 Finally, Lucinda started goading Karen that she wasn't good enough wife for a doctor with the capabilities of John Dixon.John also started listening to Lucinda's opinion of Karen and Karen realized that John was drifting from her.After finding out that Dusty's relationship with Lily was on a little more solid ground, and seeing how John seemed to truly be a great parent to Dusty, Karen decided to leave town and left a teenage Dusty in John’s care.