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Thursday, January 11. It was cool in Los Angeles. We were working the daywatch out of Burglary. The boss is Captain Stewart. My partner’s Bill Gannon. He’s a good player. My name’s Friday.
We got a call about a case of forcible entry at a club in Ventura. We checked it out. The suspect was still playing. One of his opponents spoke with us.
“It was terrible, officer.”
“Just the facts, ma’am.”
| Dlr: South | ♠ J 9 5 3 | |||||||||||||
| Vul: All | ♥ A 8 6 | |||||||||||||
| ♦ K Q 5 | ||||||||||||||
| ♣ J 10 2 | ||||||||||||||
| ♠ Q 10 6 2 | ♠ K 8 7 | |||||||||||||
| ♥ Q 9 5 | ♥ K 10 7 2 | |||||||||||||
| ♦ 10 7 | ♦ J 9 8 4 3 | |||||||||||||
| ♣ A Q 4 3 | ♣ 7 | |||||||||||||
| ♠ A 4 | ||||||||||||||
| ♥ J 4 3 | ||||||||||||||
| ♦ A 6 2 | ||||||||||||||
| ♣ K 9 8 6 5 | ||||||||||||||
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Opening lead — ♥5
“I was declarer at 2NT, and West led a heart. I ducked twice, won the third heart and let the ♣J ride. West took the queen.”.
Low Spade
“If he had led a low spade next — to the nine, king and my ace — I would have been safe. I could force out the ♣A, and the defense would have only five tricks.
“But at Trick Five, West forced an entry to his partner’s good heart. He led the ♠Q, and I had to go down. He’s a burglar. Cuff him!”
We took West into custody. He was convicted of forcible entry. The judge said he wished he defended as well.
Daily Question
You hold: ♠K 8 7 ♥K 10 7 2♦J 9 8 4 3 ♣7.
Your partner opens 1♣, and the next player overcalls 1♠. What do you say?
