Episode 5. Who is the mysterious “Dean” calling collect from Rome, Italy? Esther is talking to a friend in another state when he asks her to wait while he gets rid of an incoming call. Returning to the line, he seems angry that someone the operator identified as “Dean” wanted him to accept a collect call. Esther knows that deceased loved ones often communicate through electronic means. Further investigation through the phone company reveals that no collect calls, no international calls, in fact, no calls at all had been placed to her friend’s number that entire evening. Esther had learned something new from her son almost every day since his passing the previous April. Now she was to learn that dogs have souls and that a unicorn with green horns can be an effective means of communication, too. Dean… Love, Mom is a Mojave Beach audio production from its Voice of Halona Theater, sponsored by the Forgiveness Foundation Int’l. It was recorded in Dean Fairweather Studios. Announcers were Jack Diamond and Jeff Evans. Music provided by Fesliyan Studios. Esther Luttrell narrates from her book by the same title. Running time: 30:14.