By April, 1897, the two women were sent home so Cassidy and his gang could concentrate on their next robbery. Cassidy continued his romantic involvement with Bassett off and on for another four years, seeing her whenever he was near her ranch. The total length of their relationship was around seven years, but was interrupted often with his being away, and for an 18-month period when he was in prison starting in 1894, during which time she was involved with Ben Kilpatrick.