Season 1 - Episode Guide

On the corner of 113th and Lennox, in the heart of Harlem, you'll find the Black Ink Crew and all of their crazy antics.

Ceaser is fed up with O'S**t's unprofessionalism and makes a decision that will send the Black Ink Crew spinning out of control. Puma receives shocking news while at a strip club and is forced to consider tough changes ahead.

Sassy contemplates leaving the chaos of the shop for more stability. Puma discovers O'S**t's life has spiraled out of control since being fired. Alex's feelings for Ted come at the cost of her friendship with Dutchess and Sassy.

Dutchess drives Ceaser to court where he may end up serving time in jail for owing back child support. Dutchess reaps the benefits of walking in the fashion show and has her first go-see with Inked Magazine. apartment.

Black Ink throws a birthday party for Sassy that turns into an out of control Mixxxy bash and all hell breaks loose. Alex, Sassy and Dutchess have some girl time where Sassy and Dutchess confront Alex about getting mixed up with Ted.

The Black Ink Crew is heading to Vegas to be part of the biggest tattoo convention in the world. The trip is less than successful for the crew who half-ass their way through the convention, leaving Ceaser upset about the future of the shop.

Post -Vegas, Ceaser is coming to terms with his feelings for Dutchess. Because of O'S**t's impressive performance in Vegas, Cease rewards him by putting him in charge of the shop while Cease is down South.

While Dutchess and Ceaser hit the road for the Dirty South, O'S**t is left in charge of the shop. Black Ink is making more money that it has seen in ages. Down in North Carolina, Cease faces a guy's worst nightmare while meeting Dutchess's family.

Ceaser and Dutchess cut their trip short to pick up O'S**t from "The Barge," the New York City prison he has been locked up in for days. Alex and O'S**t face eachother for the first time since the night he went to jail.

When the Black Ink Crew decide to host a charity art show for local kids, Puma and Dutchess bump heads while planning the event. Ceaser sides with Dutchess, leaving the guys in the shop to question his loyalty and business sense

Dutchess reveals a secret to Ceaser that she has kept to herself for weeks. O'S**t's bail bondsman comes to the shop to see S**t for some serious business…a tattoo cover up. Puma shocks Sassy with some big news about him and Quanni.

Dutchess makes a peace offering at the shop, apologizing for her bad behavior over the past few weeks and filling everyone in on her heart condition. Alex confides in her old tattoo artist about her frustrations with the crew at Black Ink.

When the woman who brought Ceaser up in the tattoo world visits the shop for a memorial tattoo from Cease, she has some strong opinions about his relationship with Dutchess. Alex and Dutchess finally meet face to face.