The course
Dropping
Step 3 of 4
Cashing first, when you can afford to
Ace, king, jack, five opposite three small — the queen missing again, and this time a real finesse available, because the jack has the ace and king behind it.
You only need three of the four tricks. That slack is worth something: you can look for the queen to fall first, and still take the finesse afterwards if it does not.
Take 3 tricks.
Dummy
Lead from either hand.
Play a card from either hand. Play the line you would play — nothing here is scored, and you can start the suit again whenever you like.