furious with jealousy, angélique first tried to kill barnabas and then hexed josette, so that she fell in love with barnabas's young uncle, jeremiah collins (anthony george), and he with her. jeremiah and josette eloped and were married; this incited jeremiah and barnabas to duel, ending in jeremiah's death. still under angélique's spell, josette disavowed her previous love for barnabas, exclaiming that she would always love jeremiah.