Empire

Previously on "Empire"... Rhonda's fine.

but the baby didn't make it.

God doesn't exist. If He did,

the baby would still be here.

Dwight Walker, that's my real name.

If you win an ASA against your father,

you're on your way to being legendary.

Jamal's got a girlfriend and all.

He didn't tell you?

I'm still gay. Well, then what are you screwing Skye for?

As the new chairman of this board,

I am turning over my proxy

to my wife, while I'm undergoing

chemo and radiation.

What would you say if I made you CEO of Empire?

But you need to get rid of your little

Mexican girlfriend first.

I told you, I think I'm in love with her. I love you.

I will stop at nothing to take my company back.

I ain't got to do what you want.

Cookie has her own company under Empire

And that's ridiculous.

I want to be head of A&R, for all of Empire.

Ma, you got yourself a deal.

I'm going to take Camilla out from the inside.

You got 48 hours.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Empire's new CEO, Hakeem Lyon.

What's up, y'all?

Let me just say, before we start this meeting,

that I'm very excited to be

the new Chief Executive Officer of Empire Enterprises.

Thank y'all for coming.

This company was kicked off by my parents,

and we will keep it in my family bloodline.

Starting with my mother, Cookie Lyon,

she will be leading with her creative direction,

as our new head of A&R for all of Empire,

and our sub-label, Lyon Dynasty.

My brother Andre's been doing a great job

as Chief Financial Officer,

making sure we don't go broke.

You know, I'm going to keep him in that position.

And he's going to continue to be

the President of Gutter Life Records.

And the big news is that my brother Jamal's

going to step aside as vice-chairman,

and he's going to focus on his Black and White album,

and focus on his seven ASA nominations.

Congratulations, bro.

So, we have some time for some questions.

Hakeem... plan to take the company

in a new direction?

Well, I plan to continue on keeping the company

as the dominant, most relevant,

most innovative music company

on the face of the planet.

You.

Excuse me, you never mentioned Lucious.

Who's Lucious?

Um, Lucious is focusing

on his music right now.

In addition to producing

his half of Jamal's Black and White album,

he's also prepping a video for his number one hit,

"Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom."

Hakeem, will Empire be underwriting this video?

Considering everything that's happened between

you and your father.

Did you just hear what she said?

"Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom" has been nominated for a ASA.

Okay, now, Lucious has been a big part of this company,

and Empire will always support Lucious Lyon.

Thank y'all for coming.

Yes, thank you for coming. Thanks.

Right this way, everyone.

Now, Ma, how many times I got to tell you,

that you got to back off

and you got to let me do what I need to do.

Boy, you better do what we discussed,

if you want to stay alive,

let alone stay on as CEO.

So cut to Madison Square Garden, the tournament scene.

I'm talking about more than a thousand extras.

And when Richard banishes Bolingbroke...

Who's playing the role of Bolingbroke in the video?

Oh, my girl, Freda Gatz over there.

Hey, Freda.

Say, "hi" to Harper Scott.

She's from Q&A News.

Oh, Lucious, you are not subtle,

are you?

Only when I want to be.

Look, what's your angle on this article, anyway?

Richard II is about a deposed king,

violently trying to take back his throne

from a weak usurper.

So should we expect violence?

I mean, stylized violence.

More Jon Woo we were thinking than, than Tarantino.

In real life, though.

What are you prepared to do to get your company back

from your son Hakeem?

I won't have to do a damn thing, sweetheart.

I predict in three months,

they're going to come crawling back to me,

the same what that Apple

came crawling back to Steve Jobs, sweetie.

So, Mimi Whiteman

and her wife?

Look, we-we going to get them

a real nice, uh, wedding present.

You know, a couple of dildos.

The way Camilla Marks came for you,

it seemed personal.

Lady, you're just trying to find a story

where there isn't one.

All right, baby, our business is done.

You didn't see it coming, did you?

It's... You heard the man.

Let's go.

Look, bitch, I'm from South Philly,

I see everything coming,

from every direction.

Leave that, sweetheart. Let's go.

Look, y'all, it's the dawn of a new empire here at Empire,

and I'm so psyched to have Empire's employees

from day one in the building-- make some noise.

I want y'all to check out something.

This our new logo.

Hakeem did surprisingly well

at his little press conference, didn't he?

Wow, I mean, it's just insane.

There's no way that he can run a company as big as Empire.

Reverend Pryce says God has a plan for me.

I need to pay attention because... (clears throat)

he might want me to lead Empire,

or he might have something else in mind,

I don't know.

I need to tell you something,

and, and I know you don't believe in this stuff,

but I, I hope that you won't dismiss it out of hand.

What?

Baby...

I had a vision.

Oh...

What was your vision, babe?

Your fall down the stairs, it wasn't an accident.

: Oh... Honey, you didn't just fall.

Andre, please, don't do this, really.

I'm not doing anything, God is.

He's leading me, so I won't let this go.

He wants us to find out what or who... Who?

Who caused you to lose our child.

You're acting paranoid right now,

and that's a sign of a break.

I promise you I'm taking care of myself.

Are you? I am.

I'm taking my medication every single day, I am.

I'm just really worried about it, Andre, that's all.

I need you to trust me, okay? Okay, I trust you.

I need you to have faith.

Okay, well, I don't need faith.

That's for sure. Well, what do you need?

I just... I think I need to just get out of the house.

Honestly, I need to get back to work.

Okay, you want to go back to Whitney Lane?

I heard that Camilla was starting

a high-end fashion department at Empire, is that true?