Not So Final Confession: Confessing about the crimes or misdeeds that the catacombs are haunting them with are what allow Scarlett and the remaining crew to escape the catacombs.
Most of the members of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen are only in it because they've been promised a full pardon for their past crimes and misdeeds.
Cannot Tell Fiction from Reality: In "The Judge" a woman comes into the 12th reporting a series of lurid crimes and misdeeds by the people in her apartment building.