Jess' boyfriend Altair Wyeto, who had left Tatooine for the swoop circuits, returned and attempted to pay off Willux's debts to rescue Jess, but Jabba claimed the money he offered was not enough. Willux asked Wyeto to free Jess from Jabba's palace anyway, even though he was too sick to travel and would risk the Hutt Cartel coming after him. Jess refused to go with Wyeto, saying that even if they all escaped Tatooine, they would always be hunted.
Wyeto stayed with Willux in Mos Espa, but was away when Willux died in his sleep. His neighbor Imj sent a message to Jess informing her of her father's death.