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Empire S4E9 — Slave to Memory

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Empire•Season 4•Episode 9

Slave to Memory

8.0/10 · 214 votesDec 13, 201743 min

Ranked #2 of 18 in Season 4•+0.5 vs season avg

Cookie and Lucious devise an elaborate plan to take down Diana Dubois and her family once and for all. Andre recovers from his mental breakdown in the hospital, Shine tries desperately to protect his secret and Eddie Barker is concluding his tenure at Empire. Amidst

Directed bySanaa Hamri

Written byDianne Houston, Joshua Allen

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Season 4 Episodes18

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Cast13

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

Andre Royo

Andre Royo

Thurston 'Thirsty' Rawlings

Xzibit

Xzibit

Shyne Johnson

Rumer Willis

Rumer Willis

Tory Ash

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Dianne Houston

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Joshua Allen

Writer

Sanaa Hamri

Sanaa Hamri

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Richard S. Lederer

Co-Producer

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Episode Summary

"Slave to Memory" is episode 9 of Empire season 4. It scored 8.0/10 from 214 votes, ranking #2 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Sanaa Hamri and written by Dianne Houston, Joshua Allen, it aired on December 13, 2017.

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