- Lucious Lyon: You're asking me to come and watch somebody dunk you in tap water and pretend that it's gonna make all your sins go away?
- Andre Lyon: He taught me that it was my responsibility, as the oldest, to always look out for you guys. To protect you. Instead, I made sure you guys were at each others throats. I wanted Empire so bad that I... I was prepared to let you two kill each other so I'd be the only one left.
- Jamal Lyon: Come on, Dre, what you talking about?
- Andre Lyon: It wasn't Hakeem that had you robbed at Ghetto Ass Studio, Jamal. I set that up.
- Hakeem Lyon: Wait, when Jamal almost got shot?
- Andre Lyon: I didn't think it would get as far as it did, okay?
- Hakeem Lyon: But it did. He could have got killed!
- Andre Lyon: I did... I didn't think it would go as far it... It was wrong of me. I was sick. I'm sorry.
- Jamal Lyon: It's unreal.
- Andre Lyon: There's nothing I could do to change the past. I can... I can just say that I'm sorry? I'm getting baptized this Sunday. And I'd appreciate it if you both would come.
- Hakeem Lyon: I guess we all make mistakes, right? I'll come.
- Lucious Lyon: The only commandments I want followed here are mine. Check your faith at the door, son.
- Andre Lyon: Dad, I want to make a confession to you.
- Lucious Lyon: Why? What you do now?
- Andre Lyon: When Cookie first got out prison, I'm the one who told her to blackmail you and produce Jamal.
- Lucious Lyon: ...I knew she had somebody smart in her corner.
- Andre Lyon: I want you to know that I'm fully committed to you and Empire. I regret ever jeopardizing this company for my own personal gain.
- Lucious Lyon: Okay, good. I forgive you. Can we get back to work now?
- Andre Lyon: I'm not finished, Pop. When I was off my medication, before I went into treatment, I felt hated and rejected by you. I wanted to hurt you so bad... that I went into your studio, put a gun to my head, and pulled the trigger. I wanted to die.
- Jake Tapper: To the top of the Billboard charts, to the balcony of the New York Stock exchange, to a prison cell in Brooklyn, Lucious Lyon has emerged a free man.
- Thirsty Rawlings: Are you on good terms with your mama?
- Andre Lyon: Somewhat.
- Thirsty Rawlings: Lucious wants copies of Lyon Dynasty's music. Finished and unfinished, all of it. And he was thinking you might be able to work your magic, and you know...
- Andre Lyon: He wants me to steal their tracks?
- Thirsty Rawlings: He thought you might be down.
- Andre Lyon: I'm not. I'd never do anything to hurt my mother. And in the future, you can tell him to tell me directly about our family affairs.
- Thirsty Rawlings: Of course, of course. Excuse me if I overstepped.
- Andre Lyon: You did.
- Thirsty Rawlings: I'm just trying to make the boss happy. And I'd appreciate if you forgot this conversation ever happened.
- Andre Lyon: I'd appreciate it if you left the glass on the table, leave my father's office, and don't come back until he returns.
- Thirsty Rawlings: Wow. So articulate. And here I thought we made nice, digging in the dirt.
- Jamal Lyon: If you don't get up out of my house right now, swear to god, you're about to go over that balcony.