The Dutton Trial is a follow-up to Trials and Tribulations which is also set in the fictional twenty-second-century city of Larkwood, Illinois. Seargent Dusty Hill returns as the high-profile trial of Lucas Dutton is coming up. Dusty is called in to investigate the suspicious death of a possible witness to this trial. It turns into a non-stop chase for two killers who have no qualms about even killing an innocent woman just to take her identity. As the bodies start to mount Dusty's health comes into play as she overworks herself to find these killers. As she chases these killers, with the help of her fiancee Quientin Blackmore, and two fellow Detectives Lottie Schale and Cody Greene she discovers that even a Federal Prosecutor is someone to avoid. As the case comes to an end, Dusty winds up in a fight for her life and finds satisfaction in a job well done.