Signals And Discards

Board 1
North Deals
None Vul
♠Q J 7
♥9 3
♦Q J 9 8 4
♣J 10 9
♠K 5 4 3
♥Q J 10 7
♦5 3
♣7 4 2
N
WE
S
♠A 10 9 6 2
♥8 5 4
♦A K
♣K Q 6
♠8
♥A K 6 2
♦10 7 6 2
♣A 8 5 3

WestNorthEastSouth
 Pass1♠Dbl
2♠Pass3♠All pass

3♠ by East

Lead: ♥ A

On the ♥ A lead, North must encourage with ♥ 3 (low = like).
South can show which suit to return by playing a low heart on the 3rd round.
(low = lower side-suit = ♣ suit).
South then wins ♣ A and returns another heart to be ruffed by North to prevent a club discard.