Things get crazy in the season 4 finale
We did it!
Weve made it to the finale!
Lucious has an appropriate reaction: He slaps him and grabs a dinner knife.
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But Eddie has a gun, and hes using his leverage to further the blackmail scheme.
Cookie puts a stop to the standoff and kicks Eddie out of her house.
Lucious and Cookie rally the troops.
Andre wants to pay him off, but Cookie says he wants blood.
Finally, Cookie says she has an idea, but it disgusts her.
A lot of buts here.
Jamal visits Tory in the recording studio.
Next thing, hes sitting next to her as she wakes up in a hospital bed.
She tells him that life in the spotlight is too hard and she cant handle it.
Havent you ever just wanted to be nobody, she tells him.
Cookies mom shows up at the office to see Cookie, but Lucious meets her instead.
He says its time they had some face time.
But Lucious is left with parting words about how he needs to prove he loves Cookie.
The next morning, the entire family is having breakfast.
Andre says hes drafted the bid to buy Empire back for $750 million.
Lucious informs Jamal and Hakeem about the blackmail scheme and confesses to killing Shyne.
Jamal and Hakeem dont want to hear it, even after Andre reveals Shynes role in the bombing.
Jamal suggests the family walk away from Empire choose themselves over the company.
But Lucious doesnt want to hear it.
In the office, the board has convened to receive the bids.
First they pop pop the bid from Patel: $700 million.
Next, they initiate the bid from the Lyon family: $0.
Empire is the Lyons, she says.
They are the companys biggest asset.
But money talks, and the board goes with the Patel bid.
She did it to save Lucious from jail.
Eddie wastes no time having the Empire logo (Lucious face) taken down from the office.
They laugh about it, though, and vow to rebuild their brand.
He immediately goes home and starts packing.
He says he needs to go somewhere he can be nobody.
Andre shows up and tells her congratulations and that hes forgiven her for Rhondas death.
They call a truce and wish each other luck.
Back at home, Cookies mom is not happy that Cookie gave away the company.
She tells Cookie that Lucious is going to make a fool of her, just as Lucious walks in.
Get off the floor and that gimp leg, she says before trailing off.
Hes got a big ol rock to offer her.
I thought that might shut you up, he says, reacting to her mouth agape.
Tiana shows up at Hakeems place to inform him that shes pregnant with his child.
Hakeem hadnt wanted to see her when she showed up, but after the happy news hes thrilled.
Making her speech, Anika begins to feel a little woozy.
Did Andre slip something into her champagne?!
Shes taking questions from the reporters but starts to imagine Rhonda in the audience.
Kaitlin Doubleday is back, yall!
Anika attempts to compose herself but eventually goes running from the podium.
It appears like she breathes her last breath, but this isEmpire, so Im not counting her out.
At the courthouse, Lucious and Cookie tie the knot.
as the screen cuts to black.
Three gunshots can be heard in the darkness.
So that means up to five people died in this finale!
You cant sayEmpiredoesnt know how to end a season with a bang.
