Lucious and Cookie worry that their new artist, Devon, may not be ready for the pressure; Hakeem is determined to convince Tiana that he's matured, but she has reservations; Cookie becomes concerned about Jamal.
Becky, Hakeem and Andre plan to save Empire by putting on a show with special guests Sevyn Streeter and Ty Dolla $ign; Andre helps Empire by getting help from the last person the Lyons expect; Cookie may never forgive Lucious for what he's done.
Cookie and Lucious push to get back in the music game; Andre finds a risky way to make a name for himself among his fellow inmates.
Cookie confronts Damon about why he lied to her; Andre is forced to deal with an unforeseen family complication; Becky and Giselle try to get the star power they need from their first Bossy Media artist; Tiana helps Devon find his sound.
Cookie and Lucious learn the difficulties of launching an artist without Empire Entertainment's resources and when they receive two offers that will launch them back into power, they make a surprising decision; Jamal decides to move back to New York.