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Empire S3E16 — Absent Child

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Empire•Season 3•Episode 16

Absent Child

7.2/10 · 220 votesMay 10, 201743 min

Ranked #16 of 18 in Season 3•−0.2 vs season avg

The Lyons fear that the Dubois family is to blame for their latest family crisis, so when no one is willing to give up any information, Cookie takes matters into her own hands. Jamal and Lucious reach a breakthrough in a song on which they

Directed byMillicent Shelton

Written byAttica Locke, Malcolm Spellman

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Cast12

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

Grace Byers

Anika Calhoun

Ta'Rhonda Jones

Ta'Rhonda Jones

Porsha

Serayah

Serayah

Tiana Brown

Xzibit

Xzibit

Shyne Johnson

Morocco Omari

Morocco Omari

Tariq Cousins

Bre-Z

Bre-Z

Freda Gatz

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Attica Locke

Writer

Malcolm Spellman

Malcolm Spellman

Writer

Millicent Shelton

Millicent Shelton

Director

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Episode Summary

"Absent Child" is episode 16 of Empire season 3. It scored 7.2/10 from 220 votes, ranking #16 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Millicent Shelton and written by Attica Locke, Malcolm Spellman, it aired on May 10, 2017.

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