God, I dont know how weve lived without them for four months.
Everyone else is at the hospital, including Andre, paralyzed by shock.
Cookie offers to call Andres priest, but hes over it.
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Youre all being punished.
In the delivery room, with cops outside the door, Anika pushes.
Hey, Lucious is still terrifying!
The next shot sees Lucious at a Gatsby-esque mansion, playing cards with Birdman and French Montana.
Empires falling to the bottom of the ocean, man, he says.
Whats a king without a queen, man?
Nice to know how much these guys respect Cookie!
Do rappers care about Times Square?
After everyone leaves, Lucious tries to bond with Cookie, who was defending her sons at the meeting.
I know were still good as long as I see that fire in your eyes, Lucious says.
I need you to hear me loud and clear, Cookie replies.
What me and you had is dead.
Talent excels while mediocrity stalls, Lucious says.
Shyne proceeds to beat up Hakeems producer with studio equipment, then says, Hesmediocre.
Now he can stall, before exiting with, Hakeem, you dope.
Dont let anybody tell you any different (as the producer groans on the floor).
Later, Shyne finds Lucious again.
Lucious apologizes and offers to give Nessa a feature on a single by an artist of his choosing.
Then Shyne returns to Hakeem and gives him a new track hes mixed.
Is there going to be a new father figure in Hakeems life?
One things clear, though: There might be a new woman.
Hakeem tries to flirt with Nessa, but she wont take it.
She knows all about Hakeems dating life.
Say what you want about Hakeems maturity level, but Im definitely into his obsession with strong women.
Meanwhile, Cookie and her sisters are hanging out, and the sisters wont stop bringing up Tariq.
Cookies suspicious, but she finds her answer a few seconds later when Tariq knocks on the door.
Anika marches into the house trailed by bodyguards carrying diapers and baby stuff.
Shes clearly not thrilled to be there, but you know whos even less thrilled?
I got my eye on you…and dont touch any of this food.
I know youre trying to poison me.
Hakeem and Anika exchange a look, and Anika does not look happy.
I wonder how long shell be able to keep up the charade.
First, he reminds Anika and Lucious that marriages in the olden days werent official until they were consummated.
After some back-and-forth, Anika tells both men to stop being gauche.
- Gross; and 2) How worried should we be about Anikas or Bellas safety?
Lucious tells Tariq hes very generous to his family Tariq could be living like this, too.
Are you bribing a federal agent?
You should go home, Cookie says.
Andre and Jamal spring up, ready to fight, but Cookie stays eerily calm.
Yes, I did make a sacrifice for my family, she says.
Thats what you do for family…and were strong.
And we dont have time to entertain you and your little shenanigans anymore.
With that, we head to the Empire X Stream launch.
The crowd loves it.
Nice to see you, too, Dad.
An innocent girl is sitting in prison, Jamal says and Lucious fires back, SHE SHOT YOU!
True, she was aiming for Lucious, but that still doesntexactlymake her innocent.
Was she in the right?
Its a quick scene, but definitely whets the appetite for more!
Andre should have believed you, Andre should have defended you, he says, rocking back and forth.
Andre did mess up, she says.
Whos going to take care of you?
You dont know how to take your meds!
You dont know when to stand up to your father and when to bow down.
Is this just a way for the showrunners not to fire Kaitlin Doubleday?
But still Im curious if theyll keep this thing going in future episodes.
Were gonna show all these haters just what time it is, he coos.
Wonder what else will go down in that nursery before the Lyons realize its been compromised?
