diff --git a/src/scenes/floor/FloorDemoScene.ts b/src/scenes/floor/FloorDemoScene.ts
index 18880ce..9bca127 100644
--- a/src/scenes/floor/FloorDemoScene.ts
+++ b/src/scenes/floor/FloorDemoScene.ts
@@ -76,8 +76,11 @@ const WATER_SPOT = tileToWorld(68, 15);
 const DECKS_SPOT = tileToWorld(55, 22);
 /** Behind the till (venueMap prop 46..47,4): where you hold the taps. */
 const TAPS_SPOT = tileToWorld(47, 3);
-/** The customer side of the till — where E offers you the apron. */
-const TAPS_FRONT = tileToWorld(47, 6);
+/**
+ * The customer side of the till — where E offers you the apron. Row 7, not row
+ * 6: row 6 is the `stool` rect, and `stool` is not in venueMap's WALKABLE set.
+ */
+const TAPS_FRONT = tileToWorld(47, 7);
 /** Crowd contact distance while carrying, and its debounce. */
 const CARRY_BUMP_PX = 14;
 const CARRY_BUMP_COOLDOWN_MS = 350;
@@ -1241,8 +1244,11 @@ export class FloorDemoScene extends Phaser.Scene {
       return;
     }
     this.barMode = false;
-    this.player.x = TAPS_FRONT.x;
-    this.player.y = TAPS_FRONT.y;
+    // Deliberately NO teleport. The punter side of the till is a `stool` tile,
+    // which is not walkable — dropping the player there stranded them for the
+    // rest of the night with every direction blocked, and the bartender roster
+    // role mounts the taps automatically, so one keypress ended the run. Staff
+    // leave the rail the way staff do: around the east end of the bar.
     this.toast(BAR_UI.handback);
   }