The Final Deal

Dealer: South
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: Pairs

Green square in centre
  1. spade8
  2. heartK 6
  3. diamond10 9 8 7
  4. clubQ J 8 7 6 3
  1. spadeQ 9 7 4 3
  2. heart
  3. diamondA K 6 4
  4. clubK 9 5 2
West North East South
1spade
Pass 2NT* Pass 3diamond
Pass 3heart Pass 3NT
Pass 4NT# Pass 5diamond~
Pass 5NT! Pass 7spade
Pass 7NT End

* game force with spades
# RKCB
~1 of 5
! asking for specific aces

It would seem appropriate that for our final deal, just like our very first deal four years ago, should be one featuring the ultimate contract. This deal featured recently in a local simultaneous pairs event. North played in 7NT after an auction that you strongly suspect may have gone astray. You decide to lead diamond10 and North wins in dummy with the ace as partner drops the jack. North continues by cashing four rounds of spades and you decide to pitch three clubs. Partner has thrown heart4 on the third spade and heartJ on the fourth. When North cashes his fifth spade you have a horrible decision to make.

What will it be?
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