Empire (2015–…): Season 2, Episode 4 - Poor Yorick - full transcript

Previously on Empire...

COOKIE: I did 17 hard years
for that money.

He doesn't have a pulse.
RHONDA: If we were suspects,

we would've been
hauled in already.

You have quite the fans.

Does it cause jealousy?

MIMI:
Empire is Lucious Lyon.

Without him,
the company's nothing.

ANIKA:
Lucious, he wants

your music, Cookie.

Every track,
he wants everything.



I got this girl group

I'm producing right now.

You need a real
label behind you.

Sorry, Hakeem.

LUCIOUS:
I bought Apex Radio.

Now your little label

dries up and dies.

You're gonna be a grandfather.
An heir?

I got a feeling about
a second phase for Empire.

Yeah.

You're never gonna find
Vernon Turner.

Your case is stalled.

A murder rap

is only the beginning



of what I have planned for you.

♪ ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ I've fought
this fight before ♪

♪ And lucked up on a win ♪

♪ Bravery prevailed ♪

♪ My opposition fell ♪

♪ But now they're back again ♪

♪ Even though all of my fears ♪

♪ All of my fears ♪

♪ And all of my doubts ♪

♪ All of my doubts ♪

♪ Are outside my door ♪

♪ Ready for war ♪

♪ Right here and now ♪

♪ Oh! ♪

♪ And they're marchin' in ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ And they're marchin' in ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ And they're marchin' in ♪

♪ Ooh, I can hear
the battle cry ♪

♪ At war with my heart
and mind ♪

♪ And they're marchin' in ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh. ♪

(song ends, clapping)

MAN: That was amazing.
Thank you.

That was good. You like it?

I love it.
Thank you.

It's just, man, I'm-I'm
a little blown away.

Rolling Stone, the
cover, it's crazy.

After the year you've had,
we're lucky to get you.

Thank you very much.

So, uh, tell me
about your new album.

It's gonna be produced
by my dad--

which is amazing.

It's gonna be called The Artist.

It's basically kind
of a manifesto

of everything
I want to become.

You know, it's easy

to lose yourself

in all of this
and-and running Empire.

But this is home.

Doing this, this is what I do.
It makes me happy.

Sir, uh,

I'm sorry to bother you,

but we have
a serious situation here.

What the hell
is going on?

FBI. We have a warrant.

Your warrant does not
give you the right

to ransack my father's office.

In fact, it does.

We'll be done in here shortly,

Mr. Lyon.

Excuse me!
You're violating my rights!

Jamal, give me your phone.

Handle it.

Get that one, too.

Stop!

Look, all I'm saying is,
I-I thought that maybe,

after what I did for
you with Pitbull,

that you might reconsider
teaming up with me again.

(chuckles)
Teaming up with you?

Are you delusional?

All right,
I know you don't trust me...

Mom, you can't trust anybody
in this music business.

My own dad tried to kill
my girl group.

Boy...

we got bigger problems, okay?

Your daddy is trying
to keep us off radio.

So I need some songs
to go viral online.

I need you in the studio.

I'm not giving up
my group, Ma.

This business is about us
being moguls,

so you got to
let me be a mogul.

I can find
a new lead singer.

What if you don't?

If I don't find a girl group
in a week,

I-I promise I'll drop it.

COOKIE:
Okay, Hakeem.

Don't embarrass yourself.

Um, y'all, something's
happening at Empire.

What is it?

They're getting raided
by the Feds.

Call Valentina,

tell her Empire is going down
like the Titanic,

and she needs to come
back to us.

You, call Royale-T.

If you can sign him,
you back with Dynasty.

I'm-a go straight
to Titan's house

and get his black ass
before lunch.

Payback is a bitch, Lucious.

Cookie Lyon, we have a warrant
to search the entire premises.

Hey, look, I'm
sorry to wake you,

but we got a situation.

FBI just raided Empire,

and there's no doubt in my mind
they'll be here any moment.

What? How'd you get in here?

What are you talking about?

I slept in the guest room
with the twins.

I needed that, too.
Thank you.

(chuckles)
Oh, right on.

But come on, chop-chop.

I made coffee.

(distant sirens wailing)
Yeah, exactly.

Looks like our friends
just arrived.

I'll meet them downstairs.

Rise and shine, baby.

(sirens wailing)

Good morning, Ms. Ford.

Just-just wait a second.

Article 45 states no warrant
can be served in a federal case

without a signature
from the presiding judge.

No, it doesn't.
Get the hell out of my face.

Well, can't blame
a man for trying.

Hi there, baby.

Look wherever you like.

The FBI raid this morning
was unsettling for us all,

and I'm sorry to say
I see no end in sight.

I came down here
today to show

my full support
for Lucious Lyon.

In order to protect him,

Jamal Lyon and I agree

that we're going to curb
what we're currently working on

and also restrict
future endeavors.

That's right. I'm going to also
cancel my Rolling Stone cover.

Just doesn't seem like
the right time.

The future is very uncertain.

That's exactly why

we're going
to expand immediately.

Dad, come on, man, you know
you're not supposed to be here.

No, the Feds,
they wanted to play dirty,

they took the gloves off
this morning.

Well, it's game time, bitches.

Now listen up. The reason that
they are raiding Empire

is because they've got nothing,
absolutely nothing,

otherwise, they wouldn't
be shaking us down.

Now, I'm telling you,
I'm gonna beat this rap,

and we're gonna use the press
from all of this

to make Empire bigger
than it's ever been before.

MIMI: Lucious,
I appreciate the bravado,

but I don't see
how this situation

is going to help
our current predicament.

Hip hop wasn't born
on Wall Street, Miss Whiteman.

Where we come from,

if the cops raid your house,

that makes you a G.

If the Feds raid your house,

that makes you an OG.

That gives you
that street cred,

that ghetto pass.

Now the public perception
of Empire

is that we are so raw,

we are so dangerous,
that even the FBI

wants to shut us down.

This is how playas
play to win.

That's what I'm talking about.

(chuckles)

And you are absolutely

gonna do the cover
of Rolling Stone.

This isn't when we hide.

This is when we roar.

And I tell you, we
gonna stick our foot

so far up the FBI's ass,

they gonna wish they never knew
the name Lucious Lyon.

To the Empire.

Now, look, look, I know
everybody is on edge right now,

but just, let's just be easy.

This kind of blanket harassment

is common
in federal investigations.

They ain't got no case,

so they're using
one open investigation

to open another investigation,
that's it.

Damn, you even
talk crooked.

They're casting
a wide net.

Trying to put
more pressure on Dad

by going after his family, too.

This isn't all bad news,
you know.

It means they're desperate.

If I'm guessing correctly,
then...

Vernon done switched
up on them.

Dad, did you kill Bunkie?

Son, I promise you
with every ounce of my soul,

I could never lay a finger
on that man.

You got to remember,

Bunkie and I grew up
in the streets together.

Before I even could look
after myself,

Bunkie was looking after me.

He introduced me
to the love of my life.

I miss him every day.

So what do we do now?

HAKEEM:
Instead of steal our artists

and kick us off the radio.

Yeah.

Welcome to
the music business, baby.

I'm-a run a car
over your snake oil ass.

Drive...
No, no, no, no, no, no.

Say it again.
No, no, fire and ice.

Say it again.
Hey.

You gotta set aside
your differences,

stick together.

This pressure
is gonna continue.

You have to be vigilant

and not give the Feds
a damn thing.

You just gonna have to stay
one big, happy family.

Is that possible?

How long do we have
to put on this show?

Well, this is gonna last
until we find Vernon Turner.

I mean, if we can convince
him not to testify--

and yes, I know, it's
a little illegal,

but it's for the greater cause--

then I guarantee you,
this case gets dismissed.

So we just have to find Vernon.

Vernon?
Oh, my God.

Uncle Vernon? Vernon?

(grunting)

(retching, coughing)

(sighs)
Oh, my God.

Sons of bitches.

(sighs)

Don't tell me you're getting
sentimental on me.

I must be
if I agreed to meet with you.

(sighs)

What do you want?

A truce.

Let us back on urban radio,

do not poach another one
of my artists,

and stay away
from my masters.

Damn, you come in here

with a whole lot of demands,
Miss Cookie Monster.

What's in it for Lucious Lyon?

That video Jamal wanted
to do with Hakeem.

Hmm.

The boys performing together

will send a message to the Feds

that the Lyons are sticking
with their father

no matter what.

It's exactly what you need
right now, Lucious.

Hakeem will do it?

He was pretty pissed off
at me last.

Yeah, well, he had
every right to be,

but it was his idea.

Really?

Yeah.

I told him he was crazy,

but he said we gotta
stick together.

He also said there'd be
a lot of money coming in.

(chuckles)

He's starting
to sound like his mama.

And his daddy.

All right.

They can do the video,

but I'm not budging
on Apex.

Lucious, why do you keep
doing this to your son?

'Cause I'm trying
to turn him into a man.

(laughs) If he wants
radio bad enough,

he'll find a way
to get back on it.

Because you're
Father of the Year.

Mmm.

What is in it for us?

Don't play me like some trick.

You get a free video out of it.

And I won't try
to poach any of

Lyon Dynasty's clients.

And you'll lay
off my masters.

What are you talking about?

I never tried to take
your masters.

That ain't what Anika said.

Well, she's a liar.

That's what that
bitch does best.

Yeah? Well, that bitch
was your woman once,

so I don't know

who the bigger snake is,
you or her?

Then why are you
in business with her?

You know why.

Ooh!

Grandma Moses just shut up
for the first time.

Oh, you know what?
Call me that again

and I'll snatch your
tongue out your throat.

Grandma.

Grandpa.
Grandma.

Shut up. Look at
your fat stomach. Oh.

And if you want to
see your grandchild,

I would suggest you be

nicer to your son.

Hmm.

Tell me a grandma that
got a ass like this.

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I know that I'm on fleek ♪

♪ I know that
I'm on fleek ♪

♪ I know that I'm on fleek ♪

♪ Fleek, fleek,
fleek everything ♪

♪ I know I'm looking good ♪

♪ I wish a chick would ♪

♪ I bet you they gon'
know my name ♪

♪ Fleek everything. ♪

You okay?

I mean, honestly,

I kind of feel stupid doing this

with everything that's going on,
but... I'm okay.

Use it.

Show me.

Show me the, uh, the pain

of your father's legal battle.

And remember that, um,
when it's finished,

I'm gonna paint over it

so it looks expressionistic,
you know?

I just... I want to capture
your beautiful soul.

I just want to say
I'm-I'm so honored

that you're-you're
doing this.

I keep telling Michael that I
feel like you're the new Warhol.

Right, babe?
Yeah, he's wonderful.

Yeah. So for you to do
my Rolling Stone cover

is-is pretty dope.

This is wrecking
my soul.

Rainbows. I don't know
what I was thinking.

You look like Lady Liberty.

Um... oh.

Try something
on the keys.

Try playing something.
All right, cool.

Um...

what do you want me to play?

I want you to play whatever

you're feeling.

I want to be inside you.

(camera shutter clicks)

♪ ♪

♪ Might as well be a skeleton ♪

♪ Uh-huh ♪

♪ Ain't have no life within me ♪

♪ My heart needed
some medicine ♪

♪ Uh-huh ♪

♪ Couldn't find
the right remedy ♪

♪ Sinking deep
in the quicksand ♪

♪ Yeah, uh-huh ♪

♪ Trying to hide
the way I feel ♪

♪ Wouldn't open my heart again ♪

♪ Uh-huh ♪

♪ Until I knew it was real ♪

♪ But like the wind ♪

♪ You came and breathed ♪

♪ Life back
into my heart again ♪

♪ You gave my life ♪
God, you are gorgeous.

♪ New meaning ♪

♪ You can run but can't hide ♪

♪ Tell you no lie ♪

♪ When love finds you ♪

♪ When love finds you... ♪

♪ Finds you ♪

♪ Looking for love. ♪

Hey.

Andre.

Look, I know we've been going
through a whole lot with...

this case and the pressure
it's putting on the family...

And you not letting me
back in at Empire.

That's the consequences
of what you did.

Consequences?
Man...

Dad, all I do
is love you

and all you do
is continue

to shut me out.

Look, I'm sorry for...

I didn't grow up
the way you did.

WOMAN:
Sometimes, mommies need help,

especially since she has
you to take care of.

Your neighbors

tell Child Protective
Services that

Mommy hasn't been
feeling too good.

Do you feel safe here?

That's not true.

I love my boy.

Right, Dwight?

I want to stay with my mommy.

I want to stay
with Mommy.

Look, there ain't a damn thing
I can do about the past,

but I can do something
about the future.

I just want to be
the kind of grandfather

that I wasn't as a father.

I want to...

I want you to know that,

no matter what happens
with the business,

I'm gonna love and protect

your child

with everything
that I got.

The door's always open for you
to see your grandchild.

You know that.

(exhales)

It's a boy, right?

You feel it?

Yeah, I feel it, Pop.

(chuckles)

Such a man.

So how you hanging in there
with all this mess?

Man, that bitch
is crazy.

Can I ask you
a question, Pop?

Go ahead.

If I can make
this all go away,

will you let me
back in Empire?

How?

It's a simple
question, Pop.

If I get the
case dismissed,

am I the CFO again?

Dre, if you make
this mess go away,

you can have anything you want.

(chuckles)

♪ ♪

Okay.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Hey, baby boy.

Look, I'm real glad
you're doing this video.

I'm only doing it
'cause I can't

get my own stuff
on the radio.

Now, that's payback
for you leaking that album.

Should be suing your ass,
but I am quite impressed

with how you're dealing
with this adversity.

Inventiveness is what
will help you succeed.

Oh, just like you succeeded
on killing my girl group?

Look, man, I'm sorry
about Valentina.

But...

I want to make it up to you.

I made a beat for you.

Dad, stop hustling me, okay?

I'm onto you.

No, I really did
make this for you.

I'm good.

Okay.

Okay, Dad, I'll listen to it.

No, you good.

When you're ready.

COOKIE: Why you
slithering around my son?

What did he want?

Play me a beat.

Tryin' to get you

back at Empire, isn't he?

Lying bastard said he wouldn't
poach any more of my clients.

Ma, you ain't gotta worry
about that fool.

It's me and you now.

We're in this together.

Mimi.

I wanted to ask you...

Yeah.
...why buy into Empire?

When I got the word
I was in full remission,

I said to myself, "I'm
gonna have a lot of fun

with the rest
of my life."

I'm glad you made it.

Uh-uh. Uh, white bitch,
you gotta go.

It's Whiteman.

You know, in Russian,

that actually means
"she who owns 20% of Empire."

And that translates
into "she's staying."

Mom, we're moguls now.

So let's just do
this video shoot.

Okay, Keem.

You the boss.

All right,
settle down, settle down.

Good morning, everyone.

As I was just
explaining to Jamal,

Lucious' concept
for the video is...

a post-apocalyptic
Black Panther theme

with the brothers
fighting police oppression.

That's real subtle,
Lucious.

It's not a time for subtlety.

It's time for the Lyons
to send a clear message

they will not tolerate
police harassment

of people of color.

So, what? You and k.d. lang,
y'all best friends now?

Ma, we all best friends.

You ready, Mal?
Yeah, I'm ready, Hakeem.

Let's get it.
Power to the people!

(exhales sharply)

(Andre sighs)

Hey.
Hey.

You feeling okay?

Yeah, yeah, I'm good.

Yeah?

Why?

Well, I just heard
you last night,

so I wanted to make sure
you were okay.

(water running)

(more water running)

Rhonda, I'm gonna dig him up.

Why?

It's my only way
back into Empire.

If I produce the body,
the case goes away.

No. Oh, my God, no.

No. Well, if you'd get caught,
I go to prison.

I'll never let that
happen to you.

I'll tell 'em
it was me

before I let
that happen.

And this is worth spending
your life in prison to do?

Rhonda, I need to
tell you something.

What?

God's been
speaking to me.

How has he been speaking to you?

I can't explain how,
I just feel it.

Oh, my God.

It's okay.
Listen...

(exhales)

He wants me to keep
seeking Empire

and I'm gonna follow
his word, baby.

I have to follow
his word.

Thank you...

Thank you.

♪ Ah... ♪

Thank you.

♪ Ah... ♪

And... action!

♪ If you know like I know say ♪

♪ Ain't about the money ♪

♪ It's about the power ♪
♪ Say ♪

♪ Ain't about the money ♪

♪ It's about the power ♪
♪ Know like I know say ♪

♪ Ain't about the money,
it's about the power ♪

♪ Say ♪
♪ Ain't about the money ♪

♪ It's about the power ♪

♪ Think about it,
think about it ♪

♪ Ain't no need
to think about it ♪

♪ Get that money,
keep that power ♪

♪ No, they not the same thing ♪

♪ Money can be anybody ♪

♪ This somebody, that nobody ♪

♪ When it come to power ♪

♪ Circle super small
and maintain ♪

♪ Blood thicker
than the champagne ♪

♪ Power in my pride ♪

♪ Power in my last name ♪

♪ Said if I don't know nothing ♪

♪ I know this paper ♪

♪ Bigger than the world ♪

♪ Stepping over skyscrapers ♪

♪ If I don't know nothing ♪

♪ One thing I know ♪

♪ Power over money, man ♪

♪ That's just how it go ♪

♪ If you know like I know say ♪

♪ Ain't about the money,
it's about the power ♪

♪ Say ain't about the money ♪

♪ It's about the power ♪
♪ Know like I know say ♪

♪ Ain't about the money,
it's about the power ♪

♪ Say ain't about the money ♪

♪ It's about the power. ♪

It's nice seeing the
family together.

Yeah, hey, girl.
No, we on a break now.

No, I don't want no Indian food!

You know it give me the...

(siren chirps) Cookie Lyon! So?

You're under arrest.
Porsha, call my lawyer!

I'm being harassed
by the cops again.

Why are you arresting me?!

You have an outstanding warrant
for failure to appear in court.

Oh, man, that's some bull!
Get off of me!

Is somebody recording this?!
Watch your head, ma'am.

If I die in police custody,

I did not commit suicide!

♪ ♪

You can't keep me in here!

I didn't do nothing!

I know you see me in here!

I know my rights!

I want my lawyer, bitch!

I didn't even do nothing!

MAN:
You have a visitor.

Hello, Cookie.

It's good to see you.

Have a seat.

You can't keep me here
with no probable cause, so...

I got cause.

There's a warrant
out for your arrest.

For what?

You jumped a turnstile

and never showed up to court.

(laughs):
Turn...

Do I look like
I catch the subway?

Seems this individual,
when given a ticket,

gave the name Cookie Lyon

to the arresting officer.

Now, do you know her?

It's my soon-to-be
ex-assistant.

Ah.

I get it.

You're pushing hard.

But for what?

Till I snitch on Lucious?

You're on parole, honey.

And I find the tiniest
little fracture,

I'll send you away for years.

Well, you can keep
right on digging, honey.

'Cause me and my boys,

my family, we're Lyons.

We're strong, so dig away.

Even that bipolar son of yours?

Yeah.

Honey, I will hurt your kids.

Real bad.

How is Andre gonna respond

when I leak his recent
medical report?

Ooh, child, I sure hope
he don't kill himself.

(quiet laugh)

You need to kill yourself

and that wack weave
you got up top your head.

(laughs)
Go ahead, Cookie.

Play hard, but I got you.

Now, if you don't
give me what I want,

I'll come after your boys.

Geez!

Sorry.

You scared the hell out of me.

What are you doing here?

I'm coming with you.
No, you're not coming with me.

It's too dangerous.
I need to be alone

in case something happens.
No.

I'm ride or die.

All the way.

Till death do us part.

Or prison.

♪ ♪

Yeah...

It's hard.
This beat is dope.

That's what I've
been telling you.

And it's yours.

If what?
What do you think?

Come on back to Empire.

Lyon Dynasty, they don't
have the resources

to do what we
can do for you.

You know it's time.
Come on back home, man.

I'm rocking with Ma now.

Where is she?

Anybody heard
from her for hours?

She's unreliable.

Look, come back to me.

First thing in the morning,

you're back on the radio.

And I'll even let you
manage Valentina.

(crying): I don't care anymore.
I just want to die.

I just want to die.

Oh, God.

Please, please, please...

I can't take it anymore.

(sobs)

Please...

Oh, God...

Get Roxanne Ford in here.

We'll see.

I apologize
for disrupting your, um,

your video shoot thing.

I just really needed you
to see this

the second it was completed.

It-it-it's-it's beautiful.

Thank you.

Really, thank
you so much.

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God,
that's astonishing.

You were able

to capture the talent
and artistry of my son.

You're a genius.

Jamal is the genius.

I just wanted
to make a portrait

worthy enough
of an heir to an Empire.

Hey, yo, Mal, man, let's work.
What is this?

Can't we get
this out of here?

Why, man?
It's beautiful.

Yeah, if tacky and ugly
is beautiful.

You think that's, uh,
tacky and ugly?

No, he didn't mean that.

Yeah, I did.
It's the most

ugliest painting
I seen in my life.

LUCIOUS:
What in the hell

is wrong with you, man? Why...

Why can't you just be
happy for your brother?

Because I came here
to shoot a music video,

but instead you
got me distracted

with this big-ass
painting in my face.

If Cookie was here, she would've
had this thing gone

before I walked in here;
you know that.

Well, Cookie ain't here!

But if you can't work
without your mama being here,

maybe we should
shut the whole damn thing down

and wait for her ass
to get here!

I can shoot without her.

Ain't about nothin'.

You sure, mama's boy?

Call me that one more time,

you gonna see what happen.

You know why I made Jamal
the head of the company?

Because he can do the work
without his mama.

All right.

Let's shoot.

Now, remember,
you'll defeat the riot squad

with your brotherly love.

Hmm, okay.

And action!

♪ When I'm in your presence,
you can feel the power ♪

♪ Even if the company
was built from powder ♪

♪ Girls kissing on the couch,
women in the shower ♪

♪ Surround myself with kings,
you can keep the cowards ♪

♪ Get ready for the takeover,
that facelift ♪

♪ And that makeover,
that case that I'll break open ♪

♪ That Grey fifth
like Beethoven ♪

♪ If you wanna get it poppin',
I can beam the team ♪

♪ 34 in the rocket,
'cause Hakeem's the dream ♪

♪ Hakeem's the dream, Hakeem's
the dream ♪ (laughs) ♪ Get it? ♪

♪ Ooh, we making moves ♪

♪ You only doin'
what my power lets you do ♪

♪ You see that money
isn't everybody thing ♪

♪ When it come to power,
can only be one king ♪

♪ Said if I don't know nothing,
I know this paper ♪

♪ Bigger than the world,
stepping over skyscrapers ♪

♪ If I don't know nothing,
one thing I know ♪

♪ Power over money, man,
and that just how it go ♪

♪ If you know like I know say ♪

♪ It ain't about the money,
it's about the power ♪

♪ Say it ain't about the money ♪

♪ It's about the power ♪
♪ If you know like I know say ♪

♪ Ain't about the money,
it's about the power ♪

♪ Say ain't about the money ♪

♪ It's about the power. ♪

(all gasping)

Why y'all looked shocked?!

This family
never been a real family.

I'm out of here
and I ain't never coming back.

Okay, if I give you
what you need,

you got to let me
out of here right now.

I cannot miss
another night with my sons.

I missed too many.

If it's good, Cookie, honey,
you can leave right away.

Okay.

I don't know if Lucious
shot or killed Bunkie.

(gasps)
I really don't.

But what I do know
is that they were fighting

over this radio station.

The Apex Radio deal?

Yeah, that's the one.

Uh, Bunkie was, uh, trying

to stop Lucious
from purchasing it.

And then,
Bunkie comes up dead.

And Lucious
makes a deal for Apex

the first week
he gets out of prison.

Yeah.

Ah, this isn't bad, Cookie.

We'll start investigating
the deal right away.

At the very least,
we'll tie it up for years.

Yeah, well, Lucious
is gonna fight you on that,

because he really wants
this deal to go through.

It's as good as dead.

Now, was that so hard?

No.
(chuckles)

And your weave is nice,
I'm sorry.

And so is your wig.

Are you sure this
is the right spot?

Yeah, remember?

It's right in front
of the tree with the hole.

It's our marker.

I know, but I just feel
like we would've

hit it by now.

Oh, God, no!

Babe, we have a big problem!

What?

All of these trees
have the same hole.

It's impossible, Rhonda.

Andre!

They all have the same hole!

Oh, my God!

Oh, God.

Rhonda, it could be anywhere.
Yeah.

It could be anywhere!

Oh, my God!

Look, man, I'm sorry.
I...

I don't even know what to say.

My brother's always
had a bad temper.

And he's a spoiled brat,
but I feel horrible.

Don't.
Don't feel horrible.

It's okay.

It's not okay;
he ruined your work.

No. No, no.
No, he-he didn't.

He, um... he just...

he just changed it.

Art is, um,
it's-it's fluid, Jamal.

It's-it's ephemeral.

This is the
painting now.

This is what
it has to say.

What, that I should have
my throat slit?

Yes, it represents
the violence and the anger

of a... of a racist
and homophobic society.

It's genius.

Yeah, really powerful.

Don't dig there, Rhonda.

It's right in front
of a tree, baby.

Andre, we have to stop.

We are just not gonna find it.

No, it's here,
we just have to keep trying.

We don't have time
to keep trying.

The sun is gonna come up
in, like, two hours.

We're gonna get caught.

This is it, Rhonda.

It's my last shot
at getting back in.

I know, baby, I understand.

But it's not worth it.

We should just fill these holes
up and get the hell out of here.

There's more to life
than Empire.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay, let's go.

Big one first.

Okay, right.

Oh, my God.

Get down, get down.

Okay, okay.

MAN: Come on out of there
with your hands up.

Okay.

(crying)

Oh, God...
Who are you?

LUCIOUS:
The devil himself,

and I want your soul.

Dad?

(chuckles)

What are you
doing here?

I had Thirsty put
a tracking device on your car

after our little conversation
at Laviticus.

Thought this might be
what you was talking about.

What did you do to your uncle?

RHONDA:
He was...

fighting with Andre,

and I hit him over the head
with a candlestick,

and he just never woke up.

You saved my life.

RHONDA: Oh, my God.
(electronic buzzing)

What is that?

(buzzing) It's your basic
corpse-detection system.

And you just
have that handy?

Only for the holidays.

It'll just be
a few minutes.

RHONDA: Yeah. (buzzing)

Wow, you buried
him good, huh?

Very proud of you.

♪ ♪

(beeping)
Bingo.

♪ Grab your coat
and get your hat ♪

♪ Leave your worry
on the doorstep ♪

♪ Life can be so sweet ♪

♪ On the sunny side
of the street ♪

♪ I used to walk in the shade ♪

♪ With those blues on parade ♪

♪ But I'm not afraid ♪

♪ This rover crossed over ♪

♪ If I never have a cent ♪

♪ I'll be rich as Rockefeller ♪

♪ Gold dust at my feet ♪

♪ On the sunny... ♪

♪ Sunny side of the street... ♪

(applause)
All right, ladies and gentlemen,

my cousin Laura
is gonna do a song,

and this is her first time
in front of an audience,

so let's show
mi prima some love.

Ladies and gentlemen,
Laura Calleros.

(applause)

Hi.

(band begins playing)

♪ Triste y preocupado estoy ♪

♪ Soletita cuando me voy ♪

♪ En lago azul ♪

♪ Trabajando sin descansar ♪

♪ Cuando pienso
lo qué es amar ♪

♪ Esperando mi amor escuchar ♪

♪ En lago azul ♪

♪ Un día llegaré ♪

♪ Otra vez a ver mi lago azul ♪

♪ Con cariño ver ♪

♪ A quien amo yo
en mi lago azul ♪

♪ Ver las lanchas
como mariposas ♪

♪ Otra vez al despertar ♪

♪ Cuando sale el sol ♪

♪ Mi corazón quiere cantar ♪

♪ Voy a ver mi amor otra vez ♪

♪ Ya solita nunca seré ♪

♪ Tan contenta yo estaré ♪

♪ En lago azul ♪

♪ Trabajando sin descansar ♪

♪ Cuando pienso lo qué es amar ♪

♪ Esperando mi amor... ♪

See that?

You're more than
an artist now.

You are the art.

♪ En lago azul ♪

♪ Comocito mío ♪

♪ A mi lado estas ♪

♪ Luna de plata ♪

♪ Agua de cristal ♪

♪ Ya podré olvidar ♪

♪ Con mi amor mío... ♪

♪ En lago... ♪

♪ Azul... ♪

♪ Ah... ♪

THIRSTY:
We only got a few more feet.

(coughing)

(grunting)

Hey, wait, wait, h-hold on.

I'm gonna say something.

Now?!

We never said anything before.

Go ahead.

I'm so sorry for what we
did to you, Uncle Vernon.

And if I could change
what happened, I...

I'd change everything.

I'd tell you that I love you,

and, uh... that I forgive you.

I wouldn't be the man I am today
if you hadn't looked after me

like you did
for all those years.

I'll miss you forever.

God, help me.

That was really
beautiful, son.

Geez.

Really.

If y'all don't mind,

can I have a minute to say
good-bye to my friend?

Yeah.

We'll get the shovels.

You rot in hell, you snitch.

Hey, son.

(clears throat)

Yes, sir.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

Welcome back to Empire.

Thank you, Pop.

(sighs)

Damn.

(sighs)

You missed 'em.

They finished a
few hours ago.

Yeah, I figured that.

I'm just glad you called.

I spoke to Royale-T.

I think we might be
closing in on him soon.

Yeah, that doesn't
really matter,

'cause it's not
gonna work out.

I spoke to Lucious,

and he said he never asked you
to steal our masters.

Cookie... (scoffs)

Lucious is lying.

I know.

But it's you I don't trust.

So the answer is no.

Don't show up to
my studio again.

♪ ♪

(sighs)

♪ ♪

I want the press release
to go out today

that the FCC has blocked
the Apex Radio deal, okay?

Yeah, all right, see you soon.

(screaming)

Yeah.

Captioned by
Media Access Group at WGBH