Confessions of a Liberal Puritan

"...Lindsey's line to Eve. How he knew Angel would play him straight. I believed it, too. It means something that it's not true. It means a lot."

Yes. Another reason for Lorne to look so nauseated -- not only did he have that horrible taste of ashes and betrayal in his mouth, which all the 'sea breezes' in the world couldn't wash away, but also his world was literally spinning off its course. If Angel could do this, something so contrary to what we thought we knew of his nature and core values, then how can Lorne tell if up is still up and down is still down?

Lorne just got off the moral and spiritual equivalent of one of those 'three-puke' rides at the county fair (one of those spinning, stomach-turning rides where an average of three kids can be expected to throw up afterwards, as they stagger away from it).