Lemma 10.127.1. Let $R \to S$ be a local homomorphism of Noetherian local rings. Assume
$R$ is regular,
$S$ Cohen-Macaulay,
$\dim (S) = \dim (R) + \dim (S/\mathfrak m_ R S)$.
Then $R \to S$ is flat.
Proof. By induction on $\dim (R)$. The case $\dim (R) = 0$ is trivial, because then $R$ is a field. Assume $\dim (R) > 0$. By (3) this implies that $\dim (S) > 0$. Let $\mathfrak q_1, \ldots , \mathfrak q_ r$ be the minimal primes of $S$. Note that $\mathfrak q_ i \not\supset \mathfrak m_ R S$ since
\[ \dim (S/\mathfrak q_ i) = \dim (S) > \dim (S/\mathfrak m_ R S) \]
the first equality by Lemma 10.103.3 and the inequality by (3). Thus $\mathfrak p_ i = R \cap \mathfrak q_ i$ is not equal to $\mathfrak m_ R$. Pick $x \in \mathfrak m$, $x \not\in \mathfrak m^2$, and $x \not\in \mathfrak p_ i$, see Lemma 10.14.2. Hence we see that $x$ is not contained in any of the minimal primes of $S$. Hence $x$ is a nonzerodivisor on $S$ by (2), see Lemma 10.103.2 and $S/xS$ is Cohen-Macaulay with $\dim (S/xS) = \dim (S) - 1$. By (1) and Lemma 10.105.3 the ring $R/xR$ is regular with $\dim (R/xR) = \dim (R) - 1$. By induction we see that $R/xR \to S/xS$ is flat. Hence we conclude by Lemma 10.98.10 and the remark following it. $\square$
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