Introduction : law in the age of images -- Screening reality : the vanishing line between law and popular culture -- Legal storytelling : culture's tools for making meaning -- The law of desire : cultural history and the notorious case -- The postmodern challenge : a case study -- The jurisprudence of appearances : law as commodity -- When law goes pop : strange forces, trauma, and catharsis -- Law's need for enchantment : perils and possibilities -- Conclusion : redrawing the line between belief and suspicion.