LA Ink Season 4 Episode 18 - Photo Finish. Air date:August 25, 2011 10:00 PM on TLC. Body artist Kat Von D has left Miami Ink and is setting up shop in her hometown of L.A., and TLC has its cameras on her to capture her success or failure. Even though she's one among many tattoo parlors in the City of Angels, Kat's reputation precedes her. But can she learn how to balance her professional and personal life in a place where it's easy to get distracted by the glitz and the glamour?
Previous Story: Michael and Rooftop are in charge of the next door event space, while Kat decides on whether to go on tour with Nikki or end their relationship. Tensions hit a head between Ruthless and Amy over an upcoming tattoo convention. Kat's gallery "Wonderland" opens with a party of surprises, including introducing her new boyfriend to the press. Meanwhile at AE, tensions between Amy and Ruthless explode. The High Voltage tries to adjust to all the changes occuring in Kat's life which will affect the shop's future.
Kat is trying to maintain a relationship with fiancé, Jesse James, who is in Austin, TX and design her wedding dress with her new clothing line's designers. She also decides to take in a wayward teen and leaves her alone when she heads for New York for a Sephora photo shoot.
Kat and the crew decide to throw a benefit for the earthquake victims in Japan, but find out High Voltage may not be so safe when the big one hits. Tensions rise between Rooftop and Arianna, and when Arianna takes Kat's car without permission. Kat uncovers Arianna's dark secret, when it becomes a matter of life and death. Meanwhile, Dan plays a dodgy prank that turns the shop into a war zone - and Rooftop takes a permanent hit.
Now Episode Is: Kat Von D's stress levels reach an all-time high as she must complete a photo shoot in time to showcase her new clothing line to prestigious fashion editors. Michael & Rooftop duke it out in a series of agonizing challenges.
