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“Your honor,” the district attorney stated, “we will prove that South committed a felony: He lost a cold game.”

“Proceed,” the judge directed, and the court heard evidence.

“West led a trump against four spades,” the DA began: “deuce, ten, ace. South led a diamond to dummy and let the jack of hearts ride. West took the king and led a second trump. Declarer put up dummy’s king; West would not have led a trump from the queen. South took the A-Q of hearts, pitching a diamond from dummy, cashed the king of diamonds and ruffed a diamond. East discarded.”

“South was then stuck in dummy. When he led the ace and a low club, East won and took his high trump, and South had a diamond loser.”

“My client was unlucky,” South’s counsel roared.

“Guilty of mistiming,” the judge ruled. “Declarer must duck a club at Trick Two. If West leads a second trump, South wins and finesses in hearts. The finesse loses, but West won’t have a third trump, and South can crossruff for 10 tricks.”

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