When Larry Atwood arrived in Salem, it was with the intention of breaking up Doug Williams and Julie Olson. He arranged to have Doug framed on a drug bust, and Larry proved himself indispensible to Julie by helping her run Doug's Coffee House. He managed to keep Doug out of town just long enough to rape Julie at his apartment, permanently traumatizing her. Julie kept the rape secret until Doug, suspecting an affair, confronted her. When Larry was shot and killed by his assistant, Arlo Roberts, Julie was accused of the crime, but was eventually cleared.