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 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.
Lucious hunts for a record deal for Yana but is met with surprising feedback from the label executives; Cookie struggles with her inability to shake memories of the secret she's kept for so many years; Kingsley pushes for more control.
Cookie continues to keep her secret from her sisters, but Lucious feels she needs to come clean; when Treasure is unable to perform at the upcoming showcase, Becky suggests that Yana take the spot, but Lucious feels she's not ready.
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.