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Previously on Empire...

This place is good for me.
I'm here learning

how the street operates.
I'll be unstoppable.

He needs me to cover
the Sub-Saharan desk.

In Lagos.

If you want it, it's yours.
It's a new song.

What you wrote, that's how
it felt. If Hakeem could just

put out his emotions on
the page like you did...

This is gonna be bigger
than Empire. Built by family.

LUCIOUS: Welcome, everyone,

to the first
Lyon Family Management event.

- Yes!
- We did that.

You must want something.

I think we're
going to be very good friends.

- Damn, it's hot as what out here.
- Yes.

He should be coming out soon.

Man, if this was two years ago,
we would've had

the velvet rope at Laviticus,
lines all around the back.

What happened
to not looking back, huh?

'Cause it's our boy. He's coming home.

- He deserves it.
- Yeah, well,

we damn near ran through
all of that money

from the investors
we shucked and jived for.

Look, baby, why don't you just
take care of getting a hit maker

and let me worry about raising
the capital? I got it.

(GATE BUZZES)

- Is that him?
- Yeah, I think that's him.

(SIGHS) Promise me, Lucious,

promise me you'll keep
that boy out of jail.

You know if he do one small
thing, they'll throw his ass

- back in there... I need to hear it.
- No, I promise you.

I promise you a Lyon will never
go back behind them walls.

- Ooh, my baby is home.
- Hey, Ma.

- (LAUGHS)
- Thank God.

- Ooh.
- Hey, Pop.

- Son.
- Yes. Come on, let's get out of here.

- I know you hungry.
- Oh, yeah.

- Boy, what you been doing?
- (ANDRE LAUGHS)

- (ALARM BUZZES)
- DIANA: You're back.

Two visits this week.

I would think being CEO
to a Fortune 500's

monument to coonery
would keep you busier.

You know, clearly,

I just couldn't get enough
of your sparkling wit, Diana.

And yet, all you want
to hear about are the Lyons.

Well, you've already
taken their Empire.

What more do you want? Blood?

Did you know that Empire's
founded on a lie?

A number one album is nothing
more than a series of decisions

based on empirical data.

Lucious's instinct?
Cookie's golden ear?

- It's all garbage.
- Oh, please.

Who do you take me for?

Lucious embarrassed your little
ass at your coming out party

when he refused the invitation
to be your puppet.

Ticked you off, didn't it?

Did Lucious remind you of
all the bullies that used to

beat you up before you became
a Silicon Valley star?

Oh, he showed you.

You're the Little Dipper
to his Big Dipper.

And in front of all those people.

- If you're not gonna help me...
- I'm gonna help you, dear.

When you tell me the truth.

This is about your ego.

I am a little embarrassed
that I didn't anticipate

how troublesome he could be.

I might be inclined to give you
Lucious's Achilles' heel.

But I'm gonna need
something in return first.

Adelaide Shea has created the
most amazing moisturizing cream.

It's rumored to be made
of stem cells and fetal tissue.

Nothing short of miraculous.

You're worried about
crow's feet in lockdown?

A lady must look her best
no matter the circumstances.

Get me what I want...

and I'll get you what you need.

♪

Thank God you finally got
the A/C working.

Uh, you're telling me.

Porsha, who are
all these people in my house?

Oh, these are my interns.

Uh, I did a background check, okay?

His mama go to church with my cousin.

Me and her, we got, like,
ten mutual friends on Facebook.

Me and Joey, we got the same weed man.

- Okay...
- Look, ever since Lucious

bitch-slapped Jeff Kingsley,
we've been getting, like,

500 submissions a day.
I needed some help.

Okay, what I need you to do
is get through this stack, okay?

Because if we don't have anybody
to manage, we can't

call ourselves a management
company, now can we?

No. That's why I want
to show you something.

- ♪ Yeah... ♪
- She blowing up.

♪ It's no surprise... ♪

Yeah, Cardi B-minus. Pass.

What?

She come ready-made; she's got,
like, 2 million followers.

Look, if we sign her,
drop a single or three,

we gonna be on and popping,
get us some momentum going.

So you like taking shortcuts, huh?

Yeah, well, why don't you jump back

in that half a cab you were driving?

Porsha, we are tastemakers.

That means we find talent,
we develop them into greatness

and the followers come. Okay?

DEVON (OVER PHONE):
♪ Going round, been around...

Hey, what's that
playing in the background?

She tagged him.

DEVON: ♪ I don't want to love you ♪

- ♪ I don't want to, no... ♪
- (CHUCKLES)

Now, see, that? That sound?

That voice? That is talent.

What's his name?

Background dude is nobody named Devon.

COOKIE: Well, that's where we come in.

We take background dude

and we put him in the foreground.

(LAUGHS) We're gonna make him a star.

Find him.

And get through this.

Y'all better not have sticky fingers.

I know what's in my house.

Don't nobody want to take
none of your...

COOKIE: Shut up, Porsha!

So where's Don Lemon Jr.?

I thought I was here
for his welcome back breakfast?

Kai is not back yet.

- Is his flight delayed?
- No. Actually, I just got off the phone

with his editor. He hasn't
checked in, or something.

But it's fine. He's fine.

He hasn't checked in?
Are they saying he's missing?

No. Missing? Of course not.

They know he's somewhere,

they just don't know exactly
where that somewhere is.

But I'm not tripping,
I'm not freaking out,

so please, don't you, either.

I'm not freaking out,
'cause he's fine.

- Exactly.
- Everything's going to be fine.

Kai is probably perfectly safe,

and you have nothing to worry about.

I bet he's gonna call you any second.

Y'all got almond milk?

Uh, yeah.

♪ Usually, it's cold in the England ♪

♪ So I think I'll fly
somewhere different ♪

♪ Usually, I work on the weekend... ♪

What's that, a vodka soda?

Can I buy you another?

Uh, it's actually all soda,
no vodka. Thank you.

♪ One night ting
is not what I came for ♪

♪ Now I'm moving through
the race line... ♪

Cheers.

♪ Now, clearly you don't
waste time, want mine ♪

♪ Not shy, are you? ♪

Excuse me.

♪ Need a brother
who move confident... ♪

I wouldn't finish that drink
if I were you.

You just got drugged,
and I don't think

this was the first...

- I just got drugged?
- Yeah.

From my-my soda? (CHUCKLES)

- You're cute, thank you.
- No, no, seriously. Okay.

Down there? Fleet Street paparazzi.

♪ Honestly, I know that
we just met, but I think... ♪

So what, you're here to save me,
or something? You...

my knight in a golden...

- Oh, no, no. Okay.
- ...muscle shirt?

Come on, man.

What are you a, you a tourist,
or something?

- You're not British.
- I'm American.

(ECHOING): I'm just based here.

(CAMERA CLICKING)

Whoa, hey, hey, hey.

All right, all right,
come on, come on.

(ECHOING): Whoa, now.

Let's go, let's go.

LUCIOUS:
You know what? I'm done talking.

MAN (OVER PHONE): Lucious,
I'm gonna get your money.

- You got 24 hours.
- Wait, Lucious...

(PHONE BEEPS)

Hey, Pop.

I've been going over the numbers.

Even with Thirsty's investment,

LFM is gonna need
a quick cash infusion.

Tell me something I don't know.

Is that the book?

What do you know about my book?

I used to sneak in here
and look at it when I was a kid.

It's full of amounts,
dates, uh, nicknames.

Boston Red, Roughhouse, Silky Slim.

I'd wish I could be in those
streets with you,

doing what you did.

What I did?

Never thought the day would come
when I would have to

be making runs again, but here it is.

- (GUN CLICKS)
- Desperate times, huh?

That's where you're going?

I see that look in your eye, Dre.

It's not happening.

Reacclimation is overrated, Pop.

I said I got this.

I never remember you going
to collect without backup, Pop.

Let me roll with you.
I can handle myself.

Nobody's saying you can't.

But you ain't coming with me.

GISELLE: I will continue here

at Empire as COO,
if you still want me.

Your job was to help me
with the transition,

and I've made the transition, so...

(WHIRRING)

Please. You need me.

Look, you don't know as much
about this business

or the music community
as you think you do.

I see all your blind spots,

and I'll make sure
that no one else does.

You know the music business.

But I don't think
you can work under me.

I don't think you're over it.

Over what?

Little nerdy boys' club?

Over the job, over us.

(LAUGHS SOFTLY)

There never was an "us."

- Come on. There was an "us."
- I'll accept

that we both played
a little game and you won.

Bravo.

But from here on out, we're
gonna be professional, okay?

Otherwise, I'm going to #MeToo

all over your ass.

(KINGSLEY GRUNTS)

(STRAINED): All right, welcome back.

(EXHALES)

PORSHA: Why you walking so fast?

You think my cousin's gonna
want to buy one of them cars?

COOKIE: Girl, ain't nobody
thinking about your damn cousin.

I mean, his 'gram
lists this as his job.

- You think that's him?
- I hope not.

Listen here. Luther Vandross
did not look like Denzel.

Okay? We are here for the voice.
Get it together.

Hello, how you doing?

We're looking for Devon.

Devon! Customers.

Hello!

How you doing?

Oh, snap.

Can I help y'all find something?

I think we found him.

Cookie Lyon,
from Lyon Family Management.

- The Cookie Lyon?
- The only one, baby.

Wait till I tell my sister about this.

- Uh, this is Porsha, A&R.
- How you doing?

We heard you in the background
of an Instagram video.

But it was your beautiful voice

that cut through all of the clutter.

I've been praying for a sign,
and here y'all are.

And I've been praying for a man...

Why don't you let me hear
a little bit of that song?

Please.

♪ What would you do if you knew ♪

♪ Sometimes I'm hiding ♪

♪ Sometimes I'm cool on you ♪

♪ You, baby. ♪

That's just a little bit of it.
I have a lot...

Mm-mm-mm.

I'm gonna make you a star.

A superstar. I want to manage you.

God, you... Twice in one day.
This is crazy.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, what
you mean "twice in one day"?

BECKY: Oh, yeah, he's really excited.

All right, let me... Okay.

I'm gonna bring him down right
now. I'll call you back. Hi!

Hey, good "mornting."

Hey, Becky.

Well, well, well. Look at you, Becky.

Waking up bright and early,
snatching up

the next best thing.

How did you beat us here, Becky?

Empire has an A&R algorithm,
and Devon is trending.

Oh, so you're letting computers
do the work for you now.

That's lazy.

Okay, look, I don't want to fight.

Kingsley's never gonna let me
sign any of your artists,

and I got here first.

You can get the next one.

No, no, this is far from over.

Because I'm not gonna let
this talented young brother

trade in one slimy,
grimy junkyard for another.

Devon, why don't you
tell Ms. Cookie all about how

I'm gonna take you down to Empire

and give you the full-court press,

just the way she
and Lucious taught me.

You know what?

You are a very respectful young man,

and I-I really appreciate that.

I want you to go down
and check out this circus

they gonna show you.

But make me a promise.

Don't sign anything
until you let Cookie show you

what she can do for you.

Okay? All right?

Well, let me get him out
of your kung fu grip.

- If I can just...
- Okay, you good, girl.

Go ahead...

There are more singers
on Instagram, Cookie.

- You got it. Next time.
- Bye.

Don't forget, I made
my sons stars. I did that.

All right? I could take you
to the top, baby.

- (SIGHS)
- You know when he see Empire,

he gonna think he died
and went to hip-hop heaven.

- How we supposed to compete with that?
- You know what?

I am going to need you to be
a little more professional.

Change that outfit.
You look like a box of Skittles.

You don't like this?

I thought you liked these.

Where did we park the car, Porsha?

Down there.

♪ Stop, drop ♪

♪ Shut 'em down, open up shop ♪

- ♪ Oh, no... ♪
- Andre.

What are you doing here?

Damn. Lucious Lyon.

Sonny.

You old head. How you holding up?

Oh, bobbing and weaving, like I do.

Well, I think you remember my eldest.

Andre, I thought that was you.

A grown-ass man.
Heard you just got out.

- Welcome home.
- Thank you, Sonny.

Well, listen, Sonny, you know
why I'm here, right?

Lucious, I got a couple of contenders,

but I'm still living month to month.

Sonny, I wouldn't be here

unless it was absolutely necessary.

For every 20 fighters
I got training here,

there's maybe one that's special.

You've got a couple of fighters
with some pretty big wins

in the last six months,

and you definitely haven't
invested those funds

in the upkeep, that's for damn sure.

LUCIOUS: Well, you know how they say,

it's like the music business,
Andre, sometimes.

The hits pay for
the many painful losses.

Exactly right.

I'll get your money.
I just need a little time.

I know we'll work something out.

Mm-hmm.

♪ Stop, drop ♪

♪ Shut 'em down, open up shop. ♪

What the hell were you doing there?

I figured you'd come here first.
Sonny's got the biggest tab.

Boy, have you lost your mind?

First you disobey me,
and then you're gonna interfere

when I'm trying to collect?

"Boy"? "Disobey you"? Pop, I'm a man.

That's not how this works anymore.

- Oh, is that right?
- That's right.

And you let Sonny off easy.

- I was just trying to help you.
- You want to help me?

Learn how to keep
your damn mouth shut.

An-And watch and listen and learn!

How do you know
he doesn't have it, Pop?

Because I know Sonny.

You walked out of there empty-handed.

I didn't want you to look weak.

That would have got me
killed on the inside, Pop.

I'm telling you, son,
don't be one of them fools

running around here wearing your time

like it's some badge of honor!

You were in there
'cause you got caught.

Ain't no honor in that.
I walked in there,

and I talked to Sonny my damn self.

I didn't send a bag man or a goon.

That speaks volumes for me.

Or does it mean you couldn't
afford backup, Pop?

Didn't you tell the whole world
the Lyons are flat-ass broke?

I'll tell you what,
if Sonny tells the streets

that Lucious Lyon has gone soft,

Pop, we won't collect a dime.
Not a nickel!

You spent time in there,
served time, did a bid.

Now you gonna tell me
how the streets...

Man, get in the car.

KINGSLEY: True talent is rare.

But a triple threat...
presence, songwriting chops,

and a voice to match...
it's one in a million.

- And you, Devon, are one in a million.
- (LAUGHS)

And what we need to do is take you

from singing background
on Instagram to...

...winning Album of the Year
at the Grammys.

That would be amazing.

♪ Trust in love ♪

- (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
- ♪ That's what they told me ♪

♪ Or else you'll be lonely ♪

♪ I just really want to
touch someone... ♪

That's my song right there.
How did y'all do that?

- A remix is easy.
- Mm-hmm.

Making you a star, it's a
million times more complicated.

But Empire has something
that nobody else has.

Proprietary analytics.

We know everything
about your audience.

Where they live, what they eat,
what they watch,

and exactly who they're listening to.

And the data tells us
that a male R&B singer

- needs to have serious swag.
- Mm-hmm.

- Abs, condos, cars, women.
- Mm-hmm.

We'll mold you into
what every man wants to be,

and every woman wants to sleep with.

So, are you trying to turn me
into a singer or a stripper?

Uh, I just...

I never saw Ne-Yo
have to take off his clothes.

No offense, Mr. Kingsley,

I just... I don't know
if all of that is me.

- I mean...
- Luther, Marvin, Teddy,

D'Angelo.

The Mount Rushmore of R&B.

And we knew them by only one name.

And despite the data...

and trust me, it's all legit...

there's still a little magic
left in what we do around here.

See, what you get with Empire

is our ability to make you a star.

But faster and bigger
than anybody else.

We want to put your face
on the mountain.

Marvin, Luther, Teddy,

(WHISPERING): D'Angelo...

Devon.

(LAUGHING)

- That sounds good.
- Yeah?

(MOUTHING)

KINGSLEY: All right, Becky and Giselle

will show you
to the recording studios.

- Yes.
- We have 11. Take your pick.

- Wow.
- Stop bragging. He's always bragging.

♪

It's like it's you, but it's not you.

Does that mean you like it
or you don't like it?

It's dope, but it's different.

Yeah, it's for Kai.

It's like me and Tiana.

When we first met,
she changed my sound.

You tell her that?

You know, Mal, when you love someone,

they always put something on it.

Yeah, they do.

(PHONE CHIMES)

Hell no.

(BELL TOLLING)

(HORNS HONKING)

So what'd you do,
you drugged me to get on TV?

- (SCOFFS) Good morning to you, too.
- Nah, nah, nah.

I'm sorry, I'm sick of
people like you.

You said all of that BS
about paparazzi,

about us not being in New York,
but in actuality,

you're the trash that's
trying to be on tabloids.

What in the hell do you
even get out of that?

Are you done? Because if you are,

you'd know that I didn't know
we were being followed.

Oh, and if I did,

I would have hidden my face
with my sweatshirt,

'cause getting caught with
a-a messy, drugged-out

American pop star... that's
poison for a real journalist.

Wait.

Hold up.

What'd you save me for, then?

I don't like seeing people
getting taken advantage of.

It's kind of my job.

Yo, um...

Look, that's my bad.

I... I'm sorry.

I don't usually meet people
that don't want anything.

That's a topic you could spend
all day with your therapist on.

Probably.

(CHUCKLES) Can I go?

Why don't you let me
take you to dinner?

I don't think so.

All right, look, I promise I'll be...

33% less messy.

- 33?
- That's a big deal for me.

How about I'll think about it? 33%.

(BOTH LAUGH)

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

Jamal? Eric Nelson.

Keem, this is Kai's assignment editor.

You got good news?

I promised Kai, uh, if we were
ever in this situation...

What situation?

We haven't heard anything
from him in at least 48 hours.

We're using every
contact that we have.

But, in that part of the world,
after this much time,

I have to be honest, we're worried.

(CHUCKLES)

I get it.

You've been to the almighty Empire,

so why in the hell
would you sign with folks

working out of their house, right?

Empire told you
who they'd turn you into.

But did they ask you who you are?

What do you... what do you mean?

I mean, what motivates you, son?

(SIGHS) I love my sister.

That's sweet.

- And I love singing in church.
- Right.

No, okay, that's beautiful.

Where does your music come from, boy?

I don't, I don't know.

- You don't know?
- I don't know. It...

It just comes.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

Nothing that inspired just comes.

Now, where does your music come from?

My heart.

It comes from my soul.

Yes. God has blessed you, Devon.

(CHUCKLES) But all the talent

in the world ain't worth
a hill of beans

if it's used the wrong way.

Why don't you let this family
guide you, and we'll take you

right to the top.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Can I...

Can I get a minute
to talk to my sister

before I sign?

Sure. Yeah.

- (SIGHS)
- Don't take too long now.

(CHUCKLES)

This is all you found?

Look, Kingsley's a Boy Scout, okay?

I could've googled this.
What am I paying you for?

Just wait for it.

See, I've been tailing him,
and turns out

dude loves a field trip.

He's been visiting
a women's prison upstate.

Okay.

(ALARM BUZZES)

(DOOR LOCKS, KEYS JANGLE)

♪

BATTAGLIA: Thank you, Remo.

Here's to new ventures.

Salut.

So I hear you're
out collecting, Lucious.

Word gets around.

Well, you know how expensive
new ventures can be, Mike.

You know,

the two years ago Lucious Lyon,
king of the world,

walks in here,

I'm shaking in my moccasins,

but the today Lucious
walks into my place

begging for his money back?

My answer is you get bupkes,
not a red cent.

Oh, you trying to be funny right now?

- What? You want something, big man?
- Easy, Pop.

Gentlemen, if I may, maybe
we can negotiate a settlement.

Now you got something to say, Mr. MBA?

(SCREAMING)

Where's the safe? Safe!

- Behind the gold record!
- What's the combo?

- 3-2-1.
- Figures.

This all you got?

Where's the rest of my damn money?!

- I'll get you the rest, I swear.
- Do something.

I'm coming back here, man.
I want my money.

That's the money
pulled out of that safe.

Now that's two grand,
and it'll get us through

a hard time or two, but at what cost?

What you did in that office
was reckless.

- I know what I'm doing.
- Do you?

We will have no future, Pop,

if we don't make it clear
to anybody, anybody

who gets in our way:
we will get what's ours.

I'm the father!

If somebody's got to risk
their life for this family,

it's gonna be me.

That's my job.

Now, I know that you went in there

and you learned a few things,
but somehow along the way,

when they took your name
and gave you a number,

you've forgotten your value
to me, to this business,

- to this family.
- I know my worth, Pop.

How can you create
the next Empire XStream

if you're beating somebody up
in an alleyway?

Now, I told you

I'm the one that put that fire in you.

Let me show you how to control it,

how to hone it.

Okay.

CHILDREN: ♪ You're so beautiful ♪

KAI: ♪ Shake it, shake it ♪

CHILDREN: ♪ I don't care who knows ♪

♪ Move it, move, go up, down,
up, down, up, down ♪

♪ Go up, down, up, down, up, down ♪

KAI: ♪ Shake it fast ♪

CHILDREN: ♪ You're so beautiful ♪

KAI: ♪ Shake it, shake it ♪

♪ And I don't care who knows ♪

♪ Move it, move, go up ♪

♪ Down, up, down, up, down ♪

♪ Go up, down, up, down, up, down ♪

♪ Go up, down, up, down, up, down... ♪

I would like some more, Mr. Lyon.

- Mm-hmm.
- (CHUCKLES)

Oh, all right, heavy hand. (LAUGHS)

What is that?

(KAI CHUCKLES)

Vincit omnia veritas. What is that?

- Truth conquers all.
- Mm.

They teach you that
in journalism school?

Something like that.

(LAUGHS) Okay, so it's not...
obviously not that.

So what is it? What's the story?

Who said there's a story?

Oh, really?
You just gonna not tell me?

Eh, we're not there yet.

Oh, okay. It's just a tattoo.

So which button is the autotune?

Oh, autotune, really?

- Is it, um, that one over there?
- You know, it's actually

this button right here next to

your teleprompter. Yeah, there it is.

Ah, touché.

So what's your favorite place
that you've ever been?

Dakar, Senegal.

- (MUSIC PLAYING)
- Mm.

- Tell me why it's so special.
- Oh, it-it's beautiful, loud,

chaotic, and-and it's got the most

fiery orange sunset
I've ever seen in my life.

It's Dakar.

I mean, not exactly, but...

it's what I love to do with my music,

make people feel what I'm feeling.

You want to go to the bedroom?

I've got to go to the office
early tomorrow.

Oh, yeah, yeah, cool, cool.

(CHUCKLES) Yeah, um...

A crazy early morning, too,
so no worries.

- I'll call you.
- Yeah.

But this-this was fun.

We should, we should
do this again sometime.

- JAMAL: Definitely.
- KAI: Okay, cool.

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ My life flashes ♪

♪ Ahead is my desertion ♪

♪ His trigger finger makes me
contemplate if I deserve it ♪

♪ I'd be damned if my family
would take the hit ♪

♪ So be a man and step in front ♪

♪ Of this angry man
without a purpose, yeah ♪

♪ Tell me this ain't a conclusion ♪

♪ My body can barely react ♪

♪ I'm thinking it's just an illusion ♪

♪ But the bullet is telling me facts ♪

♪ 'Cause my whole world is in a spin ♪

♪ If they ain't breathing,
I ain't living ♪

♪ Can't express this feeling,
praying ♪

♪ Give me one more minute, yeah ♪

♪ Lost all control
in the blink of an eye ♪

♪ Just a single thought
went across my mind ♪

♪ I'm asking, I'm begging,
I'm pleading ♪

♪ Just for one more minute ♪

♪ One more minute ♪

♪ Eyes open up ♪

♪ No, it's not my time ♪

♪ Need to make a choice ♪

- ♪ Am I willing to fight ♪
- Okay.

♪ I'm asking, I'm begging ♪

♪ I'm pleading
just for one more minute ♪

- ♪ One more minute. ♪
- Yo!

Okay, okay. What you been doing?
I see what you been doing now.

I know, right.

- So, look.
- Yo.

This is your best work.

Nah, nah, your hook is what kills it.

- Yeah.
- Whatever.

It just feels good to finally
get it out, you know?

Yeah.

That's why I hit you up

so that we can cut the record today.

Okay, but this isn't
for the world to hear.

W-Why not?

- (LAUGHS)
- It's our story. It's real.

Yeah. It's too real.

I'll record it with you,

but only if you promise me
that it's just for us,

nobody but you and me.

- Okay. You ready?
- Yeah.

- All right, let's do it then.
- Yeah. Let's do it.

Start it from the top. (LAUGHS)

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Uh, hi, I'm Cookie Lyon.
I'm looking for Devon.

- He was supposed to sign some papers.
- He's not here.

I'm his sister, Janae.
You want to come in?

Okay.

He's told me all about you

and Lucious and Jamal
and Hakeem. (CHUCKLES)

He's so excited.

Yeah, he's really talented.

It's a gift.

Uh, is it just you two?

Yeah, we lost our parents
a few years ago.

I'm so sorry.

Thank you.

Sit.

Okay. (CLEARS THROAT)

Ugh, I move real slow,

- but I get there eventually.
- Ah.

I need surgery on this hip,
but Medicare won't cover it,

and since I stopped working,

Devon's working, like, four jobs.

I hate that he has to do
all that for me.

I'm sure he's not keeping tally.

You'd do the same thing for him.

That's what family does, right?

(CHUCKLES): That sounds
like something my mom would say.

He should be home soon.
You're welcome to wait.

Uh, you know, I have
another meeting I should get to.

But, um, is there something
you would like

- for me to help you with in here?
- Oh, I'm good.

Um, you want to leave those papers?

Uh...

no, I'm okay. Thank you.

Becky. Come on in.

- You call me over here to gloat?
- (CHUCKLES)

Um...

Devon is yours, okay?
We're dropping out.

Why?

I can't give him what he needs
right now. Empire can.

And like Lucious says...

- The artist comes first. I know.
- Yes.

- Mm-hmm.
- He said that to me when he hired me

to be his assistant
and you reminded me of that

the day you promoted me
to head of A&R.

Becky, promise me
you'll get his contract signed.

Okay, get him that signing money ASAP.

Cookie, I promise you.
I'm gonna take care of him.

Okay.

Okay, we'll pick up
same time tomorrow, okay?

- Yeah. Mm-hmm.
- All right, good night.

Hey.

Where you going?

What are you doing here?

You do remember I used
to work here, right?

Well, it's late, so,
I'm-a just go home.

I've been home already.

I fed the babies, put them to sleep.

I even gave the nanny
a little extra to stay.

Hakeem, you can't just do that.

Babe, you've been working hard.

I've got something for you.

I-I want to show you
how much I appreciate you.

Come on, let me show you, look.

Just for you, babe.

♪ Can you focus on me? ♪

I know you like that, so I made sure

the chef cooked that for you.
Hey, check it out.

Thank you.

Tee, I'm sorry
I'm doing this on the fly,

but I can hold you down.

♪ Have the faucet's running
and I keep looking at you ♪

♪ Stuck on your phone and
you're stuck in your zone ♪

♪ You don't have a clue...

Look...

this is, this is really nice,
but we can't, Hakeem.

Everybody went home, babe.

♪ Lately I've been a little fed up ♪

♪ Wish you would just focus on me... ♪

No, nah, nah, tonight not about me.

It's about you.

♪ Look me in my eyes ♪

♪ Ooh. ♪

LUCIOUS: Hey, how was Devon?

Did he hiccup at the contract?

(SIGHS) We said no secrets, right?

Tell me we didn't lose him.

No, I just gave him up to Empire.

- You what?
- I couldn't look that boy in the face

and tell him I didn't know
when his money was coming.

His family's broke, he needs...

Baby, we're broke.

Look, I know your heart's
in the right place, baby,

but all we needed was one month

and we could've got him
a major label deal.

Well, he didn't have a month, okay?

And I made a decision. How about that?

- Put some salt and pepper...
- Mr. Lucious.

- Ms. Cookie. You have a guest.
- COOKIE: Devon.

Lucious, this is Devon.

You didn't have to come
all the way out here

to tell me you signed with Empire.

I know, I understand.

(SIGHS) No, I came to tell you
that I turned it down.

What are you saying?

Honestly,

Empire showed me a whole nother world.

And it was everything
that I could imagine,

but you guys made me feel
like I was home.

What about Janae?

She said you made her feel
like family as well.

Well... (CHUCKLES)

Well, come on, I know you hungry.

Welcome to the family.

Hey, Lucious, get an extra plate.

- Wow. This kitchen is pretty crazy.
- (COOKIE CHUCKLES)

That was real honorable
what you did, man.

Here, why don't you put that
on them eggs

until you can make
some gold ones with us.

- Family comes first here.
- COOKIE: That's right.

Welcome to ours. We got you.

Thank you, Mr. Lyon. Thank you.

You're so welcome.
Now get some silverware.

You got to bring your
sister over here sometimes.

I will.

Welcome home, baby. (CHUCKLES)

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

You all right? What's going on?

Um...

This is my reminder of a time

when I-I didn't look out for myself.

I let somebody lie to me and this...

well, this tattoo is a reminder
of the power of the truth.

You know it's, like,
6:00 in the morning, right?

When I was diagnosed
three years ago, I...

I thought my world was gonna end.

I'm HIV-positive,
but I'm undetectable.

If you don't know what
that means, it's...

No, of course I know what it means.

The virus is really low in your
blood, so it's hard to transmit.

Yeah. I didn't want
to have this conversation

while we were kissing,
so I-I just figured I'd...

6:00 in the morning
is the way to go. (CHUCKLES)

Jamal, I don't want you
to think that I'm not interested

because I am...

very much.

But if-if you don't want to,
if you don't want to do this...

Why wouldn't I want to? I don't...

Some people got a problem
with it and...

I was afraid you would, too.

I guess I should let you know that...

I'm negative, so...

I know how to stay that way.

So I don't have a problem with it.

I think you're perfect.

Mm. Don't get excited.

We're going back to sleep.

Come on.

BECKY: Hey, hon.

What's going on? You okay?

They can't find him and it's
not some off-the-grid thing.

Okay, so that means to me

that he's still out there somewhere...

- Please, come on, man, please.
- No, really.

Only reason why he took
this stupid-ass gig

is because I made him come here.

- Where the hell did I put it?
- What are you looking for?

- Just let me help you.
- I put it somewhere smart

'cause he's so damn nosy.
All he did was ever search...

Okay, Jamal, you need to calm down.

Did you find it?

I was gonna ask him, but...

before he left, but, um...

we got into a fight, so...

Jamal.

It was gonna be so perfect, though.

I called because
I didn't know what to do.

- He's freaking out and...
- You did the right thing.

- Where are you going?
- Going to look for him.

Oh, no, no, no. So, you
gonna go to a war country

and get yourself lost, too?
I don't think so.

JAMAL: What are they saying?

(LUCIOUS SIGHS)

Nobody's seen him for three days.

Exactly, so I'm going.

You can't go running off
to another continent

without a plan, Jamal.

No, that's all right, Mal.
I'll go with you.

- Wait, wait, no, no. Everybody stop.
- Okay, now.

Now, look, Mal, I know
how you feel about Kai.

And, I mean, if it was
your mom or your brothers,

I'd be the first one on the plane...

- Yeah, exactly, so please
just let me go. - No.

This ain't about to be
a Lyon family production.

No, what we need to do is wait.

I've got a call
into the State Department.

Somebody's gonna give me
some more answers.

I promise. Just be patient.

Patient, okay?

You're not telling me
something, I know that.

Son, um...

they found his wallet
and his cell phone

on the side of a road.

Does that mean that he's dead?

What did they say? Did they say
that that means that he's dead?

That doesn't mean that he's...
No, it doesn't.

- No, baby. It's just, we don't know yet, baby.
- No.

- So, who does know?
- Wait, wait, wait, wait, just...

Wait, Mom. Hold on, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. Hold on one second.

- We can't just wait, we...
- No, no, no, no, no.

- I need you to calm down.
- No, Mom.

It's okay. There's nothing
we can do right now.

- (CRYING): I love him so much.
- Okay? I know.

(CRYING): I love him so much.

COOKIE: It's-it's okay.

We gonna get through this, all right?

(ALARM BUZZES)

Oh. All of a sudden,
I'm so popular. (CHUCKLES)

Nice to make your acquaintance, Ms...

Giselle. Sims. Formerly Barker.

Oh, one of Eddie Barker's
many widows. May he rest.

It was all very tragic.

I haven't fully recovered yet.

If we're going to be friends, dear,

there is one thing that is
paramount and that is honesty.

How broken up about Eddie
could you possibly be

when you've been carrying on
with Jeff Kingsley?

He told you that?

He told me many things.
He's got many secrets.

(SCOFFS) He blindsided me,
just like the Lyons did to you.

And I need them all to know
that I will never

let that happen again
and I need your help.

The Lyons.

Oh, yes, the Lyons.

Kingsley promised me
he would teach the Lyons.

They need to know how it feels

to put one of your own
into the ground.

(EXHALING): Oh, my God.

What did I do?

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