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Season 5  "Steal From the Thief"  5x1

Aired 6 years ago - Sep 26, 2018

Two years after losing Empire to Eddie Barker, Cookie and Lucious are still in the midst of picking up the pieces. The family is now completely dispersed and coping in their own ways after experiencing unimaginable tragedies. Meanwhile, in an effort to reclaim the Lyons’ position in the music industry, Cookie sets her eyes on a talented new singer and rapper, Treasure.

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You tell me Keem wasn't meant to do this.
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You're so shady. You know good and well that boy's name is Kai.
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I know, I know.
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Now, we tried it the legal way.
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But, Steve, if you didn't, you're no use to me.
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I really needed that. We make a good team, Kingsley.
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- Thank you so much. - Mm-hmm.
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Best Original Song at the MVP Movie Awards.
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No!
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Leave me the hell alone!
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You mean lip sync? My fans would drag me for life.
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This damn car look like a circus. And fluffy.
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have had some legal tussles over Empire.
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He's using a backing track.
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- What the... - Ooh!
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Betrayed by raising revenues?
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and you just flushed that all down the toilet, didn't you?
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And the winner is...
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So you're stepping down now?
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- We lost. - No, no. We didn't lose.
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You should be happy that you still... half of your looks,
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Stop it, Lucious! Stop!
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Lucious, is your ego that fragile?
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Jamal? What are you doing here?!
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Figured, you know, since Dre is getting out soon,
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It's just no more? That's it?
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Let it go.
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and getting into fights is not gonna solve your problems, okay?
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You gonna get a big fat gut, all that stress eating.
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Broke?
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Don't even play like that, Andre.
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- Um, Treasure. - Treasure.
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I'll have a vodka tonic, two cubes.
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And-and the breathing exercises I taught you, okay?
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But you're not mad that you came, though?
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I came back the second that I heard that you were shot,
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your manager, he's...
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