In the end, Hakeem chooses Jamal to perform together with. Lucious threatens Jamal to withdraw his financial support if he comes out publicly, so they cancel. Instigated by Andre, Cookie wants Jamal to perform there, too, but Lucious refuses, so Cookie sets up a press conference for Jamal. Lucious plans to introduce Hakeem at Club Laviticus. Bunkie's body is found, he was Cookie's cousin and a long-time friend of the family. Lucious has to defend Empire's IPO launch after one of its artists is involved in a shooting. He later causes a scandal at an expensive restaurant. Hakeem befriends Tiana Brown, an artist at Empire. Lucious' assistant Becky discovers his ALS medication.
Rhonda reminds Andre to attend his doctor appointments for his bipolar disorder. Bunkie tries to blackmail Lucious, threatening to report murders committed by Lucious previously, and is shot by Lucious. Cookie threatens to tell the SEC that her initial investment was drug money and eventually signs a nondisclosure agreement, in exchange for a position as manager for Jamal's career. He and his wife Rhonda are both ambitious and plan to turn the rest of the family against each other in order to gain control. However, he has no musical talent, which Lucious considers a prerequisite to being CEO. Andre, their eldest son, is the Empire CFO.
Cookie favors Jamal, their talented middle son, as future boss of Empire, but Lucious has always despised him for his homosexuality and considers it detrimental for his career. He barely remembers Cookie and resents her. Hakeem, their youngest son, is a talented rapper, but spoiled.
Meanwhile, Lucious' ex-wife, Loretha 'Cookie' Lyon is released from prison after 17 years and demands half of Empire, which Lucious refuses. While keeping his condition secret, he announces to appoint one of his three sons as his successor. Lucious Lyon, CEO of Empire Entertainment, is preparing for Empire's upcoming IPO when he is diagnosed with ALS and is given only three years to live.
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