Miami Ink

Ivy gets a cartoon version of herself, but she's not the happiest customer. Ami and Yoji sit side by side for the first time and tattoo two best friends who are more 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.

Nuñez tattoos Dalia a memorial piece for her father, who died in the line of duty in Afghanistan. Darren gives Susan, a fellow graffiti artist, a tattoo of one of her pieces. Garver creates a Japanese-style snake for Greg, a local club owner.

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 Nuñez's stuff. Will Joel crack under the pressure?

Garver struggles with personal demons as he helps a client find closure. Yoji has a communication breakdown that ends with Ami getting in the middle. Nuñez 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 to help reach closure from an abusive past. 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.

Ami and Darren's wife Carolina are not getting along. Chad comes to Darren for a koi fish that signifies the battle that he won after shedding 100 pounds. The guys finally choose Lee as their new shop manager.

Nuñez 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 'N Roses tattoo to celebrate her favorite band and her husband.

Lloyd Banks of G-Unit gets tattooed to mark the release of 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 good and bad things he's done in life.

Garver gets some real-life inspiration for Roger's tattoo when a local pin-up 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.