Empire

Previously on Empire... When Hakeem wins,

I get to release Jamal's next album through Lyon Dynasty.

Bet.

Times would like to do a profile on Jamal.

That's gonna be a little tricky, isn't it?

Seeing Jamal's got a girlfriend and all.

This has to be the first time

in the history of the American Sound Awards

that a father and son

are going toe to toe.

Ain't that a bitch?

Lucious is just obsessed

with this grandchild.

My beautiful wife,

Camilla Marks Whiteman.

Remember me, Lucious?

You have to trust and believe me.

I can take you to the next level, Hakeem.

Think I'm in love.

I ain't never feel this way in my life.

I propose a vote to remove Lucious Lyon

as chairman of Empire.

Hakeem, no!

Aye.

What keeps setting this thing off?

Pop.

Please, will you listen to me?

This is a huge mistake.

We should just... we should get out of here.

They already called the police.

This is my damn company.

I built it from nothing!

And I'll be damned if somebody gonna take me away from it.

Hey, Lucious, I'm down.

Okay?

I mean, I am down.

Feel me on this.

There's no doubt in my mind

that that emergency vote was unlawful.

We get our hands on the corporate charter,

I bet you we'll be able to prove that this whole

Mimi/Camilla shenanigans was illegal.

Yeah, let's get the charter.

It's in a safe at our law firm.

Tomorrow morning, after we get a good night's sleep,

we'll head down there, we'll look it up.

No, no, no, no. You get the charter now.

It's the middle of night, Pop; they're closed.

Excuses are the tools of the incompetent.

Doesn't help, Thirsty.

Fine.

If I go down there right now,

will you two please leave the building

before the cops get here? Please.

Get the charter, 'cause I ain't going nowhere.

Yes, sir.

: Help.

Help.

Hey, Keem.

Why?

Why would you do this to your family?

I didn't do this to our family.

I did it to him.

Boy...

you gave our business away to...

that half-lesbian bitch.

You just threw away our legacy!

And for what?

Did she promise to make you CEO?

No, Mom, they didn't even know I was gonna make that decision

till right before I voted.

We're gonna call another meeting,

and you're gonna take your vote back.

No.

From the second we started Lyon Dynasty,

Dad been trying to kick us off.

He had it coming.

We all got it coming, sooner or later.

But you getting ready to have it coming now,

if you don't take your vote back.

Take your vote back, Hakeem.

No.

Take it back!

Take it back!

Take it back!

Take it back!

Take the damn vote back, boy!

Take the vote back, Hakeem!

I will kill your ass! You hear me?!

Our next ASA nominee

received a whopping seven nominations today.

Let's hear it for that, right?

Now to end our nominee midnight bash,

performing his ASA-nominated song "Heavy,"

Jamal Lyon.

Thank you.

This has been kind of the craziest day ever.

Uh, I kind of thought I wasn't gonna make it here with y'all,

but my mom told me I had to, so...

Y'all think I'm joking, but she really did say,

"Jamal, get your ass over there." (laughs)

I know a lot of y'all

have been talking about how my dad and I

have been nominated against each other

and, uh, all the craziness

that's going on with our company.

But I want to make it clear tonight

that I support my father 1,000%,

always and forever, so...

Dad, this is for you.

Please.

Save the baby.

I don't care what happens to me.

I can die a thousand times; just please, save my baby.

Police!

We got to get rid of these.

Open the door, sir!

Trust me.

Mr. Lyon!

Okay, we are unarmed, okay?

And unless you have an arrest warrant,

my client is the CEO of this company,

which means he has every right to be in the building.

Former CEO.

This is a little pathetic, don't you think, Lucious?

You think this is some kind of game?

Get out of my office.

Bitch, you gonna have to drag me out of here.

Mr. Lyon,

if you don't leave the building, we're gonna have to arrest you

for trespassing. Trespassing?

In my office?!

I built this company! Lucious!

Uh, Rhonda's in the hospital.

She might not make it.

WOMAN (over P.A.): Code blue, Room 237.

Code blue, Room 237.

Look, y'all.

Whatever happens,

we're gonna have to pull it together before Dre gets here.

Yeah.

'Cause he's gonna need us, man.

Yeah.

What happened? Is she okay?

You stay out of here while we talk to your brother.

Don't nobody want to see your ass.

Right now. Get out of here.

Who's gonna tell him?

Here he is.

What happened? Is she okay?

Look...

I'm so sorry, son.

What?

There was an accident.

And sometimes things don't work out the way you want...

Pop, what are you talk... What? Dad, wait, wait, wait.

Wait. Rhon-Rhonda's good, man.

She's okay? She's okay? Yeah, yeah. She's fine.

Baby, baby. Baby, baby.

Rhonda's fine, okay? She's so strong.

But...

the baby didn't make it.

Andre,

I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry, Dre.

I'm so sorry, but it's okay. You guys are young.

You can try again. No, no, no. It's okay. I don't understand.

I know. Dre.

I know, baby. I know.

I know, I know, I know.