Responses to ace asking bids of 4C, 4N, minorwood, or kickback are artificial responses and are therefore prone to lead-directing doubles. Sometimes, slam is not safe even though you are missing only one keycard because the lead directing double allows the defense to setup a trick which can later be taken once the missing keycard is lost. The following convention allows you to determine your side's holding in the doubled ace asking responses. The key point to note is that if you are missing two keycards you make your normal rebid of 5 of the trump suit. Key: T = trump suit Y = ace asking suit or NT Z = ace asking response 4Y (ace asking) - (P) - 4/5Z - (X): P: Missing only one keycard. Denies first round control in suit Z. Still interested in slam but leaving the decision up to pd. XX: Missing only one keycard. Has first round control in suit Z but still worried about the suit. Typically Ax or Axx. Typically not a void in suit Z. 5T: signoff, missing 2 keycards/aces 6T: not worried about suit Z. Could be singleton A or Kx or KQx.