on the evening of barnabas' and josette's wedding, under the influence of angelique, josette and jeremiah giddily eloped. later, feeling guilty or perhaps the spell's effects had weakened, they returned to the collins' family house to face the consequences of what they had done. after barnabas collins learned of their marriage, he challenged jeremiah to a duel. the family tried to dissuade them, but caught in the passion of the moment, barnabas insisted it go forward. jeremiah was mortally wounded; he would later succumb to his wounds at 2:00 a.m.