Neither more nor less

On her 2nd day of on-the-job training at Ray's Candy Store Amy learns to make a lime ricky . Amy is training to become one of Ray's part-time employees at his famous Candy Store at 113 avenue A while she is attending college . Amy is learning to prepare all the things that Ray sells ... Belgian Fries included .

Meanwhile her mate , L.E.S. Jewels , is getting a minor "tune-up" just a few feet away outside the candy store in the infamous phone booth at the corner of 7th street and avenue A . Some one is smacking him around , convinced that Jewels has at some time or times in the past snitched on him and some of his friends who are doing time up-state . Such a claim of culpability here for Jewels must of course be felt to be true at least subjectively by the punisher . But to be fair here , perhaps such a claim of truth may not be so objectively . We do not know .

It has been rumored for some time in the neighborhood that Jewels had a "special relationship" with the cops , i.e. , he was a snitch . Indeed it was believed by many that this is what kept him out of jail inspite of all his wild episodes of malfeasance . True ? Who knows , we certainly don't know . If it is , he is certainly a slow learner and he again demonstrates that for him learning to do the right thing is a lengthy and painful activity .