Motherwell fell three goals to win a 3-3 draw at Tynecastle waiting for hearts in third place in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League loosened once again.
Craig Thomson converted a penalty for 26 minutes later the referee Willie Collum awarded Steven Saunders to have fouled Ryan Stevenson as the ball came from a corner of Rudi Skacel.
Skacel succeeded in a second after 36 minutes and Stevenson headed in a third after 53 minutes to put the heart - Marian Kello on target - on course for a comfortable victory.
But two minutes after Stevenson, John Sutton headed in a cross Steve Jones and after 60 minutes that the striker appeared to get a Dim comment of Tom Hateley free throw.
Sutton, who has linked with a free transfer move to hearts this summer, then he headed in a goal in 88 minutes as the Scottish Cup finalists also completed his return.
After having held an advantage of 15 points in the race for the third, hearts have a lead of seven points over fourth placed Dundee United, who beat earlier today to Kilmarnock 4-2.
Search for third place hearts had they suffered from stuttering in the past few weeks and now they have a victory in eight games - the defeat of St Mirren on 19 March.
The victory of 3-2 on friends was earlier more recent emergence of Kello and the goalkeeper made a surprising return.
After initially being ruled by a spasm in his back, "a private affair" led to his non-selection with Manager Jim Jefferies, to insist on it was a decision by him and the goalkeeper made only, without the intervention of majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov. "
Kello showed his value to hearts just before half-time, only put into action once the hosts set up an advantage of two goals.
Slippery due to torrential rains contributed to an opening scrappy accentuated by the whistle of Collum.
After Skacel had a header by Darren Randolph and Thomson had curled a free kick on hearts received a penalty when Saunders was judged brought down Stevenson as corner of Skacel entered the area.
COLLUM awarded two penalties in Scottish Cup Celtic semi-final win over Aberdeen last weekend and he sent three players of Dundee United in the awarding of three shots of ground in its loss of 4-0 to Rangers in Everton in the week.
Saunders received only a precaution before complete Thomson support scored 12 yards.
Stevenson reached with a shot at the giro after long game of Kello field came before second of hearts after 36 minutes.
Skacel and Stephen Elliott combined, the latter playing a return pure pass to midfielder strike on the roof of the net.
Kello was called into action, saving a header shot by Saunders before spreading himself to save Jamie Murphy, who was earlier reserved for handball.
Hearts Captain Andy Webster exploded in the interval to be replaced by Adrian Mrowiec but the hosts continued to press forward.
Thomson had curled a free kick above before Stevenson had ignored a Skacel free in the middle and hit both posts with an effort from an acute angle.
Stevenson, however, found the network soon after, starting in pin-punto of Santana of the right-wing cross to give the hosts a 3-0 lead.
But two minutes that later Motherwell drew a goal when Jones broke out on the right and crossed for Sutton to head in.
Presence of Webster in defence was lost again as hearts granted after 60 minutes.
Sutton appeared to get a touch of shot of Tom Hateley free of everything that came in the bottom left corner.
Kello saved an effort in the long term of Hateley, fired a Francis Jeffers and replace the strike of cierre-gama of Maurice Ross as grew up the confidence of Motherwell.
Jones, then saw a shot from the left foot back in the post before Jeffers opened sobre after breaching the trap from the outside to connect to a long ball game.
But two minutes from time visitors has its rewards only as the hosts defence was violated once.
Gavin Gunning cross from the left found Sutton, which low reduced beyond Kello and earn a deserved draw.
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