Section 2 Summary

The next morning the woman and Truman go to buy the cherries, pineapples, raisins, walnuts, and other ingredients. They also pay a visit to Mr. Haha Jones to buy the whiskey necessary for the fruitcakes. Buying alcohol is illegal where they live. The woman says the fruitcakes must have whiskey, so she buys some anyway. She takes Truman to the fish fry and dancing cafy that Mr. Haha owns. It is public knowledge that people have been murdered and cut up in Mr. Haha's cafy. Neither of them has met Mr. Haha. In the past they bought their whiskey from his wife. Truman and the woman are taken back when they see Mr. Haha's tall figure, scarred face, and cold demeanor. When the woman tells him she needs whiskey for her fruitcakes, he gives her the bottle for free and asks for only...