in a later storyline, the ghost of quentin collins (david selby) killed david and drove the collins family out of their mansion. barnabas traveled back in time to 1897 to prevent these events by changing history. during this storyline, he falls in love with lady kitty hampshire, who resembles josette. when barnabas learned that lady kitty actually is josette, they are transported back in time to the night josette committed suicide. barnabas managed to prevent josette from jumping off of widow's hill. unfortunately, barnabas was soon captured by the leviathans. josette became disconsolate at barnabas' disappearance and committed suicide by drinking poison. in the present (1970), the leviathans claim that they are keeping josette hostage in the past, leading barnabas, julia and maggie to attempt to contact the spirit of josette in a séance to learn if she was indeed held prisoner. josette appears to barnabas for one final time, telling him that the leviathans are not holding her prisoner. she parts with barnabas by telling him to let her go and focus on his own future.