because a month or so back I posted an upcoming spoiler (don’t know if anyone else saw it) about Ian’s cane being an integral part of his backstory. The backstory or spoiler (not rumor or spumor, but a definite spoiler) claimed that Ian’s cane was engraved with the symbol of the "Phoenix", insinuating that he was a DiMera, and that perhaps he was E.J.’s biological father, but that was right after the old writers were fired, and I think that the new writers nixed it. That may or may not be the case now, but I think that would have been an interesting concept, because E.J. would still be a DiMera, but not Stefano’s son but Ian’s. Then, the day it was supposed to be spoiled, it never occurred. Hmmm….still wondering though!