Apparent Sweet Innocence

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Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK J 2
  2. heartJ 10 4 2
  3. diamondA Q J 10 8
  4. club6
  1. spadeA Q 5
  2. heartA Q 8 6 5
  3. diamondK 2
  4. clubA K J
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 2 - - -
S - 2 - - -
E 1 - 2 3 1
W 2 - 3 4 2
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 9 8 6 3
  2. heartK 7
  3. diamond7 6
  4. club10 9 8 2

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: East
Lead: diamond5
  1. spade7 4
  2. heart9 3
  3. diamond9 5 4 3
  4. clubQ 7 5 4 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass Pass
2club* 2diamond Pass 2heart
Pass 3heart 3spade Pass
4spade End

* Acol, 23+ and/or GF

North did come in - with 2diamond. East passed, South bid 2heart(!) and a naive West passed. North raised to 3heart, East bid 3spade and West finally emerged with 4spade where 3NT might well have been successful. The obvious diamond lead soon put paid to the inferior contract. West was surprised that South, a lady of apparent sweet innocence, should perpetrate such a deed, but he should have doubled to expose the psyche.

What would have happened to 3NT?
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