plot /plɒt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[plot] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, plot·ted, plot·ting.
–noun 1. a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, esp. a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
2. Also called storyline. the plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work, as a play, novel, or short story.
3. a small piece or area of ground: a garden plot; burial plot.
4. a measured piece or parcel of land: a house on a two-acre plot.
5. a plan, map, diagram, or other graphic representation, as of land, a building, etc.
6. a list, timetable, or scheme dealing with any of the...

plot /plɒt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[plot] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, plot·ted, plot·ting.
–noun 1. a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, esp. a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
2. Also called storyline. the plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work, as a play, novel, or short story.
3. a small piece or area of ground: a garden plot; burial plot.
4. a measured piece or parcel of land: a house on a two-acre plot.
5. a plan, map, diagram, or other graphic representation, as of land, a building, etc.
6. a list, timetable, or scheme dealing with any of the various arrangements for the production of a play, motion picture, etc.: According to the property plot, there should be a lamp stage left.
7. a chart showing the course of a craft, as a ship or airplane.
8. Artillery. a point or points located on a map or chart: target plot.
–verb (used with object) 9. to plan secretly, esp. something hostile or evil: to plot mutiny.


Just in case Prisonplanet forgot what a 'plot' is.
Because someone is 'plotting' to commit a crime, doesn't mean they are in the advanced stages of that crime. It can mean they have every intention of carrying out the plot, however.