Empire is officially a HUGE hit for Fox. Its ratings have increased each of the first four weeks.

Did that same pattern hold up for Empire Season 1 Episode 5?

That is a question for a different post.

For now, we're focusing on how Cookie received an anonymous gift that she believed could be a veiled threat from her prison past during the hour.

Elsewhere, Lucious took charge of Hakeem’s first video shoot.

How did it go? What else transpired? Click on the video below to watch Empire online and find out right here and now.

Watch Empire Season 1 Episode 5 Online

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