How do you assess blame when a disaster comes along? More to the point whom do you blame on the following hand?   The conditions are: You are playing in Division one of the Leicestershire league. Your opponents are good players and may well be capable of - how shall we put it? - some monkey business. Don't misunderstand me, they are actively ethical players but they are the sort of players who might not be averse to having a little innocent fun...   You are sitting West and your hand is:

Your side only is vulnerable and you are in fourth seat. Your left hand opponent opens 3, partner Passes (no, I am NOT going to tell you how quickly or slowly - we are going to be as ethical as the opponents!) and South bids a (forcing) 3. What now?