Step 1 : Introduction to the question "8. If you are caught in the act of a crime, you are said to be "caught ____ - handed"."
...1. blue 2. red 3. yellow 4. green One legend about the origin of this phrase is that, during a race to the shore of Northern Ireland, - where the winner would be the first to touch the shore -one contestant cut off his hand and flung it on the shore to ensure his team's win. source: www.phrases.org