Escaped With Murder

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Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeJ
  2. heart8 7 4
  3. diamondA K 9 6 4
  4. clubQ 10 8 2
  1. spadeA 9 8 6
  2. heart10 6 2
  3. diamondJ 5
  4. clubJ 7 6 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 1 - - -
S - 1 - - -
E - - 4 2 3
W - - 4 2 3
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 10 3
  2. heartA K J 9 5
  3. diamondQ 8 3
  4. clubK 3

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: East
Lead: spade2
  1. spadeQ 7 5 4 2
  2. heartQ 3
  3. diamond10 7 2
  4. clubA 9 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart Pass
2heart Pass Pass 2spade
Pass Pass 4heart* Pass
Pass Pass

* !!!!!!!!

Presumably South cannot have both diamondAK or he would have led one and in that case he must surely have clubA for his 2spade bid. You should therefore throw a club on spade9 and lead a low diamond from dummy as your only realistic chance.

So, if you made 4heart you will have escaped with murder!
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