Part 2 of that story is that Schwab told my phone buddy that they, Schwab, don't offer liquidation services (i.e., they don't buy dead shares for their clients out of the goodness of their hearts like some brokerages do).
So, if I heard that correctly from my phone buddy, and he heard it correctly from Schwab, then the plot thickens even more, since it's now all the more obvious that someone is stepping forward like the junk man in the streets, not merely calling out for any old junks stocks, but WCVC in particular.