Season 4 · Episode 13 — Of Hardiness is Mother
Although Lucious pressures Cookie to take it easy, she can't help but take matters into her own hands when she receives unsettling news about an old friend. Meanwhile, Tiana's new 20 for 20 single takes off, leading to an unexpected change in her demeanor. Also, Jamal struggles to rebrand his image, Hakeem adopts a new role as musical mentor and Andre recruits Lucious to help him uncover the truth about Eddie's intentions.
Season 4 episodes
E1In celebration of Empire's 20th Anniversary, Lucious makes his first public appearance since the explosion in Las Vegas, but still has no m…
E2With 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…
E3When Cookie is denied a line of credit, she flashes back to her years in prison and compares her past struggles to her life now. Lucious co…
E4The race is on when Cookie announces that the number one album for Empire's 20-For-20 will be a competition between all of the label's top…
E5When the secret about Lucious' memory is exposed, Cookie attempts to convince the board that he is fine by inviting the press to watch him…
E6The Lyon family stands together as Anika and Hakeem begin a custody battle for Bella. Although they're confident in Hakeem's ability as a f…
E7Production comes to a halt on Empire's 20-For-20 when Calvin and Portia, feeling overworked by their new producer, Eddie Barker, call for a…
E8Cookie and Lucious take matters into their own hands as they watch Diana DuBois' master scheme unfold. Meanwhile, Andre begins to spiral ou…
E9Cookie and Lucious devise an elaborate plan to take down Diana Dubois and her family once and for all. Andre recovers from his mental break…
E10Nurse Claudia takes her job to a new level, when she kidnaps Lucious. To find him, Cookie must race against time and use the skills she lea…
E11On the brink of a lucrative tech deal, Eddie realizes that he must work on rebranding Empire. Cookie springs into action when a girl group…
E12A Lyon health scare shakes up Empire, as Cookie holds down the fort, in spite of it all. Both Andre and Jamal try to right their wrongs, an…
E13Although Lucious pressures Cookie to take it easy, she can't help but take matters into her own hands when she receives unsettling news abo…
E14Lucious and Thirsty try to squash Eddie's takeover by confronting him with legal papers. Cookie recalls her complex relationship with her m…
E15As Eddie fights for his place at Empire Entertainment and gets the board on his side, Lucious and Shine must find a permanent solution to k…
E16When Cookie finally visits her mother, the two must confront their complicated past. Meanwhile, Lucious and Eddie continue their fight over…
E17Cookie and Lucious fight to keep Empire in the family, as they prepare a livestream concert to crowdfund the amount needed to trump Eddie's…
E18As the Empire ownership bid presentation nears, Lucious must make a difficult decision to save the future of the company and his family, wh…