Kyle Hobart (Brian Van Holt) was ex-communicated from the club after abandoning Opie during an arson job, leading to Opie's five year incarceration. With Clay's blessing he returned to Charming to see his teenage son, Charlie, (William F. Nicol) and ended up trying to offer SAMCRO a business deal involving stolen goods which was to serve as repayment for his past mistake. Opie confronted Kyle and the two settled their beef, but it was discovered that Kyle had failed to perform the club mandate to remove his Sons of Anarchy back tattoo, so he was given a choice of removal methods ("Fire or knife?"). Choosing fire, the tattoo was burned off Kyle's back with a cutting torch. He loses consciousness during the process, and it is unknown if Kyle was still alive after being left on the steps of St. Thomas Hospital, where his ex-wife, April, (Liane Curtis) was waiting to aid him after being tipped off by Gemma that Kyle would likely need medical care.