We start with a flashback and unfortunately, its not more Young Coocious.
Lucious is smitten, but its hard to tell if Giuliana is feeling the same.
Cookie interrupts Lucious reverie and hears the song, which hes playing on the speakers in his office.
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Was that before or after you divorced me?
Lucious asks, Does it matter?
We both know love and romance is all bull, right?
Well, its hot, Cookie says.
Even if shes a bit hurt, shes always honest about the music.
Lucious is surprisingly sweet to her.
Maybe you and he will have a much smoother ride than we did, he says.
Then Lucious pivots and tells Cookie that Andres Vegas deal needs to stop.
This woman Andre is dealing with is very dangerous, he explains.
We watched her shoot her husband with barely a second thought!
She gets to work.
When Tory leaves, Andre asks Giuliana what the deal is with her and his father.
Is she lying to Andre or to herself?
Well, hes also asking if he evenshouldpropose to Cookie.
Jamal is sweet and totally jazzed about the plan.
In fact, he offers some advice: Stop hesitating!
And Cookie likes grand gestures, drama, showmanship.
Angelo walks out with a spring in his step.
Cookie, on the other hand, is a master of gestures both bigandsmall.
Case in point: the way she side-eyes Giuliana when they meet in Empires lobby with Andre and Lucious.
A match made in hell.
Talk about the only person who could make Lucious look like a good guy!
Hakeem is a baby about it (Im too old to have a stepfather!
(Cue collective groan.)
Of COURSE Andre has to make a family meal somehow into a business meeting.
Is he ever not on?
Its actually Jamal whos the most annoyed at Tory when he shows up with Tinashe, who surprise!
is helping Jamal with his album.
Across town, Anika is enacting her plan to wear a wire and catch Tariq doing something illegal.
Anika stepped up for us, Cookie says.
Gotta give her props for that.
And she gave us Bella.
Angelo calls, and Cookie has to run back to her apartment.
They can show the world Coocious is no match for Angelo and Cookie.
She agrees, but shes obviously flustered.
Meanwhile, Shyne let Giuliana into Lucious and she walks in and points a gun at him.
Only way I could get your attention, she says.
He tells her he never thought he could feel this way again.
Was she his only other love after Cookie?
(And, I guess, Anika?
Okay, three loves is a lot.)
Lucious is calm while they steal his $10 million right from under him.
Just give me my girl, he pleads with Rafael.
Thats mywife.NO WONDER HE HATES VEGAS!
Back in the present, Lucious is letting Giuliana have it.
Do you have any idea what I had to do to get that money?
Giuliana admits she lied and stole from him but it was all because she was under Rafaels thumb.
Lucious says she owes him $10 million.
She says she killed her husband for Lucious (no you didnt!
), and she cant pay Lucious back without this Vegas deal with Andre going through.
Look, I really, really feel bad for Tariq.
Anyway, Lucious packed Tariq a bag of money so he can head out on the run.
I guess… thats nice?
Cookie is clearly caught off guard and doesnt say yes, just, Oh my god.
He slips the ring on her finger and the anchor is delighted.
After the show is done taping, Cookie yells at Angelo in the green room.
What were you thinking putting me on the spot like that?
Barry), and literally died because she chose Lucious.
She says all this while telling Angelo, no, its not about Lucious.
But then confesses that they did kiss.
Oh my god, Cookie, youre botching this.
Youve done nothing wrong.
That ungrateful bitch blindsided you, she tells him.
Im taking charge now.
First of all, yes, I feel a little bad for Angelo, but hes rich and hot.
Second, his mom was overly involved before, but this bordered on creepy.
He needs to fight his own battles!
Eva Longoria playing another business lady like Marisa Tomei in season 2).
Since Tory has a reputation and is already a star, the commissioner is down for the deal.
Oh, and… Lucious and Giuliana are suddenly back together.
Were going to take him out, he hisses.
So Andres coming for Lucious on one side, and Mrs. DuBois is coming for Cookie on the other?
This is going to get interesting.
