With Leah still insisting that he is a monster, Lucious sneaks away in hopes of finding out what type of person he was before the explosion. Cookie panics that Lucious has gone missing on Claudia's watch, until she realizes he found his way to Uncle Eddie, a music icon who has since become family to the Lyons. Meanwhile, with Anika still behind bars, Hakeem and Tiana grow more comfortable as a family, and Becky makes a rash decision regarding Jamal's new song.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 4 Episode 2 of Empire was watched by 5,890,000 viewers, resulting in a 1.90 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

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Empire Season 4 Episodes...

• s04e01 - Noble Memory
• s04e02 - Full Circle
• s04e03 - Evil Manners
• s04e04 - Bleeding War
• s04e05 - The Fool
• s04e06 - Fortune Be Not Crost
• s04e07 - The Lady Doth Protest
• s04e08 - Cupid Painted Blind
• s04e09 - Slave To Memory
• s04e10 - Birds in the Cage
• s04e11 - Without Apology
• s04e12 - Sweet Sorrow
• s04e13 - Of Hardiness is Mother
• s04e14 - False Face
• s04e15 - A Lean and Hungry Look
• s04e16 - Fair Terms
• s04e17 - Bloody Noses and Crack'd Crowns
• s04e18 - The Empire Unpossess'd

Empire Show Summary

Lucious Lyon is the king of hip-hop. An immensely talented artist, the CEO of Empire Entertainment and a former street thug, his reign has been unchallenged for years. But all that changes, when he learns he has a disease that is going to render him crippled and incapacitated in a matter of three years. The clock is ticking, and he must groom one of his three sons to take over his crowning achievement, without destroying his already fractured family.