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The Old Salt
by George Coffin
West declares 4
against the lead
of the 
K.
Dummy's club ace is ruffed by south, who returns the heart king. How does declarer guarantee the contract?
The heart return is ruffed high, and two more trumps are drawn. Now
declarer leads the 5, and north falls victim to a
classic Morton's Fork Coup. If he grabs the
Q, then there are
enough winners to discard three of declarer's diamonds; the clubs are unblocked, and the
9 is used as an entry to
dummy.
Alternatively, if north ducks the club lead, then west's remaining club is
dumped on the 
A.
Two diamonds might be lost, but a crossruff handles the remainder.
