Original sentence: The gang often uses sex as a weapon of blackmail, or as a tool to get what they want through manipulation.Their tactics in doing so rely on inflicting emotional and sometimes physical pain on deserving individuals.Usually hatching schemes conspiring against each other and other unfortunates for personal gain or the pleasure in watching one's downfall
Edited sentence: Episodes usually find them hatching schemes conspiring against each other and other unfortunates for personal gain or the pleasure in watching one's downfall.The gang regularly uses sex as a weapon of blackmail, or as a tool to get what they want through manipulation.Their tactics in doing so often rely on inflicting emotional and sometimes physical pain on deserving individuals