Conspiracy is defined under South Carolina Code §16-17-410 as an agreement between two or more people to accomplish an unlawful objective or lawful objective using unlawful means. As the statute points out, it takes two or more individuals to carry out a conspiracy. These two individuals must agree to commit the crime, and the agreement does not have to be in writing. The conspirators must have a mutual understanding that they are going to commit an unlawful act.