Samuel Hunt

Things heat up between Cookie and Angelo, so Lucious finally recognizes Angelo as a formidable rival and prepares to take him on. Meanwhile, Jamal is finally able to face Freda Gatz, a big first step on his journey to recovery. Also, Anika goes back to work at Empire and instantly causes turmoil, while Hakeem starts falling for Nessa, even though she might be into a different Lyon.

Lucious and Andre are on high alert as they wait for Shine to retaliate after their latest business encounter went south. Jamal, who has yet to perform in front of his fans, teams up with Hakeem for a performance that he thinks could help him face his fears. Meanwhile, Cookie is caught off-guard during a routine meeting with her probation officer.

Empire is hacked and the leak creates feuds between artists and among the Lyon family. Andre takes advantage of the leak to step up and prove his worth to the company. Meanwhile, Lucious continues to try and drive a wedge between Cookie and Angelo, and Jamal finds himself in a love triangle.

While pursuing a gangbanger, Burgess (Marina Squerciati) and Roman (Brian Geraghty) come across the body of an eight-year-old boy who was reported missing. Intelligence launches an investigation to find the killer and Antonio (Jon Seda) and Lindsay (Sophia Bush) question a prime suspect. Meanwhile, Burgess confides in Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger) about Roman's suspicious behavior and Bunny (guest star Markie Post) heads to the Ivory Tower with a statement that could be detrimental to Voight's (Jason Beghe) career.

Continuation of Chicago Fire, "We Called Her Jelly Bean" episode. Benson (Mariska Hargitay) has traveled into Chicago to help Voight (Jason Beghe) and intelligence with a rape/murder case that is frighteningly similar to a case from New York a decade ago. She calls in Fin (Ice-T) and Amaro (Danny Pino) to assist. The prime suspect, Yates (Dallas Roberts) is let go after rigorous questioning. He then requests a meeting with Lindsay (Sophia Bush) and he warns of unintended consequences from what intelligence is doing.