Empire

Lucious decides to make a public appearance in honor of Empire's 20th anniversary while Cookie struggles to reforge a connection with Lucious.

While Leah maintains her assertion that Lucious is a monster, he tries to figure out who he was as a person before the explosion happened.

After being denied a line of credit, Cookie reflects on her time spent in prison and compares her former struggles and current life.

Cookie announces that the top album for Empire's 20-for-20 is designed to be a competition between each label's particular top artists.

When the secret about Lucious' memory is exposed, Cookie attempts to convince the board that he is fine.

The Lyon family stands together as Anika and Hakeem begin a custody battle for Bella. Although they're confident in Hakeem's ability as a father, no one is prepared for the revelations her team brings to the trial. Meanwhile, Andre begins seeing a new therapist, and one of Becky's old flames returns.

Production on Empire's 20-for-20 shuts down after Calvin and Portia demand to go on a strike, which forces Cookie to search for a solution.

Cookie and Lucious take personal measures while they observe the master plan orchestrated by Diana Dubois in action.

Cookie and Lucious devise an elaborate plan to take down Diana Dubois and her family once and for all. Andre recovers from his mental breakdown in the hospital, Shine tries desperately to protect his secret and Eddie Barker is concluding his tenure at Empire. Amidst the chaos, someone's life hangs in the balance.

Nurse Claudia takes her position to another level when she decides to kidnap Lucious, which tests the skills Cookie learned in prison.

On the brink of a lucrative tech deal, Eddie realizes that he must work on re-branding Empire. Cookie springs into action when a girl group from the past re-unites and threatens to expose secrets about Empire and Lucious.

A Lyon health scare shakes up Empire; Andre and Jamal try to right their wrongs; Jamal makes a shocking revelation on live TV; Eddie's motives are questioned when numbers don't add up; Becky reveals the secret she's been keeping from J. Poppa.

Although Lucious tries convincing Cookie to relax, she decides to personally deal with disconcerting news about an old friend.

Lucious and Thirsty try to squash Eddie's takeover by confronting him with legal papers. Cookie recalls her complex relationship with her mother, while she continues her search for her friend's orphaned daughter.

Eddie gets the board to support him to keep his place, but Lucious and Shine think they have a solution to get rid of him.

Cookie finally visits her mother (guest star Alfre Woodard), and the two must confront their complicated past.

Cookie and Lucious try preventing Empire from getting out of the family's control while they prepare for a livestream concert.

As the Empire ownership bid presntation nears, Lucious must make a difficult decision to save the future of the company and his family.