1 00:00:01,569 --> 00:00:03,737 -The Lyons are hitting back on Empire. -(shouts) 2 00:00:03,771 --> 00:00:06,174 -May we rise. -Like we always do. 3 00:00:06,207 --> 00:00:08,076 Catch all-new episodes Wednesdays. 4 00:00:08,109 --> 00:00:10,211 And check out our other Fox programs-- 5 00:00:10,244 --> 00:00:13,081 Star, 9-1-1, and The Resident. 6 00:00:13,114 --> 00:00:14,215 That's a win-win. 7 00:00:14,248 --> 00:00:15,749 Only on Fox. 8 00:00:18,419 --> 00:00:20,221 -Previously on Empire... -Please marry me. I love you. 9 00:00:20,254 --> 00:00:22,190 -I love you. -I'm gonna help you get out of here, Quincy. 10 00:00:22,223 --> 00:00:24,492 QUINCY: Trust Andre. If he says he can help, he will. 11 00:00:24,525 --> 00:00:26,894 Lyon Family Management is looking 12 00:00:26,927 --> 00:00:28,696 for artists that got something to say. 13 00:00:28,729 --> 00:00:30,264 PORSHA: We did find a star. 14 00:00:30,298 --> 00:00:32,433 Your followers and your impressions are way up. 15 00:00:32,466 --> 00:00:33,667 What's this bruise? 16 00:00:33,701 --> 00:00:35,169 CANDACE: Things just got a little rowdy 17 00:00:35,203 --> 00:00:36,437 in spin class, that's all. 18 00:00:36,470 --> 00:00:37,871 KINGSLEY: The data shows that TBD 19 00:00:37,905 --> 00:00:39,407 can never make as much as they cost. 20 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:40,941 I am dropping them. 21 00:00:40,974 --> 00:00:42,876 -We have a proposition for you. -"We"? 22 00:00:42,910 --> 00:00:44,945 Hey, Lucious. 23 00:00:46,980 --> 00:00:50,618 * Oh... * 24 00:00:50,651 --> 00:00:53,621 * Uh... * 25 00:00:53,654 --> 00:00:57,391 * I've been on it, I've been on my grind * 26 00:00:57,425 --> 00:00:59,360 * Moving solo 27 00:00:59,393 --> 00:01:04,232 * I've been away, but now you want my time * 28 00:01:04,265 --> 00:01:05,566 * Wouldn't you know 29 00:01:05,599 --> 00:01:08,469 * I'm a one-a-day woman, I'm pulling up * 30 00:01:08,502 --> 00:01:09,937 * Ain't got the time, I wasted enough * 31 00:01:09,970 --> 00:01:11,572 * Hundreds on hundreds I'm stacking up * 32 00:01:11,605 --> 00:01:13,641 * Did it on my own 33 00:01:13,674 --> 00:01:17,878 * If you ain't with me, then you in my way * 34 00:01:17,911 --> 00:01:19,280 * Just letting you know 35 00:01:19,313 --> 00:01:20,581 * You want my spot 36 00:01:20,614 --> 00:01:24,652 * But know you ain't no factor 37 00:01:24,685 --> 00:01:26,420 * You ain't no factor * 38 00:01:26,454 --> 00:01:29,157 * Like it or not, I'm winning 39 00:01:29,190 --> 00:01:32,460 -* So it don't matter -* It don't matter * 40 00:01:32,493 --> 00:01:34,061 * Oh, yeah 41 00:01:34,094 --> 00:01:37,131 * Look what you've done, gone and turned me to a savage * 42 00:01:37,165 --> 00:01:40,601 * You know, you know, gotta get it, gotta have it * 43 00:01:40,634 --> 00:01:42,603 * With all the smoke keeping lit * 44 00:01:42,636 --> 00:01:45,973 * I'm doing damage, oh 45 00:01:46,006 --> 00:01:48,776 -(vocalizes) -* Look what you've done 46 00:01:48,809 --> 00:01:50,578 * Gone and turned me to a savage * 47 00:01:50,611 --> 00:01:54,315 * Comin' for the bags, bet I make out like a bandit * 48 00:01:54,348 --> 00:01:57,185 * With all the smoke, when I roll up doing damage * 49 00:01:57,218 --> 00:02:00,521 * Oh, don't say I didn't tell ya. * 50 00:02:00,554 --> 00:02:03,291 -(whooping) -(Lucious chuckling) 51 00:02:03,324 --> 00:02:05,159 Looks like the Divas got a hit. 52 00:02:05,193 --> 00:02:07,361 -No. -What you mean, no? 53 00:02:07,395 --> 00:02:09,029 KINGSLEY: The Divas thought that working 54 00:02:09,062 --> 00:02:11,465 with Cookie and Lucious would, uh, keep them on the label? 55 00:02:11,499 --> 00:02:13,267 Nice try. 56 00:02:13,301 --> 00:02:15,336 -That song is fire. -It's irrelevant. 57 00:02:15,369 --> 00:02:18,206 Since when, Jeff? There's a deal to be made here. 58 00:02:19,340 --> 00:02:21,775 Let's talk about this upstairs. 59 00:02:21,809 --> 00:02:23,444 Yeah, excuse me, hello? 60 00:02:23,477 --> 00:02:24,778 Y'all not gonna talk 61 00:02:24,812 --> 00:02:26,447 about the future of our group without us. 62 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,649 I'll meet y'all in the elevator. 63 00:02:32,386 --> 00:02:35,155 (door opens) 64 00:02:35,189 --> 00:02:37,157 LUCIOUS: Listen, Jeff, we're going to put together 65 00:02:37,191 --> 00:02:40,528 an upcoming showcase for our clients. 66 00:02:40,561 --> 00:02:42,996 Now, we want to headline that with the Divas 67 00:02:43,030 --> 00:02:44,998 and this new song, so we're gonna need 68 00:02:45,032 --> 00:02:46,967 some money for promotion for this. 69 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:48,502 That sounds like your problem. 70 00:02:48,536 --> 00:02:50,971 You don't want to make money? Do you understand 71 00:02:51,004 --> 00:02:52,340 how this industry works? 72 00:02:52,373 --> 00:02:53,741 Jeff, Empire usually shares 73 00:02:53,774 --> 00:02:55,476 the promotional cost with artist management. 74 00:02:55,509 --> 00:02:56,910 No, Empire used to share those costs. 75 00:02:59,413 --> 00:03:02,850 (sighs) We signed with Lucious because he has a track record 76 00:03:02,883 --> 00:03:06,420 of making hits for us. I mean, we're worth the investment. 77 00:03:06,454 --> 00:03:08,556 I determine the worth of my investment. 78 00:03:08,589 --> 00:03:10,924 You know what, if you don't want to invest in them, 79 00:03:10,958 --> 00:03:12,526 why don't you let them go, 80 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:14,662 and we'll take them someplace else. 81 00:03:14,695 --> 00:03:16,664 I don't know if you're trying to start a pissing contest with me, 82 00:03:16,697 --> 00:03:18,098 but don't. You'll lose. 83 00:03:18,131 --> 00:03:20,534 -You sure about that? -No. Lucious. 84 00:03:20,568 --> 00:03:23,103 He's beneath us. Let's go. 85 00:03:23,136 --> 00:03:26,940 This whole damn place is beneath me. Come on. 86 00:03:30,110 --> 00:03:32,946 * How you look so precious 87 00:03:32,980 --> 00:03:36,183 * When you smile 88 00:03:36,216 --> 00:03:38,218 HAKEEM: Y'all getting so big. 89 00:03:38,252 --> 00:03:39,687 What you doing, little man? 90 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:41,689 TIANA: Yeah, you missed a lot 91 00:03:41,722 --> 00:03:44,057 since you were too busy posting diss tracks against Blake. 92 00:03:44,091 --> 00:03:47,428 He's a thief. Did you forget that? 93 00:03:47,461 --> 00:03:49,563 Doesn't matter. That wasn't the way to handle it. 94 00:03:49,597 --> 00:03:52,433 Babe, I don't get no credit 95 00:03:52,466 --> 00:03:55,035 for taking the song down? Here. 96 00:03:55,068 --> 00:03:57,204 No, you don't get credit for undoing 97 00:03:57,237 --> 00:04:00,140 something that you shouldn't have done in the first place. 98 00:04:00,173 --> 00:04:03,277 -Oh. So you on his side? -No. 99 00:04:03,311 --> 00:04:05,245 I haven't even talked to him. 100 00:04:09,817 --> 00:04:11,985 Look, I'm glad that you took it down. 101 00:04:12,019 --> 00:04:16,524 And I'm glad that you are taking care of yourself lately. 102 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:23,731 Look, um, maybe you should take the kids for a couple days. 103 00:04:23,764 --> 00:04:26,300 Really? You serious? 104 00:04:26,334 --> 00:04:29,102 Just please make sure that Bella stays on her schedule. 105 00:04:29,136 --> 00:04:31,839 I don't want to be up with her at 2:00 a.m. next week. 106 00:04:33,941 --> 00:04:36,444 A'ight. Come on, little man. 107 00:04:36,477 --> 00:04:38,946 My little fighter right here. 108 00:04:38,979 --> 00:04:41,315 -Come on, let's go. -Okay, bye. 109 00:04:41,349 --> 00:04:44,151 Gonna go with Daddy? Yeah? 110 00:04:44,184 --> 00:04:45,586 * I just gotta say. 111 00:04:45,619 --> 00:04:47,087 -Hey, babe. -JAMAL: Mm-hmm. 112 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:48,522 You got cash for the pizza guy? 113 00:04:48,556 --> 00:04:49,957 You ain't cooking? 114 00:04:49,990 --> 00:04:51,258 Oh, you are confusing me 115 00:04:51,291 --> 00:04:53,260 with your wannabe-chef ex-boyfriend. 116 00:04:53,293 --> 00:04:55,829 -Oh, shady when he's hungry. -And you know this. 117 00:04:55,863 --> 00:04:57,531 -Thank you. -Uh-huh. 118 00:04:57,565 --> 00:05:00,868 And I look better, too. 119 00:05:00,901 --> 00:05:02,002 -You do. -(elevator bell chimes) 120 00:05:04,004 --> 00:05:06,340 (laughing): You are not my pizza. 121 00:05:06,374 --> 00:05:08,842 -Oh, my God. Hey. -Hi, lovely. 122 00:05:08,876 --> 00:05:10,177 How are you? 123 00:05:12,245 --> 00:05:13,981 JAMAL: Wynter. 124 00:05:14,014 --> 00:05:15,315 What the hell? 125 00:05:15,349 --> 00:05:18,285 -Ah. -JAMAL: Oh. 126 00:05:18,318 --> 00:05:19,653 -(Wynter laughs) -Oh, okay. 127 00:05:19,687 --> 00:05:22,122 -It never gets old, does it? -I'll clean it up. 128 00:05:22,155 --> 00:05:24,157 -Okay, actually, it does. Hi, darling. -Hi. 129 00:05:24,191 --> 00:05:26,394 (Wynter sighs) 130 00:05:26,427 --> 00:05:27,995 (gasps) Oh. 131 00:05:28,028 --> 00:05:29,730 -Did you know she was...? -No. -Good Lord, 132 00:05:29,763 --> 00:05:31,632 this place is enormous. 133 00:05:31,665 --> 00:05:33,467 JAMAL: Um, Wynter, 134 00:05:33,501 --> 00:05:35,569 what the hell are you doing here? 135 00:05:35,603 --> 00:05:37,805 Well, you've convinced me 136 00:05:37,838 --> 00:05:40,173 to sign to your lovely little London label, 137 00:05:40,207 --> 00:05:42,309 making all sorts of promises, 138 00:05:42,342 --> 00:05:43,911 and then you ran out on me. 139 00:05:43,944 --> 00:05:45,546 -Okay, that's a little dramatic. -You sure? 140 00:05:45,579 --> 00:05:48,348 We just video conferenced, like, two days ago. 141 00:05:48,382 --> 00:05:49,983 Okay, enough of that. 142 00:05:50,017 --> 00:05:52,386 We are going to finish my album, 143 00:05:52,420 --> 00:05:55,255 and we are going to do it here. 144 00:05:55,288 --> 00:05:57,925 -Huh. -Mm-hmm. 145 00:05:57,958 --> 00:06:00,994 Where's your loo? And where am I going to sleep? 146 00:06:01,028 --> 00:06:04,364 Um... I'm gonna take her stuff. 147 00:06:09,036 --> 00:06:11,539 COOKIE: Look, I hate to admit this, 148 00:06:11,572 --> 00:06:13,741 but we really need this deal to work. 149 00:06:13,774 --> 00:06:16,544 No, I can't be letting this man disrespect me. 150 00:06:16,577 --> 00:06:20,448 Look, TBD are Empire artists who we now manage. 151 00:06:20,481 --> 00:06:22,683 That breaks the dam. Don't you see? 152 00:06:22,716 --> 00:06:23,951 We can get others. 153 00:06:23,984 --> 00:06:26,086 Artists who already have big label deals. 154 00:06:26,119 --> 00:06:28,456 That's money in the bank, and we need it. 155 00:06:28,489 --> 00:06:30,390 KINGSLEY: I don't want to hear any more about Lucious's genius. 156 00:06:30,424 --> 00:06:32,292 -I'm not doing it. -Okay, look at the bigger picture. 157 00:06:32,325 --> 00:06:34,928 Okay? You were the one that wanted 158 00:06:34,962 --> 00:06:37,364 to bring Lucious back into the fold just a few weeks ago. 159 00:06:37,397 --> 00:06:39,366 -Remember? -Well, that was before he effectively 160 00:06:39,399 --> 00:06:41,268 threw the gauntlet down. He started his own firm. 161 00:06:41,301 --> 00:06:42,970 -He slapped me in the face. -Come here. 162 00:06:43,003 --> 00:06:47,107 Aren't you the one that always puts data over emotion? 163 00:06:47,140 --> 00:06:49,142 Right? This is a smart business move. 164 00:06:49,176 --> 00:06:50,611 LUCIOUS: Well, what about Giselle? 165 00:06:50,644 --> 00:06:52,412 Can you trust her? 166 00:06:52,446 --> 00:06:55,415 Bunk trust. We watch that bitch like a hawk. 167 00:06:55,449 --> 00:06:58,819 And we get this money in the meantime. 168 00:06:58,852 --> 00:07:01,054 Okay? 169 00:07:01,088 --> 00:07:03,657 -(sighs) -Come on. 170 00:07:03,691 --> 00:07:07,394 GISELLE: They do all the work. 171 00:07:07,427 --> 00:07:10,731 We make all the money. Simple. 172 00:07:10,764 --> 00:07:12,165 LUCIOUS: Hey, look here, man. 173 00:07:12,199 --> 00:07:14,001 At the end of the day, 174 00:07:14,034 --> 00:07:16,436 all my baby and I are trying to do 175 00:07:16,470 --> 00:07:20,974 is-is make some good music, build our company 176 00:07:21,008 --> 00:07:22,776 and-and leave a great legacy. 177 00:07:22,810 --> 00:07:25,312 Now, I can't expect you to understand or appreciate 178 00:07:25,345 --> 00:07:28,849 working for something that's bigger than yourself. 179 00:07:28,882 --> 00:07:31,451 But I promise you, Jeff, if you get out of your own way 180 00:07:31,485 --> 00:07:34,021 and allow me and Cookie to do our thing 181 00:07:34,054 --> 00:07:36,924 with these Divas, I guarantee you, 182 00:07:36,957 --> 00:07:39,026 it's going to pay off. 183 00:07:44,532 --> 00:07:46,734 Deal. 184 00:07:52,305 --> 00:07:53,741 (sighs) 185 00:07:56,009 --> 00:07:57,911 * 186 00:08:05,886 --> 00:08:07,888 -PORSHA: Yes. -Okay, so, to all my blue-eyed 187 00:08:07,921 --> 00:08:09,389 queens in Staten Island, I need you to bring the force. 188 00:08:09,422 --> 00:08:10,824 I'll be waiting. 189 00:08:10,858 --> 00:08:12,526 Cookie out. 190 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:15,062 -How's that? -I mean, it was all right. 191 00:08:15,095 --> 00:08:16,730 But, Cookie, don't nobody want to see no commercial. 192 00:08:16,764 --> 00:08:19,032 They want the real, like last time. Your feelings. 193 00:08:19,066 --> 00:08:20,701 Your heart. You know how you poured yourself out? 194 00:08:20,734 --> 00:08:21,969 The people really like that. 195 00:08:22,002 --> 00:08:23,503 I didn't say I would open up a main vein 196 00:08:23,537 --> 00:08:25,038 every time I open up my mouth. 197 00:08:25,072 --> 00:08:26,907 And you need to know, honey, every time 198 00:08:26,940 --> 00:08:29,643 I use this GlamSugar, 199 00:08:29,677 --> 00:08:31,645 Lyon Family Management get a check. 200 00:08:31,679 --> 00:08:34,682 -You know what that mean? You get a check. -Okay. 201 00:08:34,715 --> 00:08:36,684 -You get a check. You get a check. -What? 202 00:08:36,717 --> 00:08:40,153 -Y'all get a check! Yes! -(cheering) 203 00:08:40,187 --> 00:08:42,055 -What's my numbers? -They're still high. 204 00:08:42,089 --> 00:08:44,091 -Not like last week, but they're good. -COOKIE: Okay. 205 00:08:44,124 --> 00:08:45,492 But wait. Oh, snap. 206 00:08:45,525 --> 00:08:47,160 -Wait a second. Uh, wait. -COOKIE: What? 207 00:08:47,194 --> 00:08:48,596 Where'd they go? They all just disappeared. 208 00:08:48,629 --> 00:08:50,998 All your followers just disappeared. 209 00:08:51,031 --> 00:08:52,933 -Well, how the hell does that happen? -See, look, 210 00:08:52,966 --> 00:08:54,234 it's, like, some green blob. 211 00:08:54,267 --> 00:08:56,003 -This ain't good. -CANDACE: Franklin? 212 00:08:56,036 --> 00:08:59,607 Baby, come here. Help out your auntie. 213 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:01,609 Come here, baby. I need a millennial. Come here. 214 00:09:01,642 --> 00:09:03,376 What happened? How do I get the followers back? 215 00:09:03,410 --> 00:09:05,245 Oh, this is a B-Glitch. 216 00:09:05,278 --> 00:09:07,180 -What? -A what? -Oh. 217 00:09:07,214 --> 00:09:08,381 "B" stands for "bitch." 218 00:09:08,415 --> 00:09:09,950 It's just my term for pesky things 219 00:09:09,983 --> 00:09:11,852 that pop up out of nowhere. I can get rid of it. 220 00:09:11,885 --> 00:09:14,021 -Well, you have that bitch get my numbers back. -Okay? 221 00:09:14,054 --> 00:09:16,790 (all laugh) 222 00:09:16,824 --> 00:09:20,894 He is just so technical and smart and handsome. 223 00:09:20,928 --> 00:09:22,896 Ooh, sis, you did a good job. 224 00:09:22,930 --> 00:09:24,698 Thank you. 225 00:09:24,732 --> 00:09:27,300 He's happy to be here. 226 00:09:30,838 --> 00:09:33,807 Teri, I know you're upset. I'm upset, too. 227 00:09:33,841 --> 00:09:36,543 What good are all the witnesses we found 228 00:09:36,576 --> 00:09:38,445 if the judge won't admit their testimony? 229 00:09:38,478 --> 00:09:40,547 I never said this would be easy. 230 00:09:40,580 --> 00:09:43,450 -(phone vibrates) -Let me rethink strategy, and I'll circle back 231 00:09:43,483 --> 00:09:44,752 -in a couple of months. -Months? 232 00:09:44,785 --> 00:09:47,087 -I have to take this. Hello? -Wait. 233 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:50,557 Teri. You all right? 234 00:09:50,590 --> 00:09:52,225 What we need is a new D.A. 235 00:09:52,259 --> 00:09:54,327 who cares about the justice system 236 00:09:54,361 --> 00:09:55,829 and less about his conviction rate. 237 00:09:55,863 --> 00:09:58,065 Well, we need to take this to the court of public opinion. 238 00:09:58,098 --> 00:09:59,900 Quincy has a lot of people who care about him. 239 00:09:59,933 --> 00:10:01,268 Let's-let's get them down here. 240 00:10:04,004 --> 00:10:06,940 When I am done, everybody in this city 241 00:10:06,974 --> 00:10:09,710 is gonna know Quincy's name. I guarantee it. 242 00:10:11,645 --> 00:10:13,613 Thank you, Andre. 243 00:10:13,647 --> 00:10:16,083 -For what? -I'm just... 244 00:10:16,116 --> 00:10:19,086 I'm so happy I'm not doing this alone anymore. 245 00:10:19,119 --> 00:10:21,021 Yeah. 246 00:10:21,054 --> 00:10:22,956 It's gonna be okay. 247 00:10:22,990 --> 00:10:25,525 You got it. Come on. 248 00:10:25,558 --> 00:10:27,260 Let's catch a cab. 249 00:10:27,294 --> 00:10:29,529 -Hey. -("Make It Last" playing) 250 00:10:29,562 --> 00:10:32,299 -* So let it last -* Make it last forever * 251 00:10:32,332 --> 00:10:35,335 * We gotta make this last 252 00:10:35,368 --> 00:10:37,337 * Make it last forever * 253 00:10:37,370 --> 00:10:39,139 * 'Cause I love you 254 00:10:39,172 --> 00:10:41,141 -* Yes, I love -* Make it last forever * 255 00:10:41,174 --> 00:10:44,778 -* Yes, I do, yes, I do -* Make it last forever * 256 00:10:44,812 --> 00:10:46,213 * When you need me 257 00:10:46,246 --> 00:10:48,115 * Yes, I do 258 00:10:48,148 --> 00:10:49,950 * I love 259 00:10:49,983 --> 00:10:51,852 * Let's dance forever 260 00:10:51,885 --> 00:10:54,287 * Let's live forever 261 00:10:54,321 --> 00:10:57,490 -* This love's forever -* Gonna make it last * 262 00:10:57,524 --> 00:11:01,328 * Oh, I wanna love 263 00:11:01,361 --> 00:11:03,997 * Oh... 264 00:11:04,031 --> 00:11:06,734 * Yes, I do 265 00:11:06,767 --> 00:11:08,635 * Oh... * 266 00:11:08,668 --> 00:11:10,237 -(music stops) -COOKIE: Yes! 267 00:11:10,270 --> 00:11:12,039 What black woman raised you? 268 00:11:12,072 --> 00:11:13,540 -Ma. (chuckles) -COOKIE: That's a whole lot 269 00:11:13,573 --> 00:11:15,142 of gospel music up in that girl. 270 00:11:15,175 --> 00:11:16,877 She took us to church in here, 271 00:11:16,910 --> 00:11:18,478 -didn't she? -See? 272 00:11:18,511 --> 00:11:20,714 That was amazing, boo. Just chill for a second, 273 00:11:20,748 --> 00:11:22,082 we gonna comp a couple things. 274 00:11:22,115 --> 00:11:23,984 Mike, do the, um... 275 00:11:24,017 --> 00:11:26,219 -You are something else. You know that? -It's Jamal. 276 00:11:26,253 --> 00:11:28,655 He brings it out of me like nobody else. 277 00:11:28,688 --> 00:11:30,758 I would follow him anywhere. 278 00:11:30,791 --> 00:11:32,092 Well, you followed him to the right place, honey, 279 00:11:32,125 --> 00:11:34,027 because Lyon Family Management 280 00:11:34,061 --> 00:11:36,029 will give you exactly what you looking for. 281 00:11:36,063 --> 00:11:37,430 Huge record deal. 282 00:11:37,464 --> 00:11:40,734 -(chuckles) -Ma, what's good? 283 00:11:40,768 --> 00:11:43,070 You-you propositioning my artist now? 284 00:11:43,103 --> 00:11:45,072 Uh, Jamal, calm down. 285 00:11:45,105 --> 00:11:47,207 I'm just walking Wynter through all her options 286 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:48,742 if she sign with us. 287 00:11:48,776 --> 00:11:50,710 (Jamal chuckles) 288 00:11:50,744 --> 00:11:53,713 I think that Wynter understands her options. 289 00:11:53,747 --> 00:11:56,716 -She's very smart. (chuckles) -I'm sure she is. She's here. 290 00:11:56,750 --> 00:11:58,752 -Right. (chuckles) -(laughs) 291 00:11:58,786 --> 00:11:59,887 And, um, she's got her own people. 292 00:11:59,920 --> 00:12:03,190 But you already know that you are the queen. 293 00:12:03,223 --> 00:12:05,592 Yeah, but her people ain't us. 294 00:12:05,625 --> 00:12:08,061 You need to get with the Lyons, baby. 295 00:12:08,095 --> 00:12:09,729 -JAMAL: No, I don't... -(growls) 296 00:12:09,763 --> 00:12:12,599 -Ma, come on. -Yes. You in the right place. 297 00:12:12,632 --> 00:12:13,767 -Queen, come on. -That's right. 298 00:12:13,801 --> 00:12:16,904 Queen Lyon. Rawr. Yes, okay. 299 00:12:16,937 --> 00:12:18,705 -COOKIE: My house, this is my house, damn it. -We good. 300 00:12:18,738 --> 00:12:20,607 (laughs) She's sweet. 301 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:23,877 She is sweet. 302 00:12:23,911 --> 00:12:25,946 (indistinct chatter) 303 00:12:25,979 --> 00:12:27,781 -Hey, Selle. -Hey. 304 00:12:27,815 --> 00:12:29,749 Could've sworn I saw Lucious walking around 305 00:12:29,783 --> 00:12:31,718 -with Three Black Divas earlier. -Shh. 306 00:12:31,751 --> 00:12:33,586 Yes, you did. They're working on some new music. 307 00:12:33,620 --> 00:12:35,222 -Can you run point on that for me, please? -I'm sorry, 308 00:12:35,255 --> 00:12:37,057 working, as in being managed by? 309 00:12:37,090 --> 00:12:38,758 TBD was supposed to be dropped from the label, 310 00:12:38,792 --> 00:12:40,293 -and now they're LFM clients? -Okay, okay. 311 00:12:40,327 --> 00:12:42,495 -What is happening? -I convinced them to sign 312 00:12:42,529 --> 00:12:44,998 with Lucious and Cookie. I thought it would be a good move. 313 00:12:45,032 --> 00:12:48,301 For them or for you? What is happening? 314 00:12:48,335 --> 00:12:50,637 -Why are you exploiting the war between... -(shushing) 315 00:12:50,670 --> 00:12:53,173 Why are you exploiting the war between Lucious and Kingsley? 316 00:12:53,206 --> 00:12:55,742 You have to trust me, okay? 317 00:12:55,775 --> 00:12:58,345 Lucious is either gonna scare Kingsley straight 318 00:12:58,378 --> 00:12:59,779 or scare him out of here. 319 00:12:59,813 --> 00:13:02,282 -Either way, we win. -All right. 320 00:13:02,315 --> 00:13:04,617 But let me remind you, the last high yellow heifer 321 00:13:04,651 --> 00:13:07,187 that was running around here making moves like that 322 00:13:07,220 --> 00:13:09,756 ended up crashing into a table full of champagne. 323 00:13:09,789 --> 00:13:11,658 Do I look like boo boo kitty to you? 324 00:13:11,691 --> 00:13:13,793 I am way smarter than Anika was. 325 00:13:13,827 --> 00:13:15,362 And can I be honest? 326 00:13:15,395 --> 00:13:17,530 If you maneuvered a little bit more, 327 00:13:17,564 --> 00:13:19,366 you'd rise to the top faster. 328 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:22,669 Moves aren't all that bad. 329 00:13:22,702 --> 00:13:24,337 (clicks tongue) 330 00:13:24,371 --> 00:13:26,773 Heifer. 331 00:13:26,806 --> 00:13:28,508 Can't be treating me like I'm some little boy, 332 00:13:28,541 --> 00:13:30,110 -you know what I'm saying? -Mm-hmm. 333 00:13:30,143 --> 00:13:32,279 And then-- and it's like every single thing that I have, 334 00:13:32,312 --> 00:13:33,613 no matter what it is, 335 00:13:33,646 --> 00:13:35,682 automatically just belongs to her. 336 00:13:35,715 --> 00:13:37,650 Does it? 337 00:13:38,818 --> 00:13:40,253 Why would you ask that? 338 00:13:42,055 --> 00:13:45,358 Jamal, have you told your mom that we're engaged yet? 339 00:13:45,392 --> 00:13:47,961 Ah. No. 340 00:13:47,995 --> 00:13:50,898 Um, I guess I'm just-- I'm waiting, waiting... 341 00:13:50,931 --> 00:13:53,600 Waiting to catch her at a time when she'll agree? 342 00:13:54,868 --> 00:13:57,670 You just don't understand. 343 00:13:57,704 --> 00:13:59,907 I do understand, babe, but... 344 00:13:59,940 --> 00:14:03,243 you keep opening up space for her to come and control you, 345 00:14:03,276 --> 00:14:06,013 and... I don't know, 346 00:14:06,046 --> 00:14:07,948 Cookie just walks right into it. 347 00:14:10,050 --> 00:14:14,521 You don't need her permission to be your own man. 348 00:14:14,554 --> 00:14:17,390 That's all I'm saying. 349 00:14:17,424 --> 00:14:19,726 Yeah. 350 00:14:21,294 --> 00:14:23,596 * 351 00:14:23,630 --> 00:14:26,766 Cookie, this is amazing. What's your secret? 352 00:14:26,799 --> 00:14:30,237 It's my special "change your life" spices. 353 00:14:30,270 --> 00:14:33,073 -Well, I need a bloody good change in my life. -(chuckles) 354 00:14:33,106 --> 00:14:35,875 I don't know how I'm gonna afford the plane ticket home. 355 00:14:35,909 --> 00:14:38,611 Well, as soon as you sign with us, those worries 356 00:14:38,645 --> 00:14:40,547 will... disappear. 357 00:14:40,580 --> 00:14:42,249 -(laughs) -(Jamal chuckles) 358 00:14:42,282 --> 00:14:43,850 Hey, Wynter, 359 00:14:43,883 --> 00:14:45,118 um, they need you-- actually, 360 00:14:45,152 --> 00:14:46,753 all y'all-- in the studio. 361 00:14:46,786 --> 00:14:49,957 -On my way, chief. -Yes. Make that hit, honey. 362 00:14:49,990 --> 00:14:51,424 Oh, thank you, baby. I got more now. 363 00:14:51,458 --> 00:14:52,425 -See ya in there. -Leftovers. 364 00:14:54,761 --> 00:14:56,563 -Ma. -Yes? 365 00:14:56,596 --> 00:14:58,798 Come on. What part of... 366 00:14:58,831 --> 00:15:01,701 "please leave my artist alone" do you not understand? 367 00:15:01,734 --> 00:15:04,537 That girl is fire, Jamal. 368 00:15:04,571 --> 00:15:06,473 If we don't sign her, somebody else will. 369 00:15:06,506 --> 00:15:08,808 Yeah, see, somebody already did. Me. 370 00:15:08,841 --> 00:15:10,810 Wynter's mine. 371 00:15:10,843 --> 00:15:12,645 Oh. So what's yours is yours, 372 00:15:12,679 --> 00:15:14,814 while you up in my studio recording. 373 00:15:14,847 --> 00:15:17,284 Okay. All right, you got me. But you c-- 374 00:15:17,317 --> 00:15:20,053 I feel like you could have at least come to me 375 00:15:20,087 --> 00:15:22,322 out of respect instead of just going behind my back. 376 00:15:22,355 --> 00:15:23,823 Mm, I'm not behind your back, child. 377 00:15:23,856 --> 00:15:25,458 I'm right in front of your face in this kitchen. 378 00:15:25,492 --> 00:15:27,560 -Boy, what is your problem? -For one, 379 00:15:27,594 --> 00:15:28,761 I'm tired of being called "boy" 380 00:15:28,795 --> 00:15:30,463 when we're talking about business. Mom, 381 00:15:30,497 --> 00:15:31,664 -I'm a grown man, with-with... -Ooh. 382 00:15:31,698 --> 00:15:34,401 No. With a-a home and a label 383 00:15:34,434 --> 00:15:36,703 and a life. 384 00:15:40,873 --> 00:15:43,276 And a fiancé. 385 00:15:43,310 --> 00:15:44,911 You and Kai? 386 00:15:44,944 --> 00:15:46,746 -Yes. -Oh. So you talking 387 00:15:46,779 --> 00:15:47,914 about doing things behind people's back. 388 00:15:47,947 --> 00:15:49,816 I didn't know that happened. 389 00:15:49,849 --> 00:15:51,251 Behind my back. 390 00:15:51,284 --> 00:15:54,687 Or you could just say, "Congratulations, 391 00:15:54,721 --> 00:15:56,356 my son." (chuckles) 392 00:15:56,389 --> 00:15:57,857 (laughs) 393 00:15:57,890 --> 00:15:59,326 Mom. Really? 394 00:15:59,359 --> 00:16:02,662 Yes. 395 00:16:02,695 --> 00:16:03,997 You a beast, Cookie Lyon. 396 00:16:04,031 --> 00:16:05,598 -I know. -But so am I. 397 00:16:05,632 --> 00:16:07,167 Okay, well... 398 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:09,702 You a pain in my ass, that's what you are. 399 00:16:09,736 --> 00:16:11,338 -Morning, nephew. -Hey, Auntie. 400 00:16:14,007 --> 00:16:16,543 (sighs) 401 00:16:16,576 --> 00:16:19,312 -Morning, sis. -Hey. Good morning. 402 00:16:19,346 --> 00:16:20,947 You okay? 403 00:16:20,980 --> 00:16:23,883 -I'm just peachy keen. (scoffs) -Uh-huh. 404 00:16:26,219 --> 00:16:28,388 -See you in there. -Mm-hmm. 405 00:16:37,330 --> 00:16:39,232 (footsteps approaching) 406 00:16:40,267 --> 00:16:41,734 Is she still in there? 407 00:16:41,768 --> 00:16:43,503 -Yeah, she is. -Mm. 408 00:16:43,536 --> 00:16:45,572 Wh-What's happening here? 409 00:16:45,605 --> 00:16:47,807 You haven't seen the bruises on Candace's wrists? 410 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:49,876 Somebody is hitting on her, 411 00:16:49,909 --> 00:16:52,479 and I can't imagine that little punk-ass Kevin. 412 00:16:52,512 --> 00:16:55,048 Oh, honey, I can. You know they used to battle real hard 413 00:16:55,082 --> 00:16:56,516 -when I was staying with them, right? -Huh? 414 00:16:56,549 --> 00:16:58,085 No wonder they got separated. 415 00:16:58,118 --> 00:17:00,253 Separated? Why didn't she tell me? 416 00:17:03,556 --> 00:17:05,425 What the hell is this? 417 00:17:05,458 --> 00:17:06,826 Pull your sleeve up, Candace. 418 00:17:06,859 --> 00:17:08,428 -What? Are you... -Just do it. 419 00:17:08,461 --> 00:17:10,430 Don't touch me. 420 00:17:10,463 --> 00:17:11,931 Candace, please? 421 00:17:11,964 --> 00:17:14,167 -I will not. -COOKIE: Okay, damn it. How long 422 00:17:14,201 --> 00:17:16,603 has Kevin been beating you and why didn't you tell us? 423 00:17:16,636 --> 00:17:19,139 You are out of your league and out of your mind. 424 00:17:20,707 --> 00:17:22,242 Nobody is hitting me. 425 00:17:22,275 --> 00:17:24,244 Not Kevin or anyone. 426 00:17:25,778 --> 00:17:28,581 Excuse me. 427 00:17:28,615 --> 00:17:30,083 However, 428 00:17:30,117 --> 00:17:32,185 I will beat the hell out of both of you 429 00:17:32,219 --> 00:17:33,920 if you don't mind your business 430 00:17:33,953 --> 00:17:36,723 and stay out of my face about this. 431 00:17:41,128 --> 00:17:42,595 Deny, deny, deny. 432 00:17:42,629 --> 00:17:44,364 She getting her ass whupped. 433 00:17:44,397 --> 00:17:46,333 She damn sure is. Mm, mm. 434 00:17:52,605 --> 00:17:55,074 * Look what you've done, gone and turned me to a savage * 435 00:17:55,108 --> 00:17:57,076 * Comin' for the bags, bet I make out * 436 00:17:57,110 --> 00:17:58,545 -* Like a bandit -Yes. 437 00:17:58,578 --> 00:18:00,147 * With all the smoke, when I roll up... * 438 00:18:00,180 --> 00:18:01,714 (music stops) 439 00:18:01,748 --> 00:18:04,417 The market appeal here is limited, wouldn't you agree? 440 00:18:04,451 --> 00:18:07,487 Dude, I know what I'm doing. How do you think I built Empire? 441 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:08,955 I know what sells. 442 00:18:08,988 --> 00:18:10,390 The song will struggle, 443 00:18:10,423 --> 00:18:12,392 because it's missing certain keywords and references 444 00:18:12,425 --> 00:18:14,661 that audiences respond to. 445 00:18:14,694 --> 00:18:16,996 Check your phones. That's from me. 446 00:18:17,029 --> 00:18:18,531 (phone buzzes) 447 00:18:20,533 --> 00:18:22,169 LUCIOUS: This is a chart. 448 00:18:22,202 --> 00:18:24,404 Infographics. 449 00:18:24,437 --> 00:18:26,639 It's proven that when certain keywords are mentioned 450 00:18:26,673 --> 00:18:28,308 in a song by a female act, 451 00:18:28,341 --> 00:18:30,910 the predominantly female audiences will respond better. 452 00:18:30,943 --> 00:18:34,447 Of course. Because women are like Pavlov's dogs? 453 00:18:34,481 --> 00:18:36,816 The same is true for the male audiences. Scroll down, 454 00:18:36,849 --> 00:18:39,852 and you'll see a good list of options for the next track. 455 00:18:43,022 --> 00:18:46,125 "Home," "family," and "love." You kidding me, right? 456 00:18:46,159 --> 00:18:48,995 I would have to rework the whole song. 457 00:18:49,028 --> 00:18:50,197 If anybody can do it, 458 00:18:50,230 --> 00:18:53,132 it's you, Lucious. 459 00:18:53,166 --> 00:18:54,467 After all, 460 00:18:54,501 --> 00:18:57,069 you started Empire. 461 00:19:01,308 --> 00:19:04,677 These are great photos of Quincy. 462 00:19:04,711 --> 00:19:06,846 My contact at the Times wants us to choose 463 00:19:06,879 --> 00:19:08,981 the best three for a story he's running. 464 00:19:09,015 --> 00:19:10,383 I still can't believe that you were able 465 00:19:10,417 --> 00:19:12,151 to arrange that so quickly. 466 00:19:12,185 --> 00:19:14,687 Let's just hope this media attention works. 467 00:19:14,721 --> 00:19:17,123 Which is why the right picture is everything. 468 00:19:17,156 --> 00:19:20,126 A drunk white girl goes missing on vacation, 469 00:19:20,159 --> 00:19:22,529 we get blinded by her halo in the news. 470 00:19:22,562 --> 00:19:25,298 A black child gets murdered in the streets, 471 00:19:25,332 --> 00:19:27,667 first picture you see of him is in a hoodie, 472 00:19:27,700 --> 00:19:29,168 like he's some thug. 473 00:19:29,202 --> 00:19:31,003 That will not be my baby. 474 00:19:31,037 --> 00:19:33,340 It won't happen. 475 00:19:33,373 --> 00:19:34,707 I promise. 476 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,215 Who's this? 477 00:19:43,450 --> 00:19:46,185 That Quincy's dad? 478 00:19:46,219 --> 00:19:48,588 I left him because I thought 479 00:19:48,621 --> 00:19:51,023 he was a bad influence on Quincy. 480 00:19:51,057 --> 00:19:53,159 Maybe if I hadn't, he would've 481 00:19:53,192 --> 00:19:55,862 learned better how to handle himself. 482 00:19:55,895 --> 00:19:58,531 In the streets, around the cops. 483 00:19:58,565 --> 00:20:00,767 I-I did what I thought was right, but... 484 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:02,702 did it get my baby locked up? 485 00:20:02,735 --> 00:20:03,936 No, no. No. 486 00:20:03,970 --> 00:20:05,872 Teri, it's not your fault. 487 00:20:09,709 --> 00:20:11,744 We're gonna get Quincy out of there. 488 00:20:11,778 --> 00:20:13,846 And I'm not gonna stop until he's home. 489 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:16,283 You are not alone in this, you hear me? 490 00:20:18,084 --> 00:20:20,287 I'm with you. 491 00:20:31,964 --> 00:20:34,200 Mm. 492 00:20:34,233 --> 00:20:35,802 I'm sorry. 493 00:20:39,572 --> 00:20:41,107 -(whoops) -(gunfire on TV) 494 00:20:42,809 --> 00:20:45,044 Oh, that's it. It's a wrap for me. 495 00:20:45,077 --> 00:20:47,046 -I got to wake up early with the kids. -Ha. 496 00:20:47,079 --> 00:20:48,915 (laughter, snorting) 497 00:20:48,948 --> 00:20:51,551 -MARCEL: This guy. -Right. Look at Hakeem, 498 00:20:51,584 --> 00:20:53,886 being all responsible and parental. 499 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:55,822 -Never thought I'd see the day. -Well, you see it. 500 00:20:55,855 --> 00:20:58,124 Aw, hell no. 501 00:20:58,157 --> 00:21:00,593 -What is it? -Alert from TMI. 502 00:21:00,627 --> 00:21:02,128 Look like they got ahold of your diss track. 503 00:21:02,161 --> 00:21:03,229 I took it down. 504 00:21:03,262 --> 00:21:05,064 The Internet is forever, bro. 505 00:21:05,097 --> 00:21:06,633 Right. And that's not all. 506 00:21:06,666 --> 00:21:07,900 Blake heard it. 507 00:21:07,934 --> 00:21:09,736 He released a diss track. 508 00:21:09,769 --> 00:21:12,271 * I hope you ain't planning on standing there * 509 00:21:12,305 --> 00:21:15,174 * With them little toy guns, 'cause when men go to war * 510 00:21:15,207 --> 00:21:17,410 * That's when the little boys run * 511 00:21:17,444 --> 00:21:20,580 * Hakeem who? He so late, oh, that's your girl? She no safe * 512 00:21:20,613 --> 00:21:22,114 * I steal your chick, then wipe the prints * 513 00:21:22,148 --> 00:21:24,984 * 'Cause under pressure egos break, I peeped your fate * 514 00:21:25,017 --> 00:21:27,019 * And it's really looking bad for you, son * 515 00:21:27,053 --> 00:21:30,289 * So treat Tiana like your queen instead of acting like one * 516 00:21:30,323 --> 00:21:31,824 * Okay, I got a dark heart but it * 517 00:21:31,858 --> 00:21:33,360 * Just got darker, why go against me? * 518 00:21:33,393 --> 00:21:35,027 * Don't ever bother, you know I run you * 519 00:21:35,061 --> 00:21:37,664 * So after I sun you, maybe it help you be a better father * 520 00:21:37,697 --> 00:21:39,366 * They won't know a thing when they saw ya * 521 00:21:39,399 --> 00:21:41,634 * Well, here's an anonymous tip, since you got the sauce * 522 00:21:41,668 --> 00:21:43,436 * Then after I shoot you, the police can follow * 523 00:21:43,470 --> 00:21:45,872 * The drip, flip flop 524 00:21:45,905 --> 00:21:47,206 * Flip flippidy flop 525 00:21:47,239 --> 00:21:50,142 * 526 00:21:50,176 --> 00:21:53,279 -Damn, bro. -CHICKEN: Hey, so you're really gonna let 527 00:21:53,312 --> 00:21:55,682 this walking jar of mayonnaise come for you like that? 528 00:21:55,715 --> 00:21:58,818 If war he wants, war he gonna to get. 529 00:22:04,023 --> 00:22:06,526 Listen, y'all. I need real ideas. Ideas. Who got 'em? 530 00:22:06,559 --> 00:22:08,895 Man, you done had us here all night. 531 00:22:08,928 --> 00:22:10,563 Because I'm trying to get the right record 532 00:22:10,597 --> 00:22:12,832 to blast Blake out of here... 533 00:22:12,865 --> 00:22:15,334 once and for all. 534 00:22:15,368 --> 00:22:18,237 Yeah, bro, end this man. He came for your kids. 535 00:22:18,270 --> 00:22:20,072 -What does he care about? -CHICKEN: I mean, his pops already 536 00:22:20,106 --> 00:22:21,908 checked out, so that doesn't work. 537 00:22:21,941 --> 00:22:24,711 -He got a girl? -Nah. That's why he coming at mine. 538 00:22:24,744 --> 00:22:27,680 Yeah, I really don't think Blake got anything going on right now. 539 00:22:27,714 --> 00:22:29,616 I mean, it's kind of sad. 540 00:22:31,684 --> 00:22:33,753 Maybe that's what you should talk about. 541 00:22:36,689 --> 00:22:38,958 Hey, yo, pass me my phone. 542 00:22:43,730 --> 00:22:45,364 So you just gonna go off the dome? 543 00:22:45,398 --> 00:22:47,500 Something like that. 544 00:22:47,534 --> 00:22:49,268 Hey, what's up, world? 545 00:22:49,301 --> 00:22:50,770 I know you heard Blake diss 546 00:22:50,803 --> 00:22:52,271 and you're waiting for me to reply. 547 00:22:52,304 --> 00:22:54,774 But you gonna be waiting for years, 548 00:22:54,807 --> 00:22:57,009 because this beef between me and Blake-- 549 00:22:57,043 --> 00:22:59,879 it'll sell records for, like, one or two weeks, 550 00:22:59,912 --> 00:23:01,614 and then what? Y'all forget about it, 551 00:23:01,648 --> 00:23:03,916 and then my family gets dragged through the mud? 552 00:23:03,950 --> 00:23:05,785 Nah, I ain't about that life. 553 00:23:05,818 --> 00:23:07,353 I got two beautiful children 554 00:23:07,386 --> 00:23:10,857 that mean more than this battle to me. 555 00:23:10,890 --> 00:23:12,925 So I'm deading this right now. 556 00:23:12,959 --> 00:23:15,127 I'm shutting it down. 557 00:23:15,161 --> 00:23:17,764 Out. 558 00:23:17,797 --> 00:23:20,299 Yo, what did you just do? 559 00:23:20,332 --> 00:23:23,102 Something that shouldn't even been there in the first place. 560 00:23:23,135 --> 00:23:25,838 I'm-a go check on my babies. 561 00:23:35,782 --> 00:23:37,750 So, what's good, man? 562 00:23:37,784 --> 00:23:39,385 -Look at you. -(chuckles) 563 00:23:39,418 --> 00:23:41,287 Yeah, you're looking good. 564 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:44,156 -Outside treating you well? -Ah, you know. 565 00:23:44,190 --> 00:23:46,392 As well as it ever treated men like us. 566 00:23:46,425 --> 00:23:47,727 Mm. 567 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:49,261 Anybody bothering Quincy? 568 00:23:49,295 --> 00:23:52,164 Nah. I told you I'd look out for him. (sniffles) 569 00:23:52,198 --> 00:23:54,834 Uh... I got to be real with you, though. 570 00:23:54,867 --> 00:23:57,103 He has had some bad days. 571 00:23:57,136 --> 00:23:59,338 I'm afraid he's gonna crack. 572 00:23:59,371 --> 00:24:00,807 (Andre sighs) 573 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:02,274 That's why I'm here. 574 00:24:04,511 --> 00:24:08,447 I've been planning this media blitz thing, Mouse. 575 00:24:08,481 --> 00:24:10,617 It's taking too long, so... 576 00:24:10,650 --> 00:24:13,452 Dre, you fresh out. 577 00:24:13,486 --> 00:24:15,755 Why you still doin' for Quincy 578 00:24:15,788 --> 00:24:18,725 when you need to just do for you? 579 00:24:20,493 --> 00:24:22,394 Because I can. 580 00:24:24,531 --> 00:24:26,533 And I should. 581 00:24:26,566 --> 00:24:29,268 Listen... 582 00:24:29,301 --> 00:24:31,470 I need a favor. 583 00:24:31,504 --> 00:24:33,840 Now, it's not a small one, 584 00:24:33,873 --> 00:24:36,909 but I can make it worth your while. 585 00:24:38,911 --> 00:24:40,847 I'm listening. 586 00:24:53,593 --> 00:24:56,328 Candace, I'm sorry. 587 00:24:56,362 --> 00:24:58,197 I was just being concerned. 588 00:24:58,230 --> 00:25:00,399 I told you, I'm fine. 589 00:25:01,734 --> 00:25:03,402 Okay. 590 00:25:03,435 --> 00:25:05,838 Well, can you help me, then? 591 00:25:05,872 --> 00:25:07,540 Porsha thinks I need to be more personal 592 00:25:07,574 --> 00:25:10,009 -on Instagram, so... (chuckles) -(chuckles) 593 00:25:10,042 --> 00:25:12,579 Maybe we do a video, um, showing the world how we work together 594 00:25:12,612 --> 00:25:16,215 -as a family, as "sistors." -Mm. Let me go get my face on. 595 00:25:16,248 --> 00:25:18,751 -All right. (chuckles) -Mom, Dad's here. 596 00:25:18,785 --> 00:25:21,387 What?! No! 597 00:25:22,454 --> 00:25:24,490 What are you doing coming here? 598 00:25:24,523 --> 00:25:26,325 You do see I'm at work, right? 599 00:25:26,358 --> 00:25:28,761 I'm not here to fight. I just need my black suit. 600 00:25:28,795 --> 00:25:31,664 I stopped by the house to get it and found out 601 00:25:31,698 --> 00:25:33,432 my keys no longer work. Really, Candace? 602 00:25:33,465 --> 00:25:35,034 CANDACE: If you had gotten your stuff 603 00:25:35,067 --> 00:25:36,603 out of there when I asked you to... 604 00:25:36,636 --> 00:25:38,104 Uh-uh. You need to get out of my house. 605 00:25:38,137 --> 00:25:40,106 -This is not your business. -This is my house, 606 00:25:40,139 --> 00:25:42,508 so it is. 607 00:25:42,541 --> 00:25:45,444 Franklin, give your father your keys. 608 00:25:45,477 --> 00:25:47,446 I don't want to. 609 00:25:47,479 --> 00:25:49,548 Do it. 610 00:26:03,395 --> 00:26:04,897 What are y'all looking at? 611 00:26:04,931 --> 00:26:07,566 This is what divorce looks like, okay? 612 00:26:09,568 --> 00:26:11,638 Mom, I don't want him there. 613 00:26:14,807 --> 00:26:17,710 Son... it'll be okay. 614 00:26:17,744 --> 00:26:19,445 He's in our house. 615 00:26:19,478 --> 00:26:20,780 Please. We need to go. 616 00:26:23,149 --> 00:26:25,117 I'm sorry, Cook. We got to go. 617 00:26:25,151 --> 00:26:26,953 Come on. 618 00:26:29,922 --> 00:26:30,990 (door opens) 619 00:26:31,023 --> 00:26:32,258 What the hell just happened? 620 00:26:32,291 --> 00:26:34,093 (door closes) 621 00:26:34,126 --> 00:26:37,263 They're both scared of Kevin, that's what happened. 622 00:26:40,833 --> 00:26:44,570 (footsteps approaching) 623 00:26:44,603 --> 00:26:46,673 You need something? 624 00:26:50,609 --> 00:26:53,746 I came to invite you to my house for dinner. 625 00:26:53,780 --> 00:26:55,815 Excuse me? 626 00:26:55,848 --> 00:26:57,583 Jeff, if you and I are gonna work together, 627 00:26:57,616 --> 00:27:00,452 we need to get to know each other. 628 00:27:00,486 --> 00:27:02,655 So how about we break some bread? 629 00:27:02,689 --> 00:27:04,657 Are you serious? You're... 630 00:27:04,691 --> 00:27:06,693 you're inviting me to your home? 631 00:27:06,726 --> 00:27:09,461 I'm not gonna ask you again. 632 00:27:10,797 --> 00:27:12,765 All right. 633 00:27:12,799 --> 00:27:15,434 I'm in. 634 00:27:15,467 --> 00:27:17,436 Good. 635 00:27:17,469 --> 00:27:19,371 Eight o'clock. 636 00:27:34,020 --> 00:27:35,922 * 637 00:27:53,372 --> 00:27:55,541 Hey, Ma. 638 00:27:55,574 --> 00:27:57,509 How you doing today? 639 00:27:59,578 --> 00:28:01,714 I have some good news. 640 00:28:03,282 --> 00:28:06,418 The monster has invited me into his lair. 641 00:28:10,456 --> 00:28:12,691 I'm getting closer to him. 642 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:16,262 He thinks he can ambush me. 643 00:28:23,469 --> 00:28:25,671 I will make him pay 644 00:28:25,704 --> 00:28:27,639 for what he did to you. 645 00:28:33,379 --> 00:28:35,447 I swear. 646 00:28:45,758 --> 00:28:47,960 Man, I can't wait till Juanita come back full-time. 647 00:28:47,994 --> 00:28:49,929 You ever think about how bougie you sound sometimes, though? 648 00:28:49,962 --> 00:28:52,564 -Man, shut up. -Just, like, so beyond raggedy. 649 00:28:52,598 --> 00:28:54,300 -Shut up. -(laughs) -LUCIOUS: Hey, Jeff. 650 00:28:54,333 --> 00:28:56,468 -Hey. -Welcome, man. Didn't mean to start without you, 651 00:28:56,502 --> 00:28:58,570 but the mashed potatoes get cold quick. 652 00:28:58,604 --> 00:29:00,239 I didn't realize the whole family would be here. 653 00:29:00,272 --> 00:29:01,908 COOKIE: Well, you better hurry up and make you a plate, 654 00:29:01,941 --> 00:29:04,243 'cause we don't have servants around here no more. 655 00:29:04,276 --> 00:29:06,212 Did y'all know your brother was getting married? 656 00:29:06,245 --> 00:29:08,047 Oh, you finally sacked up and told her, huh? 657 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:10,582 -Uh... -We been knew, Ma. You're late. 658 00:29:10,616 --> 00:29:12,151 LUCIOUS: Yeah, I'm telling you something, 659 00:29:12,184 --> 00:29:14,153 I'm not sure I'm ready 660 00:29:14,186 --> 00:29:16,055 to see my son marry a dude, but 661 00:29:16,088 --> 00:29:18,724 I have to say, Kai's a nice guy. 662 00:29:18,757 --> 00:29:20,659 Dad, shut up, all right? Your ass is gonna be 663 00:29:20,692 --> 00:29:22,428 sitting there like everybody else. 664 00:29:22,461 --> 00:29:24,430 Don't be telling me to shut up. I'll stab you 665 00:29:24,463 --> 00:29:26,398 -in the neck with a spoon. -Shut up. 666 00:29:26,432 --> 00:29:29,235 You mean to tell me I'm the last to know? 667 00:29:29,268 --> 00:29:31,303 -I saved the best for last. -Oh, boy. 668 00:29:31,337 --> 00:29:33,906 Ma, also, don't nobody want you putting them on blast 669 00:29:33,940 --> 00:29:35,407 on your social media or whatever. 670 00:29:35,441 --> 00:29:37,476 COOKIE: Uh, first of all, I am 671 00:29:37,509 --> 00:29:40,412 an influencer on the social media, honey. 672 00:29:40,446 --> 00:29:43,082 I change and touch lives, if you hadn't noticed. 673 00:29:43,115 --> 00:29:46,118 I have checked out some of your posts. Very savvy. 674 00:29:46,152 --> 00:29:47,686 I think you're appealing to an untapped audience. 675 00:29:47,719 --> 00:29:49,155 Thank you. 676 00:29:49,188 --> 00:29:50,589 LUCIOUS: Jeff, I wanted to ask you a question. 677 00:29:50,622 --> 00:29:53,125 You're a tech guy. 678 00:29:53,159 --> 00:29:55,527 So, why Empire? 679 00:29:55,561 --> 00:29:57,763 Well, I have to credit my mother. 680 00:29:57,796 --> 00:29:59,999 She, uh... she raised me on the Empire sound. 681 00:30:00,032 --> 00:30:01,467 -She loved it. -COOKIE: Mm. 682 00:30:01,500 --> 00:30:03,135 She called it "the new Motown." 683 00:30:03,169 --> 00:30:05,504 Sounds like your mama had a good grasp for music. 684 00:30:05,537 --> 00:30:06,973 What happened to you? 685 00:30:09,141 --> 00:30:10,709 Greens good, aren't they? 686 00:30:10,742 --> 00:30:12,778 -(chuckles) -Delicious. 687 00:30:12,811 --> 00:30:14,280 What about you, Lucious? 688 00:30:14,313 --> 00:30:16,815 Why Empire? 689 00:30:16,849 --> 00:30:18,817 What do you mean? 690 00:30:18,851 --> 00:30:22,054 Well, I've read all the articles, 691 00:30:22,088 --> 00:30:24,556 seen all the documentaries. 692 00:30:24,590 --> 00:30:27,693 You used to be a street hustler, slinging drugs. 693 00:30:27,726 --> 00:30:29,528 LUCIOUS: Yeah. 694 00:30:29,561 --> 00:30:32,564 Yeah, we did what we had to do back then, man. 695 00:30:32,598 --> 00:30:33,900 You ever feel guilty about it? 696 00:30:33,933 --> 00:30:36,135 Those drugs ruined a lot of people's lives. 697 00:30:36,168 --> 00:30:39,505 -Yo, man, ease up on that. -No, no, no, it's all right. 698 00:30:39,538 --> 00:30:42,909 Actually, I'm really happy for Jeff 699 00:30:42,942 --> 00:30:45,477 that he'll never know what it's like to live without. 700 00:30:45,511 --> 00:30:48,080 But I had three children to raise, so... 701 00:30:48,114 --> 00:30:50,682 I don't make any excuses for what I had to do to make sure 702 00:30:50,716 --> 00:30:53,852 -they ate. I'm not gonna apologize for that. -Damn right. 703 00:30:53,886 --> 00:30:55,854 But when this is over, when we finish with this meal, 704 00:30:55,888 --> 00:30:57,890 I'm gonna take you into the studio with my boys, 705 00:30:57,924 --> 00:30:59,658 if they'll come, and I'll show you 706 00:30:59,691 --> 00:31:02,394 what came out of all that struggle. 707 00:31:02,428 --> 00:31:05,497 Mmm. We can have some salt, baby? 708 00:31:05,531 --> 00:31:08,734 You don't need salt, honey. I seasoned that food just right. 709 00:31:10,602 --> 00:31:12,804 (strumming gentle melody) 710 00:31:13,906 --> 00:31:15,874 JAMAL: Oh, Lord. 711 00:31:15,908 --> 00:31:17,476 HAKEEM: You got it. 712 00:31:20,046 --> 00:31:23,382 * La, da, da, da 713 00:31:23,415 --> 00:31:26,752 * La, da, da, da-da-da... 714 00:31:26,785 --> 00:31:29,021 Now if I have Hakeem join in, 715 00:31:29,055 --> 00:31:31,857 he adds a whole nother dimension to it. 716 00:31:31,890 --> 00:31:33,225 * Ah... 717 00:31:33,259 --> 00:31:36,195 * La, da, da, da-da-da... 718 00:31:36,228 --> 00:31:37,763 (Hakeem growls) 719 00:31:37,796 --> 00:31:39,898 * First thought a giant, last thought I'd try it * 720 00:31:39,932 --> 00:31:41,867 * We right here, the Lyons, you know I'm a problem * 721 00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:43,469 * Loosh tell me to shoot 'em 722 00:31:43,502 --> 00:31:45,404 * I'm-a kill 'em, no problem, you know that * 723 00:31:45,437 --> 00:31:47,606 * I do it for my babies on that bottle, see, I do it * 724 00:31:47,639 --> 00:31:49,541 * For my kids at home on that bottle * 725 00:31:49,575 --> 00:31:51,243 JAMAL: Hell yeah. 726 00:31:51,277 --> 00:31:52,979 -* At home on that bottle -(laughs) He crazy. 727 00:31:53,012 --> 00:31:54,913 -HAKEEM: Nah. -He like himself. 728 00:31:54,947 --> 00:31:56,448 (laughs) 729 00:31:56,482 --> 00:32:00,319 JAMAL: * Da, da, da, da. 730 00:32:00,352 --> 00:32:02,321 LUCIOUS: That's the thing about this music. 731 00:32:02,354 --> 00:32:03,922 I mean, it's not something 732 00:32:03,956 --> 00:32:06,825 that you can find with analytics or on a chart. 733 00:32:06,858 --> 00:32:08,961 You have to understand, I put that into my sons. 734 00:32:08,995 --> 00:32:10,929 I mean, even Andre. 735 00:32:10,963 --> 00:32:13,832 You can hit him with a problem, and he's going 736 00:32:13,865 --> 00:32:17,469 to find a thousand different solutions to that problem. 737 00:32:17,503 --> 00:32:20,339 What I'm saying, Jeff, 738 00:32:20,372 --> 00:32:24,143 is you can't come in here with catchphrases and 739 00:32:24,176 --> 00:32:28,347 magic words, like "love" and "family," 740 00:32:28,380 --> 00:32:31,150 because this is family. 741 00:32:31,183 --> 00:32:33,585 This is love. 742 00:32:33,619 --> 00:32:36,822 This is the alchemy that-that built the music 743 00:32:36,855 --> 00:32:39,325 that you grew up listening to. 744 00:32:39,358 --> 00:32:42,428 You can't make music the way you make an app. 745 00:32:42,461 --> 00:32:45,864 If you have the music in you, then, my God. 746 00:32:45,897 --> 00:32:50,169 But if you don't, then you should do yourself a favor 747 00:32:50,202 --> 00:32:52,438 and just get out the way 748 00:32:52,471 --> 00:32:54,840 and let us Lyons do what we do. 749 00:32:54,873 --> 00:32:56,508 You feel me? 750 00:32:58,510 --> 00:33:01,347 I think so. 751 00:33:01,380 --> 00:33:04,116 It's great that you have an education, Jeff, 752 00:33:04,150 --> 00:33:05,984 but you can learn a lot from Pop, trust me. 753 00:33:07,553 --> 00:33:11,557 Yes... your father is a great teacher. 754 00:33:13,992 --> 00:33:17,529 Man, I was really feeling that little melody, though, man. 755 00:33:17,563 --> 00:33:19,131 -(laughs) -JAMAL: There you go. 756 00:33:19,165 --> 00:33:21,633 I didn't expect to like it that much, man. 757 00:33:21,667 --> 00:33:23,135 Come on. Give me that back. 758 00:33:23,169 --> 00:33:24,570 Give me that back. 759 00:33:24,603 --> 00:33:26,705 (strumming guitar) 760 00:33:33,712 --> 00:33:36,748 JAMAL: * Da, da, da, da 761 00:33:36,782 --> 00:33:39,185 LUCIOUS: * Da, da, da, da. 762 00:33:39,218 --> 00:33:41,920 (indistinct chatter and laughter) 763 00:33:52,298 --> 00:33:55,234 What'd I tell you? Inviting Jeff was the right thing. 764 00:33:55,267 --> 00:33:57,269 I didn't think it would work. 765 00:33:57,303 --> 00:33:59,771 (chuckles) But we finally got the Divas' song 766 00:33:59,805 --> 00:34:01,873 back on track for the showcase. 767 00:34:01,907 --> 00:34:03,242 I got to hand it to you. 768 00:34:03,275 --> 00:34:05,577 You got to hand it to me? 769 00:34:05,611 --> 00:34:07,579 -Yeah. -What you gonna hand to me? 770 00:34:07,613 --> 00:34:09,848 -I don't know... (laughs) -Okay. Yuck, yuck, yuck. 771 00:34:09,881 --> 00:34:12,218 Don't y'all know this is a place of business? Go get a room. 772 00:34:12,251 --> 00:34:14,253 Oh, speaking of business, I got to get to the studio. 773 00:34:14,286 --> 00:34:15,754 -I love you, baby. -I love you, too. 774 00:34:15,787 --> 00:34:18,224 -Thanks, Carol. -You're welcome, Lucious. 775 00:34:18,257 --> 00:34:20,459 -What is it? -It's Candace. 776 00:34:20,492 --> 00:34:23,729 You know she hasn't shown up and she's not answering the phone. 777 00:34:23,762 --> 00:34:27,433 That's not like Candace. She always has that phone. 778 00:34:27,466 --> 00:34:29,468 Right. 779 00:34:29,501 --> 00:34:33,739 I say, let's go pay her a visit. 780 00:34:33,772 --> 00:34:36,108 And if Kevin is beating on her, I'm gonna kill his ass. 781 00:34:36,142 --> 00:34:37,676 You're gonna have to stand in line. 782 00:34:40,146 --> 00:34:42,814 Wow. (chuckles) 783 00:34:42,848 --> 00:34:44,216 That looks great. 784 00:34:44,250 --> 00:34:46,218 Now we just have to get a thousand more printed. 785 00:34:46,252 --> 00:34:48,154 Well... 786 00:34:48,187 --> 00:34:51,022 -Yeah? -Oh, yeah. Yeah. 787 00:34:54,660 --> 00:34:57,763 Listen, um... 788 00:35:00,266 --> 00:35:03,669 About the other night... 789 00:35:03,702 --> 00:35:07,606 I shouldn't have. 790 00:35:07,639 --> 00:35:10,108 Until Quincy gets out, he's pretty much... 791 00:35:10,142 --> 00:35:11,577 all I can think about. 792 00:35:11,610 --> 00:35:15,581 Yeah. Yeah, I understand that, um... 793 00:35:15,614 --> 00:35:17,749 We don't have to blow this out of proportion, you know. 794 00:35:17,783 --> 00:35:19,751 -Right. -Cool. Great. 795 00:35:19,785 --> 00:35:21,119 -(laughs) -(phone ringing) 796 00:35:21,153 --> 00:35:22,321 Um... 797 00:35:26,558 --> 00:35:29,027 Yeah? 798 00:35:29,060 --> 00:35:31,830 What? 799 00:35:31,863 --> 00:35:34,766 Y-Y-You're kidding me? 800 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:36,768 When? 801 00:35:36,802 --> 00:35:39,738 Does that mean...? 802 00:35:41,139 --> 00:35:43,175 Yeah, yeah. Call me back. 803 00:35:43,209 --> 00:35:45,777 That was our lawyer. 804 00:35:45,811 --> 00:35:48,547 Someone, an inmate, 805 00:35:48,580 --> 00:35:51,350 someone already doing time confessed to the robbery. 806 00:35:51,383 --> 00:35:55,954 His account matches the witnesses' initial description. 807 00:35:55,987 --> 00:35:59,057 -So, what, Quincy's getting out? -The judge has to sign off, 808 00:35:59,090 --> 00:36:01,960 but... yeah. 809 00:36:01,993 --> 00:36:05,831 Yeah, oh, my baby's getting out. 810 00:36:05,864 --> 00:36:07,966 (laughs) 811 00:36:07,999 --> 00:36:12,904 You should've seen the act he put on in front of me. 812 00:36:12,938 --> 00:36:15,173 Trotting out his family like some sort 813 00:36:15,207 --> 00:36:18,910 of ghetto Norman Rockwell painting. 814 00:36:18,944 --> 00:36:24,250 He went on and on about all the musical talent he gave his sons. 815 00:36:24,283 --> 00:36:27,953 About how Cookie was his ride-or-die. 816 00:36:32,224 --> 00:36:35,261 He's trying to erase us. 817 00:36:38,564 --> 00:36:40,566 But I won't let that happen. 818 00:36:40,599 --> 00:36:43,034 Diana Dubois said that the way to hurt Lucious 819 00:36:43,068 --> 00:36:46,004 is to destroy his ego... 820 00:36:46,037 --> 00:36:48,740 destroy his legacy. 821 00:36:48,774 --> 00:36:52,978 I'm going to erase him from the face of the earth. 822 00:36:57,082 --> 00:37:01,820 How's that for talent, Dad? 823 00:37:14,232 --> 00:37:16,134 (sighs) 824 00:37:18,804 --> 00:37:20,739 -(Candace screams) -(glass breaks) 825 00:37:22,073 --> 00:37:24,776 What's going on? 826 00:37:24,810 --> 00:37:28,246 -Candace? Kevin! -Candace! Candace! 827 00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:30,549 (grunting) 828 00:37:30,582 --> 00:37:32,217 Oh, no! 829 00:37:32,250 --> 00:37:34,486 Get off her! Franklin! 830 00:37:34,520 --> 00:37:37,556 -(screams) -CANDACE: No, Franklin, no! 831 00:37:37,589 --> 00:37:39,591 I hate you! 832 00:37:39,625 --> 00:37:41,226 (Franklin screaming) 833 00:37:41,259 --> 00:37:43,762 Stop it, Franklin, stop, stop! 834 00:37:43,795 --> 00:37:44,763 (Candace choking) 835 00:37:46,465 --> 00:37:48,600 (screaming) 836 00:37:48,634 --> 00:37:49,635 (gasps) 837 00:37:49,668 --> 00:37:51,570 Candace, are you okay? 838 00:37:51,603 --> 00:37:53,104 (grunts) 839 00:37:53,138 --> 00:37:55,474 (screams) 840 00:37:55,507 --> 00:37:57,409 -Oh, my God. -Come on. 841 00:37:57,443 --> 00:37:59,511 (gasping) 842 00:37:59,545 --> 00:38:03,014 (Carol screaming) 843 00:38:03,048 --> 00:38:06,284 Come out! 844 00:38:06,318 --> 00:38:08,687 -Stop! -No, please, stop! 845 00:38:08,720 --> 00:38:10,255 (pounding) 846 00:38:10,288 --> 00:38:11,657 Come out! Come out! 847 00:38:11,690 --> 00:38:13,325 No, stop it! 848 00:38:13,359 --> 00:38:15,927 (Franklin grunting) 849 00:38:15,961 --> 00:38:18,263 Please hurry... he-he's gonna kill my sister. 850 00:38:18,296 --> 00:38:20,265 Please hurry. 851 00:38:20,298 --> 00:38:21,767 (Franklin grunting) 852 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:23,769 -Come on! -COOKIE: Stop it, Franklin! 853 00:38:23,802 --> 00:38:25,804 -(screaming) -Franklin, stop! 854 00:38:25,837 --> 00:38:28,273 Come out! Come out! 855 00:38:28,306 --> 00:38:29,775 Franklin, stop! 856 00:38:29,808 --> 00:38:32,043 Franklin, calm down! 857 00:38:32,077 --> 00:38:35,981 Calm down, baby, please. Please calm down. Okay? 858 00:38:36,014 --> 00:38:40,652 Just calm down. Just calm down. 859 00:38:40,686 --> 00:38:44,823 Just... Okay. No, no, no, no, no. Put that down. 860 00:38:44,856 --> 00:38:46,392 The cops are coming. 861 00:38:46,425 --> 00:38:48,727 I need you to put that down, all right? 862 00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:51,162 Please calm down, okay? 863 00:38:51,196 --> 00:38:53,164 -Just calm down. -(siren wailing) 864 00:38:53,198 --> 00:38:55,266 Is that the police? 865 00:38:58,269 --> 00:38:59,971 Put that-- put that down, baby. Okay? 866 00:39:00,005 --> 00:39:01,740 They're gonna think you have a weapon. Please. 867 00:39:01,773 --> 00:39:05,310 Put it down, baby. Please put it down, okay? 868 00:39:05,343 --> 00:39:07,145 (indistinct police radio chatter) 869 00:39:07,178 --> 00:39:09,748 Stay right there. Okay, he-he doesn't have-- he's not armed. 870 00:39:09,781 --> 00:39:11,917 -He's not armed. He's not armed! -Put your hands up, sir! 871 00:39:11,950 --> 00:39:13,018 Is that police out there? 872 00:39:13,051 --> 00:39:15,253 Just give it a second, please. 873 00:39:15,286 --> 00:39:16,922 -Put your hands up now! -COOKIE: He's not armed. 874 00:39:16,955 --> 00:39:20,225 -He's not... -CANDACE: Franklin! 875 00:39:20,258 --> 00:39:23,995 Oh, my God! I said he didn't have a weapon! Oh, my God. 876 00:39:24,029 --> 00:39:26,031 -Who else is here? -M-My sisters. 877 00:39:26,064 --> 00:39:28,867 They-They're in the-- they're in the bathroom, hiding. 878 00:39:28,900 --> 00:39:30,669 OFFICER: You can come out now. He's down! 879 00:39:30,702 --> 00:39:33,672 Franklin! Oh, my God. Oh, my God, my baby. 880 00:39:33,705 --> 00:39:35,741 -Oh, God. -COOKIE: Candace, he'll be okay. 881 00:39:35,774 --> 00:39:37,509 They just tased him to calm him down. 882 00:39:37,543 --> 00:39:40,512 -They had to calm him down. -You called the police? 883 00:39:40,546 --> 00:39:42,614 -I had to. He was gonna kill you. -No, wait. 884 00:39:42,648 --> 00:39:44,349 OFFICER: Hey! Calm down, or else I'll take you both in! 885 00:39:44,382 --> 00:39:45,751 Take him where? 886 00:39:45,784 --> 00:39:47,185 We got to take him downtown, ma'am. 887 00:39:47,218 --> 00:39:48,720 No, no, you can't take him anywhere. 888 00:39:48,754 --> 00:39:50,522 He's just 19, Officer. He's a baby. 889 00:39:50,556 --> 00:39:52,691 He didn't mean it. He didn't mean it. 890 00:39:52,724 --> 00:39:55,894 He didn't, Officer. Listen. Officer. 891 00:39:55,927 --> 00:39:59,397 My son has mental issues, and he's normally perfectly calm. 892 00:39:59,431 --> 00:40:00,966 -(stammering) -All right, we'll take that 893 00:40:00,999 --> 00:40:02,400 -into consideration... -If he takes his medicine. 894 00:40:02,434 --> 00:40:04,736 ...and notify the proper authorities, all right? 895 00:40:04,770 --> 00:40:06,472 -Now, make a list of all of his meds -No, no, no, Officer. 896 00:40:06,505 --> 00:40:08,073 and bring it downtown to the precinct with you, okay? 897 00:40:08,106 --> 00:40:09,240 Listen to me, he's got mental issues, okay? 898 00:40:09,274 --> 00:40:11,710 (sobbing) 899 00:40:11,743 --> 00:40:13,712 Don't hurt him. Don't hurt my baby. 900 00:40:13,745 --> 00:40:15,413 Wait, Candace... Candace. 901 00:40:15,447 --> 00:40:18,116 No, stay away from me, Cookie. 902 00:40:18,149 --> 00:40:20,819 You called the police on my son! 903 00:40:20,852 --> 00:40:22,654 You could have gotten him killed. 904 00:40:24,756 --> 00:40:26,658 -I... -(sobbing) 905 00:40:29,427 --> 00:40:31,296 You are not my sister. 906 00:40:31,329 --> 00:40:33,264 (exhales) 907 00:40:36,434 --> 00:40:39,805 I never want to see you again. 908 00:40:39,838 --> 00:40:41,973 Franklin. 909 00:40:43,775 --> 00:40:45,577 (sobbing): I mean, he was gonna kill her. 910 00:40:45,611 --> 00:40:47,178 It's okay. It's okay. 911 00:40:47,212 --> 00:40:48,780 What did she want me to do? 912 00:40:48,814 --> 00:40:52,083 He was gonna kill her. 913 00:40:52,117 --> 00:40:54,052 (sobbing): He was gonna kill her. 914 00:40:56,121 --> 00:41:00,358 -It's okay, Cook. -(sobbing) 915 00:41:02,828 --> 00:41:05,897 (sighs) 916 00:41:19,244 --> 00:41:21,179 * 917 00:41:42,934 --> 00:41:45,336 Hey, y'all. 918 00:41:45,370 --> 00:41:48,139 It's Cookie. 919 00:41:48,173 --> 00:41:51,242 Uh, (chuckles) I can't hide this 920 00:41:51,276 --> 00:41:56,014 so I might as well... be honest. 921 00:41:57,916 --> 00:42:02,387 Someone I love very much did this to me. 922 00:42:02,420 --> 00:42:04,255 No, no, no, no, no. 923 00:42:04,289 --> 00:42:09,060 I-It w-wasn't Lucious or my sons. 924 00:42:09,094 --> 00:42:13,231 It was a very troubled child. 925 00:42:15,867 --> 00:42:19,571 And I had to make a choice. 926 00:42:19,605 --> 00:42:24,109 I did something I never thought I'd have to do. 927 00:42:24,142 --> 00:42:27,045 I called the police 928 00:42:27,078 --> 00:42:31,016 because I needed to save one loved one from another. 929 00:42:31,049 --> 00:42:33,018 (sniffs) 930 00:42:33,051 --> 00:42:37,055 And when the cops got there, I was so scared. 931 00:42:40,826 --> 00:42:45,296 I was scared because... (exhales) 932 00:42:45,330 --> 00:42:48,033 I thought I would lose someone I love so much 933 00:42:48,066 --> 00:42:50,902 to a cop's bullet. 934 00:42:50,936 --> 00:42:52,838 (sobs) 935 00:42:55,641 --> 00:42:58,109 Well, that's what it's like to be black 936 00:42:58,143 --> 00:43:00,846 and brown in this country. 937 00:43:02,981 --> 00:43:05,617 My God... 938 00:43:05,651 --> 00:43:07,786 Who do we call, huh? 939 00:43:07,819 --> 00:43:11,589 Who do we call when we need help? 940 00:43:13,258 --> 00:43:15,961 Who will protect us? 941 00:43:15,994 --> 00:43:17,929 (shuddering) 942 00:43:20,198 --> 00:43:22,167 (sniffs) 943 00:43:22,200 --> 00:43:24,202 (sobbing) 944 00:44:03,641 --> 00:44:05,643 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH 945 00:44:07,846 --> 00:44:09,981 Now that Empire has you all fired up, 946 00:44:10,015 --> 00:44:12,317 here are a few more shows to check out from Fox. 947 00:44:14,419 --> 00:44:15,653 Buckle up, buttercup. 948 00:44:17,989 --> 00:44:20,325 It's real, and it pulls people together. 949 00:44:20,358 --> 00:44:23,895 -* We're breaking waves shooting star * -(siren wailing) 950 00:44:23,929 --> 00:44:27,498 * We live for glory not forever * 951 00:44:27,532 --> 00:44:28,533 MAN: Touchdown! 952 00:44:28,566 --> 00:44:32,137 * Reach out * 953 00:44:32,170 --> 00:44:35,741 * Make this right here right now * 954 00:44:35,774 --> 00:44:38,710 * Stand up * 955 00:44:39,577 --> 00:44:41,346 * Here right now * 956 00:44:41,379 --> 00:44:43,348 That sounds like fun.