plot
/plɒt/
(authorship) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
An area or land used for building on or planting on.
A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.
The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger plot.
Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.
Participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.
A plan; a purpose.