Я тут прочла Rage of angels, а посему отрывками.

<...>Jennifer glanced over at the defendant, Michael Moretti. Even with everything Jennifer had read about him, she could not convince herself that Michael Moretti was a murderer. He looks like a young movie star in a courtroom set, Jennifer thought. He sat there motionless, only his deep,black eyes giving away whatever inner turmoil he might have felt. <...>



<...>She had been on the side of the angels, believing in justice and willing to fight for it.<...>

По-моему аллюзия ясна.