Miami Ink

Ivy gets a cartoon version of herself, though she's not the happiest customer. Ami and Yoji sit side by side for the first time, and tattoo two best friends that are like sisters. Tattoo-less Josie comes in to apply for the store manager position.

Not only are the guys down an artist at the shop with Kat gone, but the continued success of Love Hate means Ami and Nunez also need more staff at the bar. In the meantime, Ami helps Marissa put an end to the single life with a double happiness tattoo.

With the shop down an artist, Garver's old friend Tim Hendricks joins the team as a guest artist. Ami treats Samantha to a traditional owl tattoo to honor her grandmother. Garver gives BMX rider, Matt a bearded back piece.

The guys play a prank on their latest shop manager applicant, Joel. They have their friend Joey pose as a bookie, come into the shop and confiscate Nunez's stuff. Will Joel crack under the pressure?

Garver struggles with personal demons while he helps a client find closure. Yoji has a communication breakdown that ends with Ami getting in the middle. Nunez focuses on his mom's surgery, and Darren gets a call from Carolina that could mean big change.

Garver gives Danielle a tattoo of a Spanish Skull that will help her put closure to an abusive past, and Sylvie gets a fierce Asian style woman to represent the strong woman that she is today. As the new kid on the block, Kat is feeling lonely.

Years of tattooing have taken their toll on Garver, whose bad back jeopardizes his future as a tattoo artist. The search for a shop manager continues as the guys test out yet another applicant, Lee.

Nunez and Ami's partnership has reached the breaking point,and the boys need to decide if their better off friends than partners.Garver takes on Simone's elaborate peacock tattoo while Darren gives a 300lb woman a voluptuous pin up girl tattoo on her back

With the stress of finding Kat's replacement, running the shop and managing the bar bearing down on him, Ami's having a tough time controlling his temper.Yoji almost loses it when he rubs off a stencil for a Koi he's working on.

Nunez helps Vicky find strength from her grandfather's favorite Latin saying. Ami gets a lesson in animal behavior when he gives Kimberly a Blue Ring octopus tattoo. Tasha, gets a 'Guns and Roses' tattoo to celebrate her favorite band and her husband.

Lloyd Banks of G-Unit gets a tattoo to mark his new album, "Rotten Apple," from Chris Garver.

Ami gives Mike a large back piece that represents him coming to terms with his father's suicide and coming out as a gay male. Kat gives Scott a Bettie Page pin-up, and Thomas gets a tattoo that reminds him of both the bad and good things he did in life.

Garver gets some real life inspiration for Roger's tattoo when a local pinup model poses for his sketch. Philip pays tribute to his father's battle with cancer. Kat celebrates her 10 years as an artist with a tattoo from her idol Corey Miller.