#5 North South Vulnerable
South   West   North   East
    1♠         2♥        2♥        Pass
    4♠        AP
                       
                                                North (dummy)
                                                ♠ A 8 5 2
                                                ♥ Q 10 4
                                                ♦ 10 9 8 6
                                                ♣A 2
                        West (you)                                East
                        ♠ J 10 7                                        ♠
                        ♥ A K 9 8 5 2                              ♥ J 
                        ♦ J 2                                              ♦
                        ♣ 10 8                                          ♣
                                                South (declarer)
                                                ♠
                                                ♥ 3 
                                                ♦
                                                ♣
As East, start a high-low with the ♥J at trick one. As West, the ♥J shows a singleton or doubleton. West should continue with the ♥K. As it happens, it was from a doubleton and now the ♥Q in dummy is an established winner. In order to kill the ♥Q before trumps are drawn, West should lead a third heart. East trumps the third heart with the ♠9. As a defender, when you have established a trick in dummy upon which declarer, now void in the suit, can take a discard (♥Q) and partner is also void in the suit, lead the suit while partner still has a trump to use to kill the discard.
 
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