Ceaser is fed up.
Walt admits he took money from the shop to pay for personal issues. But he denies that he had anything to do with the break-in. Regardless, Teddy doesn’t believe Walt. And he does think that Walt did break into the shop as well as take the money from the register. So he tells Walt to just stay away from them for a while.
Even though Walt offers to pay back the money to make things better, Ceaser is furious. And he kicks him out.
In a green screen interview, Cease says he trusted Walt and did so many things to help him out in the past. So their friendship is over.
Therapy is something Puma is considering.
Puma tells his wife Quani about Walt and the break-in. And he also says that the pandemic and police brutality happening all over the country has made him feel like he needs to get therapy so he can talk out what he’s been feeling lately. However, he wants his therapist to be black so that he can be sure that they understand his perspective.
Rok and Krystal have secretly been dating for six months. They bonded during the quarantine and talked often. While they are exclusive, Krystal wants them to keep things on the low until it’s the right time to tell everyone. She doesn’t want their relationship to fail like most of the relationships at Black Ink usually do.
Ceaser, Teddy, Puma, and Ceaser’s other cousin Feezy meet up to talk about Walter’s situation. They see the footage and they all really think the person on camera stealing is Walt.
Puma thinks they should at least talk to Walt to find out what led to him stealing money. But Cease is over it.
There are some things Young Bae needs to think about.
Young Bae has her own tattoo shop, called Diamond Tattoos. She’s owned the shop for 12 years and didn’t want to discuss it on the show because it’s one part of her life she wanted to keep private. She tells Teddy her breast implants made her sick and she had to have them removed recently. With everything going on, Bae isn’t sure she wants to return to Black Ink. But for now, she’s focused on her recovery. Then she will determine if she wants to return.
Therapy goes well.
Puma has his first therapy session with a therapist named Aaron. Aaron is a black man and they discuss Puma’s upbringing. Puma says that he has to mask himself as a positive person, but there’s a lot of trauma that he’s dealing with. He grew up during the Crack Era. And his mother was on drugs. So he has had to switch schools and move around with multiple family members. To this day, he doesn’t have the best relationship with his mom. And his greatest fear is dying and leaving Quani alone to be a single mother.
Aaron thinks Puma has to learn how to let go of his mask. And he needs to get more comfortable talking about what he’s feeling. So Puma is looking forward to having more sessions with Aaron. And now he thinks that more black people should be open to therapy to deal with their own personal traumas.
Krystal makes some accusations.
Back at the shop, Ceaser and Teddy tell the others about Walt. They also show the security footage and everyone thinks Walter is the one who broke in. Krystal says that Walt has been shorting her at the 125th shop. When she does tattoos, Walt will write down the incorrect price that Krystal charges the client, and then keeps the difference. Plus, she says Walter came in drunk one day and went straight to the resister and counted the money. And when it comes to the security footage, she remembers Walt wearing the same exact clothes the day after the footage was filmed.
In a green screen interview, Krystal says she didn’t want to tell Cease about what Walt had been up to because she didn’t want to cause any problems.
Cease says that Walt is out. For him, it doesn’t matter that he, Puma, and Teddy have known Walter for 20 years. And he doesn’t want anyone in the shop to talk to him anymore.
Even though Puma and the others wonder if Walt is having substance abuse issues, Cease is washing hands of Walt completely.
Krystal later tells Tatti that Walt even had another woman with him at the 125th shop and he’s cheating on Jess.
Puma talks to Walt.
After seeing the footage, Puma meets with Walt. Walt says once again that he didn’t break in the shop. But he was shorting the artists and pocketing the cash. He says that he’s behind in child support and needed the money to avoid jail time. When Puma says Walt could have just asked someone for money, Walt says he tried to reach out to Cease but Cease ignored him.
Regardless, Puma tells Walt he lost his Black Ink family because they aren’t willing to forgive him.
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