He is attempting to sell the liquor license to the bar,

I thought it was unnecessary. It's up to the bar owner, the one who holds the liquor license, to be responsible for people in establishments.

The liquor license has been transferred, which is the big hurdle.

This is very limited. We can look at their capability, their reliability, or their qualifications to have a liquor license.

There are only two real ways to get ahead today -- sell liquor or drink it.

What happened is that the bar ran out of liquor -- they took away the punch bowl.