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Empire S3E15 — Civil Hands Unclean

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Empire•Season 3•Episode 15

Civil Hands Unclean

7.3/10 · 225 votesMay 3, 201743 min

Ranked #13 of 18 in Season 3•−0.1 vs season avg

Angelo's relationship with Cookie turns toxic and leaves her questioning her decisions. Hakeem makes a public plea for Lucious to give him paternity of Bella during his return to Empire Xstream. Meanwhile, Cookie becomes increasingly more suspicious of Lucious' intentions with Giuliana and Empire's future

Directed byHoward Deutch

Written byIlene Chaiken, Carlito Rodriguez

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Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Lucious Lyon

Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

Cookie Lyon

Bryshere Y. Gray

Bryshere Y. Gray

Hakeem Lyon

Jussie Smollett

Jussie Smollett

Jamal Lyon

Trai Byers

Trai Byers

Andre Lyon

Gabourey Sidibe

Gabourey Sidibe

Becky

Grace Byers

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Anika Calhoun

Ta'Rhonda Jones

Ta'Rhonda Jones

Porsha

Serayah

Serayah

Tiana Brown

Xzibit

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Shyne Johnson

Morocco Omari

Morocco Omari

Tariq Cousins

Bre-Z

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Freda Gatz

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Howard Deutch

Howard Deutch

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Ilene Chaiken

Ilene Chaiken

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Carlito Rodriguez

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Civil Hands Unclean" is episode 15 of Empire season 3. It scored 7.3/10 from 225 votes, ranking #13 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Howard Deutch and written by Ilene Chaiken, Carlito Rodriguez, it aired on May 3, 2017.

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