Noun
rendezvous - An arrangement to meet somebody at a particular time and place, especially between people who have great affection towards each other.
After Romeo and Juliet met at the masked ball, they arranged a rendezvous in the garden to continue their relationship.
machinations - Crafty schemes or plots, especially intended to achieve something deceitful or underhanded; secret or complicated plans, often with a negative or manipulative goal.

The villain's machinations were finally exposed, revealing his plan to transfer other people's money into his own account.