Goerdeler 's hope in confessing all was to overload the Gestapo with information , and thereby buy time to save his life .
The others imprisoned ; in the process , Goerdeler caused hundreds involved in the plot to be arrested .
Goerdeler 's hope in confessing all was to overload the Gestapo with information , and thereby buy time to save his life and the others imprisoned ; in the process , he caused hundreds involved in the plot to be arrested .