We then go back to the present with the Lyons in…
This portrait is my bet on us, Lucious says to Cookie.
Its you and me forever, kid.
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While he insists its just business, Becky and Giselle are immediately suspicious.
You spoke when you should have been listening, Kingsley sneers as he ends the meeting.
And of course, Cookies taking her cut cause I did this!
With those words, the trio gets back to work on their song.
What are you afraid of?
I wonder what Steve Jobs would think about your bitch ass moves.
Cookie asks Lucious to tell her if he really went to see Kingsley like she told him not to.
When the two leave, he asks for her name; Cookie, Cookie Lyon.
I love you, Kai says to reassure Jamal.
I just didnt think that Id go from telling the story to being the story.
Back at the mansion, Cookie realizes theyre over budget while going over LFMs numbers.
If we dont bet on ourselves, who else will?
Lucious asks as he signs the mortgage papers.
When the time is right, I will handle Kingsley, Giselle says.
Franklin is now in an institution and she doesnt know when or if hell be released.
Have you ever called the police on Andre?
When Cookie says she hasnt had to because Andre was different, Candace only grows more frustrated.
What was I thinking comparing my sweet boy to that murderous crazy convict?
Now you know what that phone call did, she says.
Candace, in tears, then shuts the door on Cookie.
Who tried to take my girl?
Suddenly thats enough for the guns to start popping up.
You better fix this, Hakeem says as he walks away, gun pointed at Blake.
Giselle meets up with her PI once again to find out exactly whats driving Kingsleys vendetta against Lucious.
There Tracy met a dealer, a young Lucious Lyon.
The PI then presents a picture of a young Jeff Kingsley and tells Giselle to do the math.
Its time to choose a side, Thirsty tells Becky.
Becky then walks back to her bag, which was perfectly placed near Kingsleys computer.
She spills some of her belongings on the ground, using it as the cover to implant the gadget.
In the middle of this cover, however, Kingsley tells Becky that hes doubling her salary.
A couple extra zeros every week should make the Lyons a distant memory, right?
Andre says that a legitimate news source is the only way the dirt wont come back to them.
Kingsley strolls in (with flowers!)
Oh, she cant hear us, she says, referring to Tracy.
She hands Lucious the file to that secret condo Cookies been hiding from him.
$4 million in equity and one foot out the door, Candace tells Lucious.
Theres your ride or die, Lucious.
Meanwhile, Tiana is confronting Hakeem for his antics during his failed squashing with Blake.
Blake was right about your ass, she says as she finally leaves the room with Prince.
We then move back to the living room where Lucious and Cookies confrontation continues.
Whatever happened to not keeping secrets?
Everything we did was a lie!
he screams.All of our relationship is a lie!
Well, thats certainly a way to end an episode.
Until then, roar on.
