Have faith in Anti-K. There's a reason she just won a Kerth award.

Susan, who admittedly has some insider knowledge on the story

I sense a lot of angst is coming... :P
Keep in mind that this is set early in season 1. Lois and Clark aren't best friends or romantic partners at this point - Lois is just starting to see him as something more than a "hack from Nowheresville". Look at some of the earliest episodes - she really does treat him like crap on many occasions.
Exactly... Which makes me wonder why she's going to such great lengths to find him (I mean, she's nearly gone broke in the process!). Can that be justified only by an ethical remorse, for having destroyed a (super)man's life? Her distraught demeanour suggests me that there should be something more... We'll see
