,107 --> 00:36:20,574
It's very Peter Max
855
00:36:20,575 --> 00:36:22,542
- and kind of Pucci.
- Who is that?
856
00:36:22,543 --> 00:36:24,111
- What's your name?
- Who? Porsha, I'm Porsha.
857
00:36:24,112 --> 00:36:26,279
- (ROARING)
- (SCREAMS)
858
00:36:26,280 --> 00:36:27,914
It's okay. It's fake.
859
00:36:27,915 --> 00:36:31,485
Now, what you need to be worried
about is the people around here.
860
00:36:31,486 --> 00:36:34,421
Speaking of, hey, girl,
here's Cookie now. Good luck.
861
00:36:34,422 --> 00:36:36,556
COOKIE: I need you to go get
those papers for me. Okay.
862
00:36:36,557 --> 00:36:37,591
You, with me.
863
00:36:37,592 --> 00:36:39,359
RENEE: Hey.
864
00:36:39,360 --> 00:36:40,727
Thanks for inviting me.
865
00:36:40,728 --> 00:36:42,529
Well, I figured
if you wanted to get to know me,
866
00:36:42,530 --> 00:36:44,731
this would be a good place to start.
867
00:36:44,732 --> 00:36:47,501
Oh, that'd be wonderful.
868
00:36:47,502 --> 00:36:48,935
Okay, follow me.
869
00:36:48,936 --> 00:36:50,871
You see this?
870
00:36:50,872 --> 00:36:53,206
You hear this? You feel this?
871
00:36:53,207 --> 00:36:55,849
This is all me...
every note, every song
872
00:36:55,850 --> 00:36:57,984
is Cookie Lyon.
873
00:36:57,985 --> 00:36:59,953
You always had fire, Lolo.
874
00:36:59,954 --> 00:37:02,622
Yeah, well,
Lolo put the pins in the map,
875
00:37:02,623 --> 00:37:05,091
but it was Cookie's
blood, sweat and tears
876
00:37:05,092 --> 00:37:07,060
that built this.
877
00:37:07,061 --> 00:37:09,095
Yeah, me and Lucious.
878
00:37:09,096 --> 00:37:10,830
♪ I just want you to... ♪
879
00:37:10,831 --> 00:37:13,600
You know, I always thought
I was who I was
880
00:37:13,601 --> 00:37:15,835
in spite of the fact
that you weren't there,
881
00:37:15,836 --> 00:37:18,037
but now I think it's the opposite.
882
00:37:18,038 --> 00:37:19,339
I'm strong...
883
00:37:19,340 --> 00:37:22,141
smart, successful,
884
00:37:22,142 --> 00:37:24,010
fierce.
885
00:37:24,011 --> 00:37:26,846
I love hard, and I'm hungry.
886
00:37:26,847 --> 00:37:30,550
And that hunger came
from not having a mother.
887
00:37:31,352 --> 00:37:33,119
But that hunger...
888
00:37:33,120 --> 00:37:34,521
kept me alive.
889
00:37:34,522 --> 00:37:36,923
So I should thank you,
890
00:37:36,924 --> 00:37:38,725
because this...
891
00:37:38,726 --> 00:37:40,527
(SIGHS): this...
892
00:37:40,528 --> 00:37:44,931
is how I fill the hole
you left in my heart.
893
00:37:44,932 --> 00:37:48,301
♪ Why do I even bother ♪
894
00:37:48,302 --> 00:37:50,270
Oh. Boys.
895
00:37:50,271 --> 00:37:52,572
Come here and meet your G-ma.
896
00:37:52,573 --> 00:37:53,973
♪ You call yourself... ♪
897
00:37:58,045 --> 00:37:59,913
I am so proud of you...
898
00:37:59,914 --> 00:38:02,415
Cookie.
899
00:38:05,819 --> 00:38:07,420
Well, why y'all standing there
looking stupid?
900
00:38:07,421 --> 00:38:09,289
Come over here, introduce yourselves.
901
00:38:09,290 --> 00:38:12,058
(CHUCKLES) I got work to do.
902
00:38:22,570 --> 00:38:25,638
(SOBBING): My name is Renee.
903
00:38:26,206 --> 00:38:28,941
(STAMMERS, KISSES)
904
00:38:31,045 --> 00:38:33,079
♪ You're so... ♪
905
00:38:33,080 --> 00:38:35,582
Thank you for being here.
906
00:38:35,583 --> 00:38:37,183
What you all need to understand is,
907
00:38:37,184 --> 00:38:38,851
after the attack on my life,
908
00:38:38,852 --> 00:38:42,355
I thought that I would
never be able to appreciate
909
00:38:42,356 --> 00:38:44,924
or... no, no, no,
let them through, please...
910
00:38:44,925 --> 00:38:47,026
appreciate music again.
911
00:38:47,027 --> 00:38:49,128
Keem will be performing later.
912
00:38:49,129 --> 00:38:49,870
And then we have Tiana.
913
00:38:49,871 --> 00:38:51,531
LUCIOUS: It all disappeared,
and it was just a...
914
00:38:51,532 --> 00:38:53,266
cornucopia of chaos to me.
915
00:38:53,267 --> 00:38:57,370
- Oh, my gosh, this is really gorgeous.
- Yeah, it's kind of amazing.
916
00:38:57,371 --> 00:38:58,938
I had no idea that synesthesia...
917
00:38:58,939 --> 00:38:59,788
It's amazing, right?
918
00:38:59,789 --> 00:39:01,941
...would open up an
opportunity for me to create
919
00:39:01,942 --> 00:39:04,711
a world brand-new, and that's
what I want to show everybody.
920
00:39:04,712 --> 00:39:06,346
I mean, for everyone,
for everything...
921
00:39:06,347 --> 00:39:08,915
So, we've been trending
ever since we launched.
922
00:39:08,916 --> 00:39:11,584
LEONARD:
This is very impressive, Cookie.
923
00:39:11,585 --> 00:39:13,886
Okay, look, I know why you
were caught up with Eddie.
924
00:39:13,887 --> 00:39:15,521
You know, he's a charmer,
925
00:39:15,522 --> 00:39:18,091
and he can speechify
with the best of them, but, see,
926
00:39:18,092 --> 00:39:20,226
the core of Empire comes
from the artists.
927
00:39:20,227 --> 00:39:22,228
That's where the soul lies.
928
00:39:22,229 --> 00:39:23,896
And that's what
we're gonna show you tonight.
929
00:39:23,897 --> 00:39:26,032
That's the company I love.
930
00:39:26,033 --> 00:39:28,868
♪
931
00:39:28,869 --> 00:39:30,737
MAN: Oh, snap, look!
932
00:39:30,738 --> 00:39:32,538
(PEOPLE JEERING)
933
00:39:32,539 --> 00:39:34,674
- MAN 2: Blake a Nazi?! For real?
- Look!
934
00:39:35,943 --> 00:39:37,910
- What's that?
- Uh, they must be piggybacking
935
00:39:37,911 --> 00:39:39,245
off the hashtag.
936
00:39:39,246 --> 00:39:41,180
It'll disappear soon.
Don't-don't worry.
937
00:39:41,181 --> 00:39:43,049
(JEERING CONTINUES)
938
00:39:43,050 --> 00:39:44,217
Do you know about this?
939
00:39:44,218 --> 00:39:46,252
- (JEERING CONTINUES)
- Is that Blake?
940
00:39:46,253 --> 00:39:47,654
I have no idea, that's who.
941
00:39:47,655 --> 00:39:49,756
Is this some kind of sick joke?
942
00:39:49,757 --> 00:39:51,357
That's the future of Empire?
943
00:39:51,358 --> 00:39:53,960
Wait, wait. No, no.
I have never seen this before
944
00:39:53,961 --> 00:39:55,828
- in my life.
- It's a computer glitch.
945
00:39:55,829 --> 00:39:58,431
(BOOING, JEERING)
946
00:40:04,106 --> 00:40:05,473
That photo is not what you think.
947
00:40:05,474 --> 00:40:07,758
You telling me
948
00:40:07,759 --> 00:40:09,727
that's not your face on the screen?
949
00:40:09,728 --> 00:40:11,896
- Nah, man, it is me, but...
- Look, can you just...
950
00:40:11,897 --> 00:40:13,063
- chill.
- Thank you.
951
00:40:13,064 --> 00:40:14,932
- Thank you for hearing me out.
- I don't hear nothin'
952
00:40:14,933 --> 00:40:16,875
but banjo music, colonizer.
953
00:40:16,876 --> 00:40:18,543
I'm just trying to make sure
954
00:40:18,544 --> 00:40:21,780
that you don't make
my A&R nightmare worse.
955
00:40:21,781 --> 00:40:23,768
(SIGHS) Listen, man...
956
00:40:23,769 --> 00:40:26,571
my father forced me
to take that photo.
957
00:40:26,572 --> 00:40:28,606
And I hardly ever saw him
in my whole life,
958
00:40:28,607 --> 00:40:30,275
so I just did what he asked, man.
959
00:40:30,276 --> 00:40:31,543
I was, like, ten years old.
960
00:40:31,544 --> 00:40:32,977
I didn't know what I was doing.
961
00:40:32,978 --> 00:40:35,346
Trust me, bro,
you're like a brother to me.
962
00:40:35,347 --> 00:40:36,981
HAKEEM: Don't "brother" me!
963
00:40:36,982 --> 00:40:38,249
Get out.
964
00:40:38,250 --> 00:40:40,385
- You serious?
- Get out!
965
00:40:40,386 --> 00:40:42,787
Yeah, you should go.
966
00:40:42,788 --> 00:40:44,889
♪
967
00:40:44,890 --> 00:40:46,691
(GRUNTS)
968
00:40:46,692 --> 00:40:49,561
- Look, this is Eddie's doing.
- There's always an excuse.
969
00:40:49,562 --> 00:40:51,563
How could you allow this to happen?
970
00:40:51,564 --> 00:40:53,164
You assured us that
everything in this event
971
00:40:53,165 --> 00:40:55,633
- would go off without a hitch.
- "Always an excuse"?
972
00:40:55,634 --> 00:40:57,302
Who do you think you're talking to?
973
00:40:57,303 --> 00:40:58,670
Y'all need to calm down.
974
00:40:58,671 --> 00:41:01,339
You think I meant
for that to happen over there?
975
00:41:01,340 --> 00:41:03,508
Look, Blake is history for now.
976
00:41:03,509 --> 00:41:05,443
I'm gonna talk to him
and work this thing out.
977
00:41:05,444 --> 00:41:07,846
But the rest of this
glorious night can go on
978
00:41:07,847 --> 00:41:09,480
without a hitch.
979
00:41:09,481 --> 00:41:11,549
COOKIE: All we have to do
is get the rest of our artists
980
00:41:11,550 --> 00:41:13,852
to distract the press,
and we can get through
981
00:41:13,853 --> 00:41:16,855
- the rest of this opening.
- You're not gonna use this artist.
982
00:41:16,856 --> 00:41:17,870
Excuse me?
983
00:41:17,871 --> 00:41:20,058
I can't afford to get caught
up in all of this mess.
984
00:41:20,059 --> 00:41:22,193
Word is out that Empire is making bank
985
00:41:22,194 --> 00:41:24,062
off of a racist artist.
986
00:41:24,063 --> 00:41:25,563
Listen, little lady,
987
00:41:25,564 --> 00:41:27,732
I don't know what kind of big ideas
988
00:41:27,733 --> 00:41:30,535
Eddie's been filling up
in your little-biddy head,
989
00:41:30,536 --> 00:41:34,172
but ain't nobody here
that's not replaceable.
990
00:41:34,173 --> 00:41:36,441
Well, you can't
replace us all, Lucious.
991
00:41:36,442 --> 00:41:38,543
- (CHUCKLES)
- Your artists are united.
992
00:41:38,544 --> 00:41:40,812
And we're not performing
until y'all fix this.
993
00:41:40,813 --> 00:41:42,247
Can I help?
994
00:41:42,248 --> 00:41:43,781
Help? You did this.
995
00:41:43,782 --> 00:41:45,950
You know, I'm sure you
got it all under control.
996
00:41:45,951 --> 00:41:47,752
Eddie, please don't go.
997
00:41:47,753 --> 00:41:49,754
In my opinion...
998
00:41:49,755 --> 00:41:50,955
We don't want your opinion.
999
00:41:50,956 --> 00:41:52,757
Actually, Cookie, we do.
1000
00:41:55,761 --> 00:41:58,062
EDDIE: Everyone. Everyone,
we're about to get started.
1001
00:41:58,063 --> 00:41:59,264
WOMAN: Where's Lucious?
1002
00:41:59,265 --> 00:42:00,732
And what is he gonna do about Blake?
1003
00:42:00,733 --> 00:42:02,734
I'm gonna be speaking
for all of Empire.
1004
00:42:02,735 --> 00:42:07,105
The views captured in that image
are highly offensive,
1005
00:42:07,106 --> 00:42:09,741
in direct opposition to the...
1006
00:42:09,742 --> 00:42:12,110
principles of inclusion
1007
00:42:12,111 --> 00:42:15,747
and respect which Empire embraces.
1008
00:42:15,748 --> 00:42:17,782
So effective immediately,
1009
00:42:17,783 --> 00:42:20,285
I am banning Blake Sterling
1010
00:42:20,286 --> 00:42:23,821
from any association
with Empire Entertainment.
1011
00:42:23,822 --> 00:42:25,757
His contract...
1012
00:42:25,758 --> 00:42:28,126
is now null and void.
1013
00:42:28,127 --> 00:42:30,261
And I'm grateful
1014
00:42:30,262 --> 00:42:32,931
to Empire's board
1015
00:42:32,932 --> 00:42:34,766
for granting me the...
1016
00:42:34,767 --> 00:42:36,768
the... the power
1017
00:42:36,769 --> 00:42:39,170
to be able to make sure that...
1018
00:42:39,171 --> 00:42:41,773
that this never happens again.
1019
00:42:48,781 --> 00:42:50,014
(PEOPLE GASPING)
1020
00:42:50,015 --> 00:42:52,450
(GRUNTING)
1021
00:42:57,323 --> 00:42:59,290
(WHISPERS): This is who you are.
1022
00:43:00,192 --> 00:43:03,261
This is all you will ever be.
1023
00:43:10,769 --> 00:43:12,770
Lucious Lyon, everybody.
1024
00:43:12,771 --> 00:43:14,238
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
1025
00:43:14,239 --> 00:43:15,707
REPORTER: Lucious,
did you approve this?
1026
00:43:15,708 --> 00:43:17,408
REPORTER 2: Lucious, is Blake
officially off the roster?
1027
00:43:17,409 --> 00:43:18,876
REPORTER 3: Comment over here!
1028
00:43:18,877 --> 00:43:20,078
Care to comment, sir?
1029
00:43:20,079 --> 00:43:21,779
Yo, what's going on at Empire?
1030
00:43:28,495 --> 00:43:34,595
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