LATE reply (jealous RL :-)) -- but yeah, I really like your theory -- there has to be some connection between Doris and Wo Fat, in which he didn't know he was Shelburne. If he is her son, I wonder whether he knows/ knew before this that Steve is his half-brother? (I know a lot of people would think of this as soap-opera plot and not be thrilled, but I have to say I'm fine with whatever as long as they handle it well -- Doris is one messed up lady (I love your description of her), and if she doesn't end up hurting Steve more along the way, whether through this or something else, it will be almost too FairyTale Happy Ending for me.)

It's kind of cool to see some seeds of Steve's character in Doris, except that he backs up his pushiness and confidence with integrity and courage and doing whatever he believes is right, and that's not really a path Doris maybe was ever on, or at least she hasn't been on it for a couple of decades.