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So, cross to A and finesse Q. Cash the ace and play on cross ruff lines in the minor suits. Although it doesn't actually matter when East plays K, say that East over-ruffs dummy when South ruffs a low club. To avoid an immediate end-play East leads a diamond so South ruffs, ruffs a club with dummy's last trump, ruffs a diamond with his own last trump and exits by playing a low heart from both hands. East has to win and return a heart to dummy's queen, so in all South makes four trumps in hand, two top clubs, A, a club ruff in dummy and two hearts. At the table declarer ruffed a low club in dummy at trick two and lost five rapid tricks. As my friend says
I think the winning line only works when East has three trumps, but I knew about the heart break and the club lead looked very ominous. I think I should have got it right

What do you think?
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