I think that this has to be right.
Am I the only one who thought “At least he’s not going down head first. That would really suck.”
Head first! HA! 
Hey Trion, I’m pretty sure that Cordelia did pull over.
Cordy’s ascension was a bit too Rapture-like for my taste. She ascends to the heavens wearing a white robe and sandals, for goodness sake! Could you get any more cheesy? But overall, a great ep. Stephen/Connor is one little badass. Can’t wait to see more of him.
I don’t think W&H had anything to do with the activities of the “dastardly duo”, but I’ll bet they know about it. It would serve their purposes though. Let Angel soak in the briney brine a while, get good and hungry, then pull him out while he is weak, feed him some fresh blood etc. Linwood (the W&H boss) would really get into that, I am sure.
I also think that the assault at the drive in was purely W&H (Linwood) trying to extract some revenge. Connor and Justine had nothing to do with it IMHO.