Patrick Clear

Michael, Lincoln and the inmates risk life and limb, the Vice President fears she will lose her command if not her life, and Veronica tracks down the most significant piece of evidence to prove Lincoln's innocence.

Severide and Kidd investigate an explosion at a jewellery store; Cruz and Chloe take steps to make Javi a permanent part of their family; Gallo, Ritter and Mouch try to bond with Carver.

EMPIRE picks up exactly where Season Two ended – Hakeem left at the altar, Lucious and Anika married and Anika and Rhonda fighting on the roof – until someone falls. Also, Lucious pursues his music legacy with his streaming service, while clashing with his half-brother, Tariq (Morocco Omari), who is leading a federal task force investigating him.

Kane and his camp battle with the media to dominate the situation when long-buried information about the disposal of toxic waste near the airport comes to the surface via a mysterious blogger.