"Empire" season 3 is coming to a close, and spoilers for its upcoming episode suggest that it will shift its focus on the drama surrounding Lucious and Anika's marriage.

Titled "The Unkindest Cut, "Empire" season 3, episode 8 will center on the complicated relationship of Lucious and Anika and will follow Andre as he makes a dirty effort to help Nessa.

The synopsis for the episode reads, "Andre sabotages Tiana's big appearance at a fashion event in an attempt to get Nessa into the spotlight. Meanwhile, Tariq works with Leah to try to bring down Lucious, and Jamai works with Philip to get over his PTSD."

A promo video for episode 8 also offers a closer look at Lucious and Anika's complicated marriage.

It can be recalled that in episode 7, Anika caught Lucious checking her out while she was getting dressed. Spoilers suggest that she will use that to her advantage in the coming episode.

In the video, Gealey says, "Anika has found a way in with Lucious. She's taking that and using it to her advantage."

In a separate promo video released by FOX, Andre is revealed to be stepping up in order to help Nessa. In episode 7, Nessa unexpectedly arrived while Andre was on a conference call. Nessa invited him to come to the annual memorial for Stone. Andre accepted the invitation before Shine walked in to complain about the attitude of Freda Gatz. When Shine told Andre he was getting the raw end of the deal, Andre told him to trust that he could take care of things.

"Empire" season 3, episode 8 airs on December 7, 9:00 P.M. on FOX.