Empire
Pay for Their Presumptions
Season 5, Episode 2 · Aired 2018-10-03
Synopsis
Cookie and Lucious learn the difficulties of launching an artist without Empire Entertainment's resources, and their future with new artist Treasure is jeopardized. So when they receive two interesting offers that will launch them back into power in the music industry, they make a surprising decision. Meanwhile, Jamal decides to put his family first and move back to New York, leaving Kai with some tough decisions.
In the series
This episode is part of Empire (2015–2020) on Fox.
Lyon family hip-hop dynasty soap — boardroom knives and chart-topping synergy.
Key cast
- Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon
- Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon
- Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon
- Trai Byers as Andre Lyon
- Bryshere Y. Gray as Hakeem Lyon