Tattoo Nightmares Miami (2014–…): Season 1, Episode 10 - War Wounds - full transcript
When her military husband ships out, Haley unearths some disturbing facts that ended her marriage.
NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE,
THERE'S NOTHING
WORSE THAN A BAD TATTOO.
NOW, THREE ARTISTS
HAVE COME TOGETHER TO TAKE ON
MIAMI'S MOST IMPOSSIBLE
TATTOO NIGHTMARES.
- MIAMI'S MY HOME.
YOU'RE IN MY HOUSE NOW.
- DON'T LET THIS PRETTY FACE
FOOL YOU.
I'M ALL BUSINESS, BABY.
- LOVE ME OR HATE ME, THE WORK
ALWAYS SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
THEY'RE GOING UP
AGAINST THE MOST INSANE
ORIGINAL TATTOOS...
- I WANT A TATTOO IN MY ARMPIT.
- SERIOUSLY, THE ARMPIT?
AND OUTRAGEOUS
COVER-UPS.
- OW.
- WAIT, WHY THE NIPPLE,
OUT OF ALL THE PLACES?
- CALL 911.
DAMN.
THIS IS
TATTOO NIGHTMARES: MIAMI.
- OH, MAN.
HEY,
AT LEAST I'M HITTING THE BALL
THESE DAYS, MAN.
THAT'S BETTER THAN--
- MORNING.
- OH, HELLO, SUNSHINE.
- YES, I AM.
I'M FEELING GOOD TODAY.
- OH, YEAH.
I LIKE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
WHY YOU FEELING SO GOOD?
- WELL, BASICALLY,
I DON'T HAVE TO WORK TODAY.
HA-HA, I GOT A CANCELLATION.
WHOO!
- OKAY.
- ALL I GET TO DO
IS LAY ON THIS COUCH
AND WATCH YOU GUYS
MAKE ALL MY MONEY.
- DID YOU PUT YOUR BIKE
OUT FRONT?
- THAT'S MY BIKE, YEAH.
- SOMEONE'S STEALING IT.
- NUH-UH.
- I'M NOT PLAYING.
- GO GET HIM!
GO GET HIM!
GET HIM!
- HEY, WHERE YOU GOING
WITH THAT BIKE?
- WHAT THE--HEY!
MY BIKE!
- THAT SUCKS, DUDE.
- CHEER UP, BABY GIRL.
WE'LL GET YOU A NEW ONE.
HEY, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
- HI.
I'M DOING OKAY.
- ALL RIGHT.
- DO YOU GUYS HAPPEN TO HAVE
ANYONE AVAILABLE
TO FIX SOMETHING FOR ME?
- OH, WE HAPPEN TO HAVE SOMEBODY
JUST FOR YOU.
HEY, REESE.
REE-HEE-HEE-HEE-EESE!
- WHAT?
- YOU REMEMBER
YOU HAD THAT CANCELLATION,
AND YOU THOUGHT THAT YOU WAS
JUST GONNA BE CHILLING TODAY?
WRONG.
WE HAVE A CLIENT
OVER HERE FOR YOU.
- HELLO.
- HI, SORRY.
- THAT'S OKAY.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
- I HAVE A TATTOO THAT'S--
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY
THAT THE TATTOO'S BAD.
- OKAY.
- BUT WHAT IT'S CONNECTED TO IS.
- AH, SO IT'S THE MEANING
BEHIND THE TATTOO.
- EXACTLY.
- WOW, OKAY.
WELL, CAN I SEE THIS TATTOO?
- YOU CAN.
IT'S A DOOZY.
- OKAY.
SHOW ME.
OH.
- IT'S A CELTIC WEDDING KNOT.
- WOW.
YOU MADE MY JOB
A LITTLE HARD TODAY.
- MY MARRIAGE LED ME TO
A TATTOO I REGRET.
NOW THAT I'VE
DIVORCED MY HUSBAND,
I REALLY WANT TO
DIVORCE THIS TATTOO.
- IT'S DARK, AND IT'S REALLY
UP ON YOUR NECK, RIGHT THERE.
- YES.
- I MEAN, DEFINITELY
NO WIGGLE ROOM AROUND HERE.
THIS POOR GIRL.
I MEAN, HAVING A BAD TATTOO
IS HARD ENOUGH,
BUT THEN TO HAVE IT CONSTANTLY
REMIND YOU OF A BAD RELATIONSHIP
JUST MAKES IT TEN TIMES WORSE.
WHY DO YOU WANT TO GET
THIS TATTOO COVERED UP?
- IT'S ACTUALLY
A MATCHING TATTOO.
GOT IT WITH MY EX-HUSBAND.
- AH.
- EX-HUSBAND.
- AND IT'S JUST, LIKE...
- I BET.
- THE LAST THING IN THE WORLD I
EVER WANT TO THINK ABOUT AGAIN.
- I'M THE SAME WAY.
I GOT A LITTLE... ON MY NECK.
- OH.
- RIGHT THERE.
IT WAS FOR A FRIEND,
AND WE ARE NO LONGER FRIENDS.
I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.
SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO
WITH THIS THING?
- I WOULD REALLY LIKE
SOMETHING PERTAINING TO
HAIR AND MAKEUP.
- OKAY.
- I WAS A HAIRSTYLIST
FOR SIX YEARS.
I REALLY,
TRULY HAVE A PASSION FOR IT.
- OH, AWESOME.
- AND I'D LOVE TO INCORPORATE,
LIKE, MY DAUGHTER'S NAME
AND HER BIRTH DATE INTO IT.
- OKAY.
LET ME GO BACK
TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND SEE
WHAT I CAN FIGURE OUT, OKAY?
- OKAY.
- HALEY'S TATTOO
IS SO FAR UP HER NECK,
THE ONLY PLACE
I CAN REALLY GO IS DOWN.
THERE'S NOT A LOT
OF WIGGLE ROOM,
SO THAT'S A TRICKY PUZZLE
IN ITSELF.
THIS KNOT IS INCREDIBLY DARK.
I MEAN, I'M JUST REALLY HOPING
THIS WILL WORK OUT FOR ME
AND FOR HER.
- HEY, MAN, WHAT'S UP?
- HEY, HOW YOU DOING?
- GOOD TO MEET YOU.
MY NAME'S HIGH NOON, MAN.
- BILL COOPER.
CAME ALL THE WAY FROM VEGAS
TO SEE YOU TO HELP ME
GET RID OF A TATTOO.
I TRIED TO HAVE IT REMOVED ONCE,
AND IT'S MADE IT WORSE.
- THAT SOUNDS LIKE
AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, MAN.
- IT'S BAD.
IT'S REALLY BAD.
- WELL, LET ME SEE
WHAT YOU GOT, MAN.
WHOA!
OOH.
THAT IS JACKED UP.
ARE YOU SURE THAT'S NOT
A FLESH-EATING DISEASE, MAN?
- NO, IT'S FROM
THE REMOVAL PROCESS.
- I MEAN, HOW DO--WHAT--WHAT DID
THEY REMOVE THAT WITH, LIKE,
A BRILLO PAD AND, LIKE,
SOME CLOROX?
LIKE, WHAT--
- IT FELT LIKE IT.
I WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY
IF IT WASN'T FOR A
EXPERIMENTAL CHEMICAL TREATMENT.
IT WAS A BAD TATTOO TO START,
BUT IT GOT WORSE
WHEN I TRIED TO REMOVE IT.
NOW SOME PEOPLE THINK MY TATTOO
IS A SKIN INFECTION
OR SOME TYPE OF DISEASE
ON MY ARM.
- LOOKS LIKE THE LASER
LEFT YOU WITH A LITTLE BIT
OF SCAR TISSUE, THERE, RIGHT?
- OH, THEY DIDN'T USE LASER.
THEY USED ANOTHER TATTOO GUN
AND PUT CHEMICALS INTO MY SKIN.
- THAT SOUNDS
LIKE SOME MAD SCIENTIST
EXPERIMENT, RIGHT THERE.
- IT WAS AN
EXPERIMENTAL CHEMICAL PROCESS.
WHEN I WENT BACK
TO GET THE SECOND SESSION DONE,
THEIR SHOP WAS CLOSED UP.
ALL THE FURNITURE WAS GONE,
AND THE PHONE NUMBER
WAS DISCONNECTED.
- I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
LIKE THIS, MAN.
- EVERY TATTOO ARTIST I'VE GONE
TO SAID THEY WON'T TOUCH IT.
IF YOU CAN'T DO IT,
NO ONE ELSE CAN.
- I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOUR SKIN
HAS BEEN THROUGH IN THAT AREA.
- YEAH.
- THAT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY
AT ALL.
- I NEED TO GET THIS
TAKEN CARE OF.
- ALL RIGHT.
WELL, STEP INTO MY OFFICE.
BILL'S TATTOO LOOKS
LIKE A TRAIN WRECK.
IT'S HALF-TATTOO AND HALF-SCAR.
IT COULD BE THINNER SKIN
WHERE THE SCAR TISSUE IS,
OR IT COULD BE
REALLY, REALLY THICK.
SO THAT'S KIND OF, LIKE,
DOUBLE JEOPARDY RIGHT THERE
BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW IF
IT'S EVEN GOING TO TAKE THE INK.
- I'M A MEDICAL ASSISTANT,
AND WHEN I WORK WITH PATIENTS,
I'VE HAD PATIENTS COMPLAIN
AND SAY
IT LOOKS LIKE A SKIN CONDITION.
- YEAH, MAN.
- AND IT MAKES THEM NERVOUS.
- WOW.
- THE SUPERVISOR I HAVE NOW,
HE TOLD ME, "YOU CAN'T HAVE
THAT THING HERE."
IF I DON'T GET THIS COVERED UP,
HE'S WILLING TO LET ME GO.
- WOW.
CAN'T HAVE YOU
LOSING YOUR JOB, MAN.
- ABSOLUTELY.
I DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY JOB.
YOU GUYS ARE MY LAST HOPE.
- DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING IN MIND
OF--OF WHAT YOU WANTED
TO COVER IT UP WITH?
- I WANTED TO DO WATER
WITH A SEA OTTER IN IT.
- OKAY.
- LIKE ME, THE SEA OTTER,
THE ATTITUDE
IS JUST GO WITH THE FLOW.
FLOAT WITH THE CURRENT
WHEREVER IT TAKES YOU, YOU KNOW?
KEEP PRESSING ON.
MY NICKNAME AT WORK
IS MR. SLOW AND STEADY,
AND THAT'S THE ATTITUDE
I HAVE TOWARDS LIFE.
I DON'T STRESS ABOUT ANYTHING.
I JUST DO MY JOB
AND KEEP ON MOVING.
- ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S PRETTY COOL, MAN.
I LIKE THAT.
I MEAN, I HOPE I CAN
DO SOMETHING WITH THAT.
IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY TRICKY.
LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN DO AS FAR
AS GETTING THE DESIGN TOGETHER.
- ABSOLUTELY.
- ALL RIGHT.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
- ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
- THIS COULD BE POTENTIALLY
REALLY RISKY FOR BILL.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT CHEMICALS
WENT INTO HIS ARM,
AND BILL DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
CHEMICALS WENT INTO HIS ARM.
THE INK COULD NOT TAKE,
OR HE COULD HAVE SOME TYPE OF
ADVERSE REACTION TO IT,
YOU KNOW?
SO I MEAN,
IT CAN GO EITHER WAY WITH THIS.
- I DON'T HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE
IN EXPERIMENTAL CHEMICALS GOING
IN THE SKIN TO REMOVE TATTOOS.
I THINK THAT IS CRAZY.
- YEAH.
- DO YOU THINK
THE INK'S GONNA TAKE, THOUGH?
- IT'S--IT'S ANYBODY'S GUESS
AT THIS POINT.
- RIGHT.
YOU GOT THIS, MAN.
- WISH ME LUCK.
- GOOD LUCK.
- HEY, WHAT'S UP?
I'M CLINT.
- HOW'S IT GOING, CLINT?
MY NAME'S JOSE,
AND I'M A HUGE FAN OF YOUR WORK,
SO I'M HOPING YOU CAN
HELP ME OUT WITH THIS ONE.
- OH, YEAH?
WHAT ARE WE THINKING?
BEING
THAT I'M A TATTOO ARTIST MYSELF,
IF SOMEBODY COME IN FOR ME
TO DO THIS TATTOO,
I'D PROBABLY SHOW THEM MY DOOR
BEFORE I SHOWED THEM MY STATION.
- I DON'T DO CRAZY BUTT CRACK
TATTOOS OR ANYTHING.
- OH, NO.
IT'S NOTHING LIKE THAT.
LET'S JUST SAY IT'S GONNA BE
TORTUROUS FOR ME
AND PROBABLY NOT FUN FOR YOU.
- WHERE IS IT?
WHAT ARE YOU--
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
- I'M THINKING
RIGHT HERE ON MY ANKLE BONE.
- ON YOUR ANKLE BONE?
- RIGHT ON IT.
RIGHT THERE.
- THAT'S GONNA SUCK.
- YES, SIR.
I KNOW THIS TATTOO
IS GONNA BE A NIGHTMARE.
THE SKIN ON THE ANKLE BONE
IS VERY THIN.
PRETTY MUCH, YOU'RE TATTOOING
RIGHT ON THE BONE.
BUT IF I GET THIS TATTOO
ON MY ANKLE,
I THINK IT WOULD HELP
ME PUT MY CLIENTS AT EASE
BECAUSE THEY CAN SEE, LIKE,
"WOW, IF YOU CAN GET IT DONE,
I PRETTY MUCH--I CAN GET
ANYTHING ANYWHERE DONE."
- WHAT THE HELL'S
WRONG WITH YOU?
YOU WANT ME TO TATTOO THAT BONE?
IT LOOKS LIKE A GOLF BALL
STICKING OUT YOUR SHOE.
- YES, SIR.
- YOU KNOW THAT'S
GONNA HURT LIKE HELL?
- OH, YEAH.
- THIS TATTOO
MIGHT NOT BE A COVER-UP,
BUT IT DAMN SURE IS A NIGHTMARE.
WE'VE ALL SEEN ANKLE TATTOOS
BEFORE,
BUT THE BONE IS SOMETHING
YOU JUST GO AROUND.
IN MY 20 YEARS OF TATTOOING,
I HAVEN'T EVEN ATTEMPTED
SOMETHING THIS CRAZY.
WHAT IS IT
THAT YOU'RE WANTING TO DO THERE?
- WHAT I WANT TO GET
IS SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA
REPRESENT MY ORIGINAL LOVE
FOR ART,
SO I WANT TO GET A GRAFFITI
RABBIT WITH A SPRAY PAINT CAN.
- A RABBIT
ON YOUR GIGANTIC ANKLE BONE?
- YES, SIR.
- IT PROTRUDES OUT SO MUCH.
I'M AFRAID IT MIGHT DISTORT.
LIKE, WITH A RABBIT,
THEY HAVE CUTE LITTLE FACES.
- RIGHT.
- IF I PUT IT ON THERE
AND IT STICKS OUT,
IT COULD LOOK LIKE A ALLIGATOR
OR A ANTEATER OR SOMETHING.
- GOTCHA.
- MAYBE I CAN MAKE IT SEEM LIKE
A 3D EFFECT, ALMOST.
- OH, THAT'D BE AWESOME, MAN.
- JOSE WANTS ME TO TATTOO
HIS ANKLE BONE,
BUT THAT IS JUST A NO-NO.
THE GUY SHOULD KNOW.
THE GUY'S A TATTOO ARTIST.
IN THIS PARTICULAR COVER-UP,
THE DESIGN
IS THE MOST IMPORTANT.
I'D LIKE TO SOMEHOW INCORPORATE
THE ANKLE BONE,
SO THAT WAY I CAN MAKE THE IMAGE
LOOK GOOD WITHOUT DISTORTING.
WHAT'S THE--WHAT'S WITH THE
RABBIT?
WHAT'S--WHY A RABBIT?
- I WAS BORN
THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT,
AND THE SPRAY PAINT CAN,
IT ACTUALLY REPRESENTS,
LIKE, THE PATH I'VE LED.
- THE PATH YOU LED?
- YEAH, YOU KNOW?
FROM GOING FROM BEING
A 12-YEAR-OLD GRAFFITI ARTIST
TO BECOMING A TATTOO ARTIST
AND OWNING MY OWN SHOP.
- LET ME SKETCH SOME THINGS UP.
- OKAY.
- THEN WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
- SOUNDS GREAT, BROTHER.
- COOL?
- THANK YOU, BRO.
- ARE YOU READY?
- I'M READY.
- ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
- I'M READY.
LET'S DO THIS.
OH, THAT LOOKS GREAT.
- HERE'S YOUR OTTER,
RIGHT THERE.
- THAT LOOKS AMAZING.
- NOW, GIVEN THE SPOT
THAT YOU'RE GETTING TATTOOED,
IN THE--
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW THAT SKIN
IS GOING TO REACT
TO THIS TATTOO.
IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT,
I STOP TATTOOING YOU
RIGHT THEN AND THERE...
- ABSOLUTELY.
- AND YOU HAVE A PARTIAL TATTOO.
- GOTCHA.
- THAT'S A DEAL BREAKER.
WITH BILL'S TATTOO,
I'M GONNA START AT THE BOTTOM
AND WORK TO THE TOP.
EVEN THOUGH THE TATTOO IS, LIKE,
EIGHT YEARS OLD,
THE CHEMICALS SEEM TO BE SPREAD
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SKIN.
BUT HOPEFULLY DOING IT THIS WAY
WILL HELP ME TEST OUT
THE LIGHT AREAS FIRST
BEFORE I GET TO THE REAL DANGER
ZONE IN THE CENTER OF HIS ARM.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
LIKE THIS TATTOO, MAN.
HOW DID YOU WIND UP WITH THIS?
- SO A FRIEND OF MINE
RECOMMENDED A TATTOO ARTIST
THAT WOULD COME TO MY HOUSE,
AND HE'D DO
A REALLY CHEAP TATTOO.
SO WHEN THE ARTIST ARRIVED,
HE WAS ACTING ALL JITTERY.
- DID YOU HEAR THAT?
NO, I HEARD SOMETHING.
- WHO'S OUT THERE?
- I CAN'T ESCAPE!
- HE WAS RUNNING FROM THE COPS,
RIGHT?
- OOH, THAT'S A ROUGH ONE.
- IF THIS TATTOO'S GONNA FAIL,
IT'S GONNA BE RIGHT HERE.
HERE WE GO.
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
- OOH, IT'S ON FIRE.
- ALL RIGHT, BILL,
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN TO YOU, MAN?
- I WAS AN EMT
ON A SPECIAL TASK FORCE.
- COME ON, PARTNER.
WE HAVEN'T LOST A LIFE YET.
- WELL, THERE WAS THAT ONE GUY.
- CLEAR!
- WE SAVED A LOT OF LIVES,
AND I WANTED TO GET A TATTOO
THAT COMMEMORATED THAT.
I WANTED TO GET AN ANGEL
BECAUSE EMS AND FIREFIGHTERS ARE
REPRESENTATIVE OF SAINT MICHAEL,
THE PATRON SAINT
OF PUBLIC SERVANTS.
SO A FRIEND OF MINE
RECOMMENDED A TATTOO ARTIST
THAT WOULD COME TO MY HOUSE,
AND HE'D DO
A REALLY CHEAP TATTOO AS LONG AS
I DESIGNED MY OWN TATTOO.
SO WHEN THE ARTIST ARRIVED...
- HEY, MAN, WHAT'S UP?
- THE FIRST THING HE DID WAS
CLOSE ALL THE BLINDS.
HE WAS ACTING ALL JITTERY.
- SH-SHUT THEM.
JUST SHUT THEM.
SHUT THEM!
- OKAY.
- AND I KIND OF WROTE IT OFF
AS AN ARTIST BEING QUIRKY
AND ECCENTRIC.
SO I SHOWED HIM
THE DESIGN I HAD.
- IT'S A TRIBAL ANGEL.
- HE TOLD ME
IT WOULD ONLY COST $30.
SO HE WENT RIGHT TO WORK
AND STARTED TO DO
THE TATTOO RIGHT THERE.
EVERY TIME HE'D HEAR A NOISE
OR A CAR DROVE BY REALLY FAST...
- DID YOU HEAR THAT?
NO, I HEARD SOMETHING.
- WHO'S OUT THERE?
- SHE'S EVERYWHERE.
I CAN'T ESCAPE HER.
- HE WAS RUNNING FROM THE COPS,
RIGHT?
- NO, NO, NO.
HE TOLD ME HE WAS RUNNING
FROM AN EX-GIRLFRIEND
THAT WAS STALKING HIM.
- OH, EVEN WORSE.
- SO WHEN HE GOT DONE WITH
THE TATTOO, HE TURNED AROUND
AND JUST STARTED
PACKING UP HIS STUFF REAL FAST.
AND I LOOKED AT MY TATTOO,
AND I REALIZED
IT WAS ALL JACKED UP.
IT WASN'T RIGHT, SO,
YOU KNOW, I FREAKED OUT.
- HOW ARE YOU GONNA FIX IT?
- WHAT DO YOU WANT
FOR 30 BUCKS, MAN?
IT'LL HEAL.
I GOT TO GO.
I GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE.
- SO I WAS SO UPSET,
I RIPPED UP THE $30.
- YOU WANT YOUR 30 BUCKS?
HERE'S YOUR 30 BUCKS.
- I THREW IT AT HIM.
SO THIS WOMAN
BURSTS IN THE DOOR.
- SHE'S CRAZY!
- EVERYBODY OUT!
THIS PARTY'S OVER.
- AS I'M PUSHING THEM
TOWARDS THE DOOR,
HE KEPT STOPPING TO PICK UP
EACH OF THE PIECES OF THE MONEY
THAT I TORE UP,
AND THEN FINALLY I GOT HIM
OUT OF THE HOUSE.
WELL, THAT WORKED OUT GREAT.
- SO I WAS SO DESPERATE,
I WAS WILLING TO TRY
AN EXPERIMENTAL CHEMICAL PROCESS
TO REMOVE THE TATTOO.
THE PROCESS
ACTUALLY MADE IT WORSE.
- I'M GONNA TRY TO DO MY BEST,
MAN,
TO TURN THIS SITUATION
AROUND FOR YOU.
- SO HERE IT IS.
- I LOVE IT.
OH, MY GOSH, I LOVE THE DRAWING,
BUT I'M STILL A LITTLE NERVOUS
ABOUT HOW DARK MY TATTOO IS.
I AM PRAYING THAT TODAY, REESE
CAN COVER MY TATTOO COMPLETELY.
- SO ALL RIGHT, HALEY.
HOW DID YOU END UP
WITH THIS TATTOO
ON THE BACK OF YOUR NECK?
- WELL, WHEN I WAS AT COLLEGE,
I WAS, LIKE, A BIG-TIME GAMER.
- NO, I'M THE DUNGEON MASTER.
I HAVE THE SWORD.
- NO, I HAVE THE BIGGER SWORD.
- SO WHEN I WAS PLAYING, I MET
THIS GUY WHO WAS IN THE NAVY,
AND WE FLIRTED A LOT
IN THE GAME.
- DO YOU LIKE SUBMARINES?
BIG SUBMARINES?
THICK, HARD SUBMARINES?
- AND THEN EVENTUALLY IT KIND OF
SPILLED OVER TO REAL LIFE.
WE'RE ON THE GAME ONE NIGHT,
AND HE ASKS ME,
"SO, UH, WILL YOU MARRY ME?"
- YEAH!
- YOU WILL?
YOU WILL!
YEAH.
AND SO THE NEXT DAY WE'RE LIKE,
"OH, LET'S GO GET A TATTOO."
- OH, GOD.
- AND WE'RE LIKE,
"LET'S GET
A CELTIC WEDDING KNOT."
AND WE GO INTO THIS SHOP,
AND THEY ACTUALLY GOT US SET UP
TO WHERE
WE COULD SEE EACH OTHER.
WE'RE BLOWING KISSY FACES
AT EACH OTHER, YOU KNOW,
MOUTHING "I LOVE YOU."
- YEAH.
- THERE IT IS.
MMM.
- PROBABLY A FEW DAYS
AFTER THAT, HE SHIPPED OUT.
- MM-HMM.
- I'M GETTING OUR HOUSE
ALL SET UP
AND CHECKING MY BANK ACCOUNT.
- UH-HUH.
- AND WE'RE, LIKE,
QUITE A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS
SHORT FOR OUR BILLS.
- WHAT ARE ALL THESE CHARGES?
- AND I LOOKED AT OUR STATEMENT.
APPARENTLY THERE'S
A WHOREHOUSE IN THAILAND
WHERE YOU CAN USE
YOUR CREDIT CARD TO PAY.
- WAIT A MINUTE.
MY NAVY GUY IS IN THAILAND.
BUT HE COULDN'T BE
GOING TO A WHOREHOUSE.
- I--I GAVE HIM
THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.
I THOUGHT
MAYBE HIS CARD WAS STOLEN.
WHEN HE GOT BACK, LIKE,
WE STOPPED FOR, YOU KNOW,
TO BUY SOMETHING
ON THE WAY HOME.
- THAT'LL BE $5.00.
- WAIT A MINUTE.
IS THAT YOUR CREDIT CARD?
- YEAH, THIS IS HIS CARD.
- OH, HE DOES HAVE IT.
- OHH.
- SO I CONFRONTED--
- SO YOU USED THE CREDIT CARD
AT A DISGUSTING WHOREHOUSE
IN THAILAND?
- I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
- I SAW THE CHARGES!
- WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU USED THIS
AT A BANGKOK WHOREHOUSE?
- SHAME ON YOU.
YOU'RE A PIG.
- YEAH, YOU'RE A PIG.
- I'M NOT A PIG.
- AT THAT POINT, YOU KNOW,
IT JUST--THE TRUST WAS BROKEN.
AND I JUST, YOU KNOW,
I COULDN'T DO IT ANYMORE.
- I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO DO IT, EITHER.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE
THAT TRUST FACTOR IN THERE,
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
SO I'M JUST REALLY HOPING THAT,
YOU KNOW, WE CAN GET
THIS COVERED UP FOR YOU TODAY
AND OFF OF YOUR BODY
AND OUT OF YOUR LIFE,
AND NO ONE'S TALKING
ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW?
- THANK YOU.
- THE DESIGN MIGHT BE GREAT.
HE MIGHT LIKE IT.
BUT IF IT DISTORTS, THEN WE'RE
GONNA BE IN HOT WATER HERE.
MY BIGGEST CONCERN RIGHT NOW
IS JUST THE FACT THAT
I TOOK ALL THIS TIME
TO DRAW THIS THING,
AND I'M GONNA
PUT IT ON HIS ANKLE BONE,
WHICH PROTRUDES OUT A LOT,
AND IT'S NOT GONNA LOOK
LIKE A RABBIT AT ALL.
ALL RIGHT, JOSE.
YOU READY?
- DEFINITELY.
LET'S SEE.
OH, DUDE, THAT IS DOPE.
THE DRAWING IS AMAZING,
BUT I'M VERY NERVOUS.
I'M ACTUALLY SCARED OF THE PAIN.
I'M A TATTOO ARTIST MYSELF,
AND I WOULDN'T DO THIS TATTOO
ON ANYBODY.
I'M JUST HOPING THAT HE CAN
EXECUTE IT LIKE HE DREW IT UP.
- WE'RE ROCKING AND ROLLING,
HOMIE.
- MMM.
OOH, THAT'S A ROUGH ONE.
- I'VE BEEN MAKING GOOD PROGRESS
ON THE OTHER LESS-TREATED AREAS
OF THE TATTOO,
BUT THIS RIGHT HERE IS
THE REALLY DENSE ZONE
OF CHEMICAL SCARRING.
IF THIS TATTOO IS GONNA FAIL,
IT'S GONNA BE RIGHT HERE.
I'M GONNA WORK MY WAY IN THERE,
SO YOU'RE GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT
UNCOMFORTABLE
FOR THE NEXT FEW MINUTES.
BEAR WITH IT, BRO.
TAKING A RISK OVER HERE.
YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
YOU'RE DOING FINE.
- FELT THAT
IN THE MIDDLE FINGER.
- HERE WE GO.
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
THIS THING IS SCARY.
- IT'S ON FIRE.
- MMM.
OOH, THAT'S A ROUGH ONE.
- OOH.
I HOPE THIS TIME,
WHEN WE ROLL THE DICE,
YOU CAN JUST GO AHEAD
AND MOVE ON WITH YOUR LIFE, BRO.
SO FAR, SO GOOD,
BUT I STILL HAVE MORE SKIN
TO COVER.
HOPEFULLY, THE INK'S GONNA
CONTINUE TO TAKE.
YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
YOU'RE DOING FINE.
- THAT LITTLE TENDER SPOT?
THAT'S HOW THE ENTIRE REMOVAL
PROCESS FELT.
OOH.
- THAT STUFF'S REALLY
STARTING TO HURT NOW.
- I KNOW IT HURTS.
I CAN HEAR.
POPPING CHERRIES.
- ALL RIGHT, GIRL.
YOU ARE DONE.
- OH, MY GOODNESS.
I'M SUPER ANXIOUS
TO SEE MY TATTOO.
I AM HOPING
I'LL BE ABLE TO BE PROUD
AND LET GO COMPLETELY
OF THE PAST WITH MY EX-HUSBAND
AND RESTART MY LIFE.
- GO AHEAD AND TAKE A LOOK.
HERE, TAKE A MIRROR.
- OH, MY GOD.
IT'S COMPLETELY GONE.
CAN I GIVE YOU A HUG?
- OF COURSE.
- THANK YOU.
I'M JUST COMPLETELY SHOCKED
TO SEE THIS BIG, BEAUTIFUL,
COLORFUL, CRAZY,
AWESOME PIECE OF ART.
- DO YOU THINK YOUR DAUGHTER'S
GONNA LOVE IT?
- SHE'S GONNA LOVE IT.
OH, MY GOSH,
AND HER NAME IS RIGHT THERE.
AMAZING.
- I HAD TO CREATE
THE COMPOSITION
IN A TRIANGULAR FORMAT.
I ALSO USED TEXTURE IN THE BRUSH
IN ORDER TO COVER
THE EXISTING TATTOO.
- THANK YOU.
WORDS CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN
HOW GRATEFUL AND HOW HAPPY I AM.
I SUCCESSFULLY GOT A DIVORCE
FROM MY HORRIBLE TATTOO.
- I THINK WE'RE FINISHED.
- OH, MAN.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THIS THING.
- I'M REALLY NERVOUS OF THE FACT
THAT IT'S A FELLOW ARTIST,
AND MY NAME
IS ALL I HAVE IN THIS INDUSTRY.
I AM PRAYING TO THE MAN
ABOVE THAT THIS THING
IS EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTS
AND MORE.
GO AHEAD.
PUT IT ON UP, BUDDY.
- ALL RIGHT.
OH.
WOW.
WOW.
- YEAH.
- OH, YOU ARE
THE FREAKING MAN, BRO.
- WELL, I MEAN, I AM CLINT,
YOU KNOW.
I MEAN.
- DEFINITELY.
DUDE, YOU'RE A BEAST.
- I KNOW, I MEAN.
- YOU'RE TOTALLY A BEAST.
CLINT KILLED IT.
IT JUST LOOKS SO 3D,
SO LIFELIKE,
AND THE SPRAY PAINT CAN
MADE OUT OF A CARROT
TOTALLY REPRESENTS MY ORIGINAL
LOVE FOR ART, WHICH IS GRAFFITI.
- SURPRISINGLY,
THAT WORKED OUT REALLY WELL.
- I THINK THIS IS MY NEW
FAVORITE TATTOO, DUDE.
- AND I--IT'S DEFINITELY
ONE OF MY FAVORITES
THAT I'VE DONE
IN A VERY LONG TIME, YOU KNOW?
I MADE MY FOCAL POINT
THE ACTUAL FACE ITSELF
AND TRIED TO USE THE ANKLE BONE
TO MY ADVANTAGE
BY GIVING IT A LITTLE BIT
OF A 3D EFFECT
AND POPPING OUT A LITTLE.
- IF I WERE A CHICK,
THAT MOHAWK WOULD PROBABLY
MAKE ME WANT TO HIT IT, TOO.
'CAUSE YOU DID
SUCH AWESOME WORK.
- ALL RIGHT, NOW.
I KNOW YOU LIKE IT...
- NO, NO, NOT LIKE THAT.
- MAYBE THE NEXT TATTOO.
MAYBE THE NEXT ONE, BUT...
- TATTOO NIGHTMARES
WAS DEFINITELY MY LAST RESORT.
I CAN NEVER THANK CLINT ENOUGH
FOR DOING THIS TATTOO FOR ME.
HE'S A BETTER MAN AND
A BETTER ARTIST THAN ALL OF US
FOR TAKING THAT CHALLENGE
AND TAKING THAT RISK.
- ALL RIGHT, BROTHER, BE SAFE.
- ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
HAVE A GOOD ONE.
OH, YEAH.
- WHOO.
BILL, WE MADE IT.
YOU ARE DONE, MAN.
- THANK GOD.
I AM SO NERVOUS.
I AM LITERALLY GOING IN CIRCLES
IN MY OWN MIND
BECAUSE OF THE SCAR TISSUE.
MAYBE IT DIDN'T TAKE.
I DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY JOB
BECAUSE OF THIS.
- CHECK OUT YOUR NEW ARTWORK.
- WOW, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
THAT'S AMAZING.
IT'S BETTER
THAN I COULD HAVE EXPECTED.
MY FAVORITE PART OF THIS TATTOO
IS THE TWO HIGHLIGHTS
IN THE OTTER'S EYES.
IT ACTUALLY PUTS A SPARKLE
IN HIS EYES,
AND IT MAKES HIM JUMP TO LIFE.
HIGH NOON KNOCKED IT
OUT OF THE PARK.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
I CAN'T SEE IT AT ALL.
I CAN'T SEE THE OLD TATTOO
AT ALL.
NO SCARS, NOTHING.
- THAT MYSTERY CHEMICAL
HAD ME REALLY, REALLY WORRIED.
IT WAS A COMPLETE
ROLL OF THE DICE,
BUT WITH EVERYTHING
THAT WAS AT STAKE,
I HAD TO AT LEAST TAKE A SHOT.
LUCKILY, IT WORKED.
- OH, SICK.
- GOOD JOB, BRO.
- IT DOESN'T EVEN LOOK
LIKE A COVER-UP.
- YOU'D NEVER KNOW
THERE WAS ANYTHING UNDERNEATH.
- NO, NO, NO.
IT LOOKS LIKE A BRAND NEW PIECE.
- DAMN,
I WANT TO DO AN OTTER, NOW.
I KNOW, I KNOW.
- WELL, YOU OTTER.
- WITH THIS TATTOO,
MY DAYS OF WORRYING ABOUT MY JOB
ARE COMPLETELY OVER.
I THINK MY PATIENTS
AND MY BOSS ARE GONNA LOVE IT.
- WHOO, WHAT A DAY.
I WANT MY BIKE BACK.
- WELL, IT OTTER BE
A BETTER DAY TOMORROW.
OHH.
- COME ON, NOW.
I WANT MY BIKE BACK.
THERE'S NOTHING
WORSE THAN A BAD TATTOO.
NOW, THREE ARTISTS
HAVE COME TOGETHER TO TAKE ON
MIAMI'S MOST IMPOSSIBLE
TATTOO NIGHTMARES.
- MIAMI'S MY HOME.
YOU'RE IN MY HOUSE NOW.
- DON'T LET THIS PRETTY FACE
FOOL YOU.
I'M ALL BUSINESS, BABY.
- LOVE ME OR HATE ME, THE WORK
ALWAYS SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
THEY'RE GOING UP
AGAINST THE MOST INSANE
ORIGINAL TATTOOS...
- I WANT A TATTOO IN MY ARMPIT.
- SERIOUSLY, THE ARMPIT?
AND OUTRAGEOUS
COVER-UPS.
- OW.
- WAIT, WHY THE NIPPLE,
OUT OF ALL THE PLACES?
- CALL 911.
DAMN.
THIS IS
TATTOO NIGHTMARES: MIAMI.
- OH, MAN.
HEY,
AT LEAST I'M HITTING THE BALL
THESE DAYS, MAN.
THAT'S BETTER THAN--
- MORNING.
- OH, HELLO, SUNSHINE.
- YES, I AM.
I'M FEELING GOOD TODAY.
- OH, YEAH.
I LIKE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
WHY YOU FEELING SO GOOD?
- WELL, BASICALLY,
I DON'T HAVE TO WORK TODAY.
HA-HA, I GOT A CANCELLATION.
WHOO!
- OKAY.
- ALL I GET TO DO
IS LAY ON THIS COUCH
AND WATCH YOU GUYS
MAKE ALL MY MONEY.
- DID YOU PUT YOUR BIKE
OUT FRONT?
- THAT'S MY BIKE, YEAH.
- SOMEONE'S STEALING IT.
- NUH-UH.
- I'M NOT PLAYING.
- GO GET HIM!
GO GET HIM!
GET HIM!
- HEY, WHERE YOU GOING
WITH THAT BIKE?
- WHAT THE--HEY!
MY BIKE!
- THAT SUCKS, DUDE.
- CHEER UP, BABY GIRL.
WE'LL GET YOU A NEW ONE.
HEY, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
- HI.
I'M DOING OKAY.
- ALL RIGHT.
- DO YOU GUYS HAPPEN TO HAVE
ANYONE AVAILABLE
TO FIX SOMETHING FOR ME?
- OH, WE HAPPEN TO HAVE SOMEBODY
JUST FOR YOU.
HEY, REESE.
REE-HEE-HEE-HEE-EESE!
- WHAT?
- YOU REMEMBER
YOU HAD THAT CANCELLATION,
AND YOU THOUGHT THAT YOU WAS
JUST GONNA BE CHILLING TODAY?
WRONG.
WE HAVE A CLIENT
OVER HERE FOR YOU.
- HELLO.
- HI, SORRY.
- THAT'S OKAY.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
- I HAVE A TATTOO THAT'S--
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY
THAT THE TATTOO'S BAD.
- OKAY.
- BUT WHAT IT'S CONNECTED TO IS.
- AH, SO IT'S THE MEANING
BEHIND THE TATTOO.
- EXACTLY.
- WOW, OKAY.
WELL, CAN I SEE THIS TATTOO?
- YOU CAN.
IT'S A DOOZY.
- OKAY.
SHOW ME.
OH.
- IT'S A CELTIC WEDDING KNOT.
- WOW.
YOU MADE MY JOB
A LITTLE HARD TODAY.
- MY MARRIAGE LED ME TO
A TATTOO I REGRET.
NOW THAT I'VE
DIVORCED MY HUSBAND,
I REALLY WANT TO
DIVORCE THIS TATTOO.
- IT'S DARK, AND IT'S REALLY
UP ON YOUR NECK, RIGHT THERE.
- YES.
- I MEAN, DEFINITELY
NO WIGGLE ROOM AROUND HERE.
THIS POOR GIRL.
I MEAN, HAVING A BAD TATTOO
IS HARD ENOUGH,
BUT THEN TO HAVE IT CONSTANTLY
REMIND YOU OF A BAD RELATIONSHIP
JUST MAKES IT TEN TIMES WORSE.
WHY DO YOU WANT TO GET
THIS TATTOO COVERED UP?
- IT'S ACTUALLY
A MATCHING TATTOO.
GOT IT WITH MY EX-HUSBAND.
- AH.
- EX-HUSBAND.
- AND IT'S JUST, LIKE...
- I BET.
- THE LAST THING IN THE WORLD I
EVER WANT TO THINK ABOUT AGAIN.
- I'M THE SAME WAY.
I GOT A LITTLE... ON MY NECK.
- OH.
- RIGHT THERE.
IT WAS FOR A FRIEND,
AND WE ARE NO LONGER FRIENDS.
I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.
SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO
WITH THIS THING?
- I WOULD REALLY LIKE
SOMETHING PERTAINING TO
HAIR AND MAKEUP.
- OKAY.
- I WAS A HAIRSTYLIST
FOR SIX YEARS.
I REALLY,
TRULY HAVE A PASSION FOR IT.
- OH, AWESOME.
- AND I'D LOVE TO INCORPORATE,
LIKE, MY DAUGHTER'S NAME
AND HER BIRTH DATE INTO IT.
- OKAY.
LET ME GO BACK
TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND SEE
WHAT I CAN FIGURE OUT, OKAY?
- OKAY.
- HALEY'S TATTOO
IS SO FAR UP HER NECK,
THE ONLY PLACE
I CAN REALLY GO IS DOWN.
THERE'S NOT A LOT
OF WIGGLE ROOM,
SO THAT'S A TRICKY PUZZLE
IN ITSELF.
THIS KNOT IS INCREDIBLY DARK.
I MEAN, I'M JUST REALLY HOPING
THIS WILL WORK OUT FOR ME
AND FOR HER.
- HEY, MAN, WHAT'S UP?
- HEY, HOW YOU DOING?
- GOOD TO MEET YOU.
MY NAME'S HIGH NOON, MAN.
- BILL COOPER.
CAME ALL THE WAY FROM VEGAS
TO SEE YOU TO HELP ME
GET RID OF A TATTOO.
I TRIED TO HAVE IT REMOVED ONCE,
AND IT'S MADE IT WORSE.
- THAT SOUNDS LIKE
AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, MAN.
- IT'S BAD.
IT'S REALLY BAD.
- WELL, LET ME SEE
WHAT YOU GOT, MAN.
WHOA!
OOH.
THAT IS JACKED UP.
ARE YOU SURE THAT'S NOT
A FLESH-EATING DISEASE, MAN?
- NO, IT'S FROM
THE REMOVAL PROCESS.
- I MEAN, HOW DO--WHAT--WHAT DID
THEY REMOVE THAT WITH, LIKE,
A BRILLO PAD AND, LIKE,
SOME CLOROX?
LIKE, WHAT--
- IT FELT LIKE IT.
I WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY
IF IT WASN'T FOR A
EXPERIMENTAL CHEMICAL TREATMENT.
IT WAS A BAD TATTOO TO START,
BUT IT GOT WORSE
WHEN I TRIED TO REMOVE IT.
NOW SOME PEOPLE THINK MY TATTOO
IS A SKIN INFECTION
OR SOME TYPE OF DISEASE
ON MY ARM.
- LOOKS LIKE THE LASER
LEFT YOU WITH A LITTLE BIT
OF SCAR TISSUE, THERE, RIGHT?
- OH, THEY DIDN'T USE LASER.
THEY USED ANOTHER TATTOO GUN
AND PUT CHEMICALS INTO MY SKIN.
- THAT SOUNDS
LIKE SOME MAD SCIENTIST
EXPERIMENT, RIGHT THERE.
- IT WAS AN
EXPERIMENTAL CHEMICAL PROCESS.
WHEN I WENT BACK
TO GET THE SECOND SESSION DONE,
THEIR SHOP WAS CLOSED UP.
ALL THE FURNITURE WAS GONE,
AND THE PHONE NUMBER
WAS DISCONNECTED.
- I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
LIKE THIS, MAN.
- EVERY TATTOO ARTIST I'VE GONE
TO SAID THEY WON'T TOUCH IT.
IF YOU CAN'T DO IT,
NO ONE ELSE CAN.
- I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOUR SKIN
HAS BEEN THROUGH IN THAT AREA.
- YEAH.
- THAT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY
AT ALL.
- I NEED TO GET THIS
TAKEN CARE OF.
- ALL RIGHT.
WELL, STEP INTO MY OFFICE.
BILL'S TATTOO LOOKS
LIKE A TRAIN WRECK.
IT'S HALF-TATTOO AND HALF-SCAR.
IT COULD BE THINNER SKIN
WHERE THE SCAR TISSUE IS,
OR IT COULD BE
REALLY, REALLY THICK.
SO THAT'S KIND OF, LIKE,
DOUBLE JEOPARDY RIGHT THERE
BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW IF
IT'S EVEN GOING TO TAKE THE INK.
- I'M A MEDICAL ASSISTANT,
AND WHEN I WORK WITH PATIENTS,
I'VE HAD PATIENTS COMPLAIN
AND SAY
IT LOOKS LIKE A SKIN CONDITION.
- YEAH, MAN.
- AND IT MAKES THEM NERVOUS.
- WOW.
- THE SUPERVISOR I HAVE NOW,
HE TOLD ME, "YOU CAN'T HAVE
THAT THING HERE."
IF I DON'T GET THIS COVERED UP,
HE'S WILLING TO LET ME GO.
- WOW.
CAN'T HAVE YOU
LOSING YOUR JOB, MAN.
- ABSOLUTELY.
I DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY JOB.
YOU GUYS ARE MY LAST HOPE.
- DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING IN MIND
OF--OF WHAT YOU WANTED
TO COVER IT UP WITH?
- I WANTED TO DO WATER
WITH A SEA OTTER IN IT.
- OKAY.
- LIKE ME, THE SEA OTTER,
THE ATTITUDE
IS JUST GO WITH THE FLOW.
FLOAT WITH THE CURRENT
WHEREVER IT TAKES YOU, YOU KNOW?
KEEP PRESSING ON.
MY NICKNAME AT WORK
IS MR. SLOW AND STEADY,
AND THAT'S THE ATTITUDE
I HAVE TOWARDS LIFE.
I DON'T STRESS ABOUT ANYTHING.
I JUST DO MY JOB
AND KEEP ON MOVING.
- ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S PRETTY COOL, MAN.
I LIKE THAT.
I MEAN, I HOPE I CAN
DO SOMETHING WITH THAT.
IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY TRICKY.
LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN DO AS FAR
AS GETTING THE DESIGN TOGETHER.
- ABSOLUTELY.
- ALL RIGHT.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
- ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
- THIS COULD BE POTENTIALLY
REALLY RISKY FOR BILL.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT CHEMICALS
WENT INTO HIS ARM,
AND BILL DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
CHEMICALS WENT INTO HIS ARM.
THE INK COULD NOT TAKE,
OR HE COULD HAVE SOME TYPE OF
ADVERSE REACTION TO IT,
YOU KNOW?
SO I MEAN,
IT CAN GO EITHER WAY WITH THIS.
- I DON'T HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE
IN EXPERIMENTAL CHEMICALS GOING
IN THE SKIN TO REMOVE TATTOOS.
I THINK THAT IS CRAZY.
- YEAH.
- DO YOU THINK
THE INK'S GONNA TAKE, THOUGH?
- IT'S--IT'S ANYBODY'S GUESS
AT THIS POINT.
- RIGHT.
YOU GOT THIS, MAN.
- WISH ME LUCK.
- GOOD LUCK.
- HEY, WHAT'S UP?
I'M CLINT.
- HOW'S IT GOING, CLINT?
MY NAME'S JOSE,
AND I'M A HUGE FAN OF YOUR WORK,
SO I'M HOPING YOU CAN
HELP ME OUT WITH THIS ONE.
- OH, YEAH?
WHAT ARE WE THINKING?
BEING
THAT I'M A TATTOO ARTIST MYSELF,
IF SOMEBODY COME IN FOR ME
TO DO THIS TATTOO,
I'D PROBABLY SHOW THEM MY DOOR
BEFORE I SHOWED THEM MY STATION.
- I DON'T DO CRAZY BUTT CRACK
TATTOOS OR ANYTHING.
- OH, NO.
IT'S NOTHING LIKE THAT.
LET'S JUST SAY IT'S GONNA BE
TORTUROUS FOR ME
AND PROBABLY NOT FUN FOR YOU.
- WHERE IS IT?
WHAT ARE YOU--
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
- I'M THINKING
RIGHT HERE ON MY ANKLE BONE.
- ON YOUR ANKLE BONE?
- RIGHT ON IT.
RIGHT THERE.
- THAT'S GONNA SUCK.
- YES, SIR.
I KNOW THIS TATTOO
IS GONNA BE A NIGHTMARE.
THE SKIN ON THE ANKLE BONE
IS VERY THIN.
PRETTY MUCH, YOU'RE TATTOOING
RIGHT ON THE BONE.
BUT IF I GET THIS TATTOO
ON MY ANKLE,
I THINK IT WOULD HELP
ME PUT MY CLIENTS AT EASE
BECAUSE THEY CAN SEE, LIKE,
"WOW, IF YOU CAN GET IT DONE,
I PRETTY MUCH--I CAN GET
ANYTHING ANYWHERE DONE."
- WHAT THE HELL'S
WRONG WITH YOU?
YOU WANT ME TO TATTOO THAT BONE?
IT LOOKS LIKE A GOLF BALL
STICKING OUT YOUR SHOE.
- YES, SIR.
- YOU KNOW THAT'S
GONNA HURT LIKE HELL?
- OH, YEAH.
- THIS TATTOO
MIGHT NOT BE A COVER-UP,
BUT IT DAMN SURE IS A NIGHTMARE.
WE'VE ALL SEEN ANKLE TATTOOS
BEFORE,
BUT THE BONE IS SOMETHING
YOU JUST GO AROUND.
IN MY 20 YEARS OF TATTOOING,
I HAVEN'T EVEN ATTEMPTED
SOMETHING THIS CRAZY.
WHAT IS IT
THAT YOU'RE WANTING TO DO THERE?
- WHAT I WANT TO GET
IS SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA
REPRESENT MY ORIGINAL LOVE
FOR ART,
SO I WANT TO GET A GRAFFITI
RABBIT WITH A SPRAY PAINT CAN.
- A RABBIT
ON YOUR GIGANTIC ANKLE BONE?
- YES, SIR.
- IT PROTRUDES OUT SO MUCH.
I'M AFRAID IT MIGHT DISTORT.
LIKE, WITH A RABBIT,
THEY HAVE CUTE LITTLE FACES.
- RIGHT.
- IF I PUT IT ON THERE
AND IT STICKS OUT,
IT COULD LOOK LIKE A ALLIGATOR
OR A ANTEATER OR SOMETHING.
- GOTCHA.
- MAYBE I CAN MAKE IT SEEM LIKE
A 3D EFFECT, ALMOST.
- OH, THAT'D BE AWESOME, MAN.
- JOSE WANTS ME TO TATTOO
HIS ANKLE BONE,
BUT THAT IS JUST A NO-NO.
THE GUY SHOULD KNOW.
THE GUY'S A TATTOO ARTIST.
IN THIS PARTICULAR COVER-UP,
THE DESIGN
IS THE MOST IMPORTANT.
I'D LIKE TO SOMEHOW INCORPORATE
THE ANKLE BONE,
SO THAT WAY I CAN MAKE THE IMAGE
LOOK GOOD WITHOUT DISTORTING.
WHAT'S THE--WHAT'S WITH THE
RABBIT?
WHAT'S--WHY A RABBIT?
- I WAS BORN
THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT,
AND THE SPRAY PAINT CAN,
IT ACTUALLY REPRESENTS,
LIKE, THE PATH I'VE LED.
- THE PATH YOU LED?
- YEAH, YOU KNOW?
FROM GOING FROM BEING
A 12-YEAR-OLD GRAFFITI ARTIST
TO BECOMING A TATTOO ARTIST
AND OWNING MY OWN SHOP.
- LET ME SKETCH SOME THINGS UP.
- OKAY.
- THEN WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
- SOUNDS GREAT, BROTHER.
- COOL?
- THANK YOU, BRO.
- ARE YOU READY?
- I'M READY.
- ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
- I'M READY.
LET'S DO THIS.
OH, THAT LOOKS GREAT.
- HERE'S YOUR OTTER,
RIGHT THERE.
- THAT LOOKS AMAZING.
- NOW, GIVEN THE SPOT
THAT YOU'RE GETTING TATTOOED,
IN THE--
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW THAT SKIN
IS GOING TO REACT
TO THIS TATTOO.
IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT,
I STOP TATTOOING YOU
RIGHT THEN AND THERE...
- ABSOLUTELY.
- AND YOU HAVE A PARTIAL TATTOO.
- GOTCHA.
- THAT'S A DEAL BREAKER.
WITH BILL'S TATTOO,
I'M GONNA START AT THE BOTTOM
AND WORK TO THE TOP.
EVEN THOUGH THE TATTOO IS, LIKE,
EIGHT YEARS OLD,
THE CHEMICALS SEEM TO BE SPREAD
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SKIN.
BUT HOPEFULLY DOING IT THIS WAY
WILL HELP ME TEST OUT
THE LIGHT AREAS FIRST
BEFORE I GET TO THE REAL DANGER
ZONE IN THE CENTER OF HIS ARM.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
LIKE THIS TATTOO, MAN.
HOW DID YOU WIND UP WITH THIS?
- SO A FRIEND OF MINE
RECOMMENDED A TATTOO ARTIST
THAT WOULD COME TO MY HOUSE,
AND HE'D DO
A REALLY CHEAP TATTOO.
SO WHEN THE ARTIST ARRIVED,
HE WAS ACTING ALL JITTERY.
- DID YOU HEAR THAT?
NO, I HEARD SOMETHING.
- WHO'S OUT THERE?
- I CAN'T ESCAPE!
- HE WAS RUNNING FROM THE COPS,
RIGHT?
- OOH, THAT'S A ROUGH ONE.
- IF THIS TATTOO'S GONNA FAIL,
IT'S GONNA BE RIGHT HERE.
HERE WE GO.
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
- OOH, IT'S ON FIRE.
- ALL RIGHT, BILL,
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN TO YOU, MAN?
- I WAS AN EMT
ON A SPECIAL TASK FORCE.
- COME ON, PARTNER.
WE HAVEN'T LOST A LIFE YET.
- WELL, THERE WAS THAT ONE GUY.
- CLEAR!
- WE SAVED A LOT OF LIVES,
AND I WANTED TO GET A TATTOO
THAT COMMEMORATED THAT.
I WANTED TO GET AN ANGEL
BECAUSE EMS AND FIREFIGHTERS ARE
REPRESENTATIVE OF SAINT MICHAEL,
THE PATRON SAINT
OF PUBLIC SERVANTS.
SO A FRIEND OF MINE
RECOMMENDED A TATTOO ARTIST
THAT WOULD COME TO MY HOUSE,
AND HE'D DO
A REALLY CHEAP TATTOO AS LONG AS
I DESIGNED MY OWN TATTOO.
SO WHEN THE ARTIST ARRIVED...
- HEY, MAN, WHAT'S UP?
- THE FIRST THING HE DID WAS
CLOSE ALL THE BLINDS.
HE WAS ACTING ALL JITTERY.
- SH-SHUT THEM.
JUST SHUT THEM.
SHUT THEM!
- OKAY.
- AND I KIND OF WROTE IT OFF
AS AN ARTIST BEING QUIRKY
AND ECCENTRIC.
SO I SHOWED HIM
THE DESIGN I HAD.
- IT'S A TRIBAL ANGEL.
- HE TOLD ME
IT WOULD ONLY COST $30.
SO HE WENT RIGHT TO WORK
AND STARTED TO DO
THE TATTOO RIGHT THERE.
EVERY TIME HE'D HEAR A NOISE
OR A CAR DROVE BY REALLY FAST...
- DID YOU HEAR THAT?
NO, I HEARD SOMETHING.
- WHO'S OUT THERE?
- SHE'S EVERYWHERE.
I CAN'T ESCAPE HER.
- HE WAS RUNNING FROM THE COPS,
RIGHT?
- NO, NO, NO.
HE TOLD ME HE WAS RUNNING
FROM AN EX-GIRLFRIEND
THAT WAS STALKING HIM.
- OH, EVEN WORSE.
- SO WHEN HE GOT DONE WITH
THE TATTOO, HE TURNED AROUND
AND JUST STARTED
PACKING UP HIS STUFF REAL FAST.
AND I LOOKED AT MY TATTOO,
AND I REALIZED
IT WAS ALL JACKED UP.
IT WASN'T RIGHT, SO,
YOU KNOW, I FREAKED OUT.
- HOW ARE YOU GONNA FIX IT?
- WHAT DO YOU WANT
FOR 30 BUCKS, MAN?
IT'LL HEAL.
I GOT TO GO.
I GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE.
- SO I WAS SO UPSET,
I RIPPED UP THE $30.
- YOU WANT YOUR 30 BUCKS?
HERE'S YOUR 30 BUCKS.
- I THREW IT AT HIM.
SO THIS WOMAN
BURSTS IN THE DOOR.
- SHE'S CRAZY!
- EVERYBODY OUT!
THIS PARTY'S OVER.
- AS I'M PUSHING THEM
TOWARDS THE DOOR,
HE KEPT STOPPING TO PICK UP
EACH OF THE PIECES OF THE MONEY
THAT I TORE UP,
AND THEN FINALLY I GOT HIM
OUT OF THE HOUSE.
WELL, THAT WORKED OUT GREAT.
- SO I WAS SO DESPERATE,
I WAS WILLING TO TRY
AN EXPERIMENTAL CHEMICAL PROCESS
TO REMOVE THE TATTOO.
THE PROCESS
ACTUALLY MADE IT WORSE.
- I'M GONNA TRY TO DO MY BEST,
MAN,
TO TURN THIS SITUATION
AROUND FOR YOU.
- SO HERE IT IS.
- I LOVE IT.
OH, MY GOSH, I LOVE THE DRAWING,
BUT I'M STILL A LITTLE NERVOUS
ABOUT HOW DARK MY TATTOO IS.
I AM PRAYING THAT TODAY, REESE
CAN COVER MY TATTOO COMPLETELY.
- SO ALL RIGHT, HALEY.
HOW DID YOU END UP
WITH THIS TATTOO
ON THE BACK OF YOUR NECK?
- WELL, WHEN I WAS AT COLLEGE,
I WAS, LIKE, A BIG-TIME GAMER.
- NO, I'M THE DUNGEON MASTER.
I HAVE THE SWORD.
- NO, I HAVE THE BIGGER SWORD.
- SO WHEN I WAS PLAYING, I MET
THIS GUY WHO WAS IN THE NAVY,
AND WE FLIRTED A LOT
IN THE GAME.
- DO YOU LIKE SUBMARINES?
BIG SUBMARINES?
THICK, HARD SUBMARINES?
- AND THEN EVENTUALLY IT KIND OF
SPILLED OVER TO REAL LIFE.
WE'RE ON THE GAME ONE NIGHT,
AND HE ASKS ME,
"SO, UH, WILL YOU MARRY ME?"
- YEAH!
- YOU WILL?
YOU WILL!
YEAH.
AND SO THE NEXT DAY WE'RE LIKE,
"OH, LET'S GO GET A TATTOO."
- OH, GOD.
- AND WE'RE LIKE,
"LET'S GET
A CELTIC WEDDING KNOT."
AND WE GO INTO THIS SHOP,
AND THEY ACTUALLY GOT US SET UP
TO WHERE
WE COULD SEE EACH OTHER.
WE'RE BLOWING KISSY FACES
AT EACH OTHER, YOU KNOW,
MOUTHING "I LOVE YOU."
- YEAH.
- THERE IT IS.
MMM.
- PROBABLY A FEW DAYS
AFTER THAT, HE SHIPPED OUT.
- MM-HMM.
- I'M GETTING OUR HOUSE
ALL SET UP
AND CHECKING MY BANK ACCOUNT.
- UH-HUH.
- AND WE'RE, LIKE,
QUITE A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS
SHORT FOR OUR BILLS.
- WHAT ARE ALL THESE CHARGES?
- AND I LOOKED AT OUR STATEMENT.
APPARENTLY THERE'S
A WHOREHOUSE IN THAILAND
WHERE YOU CAN USE
YOUR CREDIT CARD TO PAY.
- WAIT A MINUTE.
MY NAVY GUY IS IN THAILAND.
BUT HE COULDN'T BE
GOING TO A WHOREHOUSE.
- I--I GAVE HIM
THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.
I THOUGHT
MAYBE HIS CARD WAS STOLEN.
WHEN HE GOT BACK, LIKE,
WE STOPPED FOR, YOU KNOW,
TO BUY SOMETHING
ON THE WAY HOME.
- THAT'LL BE $5.00.
- WAIT A MINUTE.
IS THAT YOUR CREDIT CARD?
- YEAH, THIS IS HIS CARD.
- OH, HE DOES HAVE IT.
- OHH.
- SO I CONFRONTED--
- SO YOU USED THE CREDIT CARD
AT A DISGUSTING WHOREHOUSE
IN THAILAND?
- I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
- I SAW THE CHARGES!
- WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU USED THIS
AT A BANGKOK WHOREHOUSE?
- SHAME ON YOU.
YOU'RE A PIG.
- YEAH, YOU'RE A PIG.
- I'M NOT A PIG.
- AT THAT POINT, YOU KNOW,
IT JUST--THE TRUST WAS BROKEN.
AND I JUST, YOU KNOW,
I COULDN'T DO IT ANYMORE.
- I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO DO IT, EITHER.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE
THAT TRUST FACTOR IN THERE,
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
SO I'M JUST REALLY HOPING THAT,
YOU KNOW, WE CAN GET
THIS COVERED UP FOR YOU TODAY
AND OFF OF YOUR BODY
AND OUT OF YOUR LIFE,
AND NO ONE'S TALKING
ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW?
- THANK YOU.
- THE DESIGN MIGHT BE GREAT.
HE MIGHT LIKE IT.
BUT IF IT DISTORTS, THEN WE'RE
GONNA BE IN HOT WATER HERE.
MY BIGGEST CONCERN RIGHT NOW
IS JUST THE FACT THAT
I TOOK ALL THIS TIME
TO DRAW THIS THING,
AND I'M GONNA
PUT IT ON HIS ANKLE BONE,
WHICH PROTRUDES OUT A LOT,
AND IT'S NOT GONNA LOOK
LIKE A RABBIT AT ALL.
ALL RIGHT, JOSE.
YOU READY?
- DEFINITELY.
LET'S SEE.
OH, DUDE, THAT IS DOPE.
THE DRAWING IS AMAZING,
BUT I'M VERY NERVOUS.
I'M ACTUALLY SCARED OF THE PAIN.
I'M A TATTOO ARTIST MYSELF,
AND I WOULDN'T DO THIS TATTOO
ON ANYBODY.
I'M JUST HOPING THAT HE CAN
EXECUTE IT LIKE HE DREW IT UP.
- WE'RE ROCKING AND ROLLING,
HOMIE.
- MMM.
OOH, THAT'S A ROUGH ONE.
- I'VE BEEN MAKING GOOD PROGRESS
ON THE OTHER LESS-TREATED AREAS
OF THE TATTOO,
BUT THIS RIGHT HERE IS
THE REALLY DENSE ZONE
OF CHEMICAL SCARRING.
IF THIS TATTOO IS GONNA FAIL,
IT'S GONNA BE RIGHT HERE.
I'M GONNA WORK MY WAY IN THERE,
SO YOU'RE GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT
UNCOMFORTABLE
FOR THE NEXT FEW MINUTES.
BEAR WITH IT, BRO.
TAKING A RISK OVER HERE.
YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
YOU'RE DOING FINE.
- FELT THAT
IN THE MIDDLE FINGER.
- HERE WE GO.
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
THIS THING IS SCARY.
- IT'S ON FIRE.
- MMM.
OOH, THAT'S A ROUGH ONE.
- OOH.
I HOPE THIS TIME,
WHEN WE ROLL THE DICE,
YOU CAN JUST GO AHEAD
AND MOVE ON WITH YOUR LIFE, BRO.
SO FAR, SO GOOD,
BUT I STILL HAVE MORE SKIN
TO COVER.
HOPEFULLY, THE INK'S GONNA
CONTINUE TO TAKE.
YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
YOU'RE DOING FINE.
- THAT LITTLE TENDER SPOT?
THAT'S HOW THE ENTIRE REMOVAL
PROCESS FELT.
OOH.
- THAT STUFF'S REALLY
STARTING TO HURT NOW.
- I KNOW IT HURTS.
I CAN HEAR.
POPPING CHERRIES.
- ALL RIGHT, GIRL.
YOU ARE DONE.
- OH, MY GOODNESS.
I'M SUPER ANXIOUS
TO SEE MY TATTOO.
I AM HOPING
I'LL BE ABLE TO BE PROUD
AND LET GO COMPLETELY
OF THE PAST WITH MY EX-HUSBAND
AND RESTART MY LIFE.
- GO AHEAD AND TAKE A LOOK.
HERE, TAKE A MIRROR.
- OH, MY GOD.
IT'S COMPLETELY GONE.
CAN I GIVE YOU A HUG?
- OF COURSE.
- THANK YOU.
I'M JUST COMPLETELY SHOCKED
TO SEE THIS BIG, BEAUTIFUL,
COLORFUL, CRAZY,
AWESOME PIECE OF ART.
- DO YOU THINK YOUR DAUGHTER'S
GONNA LOVE IT?
- SHE'S GONNA LOVE IT.
OH, MY GOSH,
AND HER NAME IS RIGHT THERE.
AMAZING.
- I HAD TO CREATE
THE COMPOSITION
IN A TRIANGULAR FORMAT.
I ALSO USED TEXTURE IN THE BRUSH
IN ORDER TO COVER
THE EXISTING TATTOO.
- THANK YOU.
WORDS CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN
HOW GRATEFUL AND HOW HAPPY I AM.
I SUCCESSFULLY GOT A DIVORCE
FROM MY HORRIBLE TATTOO.
- I THINK WE'RE FINISHED.
- OH, MAN.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THIS THING.
- I'M REALLY NERVOUS OF THE FACT
THAT IT'S A FELLOW ARTIST,
AND MY NAME
IS ALL I HAVE IN THIS INDUSTRY.
I AM PRAYING TO THE MAN
ABOVE THAT THIS THING
IS EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTS
AND MORE.
GO AHEAD.
PUT IT ON UP, BUDDY.
- ALL RIGHT.
OH.
WOW.
WOW.
- YEAH.
- OH, YOU ARE
THE FREAKING MAN, BRO.
- WELL, I MEAN, I AM CLINT,
YOU KNOW.
I MEAN.
- DEFINITELY.
DUDE, YOU'RE A BEAST.
- I KNOW, I MEAN.
- YOU'RE TOTALLY A BEAST.
CLINT KILLED IT.
IT JUST LOOKS SO 3D,
SO LIFELIKE,
AND THE SPRAY PAINT CAN
MADE OUT OF A CARROT
TOTALLY REPRESENTS MY ORIGINAL
LOVE FOR ART, WHICH IS GRAFFITI.
- SURPRISINGLY,
THAT WORKED OUT REALLY WELL.
- I THINK THIS IS MY NEW
FAVORITE TATTOO, DUDE.
- AND I--IT'S DEFINITELY
ONE OF MY FAVORITES
THAT I'VE DONE
IN A VERY LONG TIME, YOU KNOW?
I MADE MY FOCAL POINT
THE ACTUAL FACE ITSELF
AND TRIED TO USE THE ANKLE BONE
TO MY ADVANTAGE
BY GIVING IT A LITTLE BIT
OF A 3D EFFECT
AND POPPING OUT A LITTLE.
- IF I WERE A CHICK,
THAT MOHAWK WOULD PROBABLY
MAKE ME WANT TO HIT IT, TOO.
'CAUSE YOU DID
SUCH AWESOME WORK.
- ALL RIGHT, NOW.
I KNOW YOU LIKE IT...
- NO, NO, NOT LIKE THAT.
- MAYBE THE NEXT TATTOO.
MAYBE THE NEXT ONE, BUT...
- TATTOO NIGHTMARES
WAS DEFINITELY MY LAST RESORT.
I CAN NEVER THANK CLINT ENOUGH
FOR DOING THIS TATTOO FOR ME.
HE'S A BETTER MAN AND
A BETTER ARTIST THAN ALL OF US
FOR TAKING THAT CHALLENGE
AND TAKING THAT RISK.
- ALL RIGHT, BROTHER, BE SAFE.
- ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
HAVE A GOOD ONE.
OH, YEAH.
- WHOO.
BILL, WE MADE IT.
YOU ARE DONE, MAN.
- THANK GOD.
I AM SO NERVOUS.
I AM LITERALLY GOING IN CIRCLES
IN MY OWN MIND
BECAUSE OF THE SCAR TISSUE.
MAYBE IT DIDN'T TAKE.
I DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY JOB
BECAUSE OF THIS.
- CHECK OUT YOUR NEW ARTWORK.
- WOW, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
THAT'S AMAZING.
IT'S BETTER
THAN I COULD HAVE EXPECTED.
MY FAVORITE PART OF THIS TATTOO
IS THE TWO HIGHLIGHTS
IN THE OTTER'S EYES.
IT ACTUALLY PUTS A SPARKLE
IN HIS EYES,
AND IT MAKES HIM JUMP TO LIFE.
HIGH NOON KNOCKED IT
OUT OF THE PARK.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
I CAN'T SEE IT AT ALL.
I CAN'T SEE THE OLD TATTOO
AT ALL.
NO SCARS, NOTHING.
- THAT MYSTERY CHEMICAL
HAD ME REALLY, REALLY WORRIED.
IT WAS A COMPLETE
ROLL OF THE DICE,
BUT WITH EVERYTHING
THAT WAS AT STAKE,
I HAD TO AT LEAST TAKE A SHOT.
LUCKILY, IT WORKED.
- OH, SICK.
- GOOD JOB, BRO.
- IT DOESN'T EVEN LOOK
LIKE A COVER-UP.
- YOU'D NEVER KNOW
THERE WAS ANYTHING UNDERNEATH.
- NO, NO, NO.
IT LOOKS LIKE A BRAND NEW PIECE.
- DAMN,
I WANT TO DO AN OTTER, NOW.
I KNOW, I KNOW.
- WELL, YOU OTTER.
- WITH THIS TATTOO,
MY DAYS OF WORRYING ABOUT MY JOB
ARE COMPLETELY OVER.
I THINK MY PATIENTS
AND MY BOSS ARE GONNA LOVE IT.
- WHOO, WHAT A DAY.
I WANT MY BIKE BACK.
- WELL, IT OTTER BE
A BETTER DAY TOMORROW.
OHH.
- COME ON, NOW.
I WANT MY BIKE BACK.