Complex sentence: Phoebe's roguish ex-boyfriend from New York Clay comes to town looking for a reconciliation, but his attentions have always come with strings attached, in this case a stolen Egyptian urn which carries a mortal curse.
Split into simpler sentences: Phoebe's roguish ex-boyfriend from New York, Clay, comes to town looking for a reconciliation. Unfortunately his attentions usually come with strings attached, in this case, a stolen Egyptian urn which carries a mortal curse.