If he knows, do you know he knows?

Kenneth Tynan, an English theater critic who died in 1980, said, "A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car."

In yesterday's deal, East failed to cover dummy's spade jack with his queen because he believed it would save declarer a guess in the suit. However, he should have realized that declarer knew the layout and not played low. This deal is a tougher example of the same theme.

South was in four spades. What happened after West led a diamond?