TOC Title Character Style and Baseline Shift Issues

Hi,
I’m having a nightmare with a TOC! I’ve searched these forums to no avail. A guru’s help would be appreciated! The first issue is that a Character Style keeps appearing on my TOC Title despite not having one selected when I place my TOC. The Paragraph Style is applying correctly however. Not sure what’s happening there?
The second issue is that I want to have the text of my headings running in line with oversized page numbers to the left. I am able to achieve this by applying a baseline shift to the Character Style of the Page Numbers. However when my titles are long and go over more than one line, they push the spacing between the numbers meaning that they are not evenly spaced. I feel like I’ve tried everything! How can I fix this?
Thanks loads
Justine