There’s more drama in the Atlanta shop.
The argument between Tati and Donna continues. Tati is irritated that Donna ended up “bullying” her way into a space at the shop to sell her products. But Tati decides to let it go because she doesn’t want to allow any drama to mess up her promotion. She wants Ceaser to see how serious she is about her role at Black Ink.
Not too long after, one of the Atlanta tattoo artists, Ink Daddy, hits on Krystal and says Rok doesn’t deserve her because he’s not a better tattoo artist. This leads to the men nearly coming to blows and Krystal says she’s been s*xually harassed. So Tati calms everyone down and tells them they have to be professional and get back to work.
Cease’s problems worsen.
Crystal contacts child services after Cheyenne accused Cease of beating her on social media. He contacts a lawyer and says that Crystal did this because she’s bitter he moved on with Suzette. For now, he will try to let things play out. But he’s upset that his relationship with his daughter has fallen apart.
Puma and his family are enjoying their time in Atlanta. They feel New York is too gentrified now which leads to cops being called on children for doing innocent things like hanging out in front of the stoop like they used to when they were young. So these days, they don’t even feel safe allowing their children to play outside.
Rok strikes out with Krystal.
There’s tension between Rok and Krystal. Krystal says that the issue is Rok allows people to “play with him.” She wanted him to do more when Ink Daddy hit on her at the shop. So Krystal ends the relationship and says she just wants to be protected.
When Cease arrives to the mansion, Donna tells Cease that Tati has been acting funny since he promoted her. Tati overhears this and they start arguing again. Donna throws fruit at Tati and Cease has to restrain both women.
Rok and Alex talk about Krystal and what happened with Ink Daddy. For Rok, he didn’t want to fight at the shop and end up on bad terms with Cease. Krystal was fired in the past for fighting at the shop so Rok doesn’t understand why she forgot that. Regardless, Alex says that Rok will have to step up and prove himself to Krystal if he wants her back.
Tati and Cease talk. Cease is impressed by Tati’s ambition and says he can see himself doing business with her in the future. He may even allow her to run one of his new shops. So he just wants her to calm down and not let Donna or anyone else distract her.
Rok comes up with his own solution.
The gang goes out to a strip club to celebrate Puma’s birthday. Krystal and Rok can’t stay away from each other. And Cease is annoyed with Suzette because every time he looks at her, he’s reminded of his fallout with his daughter.
Back at the shop, Rok has a conversation with Ink Daddy. Ink Daddy admits the true issue is he feels like the New York crew came to the Atlanta shop and took over. And they aren’t even trying to get to know any of the Atlanta crew. Rok understands this but wants Ink Daddy to know he should apologize to Krystal for being disrespectful. Ink Daddy agrees and Rok says that they can hang out sometimes. Not too long after, Krystal makes it clear that she’s impressed with how Rok chose to handle things even though he didn’t get violent.
Suzette has had enough.
Cease decides to have an honest conversation with Suzette. He tells her that her decision to go back and forth with Cheyenne on Instagram wasn’t cool. While Suzette understands this, she says that Cheyenne came for as well by posting naked photos of her and saying things about her children.
Regardless, Cease tells her they need to take a break until he figures everything out. Suzette isn’t feeing this and she gets in Cease’s face and tells him that she held him down when he was at his lowest. She believes she elevated his whole life and if she wasted her time dealing with him and all his baggage, she’s going to be furious.
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