Black Ink Crew

After leaving Black Ink closed for a month, Ceaser is back in Harlem and ready to make the shop bigger and better than ever. Meanwhile, down in North Carolina, Dutchess still has to pay for thousands of dollars of unexpected renovations before her tattoo shop Pretty-N-Ink can open for business. Kathie warns O'Shit that she's petitioned the court to put him on official child support payments. And when cops show up at Black Ink, it's clear that baby mama drama is nothing to mess with.

Ceaser's arrest sends shock waves through Black Ink, and the rest of crew is forced to pick up his slack. Dutchess in particular is left high and dry, and has to manage a high-profile photo shoot on her own. While things seem uncertain at Black Ink, just a few blocks uptown things are more promising: Puma is opening up a brand new tattoo shop to give Black Ink a run for its money, with Puma hoping to capitalize on Ceaser's recent demise.

A new tattoo artist is given the traditional Black Ink welcome…strippers and Hennessy! Things get even hotter when the girls head to Miami Beach for Sky's butt-lift surgery. Dutchess, fed up with Ceasar's baby mama drama, decides that Miami is a good time to let loose, but what transpires after a night at the club threatens to tear Ceaser and Dutchess apart.

Sky goes under the knife to get the body she's been wanting since she was a teenager. Ceaser declares war when he finds out that Puma has opened a rival shop just a few blocks north of Black Ink. Donna spills the beans about her night of passion with Dutchess, shocking Ceaser.

Donna's allegations about Dutchess send shockwaves through the shop, prompting Ceaser to confront his fiancée about her alleged cheating. Naeem introduces his girlfriend Alexis to the Art2Ink crew. Walt struggles with his new responsibilities as a full-time dad when he's forced to give his kids "the talk".

Wanting to know the truth once and for all, Ceaser confronts his best friend O'Sh**t about rumors that he had sex with Dutchess. Fists fly and wigs are pulled after Donna refuses to pay Sky her portion of the hotel bill. Further uptown, Puma's life flashes before his eyes when bullets are fired directly in to Art2Ink.

Now that the scars have healed and the bandages are off, Sky hosts a butt reveal party at the shop to show the world her new body! Ceaser stages a mediation as part of a last ditch effort to broker peace between Kathie and O'Sh*t. After hearing about the shooting at Art2Ink, Puma's mother-in-law goes on the warpath and demands that Puma close down his shop for good.

Dutchess spends her last few days in NYC attempting to make amends with Donna. Kathie calls on her spirit guides to help her get revenge on O'Sh*t. And Sky's past comes back to haunt her just as she's starting a new chapter in her life.

Dutchess faces a difficult decision when caterers, guests and key supplies fall through the day before her Grand Opening Party for Pretty N Ink. After she finds out her tattoo equipment was thrown out, Donna shows up unannounced in North Carolina to confront Dutchess and Ceaser about it.

Concerned that Dutchess is manipulating Ceaser, Caesar's mom tries to derail their marriage. Sky takes her new body out for a test drive. After becoming suspicious, Donna confronts Max's ex and gets some information.

As the birthday of one of the children she gave up for adoption approaches, Sky is forced to make a life-altering decision. Puma throws a sip-and-paint party at Art2Ink, but the celebration turns ugly when Alexis confronts Donna about her past with Naeem. When O'Sh*t blows off a client, Ceaser reaches his breaking point. And Rah Ali shows up to Black Ink for a tattoo, but Sky has other plans for her.

The crew heads north for some snow-tubing fun, but when Donna shows up, wigs get snatched and fists start flying. O'Sh*t continues his downward spiral with drugs and alcohol and is given a grim warning by his doctor. Donna must decide whether or not she wants Max to make her an honest woman. Ceaser throws a party to celebrate the new shop on 125th street and O'Sh*t makes a decision that will change Black Ink forever.