Cookie’s mom is mad and another character is back with a vengeance!
Thirsty informs her that the girl was adopted by a white family and is studying ballet at NYU.
Cookie informs him to keep Lucious in the dark about the mission.
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Cookie goes to visit Poundcakes daughter in rehearsal.
(Gotta love Alfre Woodard!
1 on both the pop and R&B charts, a first for Empire.
The entire event is impressive to Edna, who tells Lucious that she doesnt want Eddie going anywhere.
Back in his office, Lucious pushes Jamal and Hakeem to release new music that will beat Eddies artists.
Meanwhile, Blake takes Hakeem to an underground club where Lucious performed before breaking big.
Andre shows up with a plan to use a technology loophole to get Hakeem to No.
1 and they decide to throw an epic basement party to launch his new single.
I want my money now, she tells him.
Things escalate to name calling between Celeste and Giselle as Eddiesotherother ex-wife, Monique, arrives.
Edna is confused and not pleased.
Eddie decides he needs a new ally and approaches Shyne about working together.
Jamal and Tory go to visit an underground artist about joinging their collective, but hes not having it.
Instead, he just gives Tory a tattoo for $200.
Maya shows up to audition and is in awe when she meets Tiana.
Tiana is not as impressed and insults Maya because shes just an NYU student.
Im the only big bch around here, Cookie tells her.
Cookie runs after Maya and tells her that her mother would be very proud of her.
Mama is not letting Cookie leave without saying what she has to say.
Eddie and Lucious awkwardly make a run at debate which one of them is Hilary and which is Trump.
Theres really no resolution to the tension as both men vow to keep the more-than-cold war going.
They have sex as Dont Let Go plays.
The tattoo artists also makes a surprise appearance at the party.
Jamal goes to find Tory to share the news and find shes been using in the bathroom.
She waves off his concern.
After making love, things turn to hate again between Hakeem and Tiana.
Cookie confronts Lucious as hes loading his gun.
They invite Eddie over to tell him that Hakeem has taken over the No.
1 spot on the charts and they confront him about doping up Tory and how he bamboozled Tiana.
They threaten to blast that news to the world if he doesnt sign his release of contract form.
I cant say no to Cookie, Eddie says as he signs the form.
Flashback to the prison again, where Cookie fights with her mom.
Cookie is still pissed her mom left her and her sisters for a man.
Cookie visits Poundcake in hospice.
She lies and tells her friend that she wasnt able to find Maya.
Cookie offers to write down a letter from Poundcake so she can give it to Maya some day.
After a few moments its revealed that the person hes talking to is…ANIKA!
She has control of Bellas stake in Empire.
She tells Eddie shes happy to join him under the condition that she becomes CEO after the takeover.
Anika is back with a vengeance, yall.
