▁series . ▁She ▁is ▁Lip ▁Gall ag her ' s ▁( J ody ▁L ath am ) ▁love ▁interest ▁in ▁series ▁ 1 , ▁soon ▁his ▁father ▁Frank ▁Gall ag her ▁moves ▁in ▁with ▁her ▁& ▁her ▁mother , ▁and ▁at ▁first ▁she ’ s ▁app alled ▁by ▁him ▁and ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁living ▁with ▁him , ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁she ▁s edu ces ▁him ▁into ▁sleep ing ▁with ▁her , ▁in ▁the ▁hopes ▁Sh iel a ▁catch es ▁him ▁and ▁k icks ▁him ▁out ▁under ▁the ▁assumption ▁that ▁Frank ▁sex ually ▁assault ed ▁her ▁under age ▁daughter , ▁however ▁after ▁the ▁fall out ▁between ▁Frank ▁& ▁Lip , ▁and ▁seeing ▁Sh iel a ▁show ▁genu ine ▁concern ▁for ▁Frank ▁can ’ t ▁bring ▁herself ▁to ▁tell ▁her ▁mother ▁the ▁truth , ▁She ▁then ▁leaves ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁her ▁grand m other . ▁In ▁Season ▁ 2 ▁she ▁returns ▁to ▁Ch ats worth , ▁dro ps ▁out ▁of ▁school ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁J ockey ▁where ▁she ▁lies ▁about ▁her ▁sexual ity ▁to ▁guarantee ▁herself ▁a ▁position ▁and ▁moves ▁out ▁entirely ▁from ▁Sh iel a ’ s ▁house ▁to ▁live ▁at ▁The ▁J ockey . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁other ▁character ▁aside ▁from ▁Frank ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁every ▁series . ▁Kar en ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 2 9 ▁episodes ▁in ▁total . ▁ ▁Kar en ▁becomes ▁consider ably ▁more ▁m ature ▁in ▁series ▁ 4 , ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁which ▁she ▁mar ries ▁the ▁recently ▁fre ed ▁Jam ie ▁Mag u ire