North-South vulnerable. South deals.

North-South vulnerable. South deals.
NORTH
x -K 5 2
u -K 10 9
v -8 6 3
w -A 7 5 4
WEST EAST
x -Q J 9 8 x -10 7 6 4
u -8 5u -7 6 2
v -A Q J 7 v -10 9 5
w -Q 10 3 w -J 9 6
SOUTH
x -A 3
u -A Q J 4 3
v -K 4 2
w -K 8 2
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1u vblRdbl 1x
Pass Pass 2u Pass
4u Pass Pass
Opening lead: Queen of x
"Good day, Mr. Phelps. South can claim nine tricks at no trump. However, judging his hand of 17 high-card points and a good five-card major as being too strong for a 15-17 point one no trump, he opened one heart and, as a result, landed in a dangerous four-heart contract. Should South fail, the instability could topple his government. Afternoon tea is being served at the club and play has been suspended for refreshments.
"Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find a way to make three no trump and to get it to South before the game resumes. As usual, should you fail in your mission, you and your group will be publicly humiliated!"
With nine tricks on top, it seemed that the only way to a 10th is to find clubs 3-3 and to endplay West with the third round of clubs so that the king of diamonds would be protected from a lead through. However, it was apparent that, when South cashed the king of clubs, West could jettison the queen, allowing East to win the third club.
With only minutes left before play resumed, the "Mission Impossible" crew had found the winning line. Declarer must permit West's queen of spades to hold the first trick. West can do no better than continue with spades. Declarer wins, draws two rounds of trumps ending in dummy and cashes the king of spades, discarding a club from hand. The king and ace of clubs are cashed and a club ruff sets up a long club in dummy. Declarer gets back to the table with the king of hearts, discards a diamond on the 13th club and claims his contract.
Disguised as a waiter, Phelps entered the card room carrying a tray with an ice bucket. Pretending to trip, he spilt ice all over South. In the process of cleaning up, he slipped South a note with the solution. The contract was made, and the free world was once again saved by the clandestine organization.
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