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Archives - 2000-2001 See also: Why Newman went to prison Ryan McNeil Matt Clark Larry 'Wartman' Warton March 2000 Stalker
Case Unresolved At best, the city hopes to make a charge against Leigh of filing a false police report stick. But, if Genoa City is like most, Leigh will be released soon with a simple slap on the wrist. As the Genoa City News reported earlier, the Wartman is considering a false arrest charge against the city. Unfortunately, the process has begun to have his parole revoked and until that situation can be resolved, the Wartman will spend another day in jail. "I have to spend another night in this hellhole?", Warton was heard screaming. In a related development, the police paraded a handcuffed Ross Leigh pass Warton and his attorney in an open reception area. "You bastard! You tried to mess up my life ... punk", Warton growled. "You're guilty as sin, you freak", Leigh grunted in reply. The Wartman was also heard telling Baldwin how Victoria Newman was paying him $500 cash to stop writing so-called fan letters. A revelation Baldwin found very interesting. First implication would seem to point toward Baldwin using the information as a wedge but unless Baldwin is a total idiot, and wants the Bug to become his partner, Baldwin would be wise to avoid aggravating friends of the Bug. False Arrest Pending Wartman, Mad As Hell! The Wartman asked some very good questions. What ever happened to the right to a speedy trial? If Michael Baldwin is not going to represent Warton as he apparently had agreed, why hasn't a public defender been appointed by the court? Why hasn't there been a preliminary hearing? May 2000 Wartman Up To No Good? Wartman Seeks Revenge! Newman was later released from prison and a few years later, the Wartman was paroled and moved to Genoa City where he was immediately suspected by Newman of being Victoria Newman's stalker. Detective Paul 'Clueless' Williams even had the Wartman placed under surveillance. While in prison, Warton vowed to get even with Newman when Nick's daddy pounded on his face. Being suspected of stalking didn't help matters and now, Warton is said to be about to put a plan into motion to extract a long overdue pound of flesh. June 2000 Kidnapping Would Rock Newman's World! For years the Wartman and Clark have wanted to get even with Nick Newman for being a 'rich boy'. Clark blames Newman for stealing his girl, Sharon Collins Newman, whom he attempted to rape while the couple were parked in his car. Later, when Newman was sent to prison for the attempted murder of Clark, inmate Warton took a fancy to the new 'fish' and arranged to have Newman as a cellmate. Determined to prove his son's innocence, the powerful Victor Newman showed up at the prison one day as a fight was taking place between Warton and young Newman. The elder Newman stepped in and after a few swift karate kicks, laid the Wartman out. Warton was eventually paroled and recently returned to Genoa City where Nick Newman accused him of stalking his sister. Now, the Wartman and Clark have teamed up with a plan which is suspected to result in the kidnapping of Nick and Sharon Newman's daughter. If in fact the kid is snatched it won't have a real impact unless Clark and the Wartman kill their victim. July 2000 NEWMAN KID BLABS UP A STORM! In search of 'Cindy' the doll, Newman acted like a regular chatterbox as she informed
the Wartman her family owns the coffee house and is preparing for a trip to Milwaukee to
open another. The Wartman's ears were burning and his adrenaline pumping as Newman went on
to say she's Nick and Sharon Newman's little girl and step-brother baby Noah Newman won't
be making the trip. October 2000 Wartman Moving? The revelation came during another clandestine meeting between the evil Matt Clark and Wartman during which the partners in crime failed again to come to an agreement regarding exactly what their plan is. Warton's move to Milwaukee will result in a $50 per week pay increase. December 2000 DRUG SALE READY! Under the plan, to get even with Newman Enterprises heir Nick Newman, a local drug dealer will buy drugs at Newman Rocks. Newman won’t know about the deal until the police are tipped off and arrive at the coffee shop by day, club for all ages by night, to arrest him. "We will both be long gone so Nick will get tagged. We’ll have a trump card to get him out of jail which his family will pay for big time. This will go off like clockwork," Mills said of the plan. March 2001 Fear Of God Strikes Wartman! "All I wanted to know was what he was doing at my apartment. When I asked Newman if it had something to do with his son being in jail he got squirmy on me. The old man asked how I knew his son is in jail when you can't turn on the TV or pick up a newspaper without hearing or reading about it. I told Newman his boy doesn’t keep us old cell buddies up to date about what he’s doing and how come every time something happens he blames me, Warton rambled. "I just wanted to get away from the freak but when I tried to get him out of my face he yelled I'm responsible for framing his precious son and then grabbed my collar and started choking me and mumbling how he wanted the truth and he wanted it right then and there. The only thing that saved me was to scream for him to leave me alone. I hoped maybe the commotion might bring some of the drug induced zombie neighbors of mine out of their holes," Warton said. While there were no apparent eye witnesses to the alleged assault the Wartman was furious. "I’d like to take that creep apart right now but I was taught to respect my elders. Besides, I'm on parole and the last time Newman and I got into it I ended up in the infirmary." Warton had no immediate plan to file criminal charges. "Look at my neck! It's all red and swollen. No, even though that old geezer called me a sniveling coward and warned it’s only a matter of time before I make a mistake and ranted how he's going to take me down and I can count on it, I didn't do anything and I'm not going to aggravate things by calling the cops." Mad Man
Disrupts Coffee Shop! Cody Dixon, manager of Newman Rocks, told police a man identified as Larry Warton entered the premises and began shouting at an employee that he was set up. Coffee patrons were said to have ducked for cover as employee Carter Mills and Warton began pounding on each other. Both men refused medical treatment. "He's been kicked out of here before. Maybe that's why he was upset," Mills told police of his assailant. Criminal charges are pending. Coffee shop owner Nick Newman was recently arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance after police raided Newman Rocks and discovered illegal drugs packed in a bag of coffee. Wartman
Arrested! "Get me out of here!" Warton was heard howling as he was placed in a cell next to suspected drug dealer Nick Newman. April 2001 Wartman Squeals Like Stuck Pig! Before flapping his gums, the Wartman didn't consider contacting Michael Baldwin an attorney he has communicated with in the past. Instead, Warton had a bad flashback to a discussion he had with wanted felon Matt Clark. The Wartman knew for months that Clark wanted to do terrible things to Sharon Newman but it was only at the eleventh hour when the guilt became more than he could handle. "It's a trap!" Warton belched and went on to tell how Carter Mills is really the evil Matt Clark who has talked about getting even with Newman and his wife ever since his return to Genoa City. "Carter Mills is a nice guy. Matt Clark is a demon. He blames you for ruining his life. He had plastic surgery and that didn't help. You've got to call someone so they can keep Sharon away from Matt. She's in real danger from that psycho", Warton spewed in an obvious last moment attempt to seek redemption for his part in the crime and possibly secure a high-paying job at Newman's coffee shop by day, club for all ages by night. May 2001 Wartman Wants Out Of Jail! In all probability, the Wartman will testify on Nick Newman's behalf at an upcoming bench trial which has been hastily arranged by Newman's all-purpose lawyer, John Silva. Under normal circumstances, a bench trial before a single judge would be the dumbest decision a defendant could make. But indeed, the Nick Newman case is far from normal and it wouldn't surprise anyone to learn Victor Newman paid the judge off to rule in favor of his son. Such action would wrap up a mangled case riddled with flaws. Wartman's
Release Imminent! Warton's release was predicated on the kindness of former cellmate and manslaughter suspect, Nick Newman who promised to help Warton gain his freedom after the Wartman spilled his guts at Newman's bench trial. "I know what it's like to be accused of something you didn't do. Larry put himself on the line for me. If anyone deserves a second chance, he does," Newman said. In a strange twist of events, John Silva, Newman's all-purpose lawyer, has agreed to represent Warton. On parole, Warton's release is expected to be contingent on his finding employment. With a face that could stop a speeding train and little if any education, Warton may have trouble in the job market. Fate may be Warton's salvation when Newman realizes there is a shortage of employees at the Newman coffee shop. Wartman Cuts A
Deal! As part of a proposed agreement to keep Warton from being sent back to prison, Mrs. Nikki Newman appears ready to offer Warton a job at Jabot Cosmetics and perhaps a place to live at the sprawling Newman ranch. Mrs. Newman is not expected to seek prior approval from Jabot's board of directors for Warton's employment and has not indicated the type of service Warton will perform. Warton has no education or job skills which would justify employment as anything more than a janitor but that has never stopped unqualified persons from obtaining powerful positions. In 1994, Jabot CEO Jack Abbott gave his uneducated son, Keemo Volein, a job as a chemist's assistant. June 2001 Set Me Free Why
Don't You Babe? Need A Job? No
Problem! The key to finding these jobs is not what you know. It's who you know and what you may have done for the person you know. Your odds increase significantly if you've been kind to a member of that person's family. And don't worry if there are no jobs available at the company you'd like to work for. Once selected a job will be created for you. And so it came to pass that parolee Larry 'Wartman' Warton was handed a job on a silver platter here Tuesday. As a special thank you, for his testimony at coffee shop mogul Nick Newman's recent bench trial, Mrs. Nikki Newman made arrangements for the Wartman's immediate employment at Jabot Cosmetics. "If there isn't a job available we'll create one," Mrs. Newman said as her son Nick beamed, "Larry Warton deserves a second chance. He sure looked surprised when Judge Jennings said he was a free man." While it is not clear what duties Warton will perform at Jabot, company executive board members Brad and Ashley Carlton have given Warton's employment their blessing. An Act of Defiance! Newman Enterprises chief Victor Newman made the allegation again Friday during an argument with the woman responsible for Warton's hiring, Mrs. Nikki Newman. Newman accused his former wife of executing "a deliberate act of defiance" but acknowledged her action has shown "she's become an independent woman." While it remains unclear what Warton's job duties at Jabot Cosmetics are, Mrs. Newman is confident hiring the man was the right thing to do. "I know I’m doing the right thing but Victor always makes me feel like I need to get his approval," she said. Mrs. Newman doesn't want to allow Mr. Newman to get under her skin but expressed some frustration over her inability to make a clean break. "In my heart there are times when I think we were meant to be together. Then I goof up again," she lamented. Just Another
Day In Paradise Dauntless Man
Fears For Family July 2001 Janitor on the
Job - for now In a related development, Mrs. Nikki Newman hasn't come right out and said as much, but it would appear the woman responsible for the Wartman's employment will be issuing the man his pink slip soon. Regardless of what may happen, Warton says he is happy that people like Mrs. Newman were willing to give a poor, uneducated slob the opportunity of a lifetime and that he has enjoyed working at a company with such "high standards". Wartman Grilled
at Java Joint Walking into the college campus branch of Newman Rocks, the Wartman made his way to a table. As soon as he sat down the Wartman noticed a large shadow hovering above him. Looking up, the Wartman spotted the great Victor Newman. "I have permission to be here. I don't want any trouble with you," Warton whimpered. Fearing the ground Newman walks on, Warton started to leave when Newman grunted for him to sit and demanded to know what the Wartman knows about crazy Tricia McNeil. "She's a nut case," the Wartman replied prefacing his statement, "I hardly knew her," and added McNeil was not a victim when she drove the car containing mad man Matt Clark off the road. It was as if Warton knew of Newman's earlier conversation with McNeil during which she claimed having been a victim of the circumstance. That said, Warton announced a need to get back to the job and quickly departed with Newman's thanks. August 2001 Wartman to the
rescue? But with Clueless' inability to solve even the simplest case and Larry 'Wartman' Warton in need of something creative to do, it would behoove Williams to hire the Wartman as a PI. Hell, if Lauren Fenmore can do it, the Wartman can too. With the Wartman watching over his daughter, Victor Newman can just sit back and relax as the Wartman demonstrates how a real PI works. Unfortunately, it would mean McNeil and Newman won't die. But on the plus side it would be the end of the freaky Dennison girl and her dead partner in crime, Matt Clark. November 2001 Misfit will get free tutoring! An ex-con, Warton has tried to change his evil ways. After conspiring with evil-doer Matt Clark in a plan to topple members of the Newman family, Warton got a change of heart, switched to drinking smoothies and osculated around little girls. His big break came when he was given a job as a janitor at Jabot Cosmetics. Warton found cleaning up after others rewarding but has always had a problem with communicating. Seeking to improve his social skills, Warton took an adult class in Communications 101 but just hasn't been able to relate. Learning of Warton's difficulty, Jabot executive Nikki Newman this week offered to be Warton's private tutor. Saying it would be her little way to give back to the community, Mrs. Newman apparently spoke of the time in 1978 when her educated sister, doctor Casey Reed, had gotten her a job at the Allegro. Choosing to live her life as a cheap whore, Nikki Reed had been slinking around with Paul Williams who was more promiscuous than she was. Dr. Reed arranged to have her sister setup with a young intern named Scott Adams who convinced Nikki there was more to life than sleeping around. Nikki tried. She even went to college but when she needed a passing grade, Nikki slept with her English professor. Upset with herself, Nikki was about to pack it in when Brock Reynolds talked her out of it. Sensing a father figure would help keep Nikki on track, Reynolds tracked down her father, Nick Reed. Nick was a creep. Years ago he had raped Casey. Nick tried to stop drinking but once in Genoa City, took up the habit again and one night tried forcing himself on Nikki! During the ensuing struggle, Nick fell, was rushed to the hospital and died. Jill Foster's brother, Greg, entered Nikki's life, told her to forget about her dead daddy and move on with her life by marrying him. Nikki agreed. Greg also encouraged his wife to make something out of herself so when Nikki said she wanted to be a model, Greg was elated. Nikki found an ad in the newspaper for Rose's Modeling Agency. Run by the evil Rose DeVille, Nikki had no idea she would be getting mixed up with a drug and prostitution ring. December 2001 Tuesday, 12.04.01 Being in the right place at the right time and with the right connections may have paid off bigger than Larry 'Wartman' Warton ever expected. After an award-winning role in the Cassie Newman scare last year, Warton moved from lowly auto parts store clerk to janitor at Jabot Cosmetics thanks to a rare display of gratitude by benefactor Nikki Newman. In dire need of a clean shirt, the Wartman even got the rare opportunity to wear one of Victor Newman's old shirts! It was an historic day in Genoa City. No other living man had ever been as close to the great man as Warton. The Wartman continued greasing lower rungs of the corporate ladder when he arranged last week for a jail trustee to keep an eye on the imprisoned Newman. As fate would have it, Warton's foresight paid off again when the trustee assisted Newman in fighting off three inmates. Not one to let an opportunity pass him by, the Wartman made a point of showing up at the Ryan McNeil funeral. It was a good bet that the great Newman would be in attendance. Playing his low man on the totem pole to a tee, Warton expressed how sorry he was about McNeil's sudden death to Victoria Newman and was asked to stay for the main act. "I don’t think certain people wouldn’t like it," a humble Warton said shifting his eyes in Victor Newman's direction. "You mean me?" the great man piped up. "I want to thank you for having someone look out for me while I was in jail," Newman added as his hand came out and grasped Warton's. And so it came to pass before the Newman family and the world, Larry Warton had made a new and very powerful friend. Wednesday, 12.12.01 Eager to try out his new people skills, Jabot Cosmetics janitor, Larry 'Wartman' Warton's eyes began to twinkle when a total stranger wandered into the local coffee shop by day, club for all ages by night. "Ms. [Nikki] Newman said I should be more friendly," Warton said to himself as he watched one of Genoa City's homeless people pull up a chair. "Hi! You look like you’re new here," Warton said to the woman. Assured his spooky face and demeanor hadn't scared the troubled woman, the Wartman listened intently as the woman poured out her heart to a total stranger. As the conversation progressed Warton learned the woman was Amanda Hunnicutt, a resident at the Worthless Miracle homeless shelter and if she only had a job might be able to get back on her feet. What the Wartman didn't ask was why, if Hunnicutt is homeless, why was she in an establishment where the price of coffee is sky high? The word job piqued Warton's interest. He asked Hunnicutt what she does and was stunned to learn that, like himself, Hunnicutt once cleaned dirty motel rooms. "I’m in cleaning too," Warton said proudly adding he works for the local slave traders, the Abbott family, at their Jabot Cosmetics headquarters. "The Abbott’s are good people. They might be able to get you something there," Warton volunteered. The name Abbott rang a bell in Hunnicutt's head. "Is Billy Abbott their son?" she asked. "I don’t know him but he seems like a nice kid," Warton lied and then, as if hearing the name Abbott might cause him to break out in hives, began making his way to the door. Before leaving though, Warton told Hunnicutt he hoped they might meet again for some hot chocolate or "something." And Hunnicutt seemed anxious to meet the shady looking character again. Warton looked young enough to be her son but Mrs. Hunnicutt had been in Genoa City long enough to know robbing the cradle is commonplace. Should she decide to pursue a more meaningful relationship with the young man, any age difference wouldn't be a problem. Thursday, 12.20.01 Given permission by her terrorist daughter to stay in Genoa City at least through the holidays, Amanda Hunnicutt opened the door to romance for Warton by letting some of the skeletons out of her closet. She admitted having done things in the past she's not proud of and without getting into detail, Warton let it slip that he is on probation. Sensing the Wartman is a person to be trusted, Hunnicutt went on to explain that she and her daughter have not been on good terms and she wishes that would change. Just the thought caused a river of tears to run down her face. Reaching into his pocket, Warton pulled out a blue snot covered bandana which Hunnicutt used to wipe away the globs of sobs. Returning the hanky for Warton to blow his nose on again later, Hunnicutt allowed her hand to rest in his. The electricity could have lit up bin Laden's cave. |
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