Charmaine teams with a new partner to start her own shop after leaving 9MAG, Ryan tries balancing work and co-parenting, and Ashley gets distressing news.

Don and Ashley nervously await the results of her biopsy, Charmaine and Neek resist wedding pressure from both their moms, and Ryan reckons with past trauma.

Charmaine announces her pregnancy to the 2nd City crew and tries to appease her mother-in-law; Jess announces a pajama party at her house and gets a dose of reality.

Draya calls out Zach over his behavior at the party, Ashley objects to Don playing wingman, Ryan moves into a new place, and Kitty visits from New York.

Phor receives an unexpected DM about a woman from his past, Charmaine starts planning her wedding, and two 2nd City Ink artists consider leaving the shop.

An ex-employee turns up at 9MAG in need of work, Phor meets his alleged teenage daughter, and Charmaine does a maternity photoshoot before getting devastating news.

Charmaine prepares for her mother's funeral.

The gang turns up on Bourbon Street in the spirit of Glenda. Kitty considers Charmaine's job offer, but Jess is left in the dark. Don helps Phor get answers about his potential daughter while Prince makes a tough decision.

Sparks fly when Ashley is pushed to the edge and explodes after failing to sort out her issues with Don.

Ashley reveals the real reason she left Don.

When a romantic video of Ryan and Rachel vacationing in Mexico shows up on social media, a jilted Kitty bares her claws. Former Chicago Bull Eddy Curry gets a memorial tattoo. 2nd City Ink hosts an open call to expand the team.

Char's false alarm forces her into early maternity leave. Kitty's determined to prove to Char that she can handle the shop in her absence. Over at 9MAG, Draya and Phor forge on to keep the tattoo community unified while tensions at 2nd City rise between Kitty and Char's not-so-new hired help.

Char struggles to find balance between the shop and maternity. Back at the shop, Kitty's caught off guard by Jess' surprise to elevate things at 2nd City. At 9MAG, Ryan and Rachel finally come to terms with their relationship