L.A. Ink

Corey confronts Kat and decides to quit High Voltage. Craig hires a new tattoo artist at American Electric but she and Amy get off to a bad start. Corey returns and asks Kat for his job back, forcing Kat to choose between friendship and business.

After Corey returns and asks for his job back, Kat is faced with a dilemma of hiring him back in the shop. She must consult her team and decide what's best for them all. Meanwhile, Amy and new tattoo artist Ruthless continue to be at odds.

Kat's indecision on whether or not she should bring Corey back to High Voltage. Corey is conflicted about his clients that are still in Hollywood and is getting fed up waiting on Kat to give him an answer. Corey starts to seek other options.

Kat gets caught in the middle of a prank war when her roommate, Rooftop, starts trouble with her boyfriend, Nikki Sixx. Corey cuts all ties when he crosses enemy lines and decides to join the team at American Electric.

Kat heads to New York to meet with Sephora about her new perfume line, and then to Harper Collins Publishers, where she has to give her editor some bad news about her second book. Corey reveals the ugly truth in a magazine interview.

Kat wakes up to find that a spider has bitten her eye, and the possibility of surgery scares her just as much as not being able to tattoo. Corey calms the tension at American Electric when he agrees to tattoo Amy and Paulie.

Kat convinces Michael to run a marathon, but after he drops out, she finds other ways to spend time with him. American Electric celebrates its 11th anniversary, and Paulie's refusal to participate angers Craig just as much as Amy's surprise guest.

Kat auctions off a tattoo for charity, Nikki Sixx interviews Dan on his radio show, and the crew goes to see Dan's band at The House of Blues. Corey walks in to find Aubry getting tattooed, and Amy finds herself between a rock and a hard place.

After noticing that her crew is acting strange, Kat starts digging for information only to find that she may have ruined a great surprise. At American Electric, Ruthless realizes that Amy is covering for Paulie and threatens to tell Craig.

Kat takes a long look at Corey's face on the mural and decides that it's time for a change. After an unexplained absence, Paulie returns to American Electric with a careless attitude and Craig is forced to fire him.

While Kat struggles with the decision to go on tour with Nikki and the future of their relationship, she puts Michael and Rooftop in charge of the event space next door. The tension between Amy and Ruthless reaches a boiling point over a tattoo convention

As final prep is underway for the opening of Kat's gallery, tensions boil over at AE between Amy and Ruthless. Wonderland opens its doors, Kat and her new boyfriend show up to a full press line and a party full of surprises.