Lucious makes his first public appearance after the explosion in Las Vegas; the Lyon family members each have their own interests in Lucious regaining his faculties.

Lucious enlists the help of a music icon to find out what kind of person he was before the explosion.

Cookie looks back on her time in prison when she's denied a line of credit.

Jamal gets an idea for his new song when Cookie announces that the top-selling album for Empire's 20-for-20 will be a competition between the best artists.

When the secret about Lucious' memory is exposed, Cookie tries to convince the board that he is fine; Eddie Barker helps Lucious in the studio; Detective Pamela Rose reveals information about the explosion; Claudia helps Lucious with a breakthrough.

The Lyons stand together as Anika and Hakeem begin a fight for custody of Bella.

Feeling overworked by their new producer, Calvin and Porsha call for a strike, halting production on Empire's 20-For-20.

Cookie and Lucious take action when Diana Dubois' plan comes to fruition.

The Lyons come up with a plan to take down the Dubois family once and for all.

Claudia takes her job to a new level and kidnaps Lucious. Cookie tries to rescue him with no other help and use the skills from in prison0 Andre, Jamal and Hakeem are recovering from their battle with the Dubois.

Eddie fights for his place at Empire and gets the board on his side, Lucious and Shine must find a solution to keep him out, Cookie is desperate and in dangerous mode.

As the Empire ownership bid presentation nears, Lucious must make a difficult decision to save the future of the company.