Empire - Season 2 Edit

A black bitch in cheap shoes

A home for her at Empire.

About it either way. I ain't, either.

About Vernon.

According to the federal statute,

Actually it's much stronger, Jamal.

After lunch, you're seeing your father.

Ain't do that.

All right, Ma.

All right, so, uh, why'd you come?

All right, well...

All right. ?

All right. Listen,

All right. So how's Andre doing with Apex Radio?

Always I liked you, too.

An8)?Caught about a week ago, a week ago?

An8)?I got my hands in the air..

An8)?Look at the Flicka Da wrist?

An8)?Mighty real?

An8)?Now he sittin' in prison, while the governor fishin'?

An8)?Oh, lord!?

An8)?So how a leader gon' lead, if he ain't got the vision??

An8)?That wrist, look at the Flicka Da wrist?

An8)?Wanna live my life today?

An8)?Wanna live my life today?

An8)?We know that he ain't do it..

An8)?Yes!?

An8)?You make me feel?

And Bamm Bamm, his baby girl is sick.

And by the way, I'm a sign your baby girl.

And hate you at the same moment.

And he was... he was really dangerous.

And I know how to spend it.

And I love your drag, Mimi.

And I want half my company back.

And I want Jamal to be a part of it.

And I'm still your mother, don't you ever forget that.

And it can only be one of you.

And let me take y'all to the stage.

And made a better deal.

And quiet.

And she gonna need some help in this cold ass world that I rule.

And so do Tricky and Mimi.

And that's why I think there's a...

And the both of y'all are socially unacceptable.

And the pretty babies.

And then I'm a slip her my bone.

And then I'm coming to your session to check on you.

And then lunch with the Apex Radio guys.

And then we can start talking about some of the other killers

And they're Tom Ford, by the way.

And this company is gonna be yours.

And this must be Ms. Whiteman.

And we don't want anything to do with it.

And we okay.

And why they playing with my wigs?

And you apologize for me not coming.

And you better not be smoking weed, Hakeem,

And you know if they don't find any evidence against Lucious,

And you know if they don't find any evidence against Lucious,

And you think that being the black bitch in cheap shoes

And you throwing my daughter a bone ain't gonna fix it.

And, Guy, wh what was it again, Guy?

Andre, I'm gonna take care of this, baby.

Andre, put your heart into this company.

Andre! Oh, my god, you made it.

Animal.

Anita,

Anita, dance with her.

Are they gonna treat us like animals?

Aunt Carol, did she say how long we're supposed to be here?

Babe.

Be nice

Because that's exactly what I'm gonna be.

Becky, let's think about that

Before he destroys it, or destroys my family.

Being held under mass incarceration

Bill Clinton is out there.

Brother, I wanted to tell you...

Busts onto the mixing stage while I'm rehearsing,

But as a republican.

But he ain't got to worry about her mortgage,

But he did mess up that N word with...

But he's still your father.

But I just want to let all y'all know we're fine.

But I love Cookie, and if you got war with her,

But it puts me in a bad position.

But it's cool.

But justice for all!

But me, I wanted to rule the world.

But on steroids.

But that doesn't mean we're gonna take it from you, Jamal.

But that don't give you the right to tear us down.

But today is all about impressing

But you know your boy Keem got some hooks into those cats.

By the large share purchase from today,

Bye

Bye bye.

Bye.

Call me Mimi.

Came solo. It shows respect.

Can you help me with Lucious?

Can you please explain what the hell is going on here?

Can't you see I was doing this to protect you, Jamal?

Carol?

Cold blooded.

Come and visit you all those years in here.

Come on, babe, let's go.

Come on, brah.

Come on, man, just stop.

Cookie Lyon ain't no snitch.

Cookie, Andre needs to see you.

Cookie, the roses

Cookie...

Cookie's a snitch.

Crazier than I thought.

Damn, Cookie. Where are you? It's Jermel.

Did y'all bother to tell him that to him that

Did you know there are 1.68 million black men

Did you talk to Hakeem about the artwork?

Didn't I tell you to let me do the talking?

Didn't you say you was on a diet, mom?

Dig.

Do I have one there?

Do you want Empire or don't you?

Don't be shady.

Don't be so mean.

Don't do this...

Don't forget we have a BOD phone call at 11:30,

Don't you worry your pretty little weave about that, okay?

Done got you involved with, it's your business.

Donnie McClurkin?

Empire is just as strong as we've even been.

Empire is Lucious Lyon.

Empire still runs a hip hop circuit.

Empire!? Hey! Free lucious!

Empire.

Empire's not gonna spend hundreds of thousands of dollars

Find out who she is.

Fix your face, come on.

For 17 years you kept your mouth shut about

For my babies.

For the murder of Bunkie Williams.

For whatever reason, I still love you.

Frank Gathers.

Frankie?

Free Lucious!

Free lucious! Free lucious!

Free lucious! Free lucious! Free lucious!

Free lucious! Free lucious! Free lucious!

Game over, bitches.

Game time, bitches.

Gathers might come after me because of Cookie.

Get out.

Get out.

Get out.

Get rid of Ricardo.

Get you up close to your future investments

Get your ass together. Get them kids and go over to Lucious's.

Give me a meeting with him after this meeting.

Give me my phone, boy.

Go, Carol!

Go, go, go go!

Good. We had a good lunch today

Gucci.

Had to do with more than extortion.

Hakeem, I looked at the,

Hakeem, it's happening.

Hakeem...

Have you written any new songs?

He hasn't recorded his new track yet, has he?

He in jail. Do it.

He is a egomaniac.

He sends his regards.

He took care of it from prison?

He used to work for me.

He's a musician.

He's been trying to sign Derek for months.

He's gonna think it's us against him.

He's lost his way, and I need to get my company back

He's tired

Heard a lot about you, Mimi.

Held without bail.

Hell if I know. You talk to her?

Hell, yeah.

Help us make sure he never gets out.

Her and your mama are up to something.

Here you go, baby.

Hey, aunt Cookie!

Hey, Carol. Cookie says

Hey, ma. ?All right.

Hey, sister girl.

Hey, what is this?

Hi, Jamal. ?How you doing??

Hi.

Him and his old lady.

How dangerous?

How did you get in my house?

How much longer

How much longer?

How much longer?

How much longer?

How much longer?

How much longer?

How much longer?

How much longer? Say it!

How much longer?!

How's Cookie?

How's my boy?

I ain't no snitch.

I am doing this for y'all.

I am not joking. This is very real. Okay?

I can fix this, baby.

I can think of all kinds of reasons.

I can't get involved in nothing wrong.

I can't get this money.

I couldn't care less. You have a ten times better ear than him.

I deserve to be the king!

I did that for our sons, Lucious.

I did.

I didn't betray you.

I don't care how many of us you lock behind bars.

I don't know who you're talking about... at the...?

I get it.

I got a lot of old friends, Roxanne.

I got it. No, just go ahead.

I got this... Don, I'm a take care of you,

I got to go. I got to boo boo.

I hear L'il Wayne may be a free agent soon.

I heard you got five years for armed robbery, Jermel.

I hope that's not the only reason why you're here, Mimi.

I just felt... felt bad and stupid for

I know that we were all surprised

I know you did it

I know you're not comfortable around flamboyant dudes like that.

I know.

I loved it, Cookie. I really loved it.

I made a mistake.

I mean it.

I met with Lucious this morning

I miss you so much.

I need to know that you got that monster

I need you to fix it.

I need you to get Lucious to

I pulled you out of the trashcan, Jamal.

I saw an old friend of yours the other day.

I still can't believe he gave it to Jamal.

I thought I told you to sleep with her.

I tried to tell that dumb ass assistant of yours

I want an interview with Cookie

I wanted a little music company to play with.

I will start grooming someone.

I wouldn't do that on my mama, man.

I'd give Anita an A for effort.

I'd pay good money for it.

I'll see you later

I'm going to check on Tiana,

I'm gonna bury your album, Hakeem.

I'm gonna get at him for you.

I'm hungry.

I'm just trying to get into the studio, Andre.

I'm not complaining,

I'm so excited to be giving you an award.

I'm so sick and tired of hearing the same old thing.

I'm sorry, I think you're confused.

I'm telling mom

I'm the only person that can manage him.

I'm watching it happen.

I've always been the only one.

I've been in the studio in three weeks.

Idi Amin.

If he wants his wife to get elected.

If I overstepped some bounds

If I were you, I would consider my offer.

If there's a problem between us,

If there's any justice, we'll have that conversation.

If we are to live up to those words

If we were suspects, we would've been hauled in already

In America's prison system today, right now.

In cheap shoes to me.

In partnership with a woman by the name of MiMi Whiteman,

In the red suit?

In you that does what he has to do.

In your business

Is removing Lucious Lyon as CEO.

Is that how you want it?

Islamic

It is a system that must be

It looks like Mimi Whiteman is gonna bite.

It was an old beef.

It was Cookie.

It was Cookie.

It was my sacrifice that started this company.

It was, um...

It'll be fun!

It's all over.

It's gonna go global.

It's good for you.

It's my $400,000 that started this bitch,

It's never gonna see the light of day.

It's over.

It's screaming, I'm dripping with money,

It's tearing my babies apart, having you in here.

It's the best one you're gonna get.

It’s the GLAAD people.

Jamal not gonna like us doing this hostile takeover.

Jamal will understand.

Jamal, just go.

Jamal, listen to me. This is not a joke.

Jamal, look.

Jamal, that's not what it looks like.

Jamal.

Just like Freda.

Just like my brother Lucious Lyon has been for three months,

Just like you didn't kill my boy Teddy McNally?

Just tell me what I need to know...

Just the music, man.

Just wanted to welcome you into the family.

Justice for all.

Kill him.

Kill him.

Kisha, kisha!

Last season.

Lawyers say that your bail hearing's gonna go in your favor.

Leave us alone.

Let me share something with you, Ms. Clarence Thomas.

Let's do a duet after.

Let's get it.

Like Mike now, he may never

Look what he put on the gram, thirsty ass.

Look, get me the hell out of here, and you can tour the world.

Look, I need for you to cover me tonight with,

Look, these dudes from Atlanta think

Look, what you want, boy? I got stuff to do.

Look, whatever problem that nightmare

Look...

Lucious Lyon is Empire.

Lucious Lyon, you're under arrest

Lucious Lyon.

Lucious, you got another visitor in room A

Lucious! Lucious!

Lucious? Word in the street is he ain't right on this.

Lucious. Over here.

Lucious. The reason we're here.

Lucious... Hey, Lucious, I gotta holla at you

Luther, you guys, go in the other room.

Ma, seriously? This is the first time

Make it fast

Make it loud, and make it long.

Marco's gonna be furious.

Mass incarceration is such an important issue.

Me and you are cool.

Miss thing, what is this drag you have on?

Mm hmm, he's pissed.

Mom, you got us here doing a Free Lucious concert

Mrs. Lyon, they're asking for you.

Ms. Whiteman has committed $250 million.

Ms. Whiteman office called back again.

Music, fashion, liquor, sports.

My album dropped to number 22 on the charts, Dad.

My sacrifice that started this company.

Nah, that's not why you killing it.

Nah. See, I know you threw that little concert

No

No fight, man.

No, because you wanted to.

No, but something went down, so we got to handle business,

No, Cookie's trying, but he's unfocused or whatever.

No, he needs to fix it.

No, I swear!

No, I'm good. And, actually, it's...

No, I'm not feeling what you did out there in Peterson,

No, it's just business.

No, what I'd really like to know is,

No!

No! No!

No.

No.

No.

No. He needs to be... handled.

No. No, I need him to close that deal.

No. No, no, you the inspiration

Nobody come over way out

Nobody touches Frank Gathers.

Not justice for some.

Not once.

Not since before she got locked up.

Not up in here, man!

Not yet.

Nothing, thank you.

Now we both know I got to do something about that.

Now, come on, boy,

Now, first of all, I want to apologize

Now, let me explain how this is gonna work.

Now, please sit down.

Of course you are.

Oh, come on. You just hate him

Oh, girl, you better put that brush down.

Oh, let me see. I like this little tie.

Oh, look at that. I like this little beauty mark right there.

Oh, my god.

Oh, no, no, no...

Oh, someone wants to say something.

Oh, this bitch.

Oh, yeah? So, who do you got in the streets in your ear, Mimi?

Oh... ?I do, and I'm so sorry I didn't...

Oh... no, no, no, no.

Okay, well, did she say what it's about?

Okay?

Okay.

Okay. Payback for the past.

Okay. Tell him I'll be there.

Okay. There you go

On a artist that would try to take us down.

On the backs of our brothers,

One day Empire's gonna be all yours, Hakeem.

Ooh, Krispy Kreme!

Ooh, shando!

Ooh! Do you?

Or his punk ass assistant.

Or one of these little boys you messing around with in here.

Ordered me to come to some meeting.

Our fathers, and our sons

Our first order of business

Out! Andre, out.

Out! Andre, out.

Plead guilty

Please do it for us, okay?

Please just deal with it.

Porsha, did she get some flowers?

Porsha, get me out of this thing

Porsha, wait...

Previously on Empire:

Protect me from Frank Gathers.

Put that damn phone down and listen to me.

Put that down! Put that down!

Putting together this whole LGBT party.

Real sorry that didn't work out for you, babe.

Right, MiMi?

Right?

Running your Empire's taking up all my time.

Ryan is a ho.

Save that for Anika

See his mama again 'cause he's serving life,

See that? You just gave me goose bumps.

See, Frankie, you always wanted to run the streets.

Seems like yesterday you were moving biscuits for me at 50 a pop.

Set a meeting with Hakeem after lunch.

She gonna call you back.

She is going to make her move in the next 24 hours.

She rat me out to the feds. That's how she got out so early.

She's in.

She's just really talented.

Shut up!

Smell the roses!

So

So it's for the children?

So she can see your sexy body.

So that's your campaign, huh?

So the short answer is no.

So we out there frontin'.

So what did this old friend of mine have to say?

So you are going to make it to the meeting tomorrow.

So you're gonna buy us with $50,000

So, how do you like this little party we put together for you?

So, this is the woman who's trying to get my money.

So, what'd he do?

So? I ain't got no beef with Gathers.

Sometimes that's all we got.

Sometimes you gotta be willing to sacrifice your queen.

Sorry, brother, it's just business.

Speaking of enterprising, Mimi,

Spit something for me.

Stay focused. ?

Stop what you're doing right now, go to your father's house.

Talk to me after five years.

Teddy Mcnally left that rose, Jamal.

Tell him to get out of here.

Ten weeks on the Billboard Charts.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you. Here, you want to try...?

That ain't true.

That are innocent.

That bitch.

That damn piano. Can you make them stop?

That investor lady Mimi Whiteman.

That must be dismantled, piece by piece,

That skinny...

That the roses isn't a mistake this time.

That was before your mother tried to murder me.

That was cuddled up with your mama.

That we recite with our hands on our hearts...

That we used to move drugs for back in the day.

That'll jam them right up your yellow ass.

That's Carol trying to videoconference you.

That's crazy how I can love your ass

That's how you win on the streets.

That's impressive, Jamal.

That's not why.

That's right.

That's the reason why.

That's what you thought.

That's why I always liked you.

That's your little girl?

That's...

The American correctional system is built

The artwork for the cover of your album.

The Empire is yours, Jamal.

The songs that I'm writing will only further prove that I'm you,

Then they're stalling.

Then you got war with me.

There's no way anyone in their right mind

There's this guy

They call him Tricky Trichter

They giving us a run for our money

They gonna have to give dad a new bail hearing after this.

They kind of sprung the whole miss Lawrence thing on me, Jamal.

They know.

They messing with us, Lucious.

They're going to throw his case out sooner rather than later.

They're really from Frank Gathers.

Thinking that you could ever sell dad out.

This deal is gonna go through,

This is about us taking the Empire.

This is beautiful. So great; that's great.

This is between me and Cookie.

This is my company.

This meeting is... illegal.

This place is hell.

Three months. You been in here three months.

To Cookie and Hakeem.

To play no games with you, Lucious.

Told him about what?

Tom Ford

Tricky, you sexy devil.

Turn that around, boo.

Uh, look, we can be a family again.

Uh, you have a marketing meeting.

Unless you tell me something different.

Upstairs in the playroom with the kids.

Vernon thinks that Bunkie's murder

Very enterprising of you, Cookie.

Was I gonna run it?

We fall down, but we get up, don't we?

We got a bigger problem here, Lucious.

We got to get her $250 million so we can get our Empire.

We got to stick together if we gonna do this.

We had a deal!

We have taken a controlling interest in Empire.

We need her, or I can't get these people,

We need this hostile takeover thing done before he gets out,

We will get our company,

We... we can always work it out.

We're making a big, streaming play.

We're taking it from Lucious.

We're trying to bring in $250 million tonight.

Welcome home, Mimi.

Well, after the marketing meeting.

Well, anybody seen that lying snake Vernon?

Well, he'll get over it, man.

Well, look, make the announcement tonight

Well, we can have the meeting at your office.

What about Ryan?

What did I miss?

What do you mean, why am I asking you that?

What Frank Gathers did.

What is she doing here?

What roses?

What the hell is wrong with you?

What you should call me is your worst nightmare,

What you trying to do, scare somebody?

What you want me to do?

What you want?

What's wrong with you, boy?

When he threw me in a trashcan, he did it to my face.

When I was rottin' away?

When we should be performing for the brothers and sisters

Where's Andre?

Which makes me the most qualified to run the company, Dad.

Who took down hip hop, that's your way to victory.

Who was that... lesbian bitch

Who you think you're talking to?

Who?

Who'd you hear it from?

Who's messing with you?

Why are you over there crying like Tammy Faye Bakker?

Why do you want to depose Lucious?

Why don't you take your little sweater off

Why you asking me that?

Why you got these here?

Why you gotta be so nasty?

Why you look like Mr. T?

With a very dangerous man.

With the gay and lesbian people. They've been waiting.

With you and your little girl, and...

With your blessing.

Without him, the company's nothing.

Would leave a half a billion dollar investment

Would you care to dance? ?

Y'all gotta be in a good place.

Y'all y'all want some money like 50,000?

Yeah, he needs to be,

Yeah, I got it. Hold on.

Yeah, I'm gonna figure it out.

Yeah, ma, you sacrificed.

Yeah, tell her I'll call her back later.

Yeah, that was 20 years ago, fool.

Yeah, that's my girl.

Yeah, we good

Yeah, well, I ain't do it.

Yeah, well, your father's a son of a bitch

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah. Do I look like I'm not?

Yeah. You sent them?

Yes, he is a ho.

Yes, I do.

Yes?

Yes.

Yes. ?

Yo, Frank Gathers is getting shipped here.

You ain't never gonna be nothing but a black bitch

You always look good.

You always were Ride or Die.

You are crazy.

You are powerful, miss.

You be safe.

You call it protecting, I call it back stabbing.

You can't even dyke right.

You convinced me to invest in Empire.

You did this to me?

You don't mind if I call you Roxanne, do you?

You don't want anyone to hear it

You get a chance to... see the concert?

You got to do better than that.

You haven't told your pastor, have you?

You help us take them down, I promise you won't die in here.

You hungry?

You in that dress, Cookie?

You inspire fear.

You just don't get it, do you?

You just forgot one little detail.

You know and I do he killed Bunkie.

You know I can

You know I don't take orders from Jamal

You know my album gonna sell more than yours.

You know what turns me on?

You know what turns me on?

You know your mama ain't even seen me.

You know, we inspirational figures, you and me.

You like it?

You look good. It's nice seeing you.

You made a deal you let her back in the company.

You made all the right moves.

You made me look good.

You must be the new prosecutor.

You need to fix this.

You need to go visit that man.

You need to relax.

You see that? They bringing in Frank Gathers.

You still want me, though.

You think he was their only witness?

You think I don't know that, stupid?

You want 100? That what you want?

You want all this money off Empire?

You were always gonna be a part of the company.

You, too.

You, you!

You'd do that to me?

You're blowing up, baby.

You're in danger. And your kids, too.

You're just mad 'cause he chose Jamal over you.

You're planning on running for attorney general,

You're pretty.

You're right, Hakeem.

You're right.

You're rude, he's crude,

You're shady.

You're trying too hard. Move.

You're turning into your daddy.

Your father is a tampon.

Your sexuality that's a choice.

50 Cent's still taking jabs at us.

?I know. It's because I'm supposed to be touring by now.

?Rhonda, get out. Jamal.

?Rhonda, get out. Jamal.

'cause Cookie she... Look, wrong name, brother.

'cause you don't want to answer the phone. Well, I don't care

And you did good in Ferguson, brother. Thank you.

And you said Anna Wintour was coming. ?Shut up

And? ?I don't like it. It's amateurish.

Baby, it's gonna happen, okay? ?All right.

Becky. They're trying to do something nice for you.

But I have 20 minutes before the board meeting, Don't complaining.

but I have to look for my artists, okay? Thank you, Cookie.

Cookie? ?Uh, hold on. Excuse you

Derek at the studio, all right? Jamal? You serious?

Easy, mom. Don't you Easy, mom me, boy.

Figure it out, little boy. Yes, sir.

Go on. ?My business? Lucious? Lucious?

He did all right. Yes, you did good.

He's not right... Thanks for coming, Al.

Hey, mom. Where's Carol?

How much longer? How much longer?

How you doing? ?Good.

How's your music? ? Good.

I don't know. Ma, Jamal's assistant

I know what I'm doing. ?Okay.

I love him! Do you?

I love you, Reverend Al Sharpton. Love you. Love you.

I'll happily leave, okay? Thank you. Bye.

If I'm here, she here. Oh, what's...?

It's not even your house. Come on, Hakeem.

It's that crazy guy. I I'll tell her you sent 'em.

Jamal? ?Hold on!

Jamal... ? Get out of my father's house.

Marco's gonna be furious. ?Jamal!

Mom? Trying to help him out.

No, it's the guy. Ooh. I got to go.

No. ? Boy, I'm not taking another Cookie cuss out

or it'll never happen. ?It's okay.

Peterson? What are you talking about? It's Ferguson, brain dead

Right now. ? You trippin'.

She's in my house. ?Oh, really?

Shut up. ?Excuse us. Excuse us.

Sì. ?Gracias.

Tell me what you've heard. ?Well...

This don't stop. ? Oh, I'm sorry.

We good? ?That's Cookie cousin

We got to call the police. No, no, no babe, I'm pregnant.

We have our eye on the future, Mimi. Yes.

What you say? Free Lucious!

What? You.

What's the head count? Uh, I don't know yet.

Who? ?At the concert.

Who's singing? ?Michael's in there?

Won't he will! Will he won't!

Y you can't see that? ?No.

Yeah, thanks a lot, man. She's special,

Yes. For the children. ?Okay.

You betrayed him, all of you. ? Your father's...

You mean that? What, you think I don't,

You see this crowd out here? Yeah, I see the crowd.

You will be safe there. You hear me? Why?

Your mother's on the phone. Just deal with it.

?And somebody sent you some ugly flowers.

?Becky, ?D?onnie ?M?c?C?lurkin will be there.?

?Hey.

?Hold on a second.