This Looks Barmy

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Dealer: South
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade10
  2. heartK J 10
  3. diamondQ 10 9 8 6 4
  4. club5 4 2
  1. spade5 4
  2. heart6 3 2
  3. diamondK J 5 2
  4. clubJ 8 7 6
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 4 - - 3
S 2 4 - - 3
E - - 1 1 -
W - - 1 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA J 9 8 6 3
  2. heartQ 9 8 5 4
  3. diamond—
  4. clubK Q

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: heart2
  1. spadeK Q 7 2
  2. heartA 7
  3. diamondA 7 3
  4. clubA 10 9 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1NT
Pass 2club 2spade Dble
Pass 3diamond 3heart Pass
Pass Dble Pass 3NT
Pass Pass Pass
spadeK! This looks barmy, but South won spadeJ return and with that trick in the bag only now led a delayed low diamond. Whatever West did South could always win two hearts, five diamonds, a spade and a club.

Would you have found this line? Also, would you have found the heart continuation at trick three if you had been East? The play then becomes very complex - one for the double dummy boys.
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