Tale of Two Wrongs

Dealer: North
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs

  1. spadeA Q 7 6
  2. heart10 4
  3. diamondK 9 3 2
  4. clubK 3 2
Green square in centre

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: East
Lead: heartK

  1. spadeJ 10 3 2
  2. heartA K 8 7 3
  3. diamond5
  4. club8 6 4
West North East South
Pass 1spade 2heart
3heart 4heart Pass Pass
4spade End
I can see both pros and cons for bidding 2heart here. It's certainly a suit you would want partner to lead, and the vulnerability is favourable, but on the other hand South's cards are rather guanoid (pertaining tp guano) for a constructive two level overcall. At the table South did come in with 2heart but the bidding ended with West's 4spade, confirming his original 3heart as a good raise to game in spades.

Your partnership style is to start with a king to ask for count from partner, or ace/queen to ask for attitude. You decide to kick off with heartK. Partner drops the nine and follows with the two when you continue with heartA, while declarer follows with the queen and six. What next?
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