Answer: plotting

AnswerCrossword Clue
PLOTTINGCooking up a coup
PLOTTINGCabal activity.
PLOTTINGNovelist's concern
PLOTTINGConspirator's activity
plottingDevise the sequence of events in (a play, novel, movie, or similar work)
plottingSecretly make plans to carry out (an illegal or harmful action)
plottingMark (a route or position) on a chart
plottingMake (a curve) by marking out a number of such points
plottingIllustrate by use of a graph
plottingMark out or allocate (points) on a graph
plottingthe act of plotting