LA Ink

Kat faces crises when she returns from her trip with Orbi to find that Hannah's still in Chicago, in no rush to return to LA, and Pixie has taken a week off without asking. Kat must decide which comes first: her business or her friendships.

Tension is building in the shop as Kat struggles to be a boss without damaging her friendship with Pixie. Kat hits her boiling point when Pixie asks for time off to moonlight. Corey helps Brandon advertise with a neck tattoo.

To tame her wild ways, Kat impulsively moves in with her boyfriend Orbi. Meanwhile, in the shop, Hannah tattoos a mermaid for Rebecca to help her confront her horrors of surviving the tsunami that almost took her life.

The crew looks to make a fresh start. Pixie undergoes laser tattoo removal to make room for a very important tattoo. Kat hires her sister to be her personal assistant and plans a surprise, with the help of comedian Tom Green.

Kat and Orbi's relationship grows when she tattoos a classic portrait of his father, rock n' roll legend Roy Orbison. Pixie and Kim discover the ups and downs of being single in Los Angeles when they give speed dating a try and come up short.

Kat builds a full-sized skate ramp inside the shop but Hannah, whose station will be right next to the ramp, thinks it's a terrible idea with dangerous repercussions. With construction going on at the shop, Corey and Kim work out of Corey's shop.

Kat decides she wants to set a world record for doing 400 tattoos within 24 hours, but with less than a week to plan the event, she might be attempting the impossible.

After some intense pains, Kat consults a doctor. When her pain worsens, a second opinion leads to a troubling discovery. Kat is immediately rushed to surgery and the shop is forced to carry on without her.

Kat's back to work after a health scare, but she is overwhelmed with the progress of MusInk. She's missed deadlines and her headlining band has cancelled. She turns to Corey for help, but he struggles with lending a hand and remaining a family man.

Fireworks fly when the artists become fed up with Pixie's bad work habits, forcing Kat to make a tough decision about Pixie's future as shop manager. As things spiral out of control, Kat tries her best to keep the arguing away from the clients.

Kat and the crew try to pick up the pieces after Pixie's big blow-up at the shop. Kat and Pixie's friendship is tested, and the artists must adjust to new dynamics as Kat is forced to find someone to fill in. Hannah tries to make amends with Pixie.

Kat's boyfriend, Orbi, meets with her dad in secret to confess his true feelings and talk about the future of his and Kat's relationship. Hannah's brother and fellow tattoo artist Guy Aitchison stops by to do an elaborate collaboration with her.

Kat's relationship with Orbi is on the rocks as she focuses on work and Musink, her tattoo and music convention. Corey and Hannah work on Jay's tribute to his mom while Kim bonds with Vickie. Hannah gives Tim a metal-jamming Jesus. Musink finally opens.