Yoji puts Bridgette on a plane to New York where she'll give birth to their daughter. Bridgette can only hope that Yoji will be able to make it up there in time.

Olympic athlete Mark Zupan comes in to have Ami finish a tribal tattoo on his arm. Mark's inspirational story teaches everyone in the shop the importance of teamwork. New parents Yoji and Bridgette bring Sydney to meet the guys for the first time.

The shop is really humming and all of the artists are keeping busy. Darren breaks his elbow, and the doctor estimates he will not be able to tattoo for eight weeks. Ami calls in a guest artist from LA, Kat, to help cover their growing clientele.

As the shop comes together, all the Miami Ink artists want to show off the huge accomplishment. Visits from family members reinforce their commitment to their work and to each other. Kat tattoos the Virgin Mary on Darren's wife, Carolina.

Ami decides to get back in shape to help keep him focused and energetic; unfortunately, he exacerbates an old back injury and spends the next few days trying to recover. A woman wants Yoji to tatoo her, and the guys are hesitant to let him go solo.

Ami and Chris take a spiritual and professional journey to the Hawaii and meet a master of traditional Polynesian tattooing, Keone Nunes. Keone teaches them about the ancient art of tapping and gives each of them a traditional style tattoo.

The artists of Miami Ink learn that with success come problems. Ami buys his dream car, while Darren risks his life and his career by drinking to excess.

Ami threatens Yoji with an ultimatum: if he doesn't improve his drawing, Yoji is going to have to quit his apprenticeship.

Nuñez's partying ways jeopardize his career and the shop's reputation. Ami spends time with his mom who's visiting from Israel.

Tensions flare when Ami skips town just as one of the worst hurricanes of the season is about to hit - leaving Nunez in charge of the shop. Darren tries to convince his wife Carolina to leave her comfortable Connecticut home and move to Miami.

Kat Von D is back, surprising the guys by dropping in from LA. Ami tries to get past the memory of a near death motorcycle accident. He's got to decide if it's worth risking his life and his livelihood to ride again.

Ami's in Hawaii, so Nunez is left in charge of Miami Ink, and Kat comes in to help out. Nunez replicates an Alphonse Mucha print for Marci, who is celebrating victory over breast cancer. Nunez also tattoos the famous bike builder, Billy Lane.

Garver designs a guardian angel for Paul to keep him grounded. Ami continues his Hindu-inspired work on Mike, who's down from New York. Another Mike gets a tattoo from Ami to remind him of the time he spent in Hawaii as a child.

Darren tattoos Frank, who wants to commemorate an uncle who pushed him to be the man he is today - but who recently committed suicide. Garver helps Cindy to remind herself to love and respect her body after years of battling an eating disorder.

Now that she's 18, Nunez can give Vanessa a tattoo of her obsession. Darren gives his father his first tattoo, and Nunez helps Danyel keep her mother's memory alive. Garver helps Harold immortalize the place he learned to skateboard: the WTC.

Ami helps Amber Dawn remember her beloved grandfather with a rosary tattoo, and Darren gives rocker Adam something that reminds him that he only lives once. Ami goes all out on a custom design for Shawn, and Garver gives Evan an old-school skull.