Kat's nailed down her dream team, but the shop's not ready when Hannah and Kim arrive to work in LA. Hannah's worried Kim might drop out. Fortunately, Corey agrees to let the entire crew work out of his shop until LA Ink opens.

LA INK is open for business and Kat Von D and her crew celebrate with a huge rock n roll bash! It's been a struggle getting her dream shop off the ground but it's done and now the whole city will see if Kat has what it takes to run her own business.

While bathing suit shopping with Pixie, Kat learns her recent weight loss has changed more than her waistline. Pixie gives Kat the hard sell on breast implants. But before Kat goes under the knife, she does a test run on the girls at the shop.

Kat's overworked, so Kim suggests that they both do a cleanse. Kat raises the stakes by making a bet to see who can last longer. The loser will get tattooed by Steve O. Nashville's Emerson Drive stops by the shop to celebrate their first #1 song.

Corey contemplates getting a vasectomy, but it's a tougher decision then he thought it would be. Kat surprises Pixie by getting a portrait tattoo of her to show her how much she loves her. In the shop, Hannah tattoos a fighting fish on Raye.

Kat and the team learn the true meaning of sisterhood when Pixie falls sick but can't afford the surgery she desperately needs. Corey turns to occult art to find inspiration and tattoos a creepy portrait for his friend.

Kat invites her father to visit the shop and nothing goes down as planned. When she's five hours late to work things get chaotic. Her rock star client Frank Iero of the band My Chemical Romance looks for ways to pass the time.

Kim's single and ready to mingle. The crew is determined to find her a good man and she finally takes a gamble on love at Drag Queen Bingo. Chris combines his two passions in life in a rockabilly style pin up.

Kat's business is booming but her personal life has been suffering as a result. Kat has managed to meet a guy who she vibes with but has some doubts about jumping into a relationship so quickly after her recent divorce.

Hannah's daughter Holly comes to check out L.A., but Hannah's stuck working at the shop. While she tries to break free, Rita Haney tells Kat the tragic story of the death of her soul mate - Pantera's guitarist Dimebag Darrell.

Pixie is going through relationship issues so the girls rally around her to help her cope. Bonnie pays tribute to her music with a piece from Corey and in the process helps bring a smile to Pixie's face. Sebastian Bach shows he's still rock-n-roll.

Hannah is forced to decide between her life in LA and the life she left behind in Chicago. Kat wants to take a vacation and meet Orbi on tour, but she has to figure out a way to leave and still take care of business.

Kat faces a crisis when she returns from her trip with Orbi to find that Hannah's still in Chicago and in no rush to return to LA. And Pixie took off for a week without asking. Kat has to decide which comes first, her business or her friendship.

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

To help Kat tame her wild ways she 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.