Fake it
Plan
Plan verb - To work out the details of (something) in advance.
Both terms in one sentence
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In The Musketeers, only Aramis, Porthos, D'Artagnan and Treville knew that Athos wasn't really dead but had to fake it for their plan to catch Milady and Cardinal Richelieu to work.
Source: The Fun in Funeral -
Operation: Jealousy: Mayuki points out that their super otaku plan for Ayaya to win over Akihito lacks this, so Ayaya decides to fake it.
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