Still fiddling with his lighter, Lucious makes his way back over to Joes pale, bloody corpse.
Kindly allow an intermission while I vomit.
The next morning, Lucious calls the front desk to find out where his disgruntled wife spent the night.
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Lucious calls Jamal and Hakeem, instructing them to fly back to NYC immediately.
Cookie tries to dodge him, but the news of Andres illness trumps her current pettiness.
Hakeem and Jamal are ready to abandon the Trust tour to be by their brothers side.
Andre erupts at his familys willingness to abandon Empire, and storms off in frustration.
Lucious tries to convince Cookie that nothing happened between him and Treasure.
She was confused by his generosity, but he really did attempt to stop her advances.
Cookie doesnt want to hear it.
Shes sick of his lies, and his words arent enough for her anymore.
Sometimes consuming yourself with loathing for someone elses mistakes makes it easier to justify your own.
He drifts into the memory of a time when Andre was a toddler and sick with an unrelenting cough.
In the present, Lucious later promises Andre that he will stand by him throughout his battle with cancer.
He hates seeing his son in pain, but he understands that supporting Andre is a priority.
Andre is overcome with emotion at this rare selfless moment from his father.
Back in Philadelphia, Empires artists and staff are dealing with the remnants of their drunken decisions.
Blake is either hungover or still drunk from the night before.
Kai wants to be there for him, but Jamal insists that he doesnt have time for their relationship.
Family still comes first, and maybe theyre better off apart.
An exhausted Andre sides with Teri.
On top of everything, the Trust tour has been bringing in great reviews, but not much else.
Lucious is too distracted with thoughts of Andre to properly address the problem at hand.
Treasure shows up at the Lyons mansion to beg for Cookies forgiveness.
Since the incident, theyve cut her loose as an artist.
She accepts the consequences of her actions but wants Cookie to know the truth.
Her story corroborates what Lucious has been saying.
In fact, hes declaring that theyre back together.
Jamal tries to fight him, but Kai stands firm.
He insists that he wants to be with Jamal through whatever mess he and his family cook up.
Kai pulls out Jamals engagement ring and asks him to never take it off again.
It is then revealed that Cookie never actually cheated on Lucious.
Cookie tries to appeal to Damons humanity by telling him about Andres cancer.
I hope Cookie doesnt forget who shes messing with.
She attempts to confess that night in bed but punks out at the last second.
Elsewhere, The FBI has tracked down Kingsley and brought him in for questioning.
