Winning Board

Dealer: South
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: Point-a-board

Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 9 6 4 3
  2. heart8 4
  3. diamond
  4. clubA K 8 6 5 2
West North East South
1heart
1spade 3spade* 4heart# 5heart
Pass Pass ???

* splinter, short spade, heart support
# 'heart control'

Our certifiable (on the basis of this hand) East, Paul Bowyer, has a habit of making tactical bids at times like these. He will make excuses in the "I'm sorry but I had a few hearts mixed up with my spades" mould, or possibly even "The attractive waitress distracted me as I took out my bid out of the bidding box". In this case, however, we can assume a deliberate mistake when he selected the obvious 4heart to show the control(!).

Anyway, after South continued with 5heart, what do you do now if I tell you that partner's suits are reliable in vulnerable overcalls?
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