Empire

Previously on Empire...

Lucious' security will

rush him out the back entrance trying to protect his ass.

That's when we get him.

There's been a shooting. I think someone is dead.

You should go be back with your baby mama with your clown ass.

We're broke. You, me, the other ex-wife.

- It was a Ponzi scheme. - Let me handle this.

I'm trying to save Dwight, not hurt him.

What you have is not love. You're toxic.

I decide who I am, not her.

God. I have to tell him.

Move! Move!

Get away from the car!

Please don't hate me.

Lucious!

The bomb...

II tried to kill you...

Hell no.

So what else is on the agenda?

I need you to use all your police contacts

to get me all the information from the night my car blew up.

Well, look, look, I got the files,

but, it's a dead end.

Anything in particular you're looking for?

Yeah.

Witness statements.

Especially those given by my family.

- I want to see Andre's. - Are you serious?

- OK, what's this about? - I don't know.

A feeling and maybe a nightmare,

but... it's something I got to explore.

Well, I got you.

Feels good to be back.

Porsha, call Eddie and,

- see where we are with rehearsals. - OK.

I thought, since I'm back...

Man, I missed this.

Not as much as I missed you.

As a matter of fact, when you coming back to my bed, woman?

Lord Jesus, Lucious.

We've been through a lot these past couple of days.

Yeah, man. Forget that crazy bitch Claudia We've been through a lot these past couple of days.

Yeah, man. Forget that crazy bitch Claudia

and all that stuff she went through.

Yes, she was crazy and a bitch,

but she said some things in that cabin, and...

you and I said some things

that I just really can't get out of my head.

You're my one, I'm your one.

Now what?

Just let me think about it, Lucious.

Give me some time. I got a lot of work to do.

Cookie, Becky and the A&R team

waiting for you downstairs.

See? Work.

Don't forget Kelly Patel's

- coming by today. - Wait. Kelly Patel,

- the tech giant? - Yes. And

if he likes my proposal,

we got the money for the back end of our 20 For 20.

Just got to get that ink on the contract.

Not bad.

You just going to let him take the throne back that fast?

His face is on the label.

Look, he's hungry to make some noise. Let him roar.

Don't get it twisted. I still run this bitch.

No.

Really?

God, no. Yes. And I love this for the next look.

Just keep the belt, but lose the jacket.

She looks good.

I told you I'd get her snatched for the gods.

- Well done. Thank you. - You're welcome.

And I see the way you look at her.

Is she about to be wife number four?

What makes you think I'm done with wife number three?

Whatever.

You're looking pretty damn good in this pantsuit.

You know what?

- Don't even try to charm me, Eddie. - Sexy.

I'm not here for any of that.

I'm just here to get what I'm owed. You got it?

Trust me, you will.

That's a cut on rehearsal.

Take five, everyone.

But what is the plan?

Because we are running out of time. The bank...

Once I make Tiana Empire's MVP,

I'm going to push through a couple of deals here

that put me back on top.

Us back on top.

So now we're talking about us?

I just want my money, Eddie.

I want my money.

All right.

- Yo, Tiana. - Thank you.

I seen how you looked at me on stage today.

That was acting.

That's called "I miss you," idiot.

Listen, I'm sorry how I acted.

I didn't think I would see Bella again.

Yeah, well, if you ever treat me like that again,

it's on to the next.

- Eddie. - What's up, man?

My man, thank you for holding things down.

Anything for family.

Want to introduce you to Kelly Patel.

The king of Silicon Valley?

He needs no introduction in this house.

Glad to see that you're back running things, Lucious.

It's really nice to be back, man.

- It is. - So,

Eddie tells me you've got a hell of a deal for me.

- Absolutely. - Hold up a sec, Cook.

I want to run this by you. Now imagine this with your next

generation of phones and computers,

if it came with a free subscription to Empire XStream.

Free?

Well, we're going to give it to you at a discounted

rate so you can pass it on to your customers as a perk.

It's a perfect marriage between Empire's hipness,

your hot tech.

The synergy will generate millions.

Where's the data to back that up? And quite frankly,

I'm not certain if Empire is a good fit for me.

Well, why don't you let me get my people

to run these numbers by you, and you'll see the fit.

Why waste time?

- Pardon? - Look.

You already know how our demographics mesh up.

Otherwise you wouldn't be here.

Now, if you would like to negotiate how much

we're going to sell XStream to you for, then let's talk.

But don't pretend like you don't want this deal.

You and the whole damn world knows that Empire is the king

of cutting edge entertainment,

and that's exactly what you want for your company.

It's true.

Hell yeah, it's true. So are you in or out?

Yes?

This is going to be fun.

Hell yeah, it's going to be fun.

- There he is. - Welcome back to the game, Eddie.

I'll run Kelly through some details.

- Lucious. It was a pleasure. - My man.

- I know. - Sounds good, boss.

- Thank you. - Thank you very much.

Are you sure we can pull this off without the Lyons' drama?

Nothing to worry about. That's all behind them.

I appreciate you bringing me home, man,

but don't you have rehearsal for the showcase?

Yes, I do.

However, more importantly,

I have only one big brother.

So, welcome home.

This was the last place I saw Pamela.

She was so damn real.

If this deal with Kelly Patel's

going to go through, we're going to have to be squeaky clean.

No scandals, no, no bad press.

What bad press?

Come on, brother. Your kidnapping,

- Hakeem's messy custody trial. - Not to mention

Jamal beating up his ex and then killing Angelo.

- All right, all right, all right. - Hey.

I got some bad news, and it ain't looking good. - All right, all right, all right. - Hey.

I got some bad news, and it ain't looking good.

God. Every time Porsha comes in here with that tablet,

something done went wrong. What is it now?

My cousin works for TMI and got a hold of a teaser clip of TBD.

Who?

The Three Black Divas.

Wait a minute, wait a minute, I dropped them

from the label years ago.

The full interview go live tomorrow,

and it ain't looking pretty.

TBD was one of Empire's first groups.

I mean, Lucious even gave us our name.

So when we heard about Cookie Lyons' 20 For 20 project,

we thought we would get a call,

but clearly, she doesn't understand

how important we are to Empire's history.

That's 'cause while we were climbing the charts,

she was somewhere making license plates.

- Wow. - And her man

- was dipping his pen in company ink, - OK.

- So to speak. - Listen, Cookie ain't talking

- about the Empire sweatshop, - Right.

Where they locked up young musicians

until they produced a banger.

So we're announcing our reunion album.

It's going to spill all the tea

- on Empire. - And any label

that wants the reunion release

can buy it for the right price.

Empire sweatshops.

If this interview drops,

Kelly Patel's going to go bye-bye,

and this whole deal's going to be dead.